Great Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)

Other Names (World)
Philippine Eagle, Great Philippine Eagle, Monkey-eating Eagle, Philippine Monkey-eating Eagle

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
86 - 102 cm
Wingspan: 188 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ogilvie-Grant, 1897

Habitat
Primary dipterocarp forest, particularly in steep terrain, occasionally secondary growth and gallery forest, but not occupying open canopy forest. From sea-level - 1,800 m, occasionally to 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Larger islands of northern and eastern Philippines, on Luzon, Leyte, Samar and Mindanao.

Population
Estimated population is 180 - 500 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Forest destruction and fragmentation, through commercial timber extraction and shifting cultivation, hunting, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Loud, high-pitched whistles. Begging juvenile gives a regular series of high-pitched cries.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) [XC379328]
by id from Mt. Mingan, Luzon Island, Philippines (begging call)

Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) [XC443662]
by Brendan Sloan from Cinchona Research Station, Lantapan, Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Monotypic genus of uncertain affinities.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Great Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) - 10 files

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