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The scientific name of the philippine eagle is ' Pithecophaga jefferyi'.

The scientific name for the Philippine Eagle is Pithecophaga jefferyi...also known as the Monkey-eating Eagle.

The Scientific name is "Pithecophaga jefferyi"

Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) foremerly known as the Monkey-eating eagle, one of the largest and most powerful birds in the world. based on reports from natives that it preyed exclusively on monkeys (hence its generic name, from the Greek word - pithecus ("ape or monkey") and phagus ("eater (of)") It was named after Jeffery Whitehead, father of English explorer and naturalist John Whitehead, who collected the original specimen upon discovery in 1896.

The scientific name of the Philippine eagle is Pithecophaga jefferyi. It is also known as the monkey-eating eagle. It is one of the largest eagles in the world.

Also known as the monkey-eating eagle, the critically-endangered Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is a member of the Pithecophaga Genus, Accipitridae Family, Accipitiformes Order, Aves Class, Chordata Phylum, and Animalia Kingdom.

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