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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 ...
The Philippine long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis philippensis) is a subspecies of the crab-eating macaque, known in various Philippine languages as matching/matsing or the more general term unggoy ("monkey"). It is endemic to the Philippine forests and woodlands, but especially in the mangrove forests of western central Philippines ...
A different bird with the same name is present in Kapampangan mythology, where it is the winged assistant of the god Aring Sinukuan. It is represented by a giant eagle and believed to be the bringer of storms. [58] Garuda - golden-winged birds in Buddhist texts [59] race of creatures called garuda who dwell beneath the sea. These beings are ...
Philippine naked-backed fruit bat: Dobsonia chapmani Rabor, 1952: Caves and forest CR: Rickart's dyak fruit bat: Dyacopterus rickarti Helgen et al, 2007: Caves and forest EN: Dayak fruit bat: Dyacopterus spadiceus Thomas, 1890: Caves and forest NT: Greater nectar bat: Eonycteris major K. Andersen, 1910: Caves and forest NT Unknown: Philippine ...
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.
Stunning video and photos captured from Traverse Lake in Minnesota show dozens of eagles perched on trees over the water. Carol Bauer said she recorded the video Sunday, March 18, from the western ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Philippines. The avifauna of the Philippines include a total of 743 species, of which 229 are endemic , five have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...
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