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Philippine eagle
Even the mightiest birds of prey are at serious risk from the damaging activities of humans encroaching on their habitats.
Sadly, there are multiple contenders for the title of rarest raptor. From the forest owlet (an Indian bird that was thought to be extinct for 113 years until it was rediscovered in 1997) to Ridgway’s hawk (a critically endangered species that’s been heavily persecuted by farmers on its native island of Hispaniola), many species are struggling in the fight for survival.
Perhaps the rarest of them all is the Philippine eagle.
