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Why Are There So Many Species?
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©2002 (Photograph by T. Gnoske and D. Willard)		 Philippine Eagle
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Philippine Frogmouth
© 2002 (Photograph by P. Heideman)		 Among the 172 species of birds that live only in the Philippines are (counter clockwise from upper left) the Philippine Eagle, the Philippine Sunbird, and the Philippine Frogmouth.

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