ENDANGERED SPECIES

Submitted From: Jhia P. Dela Peña

Grade-9 Kapayapaan
Submitted To: Mrs. Myleen Venzon
Timeline

Bleeding Heart: Its

Philippine proclaimed that the
Eagle: Bleeding Heart Bird is
endangered species in
Its Proclaimed that
the Phil. Eagle is
endangered
species

1877 1930 1998

1894 1954

Tamaraw: Its
Rufous-Headed proclaimed that
Hornbill: Its Tamaraw is endangered
Red-Vented Cockatoo: Its
proclaimed that species
proclaimed that the RVC is
Hornbill is
endangered Species
endangered
species.
 Summary

Rufous-Headed Hornbill
This bird with a lot of weight on its horn, is found only in the Philippines. Yes, you’re right. No other country
has this mighty specie.
That fact alone should make us proud. Had it stayed that way. The thing is the Kalaw or rufous-headed is
in an extremely rapid population decline or in plain English their numbers are dying. It’s a shame that we can’t
take care of such a wonderful bird treasure.
Scientific Name: Aceroswaldeni
Common Name:Kalaw
Habitat: Panay, some part of Zamboanga del Norte, extinct in Guimaras

Philippine Eagle

Truly a jewel of the Philippines, the Philippine Eagle also known as monkey-eating eagle is
tagged as the national bird of the Philippines.
Though like a king of the forest this eagle is among the most powerful of birds with sights that
are the stuff of legends, the Haribon has become one of the rarest. Foremost cause for this
population decimation is habitat loss.
If you fancy catching the Philippine Eagle, think again. Killing one means you’d have to spend
12 years of your life in prison. Not to mention paying heavy fines.
Scientific Name: Pithecophagajefferyi
Common Name:Haribon
Habitat: Philippines
 Tamaraw

The wild buffalo, a distant cousin of the carabao, has been grazing the land 12,000 years ago, long
before there were any natives to disturb their peace – much less malls.
Today, however, the Tamaraw distinguished by its slightly smaller build and V-shaped horns as
compared to the more docile carabao, holds its final stand in the rugged mountains of Mindoro. They are at
the brink of extinction as only about 350 remain.
Scientific Name: Bubalus mindorensis
Common Name:Tamaraw
Habitat: Mindoro

Bleeding Heart Bird

Its heart must be bleeding saddened by its fate.
Another species that is fighting for its very existence is the Mindoro Bleeding-heart, a type of ground dove
with the unmistakable red markings on its chest. The sad reality is most, of its natural habitat has been
cleared as majority, if not all, of the primary forests of Mindoro have been cleared.
Scientific Name: Gallicolumbaplatenae
Common Name:Kulo-kulo
Habitat: Mt. Siburan, Mindoro

Red-Vended Cockatoo

You can never mistake this 12 inch-long cockatoo made up of just two colors: white and red. Like a
priest out to say Holy Massthis bird is all-white with red feathers around the vent.
Perhaps because of its strikingly-clean personality, the red-vented has become a victim of the cage-
bird trade with a bird fetching as much as $160 in Manila. And that was in the late 90’s.
Scientific Name: Cacatuahaematuropygia
Common Name:Katala, Kalangay
Habitat: Palawan, only about 180 left