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Young Philippine eagle photographed in Bukidnon

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo courtesy of Joaquin De Leon" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/10/01/20221001-photographer.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo courtesy of Joaquin De Leon</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>A young Philippine eagle was photographed while perching on a tree branch at the Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park in Bukidnon Tuesday.</p><p>Miguel De Leon, who shared the Philippine eagle photo of his nephew, Joaquin De Leon, said Pamarayeg III is the 10th Philippine eagle born in the area.</p><p>Kitanglad, the country&#x27;s fourth highest peak, hosts over 600 rare and endemic species, including the critically endangered Philippine eagle.</p><p>&quot;The Robert S. Kennedy Bird Conservancy named the elder sibling Pamarayeg which is Bisaya term for a fervent plea or heartfelt request, in the hopes that we heed his appeal to protect him and his habitat,&quot; De Leon said.</p><p>The country&#x27;s national bird, the Philippine eagle, is protected by forest guards and Kitanglad guard volunteers.</p><p>The Philippine eagle is also listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with an estimated number of only 400 pairs left in the wild. — Report by Hernel Tocmo</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/19/22/philippine-eagle-found-dead-along-sarangani-shoreline">Philippine eagle found dead along Sarangani shoreline</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/05/28/22/how-this-pilot-took-the-ph-eagle-photo-in-the-new-p1000">Meet the pilot who took this iconic image of the Philippine Eagle on the new P1000 bill</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2266153" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

A majestic juvenile Philippine eagle was photographed while perched on a tree branch at the Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park in Bukidnon.