Hotspots - Philippines (90) More files...
The Philippines is one of the most threatened of all Biodiversity Hotspots, with only 7% of its original rainforest cover remaining. It has one of the highest levels of endemic vertebrates of all hotspots, with more than 100 mammal species and more then 180 bird species which occur nowhere else. These include the Philippine monkey-eating eagle, the Visayan wrinkled hornbill, the Philippine cockatoo, the Tamaraw and eight species of cloud rat.
Philippine / Monkey eating eagle {Pithecophaga jefferyi} in forest setting, captive, Philippines
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Patricio Robles Gil / Philippine / Monkey eating eagle {Pithecophaga jefferyi} in forest setting, captive, Philippines
Giant millipede, Philippines
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Juergen Freund / Giant millipede, Philippines
Forest of the Mountain Province, Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines.  UNESCO World Heritage Site 2008
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Juergen Freund / Forest of the Mountain Province, Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines. UNESCO World Heritage Site 2008
Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) clinging to branch, Bohol, Philippines
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David Tipling / Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) clinging to branch, Bohol, Philippines
Palawan peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) on ground, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines
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David Tipling / Palawan peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) on ground, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines
Asian glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis) perched, Cebu, Philippines
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David Tipling / Asian glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis) perched, Cebu, Philippines
Philippines cobra (Naja naja philippinensis) with hood raised in aggressive / defensive posture.~ Philippines. Controlled conditions
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Daniel Heuclin / Philippines cobra (Naja naja philippinensis) with hood raised in aggressive / defensive posture.~ Philippines. Controlled conditions
Philippine bluntheaded tree snake (Boiga philippina) coiled round tree branch, Luzon, Philippines, Endemic Species, January, Controlled conditions
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Daniel Heuclin / Philippine bluntheaded tree snake (Boiga philippina) coiled round tree branch, Luzon, Philippines, Endemic Species, January, Controlled conditions
Wagler's / Temple Pitviper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) climbing among branches. Controlled conditions. Mindanao, Philippines, February.
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Daniel Heuclin / Wagler's / Temple Pitviper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) climbing among branches. Controlled conditions. Mindanao, Philippines, February.
Banaue ancient rice terraces, Ifugao, Philippines, July 2008, composite image.
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Juergen Freund / Banaue ancient rice terraces, Ifugao, Philippines, July 2008, composite image.
Luzon bleeding-heart dove (Gallicolumba luzonica) Captive, occurs Luzon, Philippines
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Rod Williams / Luzon bleeding-heart dove (Gallicolumba luzonica) Captive, occurs Luzon, Philippines
Philippine mangrove snake amongst vegetation, (Boiga dendrophila divergens) controlled conditions, Luzon, Philippines
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Daniel Heuclin / Philippine mangrove snake amongst vegetation, (Boiga dendrophila divergens) controlled conditions, Luzon, Philippines