5 Endangered Species

in the Philippines

Kriszle E. Laging
4/8/2016
 Philippine Eagle-Owl
(Bubo philippensis)

Common Scientific Habitat Threats

Name Name
Kuwago/Bukao Bubo philippensis Lowland forests on the Deforestation, Hunting
islands of Catanduanes,
and Infrastructure
Samar, Bohol Mindanao,
Luzon, Leyteand possibly development
Sibuyan.
 Philippine Flat-Headed Frog
(Barbourula busuangensis)

Common Scientific Habitat Threats

Name Name
Busuanga Barbourula Tropical dry forests, moist Habitat lost due to mining and
Jungle Toad, busuangensis lowland forests, moist logging
Philippine mountain forests, rivers, and
Aquatic Frog, intermittent rivers of the
Busuanga Disk- Busuanga, Culion, Balabac,
Tongued Toad,
and Palawan islands in the
and Busuanga
Philippines
Discoglossid
Frog
 Palawan Flycatcher
Ficedula platenae)

Common Scientific Habitat Threats

Name Name
N/A Ficedula Subtropical or tropical Habitat lost due to
platenae
moist lowland forests deforestation
of the Philippines
 Hombron's Kingfisher
(Actenoides hombroni)

Common Scientific Habitat Threats

Name Name
Blue-Capped Actenoides Subtropical or tropical, Habitat lost due to
hombroni
Kingfisher moist, lowland forests deforestation and
and subtropical or polluted waters due to
tropical, moist, mining run-of
mountain forests of
the Philippines
 Black-Bibbed Cicadabird
(Coracina mindanensis)

Common Scientific Habitat Threats

Name Name
Black-Bibbed Coracina Restricted to Habitat lost due to
Cicadabird mindanensis
subtropical or tropical deforestation
moist lowland forests
and subtropical or
tropical moist
montane forests of the
Philippines and known
to be elusive and
poorly known