The Philippine eagle also known as Monkey Eating eagle .It is endemic to forests in the Philippines.It has brown and white - coloured plumage,and has shaggy crest .It measures about 86 to 102 cm 9 2 ft 10 in to 3 ft 4 in) in length and it has weight of 4.7 to 8 kg .It is considered as the largest eagles in the world in terms of length as well as its weight and bulk.Eagle is also known as the rarest and most powerful birds in the world ,it is considered as Philippine national bird .It is now belongs to endangered species due to deforestation if one killed this eagle the punishment will be 12 years in jail with fines.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Falconiformes or Accipitriformes
Family:Accipitridae
Genus:Pithecophaga
Species:P.jefferyi
Scientific name:Pithecophaga
jeafferyi
Rank:Species
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