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They were also formerly widely used for the transport of goods throughout the islands. They are a source of carabao milk and carabeef, among other products. The carabao is widely considered to be the national animal of the Philippines and symbolizes hard work. [3] [5] Carabaos were introduced to Guam from the Philippines in the 17th century.
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 ...
The bird is included in the Philippines endemics list. The Philippines form of the uniform swiftlet, Aerodramus vanikorensis, (itself previously known as the island swiftlet) has recently been designated by the International Ornithological Committee as a different species, the Ameline swiftlet Aerodramus amelis. The Ameline swiftlet is included ...
Philippine hawk-owl species complex *Brown: Luzon Hawk Owl Ninox philippensis , including N. p. ticaoensis and N. p. centralis Green: Mindanao Hawk Owl N. spilocephala
Common mammals include the wild hog, deer, wild carabao, monkey, civet cat, and various rodents. There are about 196 breeding species of birds, among the more numerous being the megapodes (turkey-like wildfowl), button quail, jungle fowl, peacock pheasant, dove, pigeon, parrot, and hornbill.
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In 2003, the second-largest population lived in China, with 22.76 million head, all of the swamp-type, with many breeds kept only in the lowlands, and other breeds kept only in the mountains; as of 2003, 3.2 million swamp-type carabao buffaloes were in the Philippines, nearly 3 million swamp buffaloes were in Vietnam, and roughly 773,000 ...
The scientific name for a domestic water- buffalo is Bubalus bubalis. [5] The two types of breeds for a domestic buffalo is swamp and river. [5] River buffaloes have started replacing swamp buffaloes even though prehistorically swamp-type buffaloes can be seen in the early second millennia BC. [5] Carabao plowing in Philippines