Thursday, September 19, 2013

Habitat

The island of Luzon is the largest Philippine Island located at the north end of the island group. It is composed of lowland rainforests, and the massive Cagayan River Valley located between two north-south oriented mountain ranges. Most of the ecoregion's endemic bird species can be found in the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, which is highly funded for conservation efforts.


This topography makes the valley the largest rice growing region in the country, but also a suitable habitat for this massive eagle species, which exists in lowland forests and hunts prey from small bats to Philippine deer (weighing ~30 lbs). The two largest remaining populations of Philippine Eagles are found on the islands of Luzon and Mindanao, each with <300 breeding pairs present.



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