"Amugis" Saplings Thrive on Forest Floor (Fauna Info)
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(DSC01175) The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPPSRNP) is one of the five Important Bird Areas (IBA) of Palawan which has been identified as one of the 7 Endemic Bird Areas (EBA) of the Philippines by Birdlife International (BI). A total of 165 species of birds has been recorded including all of the 15 endemic bird species of Palawan. It is inhabited by 5 internationally threatened bird species listed under Convention for Internationally Threatened and Endangered Species (CITES) including the Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia) and the Palawan peacock pheasant (Polyplectron emphanum). Other notable species are the Blue-napped parrot (Tanygnathus lucionensis), Hill myna (Gracula religiosa), Palawan hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei). There are also some 30 mammal species that have been recorded in the Park. Other prominent mammal species include the Park are the Bearded pig (Sus barbatus), Bearcat (Arctictis binturong), Palawan stink badger (Mydaus marchei) and the Palawan porcupine (Hystrix pumilus). Most often observed in the forest canopy and along the shoreline feeding during low tide is the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis). There are 19 species of reptiles and 10 species of amphibians that have been identified in the PPPSRNP. Common reptiles species in the area include large predators like the Common reticulated python (Phython reticulatus) and the Monitor lizard (Varanus salvator). Other notable and whip spider (Stygophrynus sp.) that inhabit the cave, and the Hawksbill sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) the feed in the coastal area of the Park. (Taken from http://www.puerto-undergroundriver.com/b iodiversity/fauna/)
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