Philippine Serpent Eagle
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| Spilornis holospilus Vigors, 1831 |
The Philippine Serpent Eagle is an eagle found in the major islands of the Philippines. It is sometimes treated as a race of the Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela). Spilornis holospilus is usually found in forest clearings, open woodlands, and sometimes in cultivated lands with scattered trees.
On January 18, 2008, a Philippine serpent eagle was rescued in a forest in Barangay Laylaya, Besao, Mountain Province. It suffered a right-wing gunshot wound, damaging a bone (similar to a bird caught at Lake Danum, Sagada in 2000). Another serpent eagle rescued in the Cordillera died three days after it was brought to the custody of the PAWB years ago.[1]
[edit] References
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Spilornis holospilus
- Philippine Serpent Eagle — Spilornis holospilus
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