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The Philippine eagle
the
National Bird
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Though already more than 85 to
90 percent of the original tropical forest disappeared because of legal
and especially illegal logging, the Philippines still have a natural environment
which is the home for a very wide range of different birds. Many are to be
found in most other humid tropical countries, some species are only to be found
in this country. Of the (about) 400 species of birds in the Philippines,
several are now very rare and a good number are greatly endangered.
One of these birds is the Philippine
eagle.
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Habitat
The Philippine Eagle inhabits the mountain area around Mount Apo on Mindanao. A
long time ago, the Philippine Eagle inhabited the mountain forests
or clearings of lowland forest on Luzon, Leyte, Mindanao and Samar. Now, the
mount Apo region on Mindanao is the last remaining environment in the
Philippines where the eagles live. Most
of the time the eagles hide in the forest. Because of the deforestation
(the logging), the area to hide became rather small.
Left picture:
© Philippineagle.org |
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Description appearance
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75
- 100 cm tall |
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Wing
span of two meters |
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Territory
of an eagle: 60 - 100 sq kiilometre |
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Crown and crest yellowish with brown shaft streaks |
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Upper parts rich brown with
pale pale edges to feathers |
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Tail dark brown with blackish bars and a white tip |
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Feet are yellow
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Food
of the eagles
The food
of the eagles consists mostly of large
snakes, hornbills, wild cats, monkeys and flying lemurs. The Philippine Eagle is
also known as 'the monkey eating eagle'. |
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The
nests
The eagles build their nests high in one of the
giant trees
on natural platforms, about 30 meters off the ground. Adults raise only one young a year. They bring the young a
variety of food, including monkeys snatched from treetops.
The
eagle,
"National Bird"
of the
Philippines! |
The Hornbill
The Hornbill,
a bird living in the tropical
forest
Picture:
© Hans
Brandeis
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