Philippine Eagle

Flying above the clouds, hovering the majestic view of the pearl of the east with my wingspan of 7 feet, I am the Philippine Eagle, the most dominant hunter in the Philippine forests.

The Philippine Eagle is one of the world’s largest, most powerful birds of prey. It is considered the largest of the extant eagles in terms of length and wing surface area, with only Steller’s sea eagle and the Harpy eagle being larger in terms of weight and bulk.

It was formerly known as the Monkey-eating Eagle, as reports from natives told that the raptor preyed exclusively on monkeys. This was later found to be incorrect as more recent studies have revealed the species to prey on a variety of animals ranging from rodents and bats to pigs and monitor lizards. They are monogamous and mate for life, unless one of the pair dies, and they have a long breeding cycle that lasts for two years with the male and female sharing parental care for a total of 20 months.

As its name suggests, is found only in the Philippines. The eagle’s small, rapidly declining population has been feared close to extinction for the past 35 years. In light of this, it recently acquired the status of the National Bird of the Philippines, which has helped greatly to increase awareness of the bird and its plight. They are under threat from declining and fragmented habitat, through commercial timber extraction, uncontrolled hunting, expanding agriculture and mining operations.

References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_eagle
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