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| Philippine Hawk - Eagle Spizaetus philippensis | |
| Common Names: | Banog (Pilipino) |
| Discoverer: | Gould,1896 |
| Category: | VUNERABLE |
| Status: | Endemic |
| Habitat/Distribution: | Lowland and Mid-montane forest. Found throut the Philippines except in palawan, it inhabits lowland and mountain forests, where it soars over the canopy announcing it's prescence with the distinctive "wheet-whit". |
| Description: | L 24", the female is commonly larger then the male bird; When pershed it displays a long black crest. The pale buffy feathers on the head and neck have dark brown centers giving a streaked appearnce, and the tail is light brown with dark brown bars. The call a characteristic 2-note scream wheet whit or sometimes a du-wheet whit, each series lasting about 1 second and repeated as often as every 3 seconds (RSK: R. Kennedy recording) |
| Habitat / Behavior: | Raptorial |
| Threats: | Rapid deforestation |
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| Photograph Information: | Philippine hawk-eagle from Center for Phil. Raptors, UPLB 1996. Photos taken by JC Gonzales and Andres Tomas L. Dans. Courtesy of the Museum of Natural History, JC Gonzales and FFI. [left] , Taken from the "A Photographic Field Guide to Birds of the Philippines" by Nigel Hicks and Tim Fisher [middle]; Marx Pranada of Balik Kalikasan - a captured immature hawk eagle taken in Tagkawayan, Quezon province [right] |
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