What it is
The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is one of the largest eagles in the world, with a shaggy crest, a brown back, a white underside and a deep, arched blue grey bill. It hunts in old rainforest, taking flying lemurs, monkeys and other animals, and it is the national bird of the Philippines. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists it as Critically Endangered.
Range
Old rainforests of Mindanao, Luzon, Samar and Leyte in the Philippines.
What happened
A pair raises its chick slowly and feeds it for many months, so numbers grow very slowly. Each pair needs a large area of old forest to find enough prey.
When / status
Critically Endangered now, with very few pairs left.
Human role
Clearing of lowland rainforest, shooting and trapping threaten it.