Critically endangered: The Philippine Eagle – What Do We Know After a 100 years
The Philippine Eagle is a giant forest raptor endemic to the Philippines. It is considered to be one of the three largest and most powerful eagles in the world. Unfortunately, it is also one of the world’s rarest and certainly among its most critically endangered vertebrate species.
The Philippine eagle also known as the monkey-eating eagle is the world’s largest eagle, and one of the most threatened raptors. The male and female Philippine eagle are similar in appearance, possessing a creamy white belly and underwing, whilst the upper parts are a rich chocolate-brown, with a paler edge. The long feathers of the head and nape form a distinctive, shaggy crest and are creamy-buff in color with black streaks. Philippine eagle chicks have white down, and juveniles are similar in appearance to adults but have white margins to the feathers on the back and upper wing. The Philippine eagle has heavy, yellow legs with large, powerful claws, and the large, deep bill is a bluish-grey
![Feb 2 [THE PHILIPPINE STAR] Philippine Eagle rescued in Sarangani](http://greenconvergencephil.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Feb-2-THE-PHILIPPINE-STAR-Philippine-Eagle-rescued-in-Sarangani-thumb.png "Feb 2 [THE PHILIPPINE STAR] Philippine Eagle rescued in Sarangani")
