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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]
Dioscoro Siarot Rabor (() May 18, 1911– March 25, 1996), also known as Joe Rabor, was a Filipino ornithologist, zoologist, and conservationist.Known as the "Father of Philippine Wildlife Conservation", he led more than 50 wildlife expeditions in the Philippines, authored 87 scientific papers and articles, and described 69 new bird taxa and numerous mammal species.
The Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape is an important bird area being home to over 120 bird species, many of which are endemic to the Philippines, which include the endangered streaked reed warbler and Philippine cockatoo, as well as the Philippine hawk-eagle, Visayan broadbill, Samar hornbill, Mindanao bleeding-heart, Philippine eagle-owl, Philippine oriole, Philippine frogmouth, azure ...
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.
The Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources, Inc., simply known as Haribon Foundation, is a nature conservation organization in the Philippines.The name "Haribon" ("bird king") is a reference to the Philippine eagle.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 01:17, 18 February 2020: 690 × 900 (87 KB): Howdy.carabao: File:Republic of Singapore President Halimah Yacob witnesses the program proper during her visit to the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City on September 11, 2019.jpg cropped 49 % horizontally using CropTool with precise mode.
The range is one of the few remaining rainforests in the Philippines, hosting one of the most important diverse species of rare and endemic wildlife such as the Philippine eagle. Five of its peaks have very high elevations: Mount Dulang-dulang , the highest at 2,941 m (9,649 ft); Mount Kitanglad at 2,899 meters; Mount Maagnaw at 2,742 meters ...