Buteogallus (Wetmoregyps) daggetti

† Buteogallus (Wetmoregyps) daggetti, known as Daggett's eagle, was a very large extinct hawk from the Pleistocene of Mexico and the southwestern United States. Far larger than any living Buteogallus species, it had an estimated wingspan exceeding 1.5 m and preyed upon substantial vertebrates. Named after fossil collector Frank Daggett, it co-existed with Pleistocene megafauna and belonged to a diverse guild of giant Pleistocene predatory birds.