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The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), also known as the monkey-eating eagle or great Philippine eagle, is a critically endangered species of eagle of the family Accipitridae which is endemic to forests in the Philippines. It has brown and white-colored plumage, a shaggy crest, and generally measures 86 to 102 cm (2.82 to 3.35 ft) in ...
Pag-asa hatched at 10:40 pm PST on January 5, 1992, at the Philippine Eagle Center [4] in Barangay Malagos at the Calinan district in Davao City. [1] Hatched four days earlier than expected, [2] he weighed 134.6 grams (4.75 oz). [2] He had a hard time getting out of his egg, so a PECPF staff member cracked it. [3]
As in most Haliaeetus eagles, the tarsus and tail are relatively short compared to other very large eagles at 95–100 mm (3.7–3.9 in) and 320–390 mm (13–15 in) in length, respectively, with the Philippine eagle surpassing it by up to 40 mm (1.6 in) and 110 mm (4.3 in), apparently.
A Philippine eagle at Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City. There are 714 species of birds in the Philippines, of which 243 are endemic, three have been introduced by humans, and 52 are rare or accidental occurrences. The Philippines has the third-highest number of endemic birds, behind the much larger countries of Australia and Indonesia.
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Photos and videos shot in northern Colorado Thursday capture striking images of bald eagles flying through gently falling snow. A snowstorm swept through Colorado this week ...
The exceptions are the bateleur, a more generalised hunter, and the Philippine eagle, which preys on mammals and birds. All but one of the subfamily are restricted to warmer parts of the Old World : Spilornis and Pithecophaga in south Asia, the others in Africa.
The mammal-hunting, huge and endangered Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is most closely related to the snake-eagles. [ 23 ] [ 21 ] Another striking aberration of the snake-eagle lineage is the bateleur ( Terathopius ecaudatus ), which has evolved unusually bright plumage in adults, with a huge red cere, red feet, bright yellow bill ...
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