Philippine eagle

Pithecophaga jefferyi

The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is a bird found in Philippines. Rainforests of the Philippines, mostly on Mindanao. It eats small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Pithecophaga jefferyi
Region	Asia
Found in	Philippines

🏡 Where the Philippine eagle lives

Rainforests of the Philippines, mostly on Mindanao.

🍽️ What it eats

🐭 Mammals & birds80%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It is the national bird of the Philippines, and it is also called the monkey-eating eagle.

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Recorded by Julie F. Barcelona and Pieter B. Pelser (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC379328. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Philippine eagle

Where does the Philippine eagle live?

The Philippine eagle lives in Philippines. Rainforests of the Philippines, mostly on Mindanao.

What does the Philippine eagle eat?

small mammals and birds (about 80%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Philippine eagle endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.