The Philippine Eagle

One of the rarest, strongest, and largest bird of prey endemic to the Philippine Forests where it is regarded as the national bird. Identified as Pithecophaga jefferyi, which means eater or monkey because of the perception of locals that this bird only feeds on monkeys. The female of this species is typically reported as being up to 6.67 feet in wing span, males usually are 10% smaller. These wonders usually weigh around 8 kilograms.

Their nests are usually a whopping 5 feet in diameter and usually builds them on 100-foot trees.

Its numbers have slowly dwindled over the decades to the current population of 180 to 500 eagles. Natural and man-made habitat destruction appears to have been one of the major causes of the declination of numbers of these magnificent birds.In recent years protected lands have been established specifically for this species.

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