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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 ...
In the municipality of Taft, Eastern Samar, 3,728.98 hectares (9,214.5 acres) of rainforest have been protected as a wildlife sanctuary since 1999. [12] The area is a known nesting site and natural habitat of the critically endangered Philippine eagle.
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 National List of Threatened Terrestrial Fauna of the Philippines, also known as the Red List, is a list of endangered species endemic to the Philippines and is maintained by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Biodiversity Management Bureau and the Philippine Red List Committee.
Awareness of conservation efforts on the endangered Philippine eagles increased after the hatching of Pag-asa. [5] Then-Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte declared Pag-asa's hatch day as Philippine Eagle Day, or Pag-asa Day. Since then, the Philippine Eagle Center has established breeding and rearing protocols. [3]
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 ...
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. The group was founded in 1972 as a bird-watching society. [1]
The Peñablanca park has a total 34,380.9 hectares (84,957 acres) of old growth forest, 14,890.4 hectares (36,795 acres) of secondary forest and 6,122.9 hectares (15,130 acres) of mossy forest. It supports a variety of wildlife, including the endangered Philippine Eagle.