- Philippine Eagle-owl
Taxobox
name = Philippine Eagle-owl
status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
status_ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=3139|title=Bubo philippensis|downloaded=09 May 2006 Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used]
image_caption = photo by Michael Agustin
trend = down
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Strigiformes
familia =Strigidae
genus = " Bubo"
species = "B. philippensis"
binomial = "Bubo philippensis"
binomial_authority = Kaup, 1851The Philippine Eagle-owl, "Bubo philippensis", is an vulnerable species of
bird belonging to theStrigidae family. It is is endemic to thePhilippines , where found in lowland forests on the islands ofCatanduanes , Samar, Bohol,Mindanao ,Luzon , Leyte and possiblySibuyan . [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2228&m=0 Philippine Eagle-owl] . BirdLife International Factsheet. Accessed2008-10-05 .] It is known locally as the “"kuwago"” or “"bukao"”.Characteristics
With a total length of 40-50 cm (16-20 in) and a wing-length of about 35 cm (14 in), it is the largest
owl in the Philippines, but among the smallest members of thegenus "Bubo".Züchner, T. (1999). Philippine Eagle-owl (Bubo philippinensis). Pp 192-193 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (1999). "Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds." Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-25-3] Kennedy, R., Gonzales, P., Dickinson, E., Miranda, H., Jr., & Fisher, T. (2000). "A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines." Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN 0 19854668 8] It is overall rufous with a lighter belly and yellow eyes.Behavior
Little is known about the behavior of this secretive species, but the powerful feet suggest it feeds on small
mammal s andbird s.This eagle-owl lays one egg per clutch and has an incubation period of 35 days. [ [http://philippinen.ded.de/cipp/ded/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,4599/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Fresh_hope_for_the_Philippine_Eagle_Owl.html#top DED, The DED in the Philippines] ]
Breeding in captivity
In December 2005,
Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation (NFEFI) inBacolod City was the first conservation center in the world to successfully hatch a Philippine Eagle-owl (aptly nicknamed "Bubo") in captivity and it has the only breeding pair of these owls in captivity anywhere in the world.On November 21 2005, conservationists at the center made world history when it successfully bred in captivity a Philippine Eagle-owl. Notably NFEFI had first secured the first-ever captive breeding loan between DENR-accredited institutions in the Philippines, consisting of three pairs of eagle-owls from the Avilon Montalban Zoological Park in Montalban,
Rizal and transported them toBacolod in December 2002. Two pairs showed attraction, and the couple “"Hinahon"” and “"Suplada",” -- local term for “"calm"” and “"snob"” -- made courtship. It was on November 21 2005, that an owlet was discovered in the nest, about three days old, and named “"Bubo".” As Bubo grew, Suplada taught it how to tear pieces of mouse meat, thus rearing it.In 2006, Suplada also laid one egg and another owlet was hatched through the aid of the World Owl Trust, Flora and Fauna International-Philippine Biodiversity Conservation program and the Avilon Zoological Park in Montalban Rizal. [ [http://www.visayandailystar.com/2007/August/10/topstory10.htm Visayan Star, Rare owl lays egg] ]
ubspecies
There are two
subspecies :
*"Bubo philippensis philippensis" - Luzon and Catanduanes
*"Bubo philippensis mindanensis" - Mindanao, Leyte, Samar and Bohol. Darker and more heavily streaked than the nominate.References
External links
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Bubo_philippensis/ images and movies of the Philippine Eagle Owl "(Bubo philippensis)"]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=3139 IUCN Red List]
* [http://www.rdb.or.id/detailbird.php?id=80 Red Data Book]Notes
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