Facts and Figures about Mayon
Area: 5,775.70 hectares; Highest point: 2,421 masl
Mayon has the classic conical shape of a stratovolcano. It is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Since 1616, Mayon has erupted 47 times. Nue ardentes, were recorded at 18 of these eruptions. Twelve eruptions have caused fatalities
Flora
The area is forested from 450 masl to 1,000 masl mostly tree forms and other associated tree ferns. Mossy forest from 800 masl to 1,200 masl.It is abundant with varieties of rare and endangered flora, some of which were listed in the Convention of International Trade of Endangered Specied (CITES), among them are the Nepenthes rajali commonly known as pitcher plant and Cyatheaceae spp. or tree ferns. One hundred fifty six (156) species of plants belonging to 36 families are known to occur which includes one (1) dipterocarp species Hopea philippinensis. CITES listed Nepenthes rajali and Cyatheae spp. grows here
Fauna
Fifty seven (57) species of birds like Otus megalotis (Philippine scops owl), Gallus gallus (Red jungle fowl), Ptilinopus merrily (Merrill’s fruit dove), Loriculus philippinensis (Phil. Hanging Parakeet), Bubophilippinensis (Phil. horned owl), and more than 34 herpetofaunal species and 13 mammalian species have been recorded.
Out of more than 9000 species of bird in the world, more than 576 species belonging to 19 orders and 75 families are endemic in the Philippines. And about 21 kinds of birds frequent the Mayon Volcano Natural Park.
See if you are familiar with them by doing the simple matching activity below. You may do this activity with the help of a partner.
Listed in column A are the common names of 21 kinds of birds found to occur in this area. Please note that there are birds that have the same common name.
Statistical Figures about the Park
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