isang uri ng ibon
The largest Philippine bird was the tipol (Eastern Sarus Crane), according to a book published in the United States in the year 1922.
At the time, it was called Sharpe’s Crane in English with the scientific name given as Mathewsia sharpi (Blanford).
Length: about 1.3 meters.
“Resembles a large heron in appearance, but its bill is blunt.”
Last spotted in Nueva Ecija decades ago. Now considered a lost species.
Today, birds that are properly called tagak (cranes) are also being referred to as tipol.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
típol: ibon (Grus Antigone sharpei) na mahabà ang leeg at binti, walang balahibo ang ulo, at nakatatawid sa ilog sa pamamagitan ng paglangoy at paglakad
bibíraw, grúlya
