The Philippine eagle-owl (Ketupa philippensis) is a vulnerable species of owl belonging to the family Strigidae.

It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found in lowland forests on the islands of Catanduanes, Samar, Bohol, Mindanao, Luzon, Leyte and possibly Sibuyan.

It has a warm brown coloring with many markings on its back, with a bird call pitch of a long whistle that rises shortly and falls at the end.

[7] It is also described as being incredibly bulky and having tufted ears, closely resembling the buffy fish-owl (Ketupa ketupu).

[13] Little is known about the behavior of this secretive species, but the powerful feet suggest it feeds on small mammals and birds.

On November 21, 2005, conservationists at the center made world history when it successfully bred a Philippine eagle-owl in captivity.

In 2006, Suplada also laid one egg and another owlet was hatched through the aidof the World Owl Trust, Flora and Fauna International-Philippine Biodiversity Conservation program and the Avilon Zoological Park in Montalban Rizal.

The father bird will go out to catch the food while the mother will tear it up into smaller pieces for the chick to eat.