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The Manaul bird is a creature of
Philippine folklore Philippine mythology is rooted in the many indigenous Philippine folk religions. Philippine mythology exhibits influence from Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, and Christian traditions. Philippine mythology includes concepts akin to those in other ...
. There are at least four existing stories regarding Manaul. "Manaul" (also spelled "Manaol") is also the native common name of two species of large eagles in the Philippines, the
Philippine eagle The Philippine eagle (''Pithecophaga jefferyi''), also known as the monkey-eating eagle or great Philippine eagle, is a critically endangered species of eagle of the family Accipitridae which is Endemism, endemic to forests in the Geography of ...
and the
white-bellied sea eagle The white-bellied sea eagle (''Icthyophaga leucogaster''), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Originally described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, it is closely related ...
.Kennedy, R. S., Gonzales, P. C.; Dickinson, E. C.; Miranda, H. C. Jr. and Fisher, T. H. (2000). ''A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines.'' Oxford University Press, New York.


Panay Manaul

A ''Manaul'' bird was mentioned in the
Code of Kalantiaw The Code of Rajah Kalantiaw was a supposed legal code in the epic history ''Maragtas'' of Panay, allegedly written in 1433 by Datu Kalantiaw, a chieftain on the island of Negros in the Philippines. It is now generally accepted by historians that t ...
, a sacred code from the island of
Panay Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of and a total population of 4,542,926, as of 2020 census. Panay comprises 4.4 percent of the entire population of the country. The City of Il ...
. According to this document, the killing of this bird is punishable by death. It is highly believed that the belief surrounding the said Manaul originated during the dominance of the
Confederation of Madja-as Madja-as was a legendary precolonial confederacy on the island of Panay in the Philippines. It was mentioned in Pedro Monteclaro's book titled Maragtas. It was supposedly created by Datu Sumakwel to exercise his authority over all the other d ...
.


Mangyan Manaul

In Mangyan and Negrito folklore, Manaul was a wrathful king who was imprisoned by King Tubluck Lawi. When Manaul escaped, he later revolted against all gods and spirits and was punished by Kaptan by throwing rocks at him. The rocks missed Manaul, and created islands, where Manaul rested and lived in peace.The Robertson Translations of the Pavon Manuscripts of 1838-1839 D. “Stories of the Indios of the Olden Time and of Today,” pp. 3-4.


Tagalog Manaul

In Tagalog folklore, it is said that
Bathala In the indigenous religion of the ancient Tagalogs, Bathalà/Maykapál was the transcendent Supreme God, the originator and ruler of the universe. He is commonly known and referred to in the modern era as Bathalà, a term or title which, in ...
sent a
tigmamanukan In Philippine mythology, the Tigmamanukan was believed by the Tagalog people to be an omen or augural bird. Although numerous other birds and lizards were observed for possible omens, particular attention was paid to the tigmamanukan. Before C ...
omen bird he named "''Manaul''" to peck on the bamboo. Manaul flew from right to left and landed on the bamboo. When Manaul pecked on the bamboo, it opened in half and released the first man, Malakas, and the first woman, Maganda. Manaul afterward flew from right to left again, signaling a ''labay'', or a good omen, to proceed. In other sources, it was the bird form of the deity of peace, Amihan, who pecked the bamboo.


Bisaya Manaul

In Bisaya folklore, the king who guided destinies was Manaul. He incited the earth and sky to wage a war, and when tired of the war, Manaul clawed rocks from the ocean depths and threw the rocks onto the sea, creating islands.


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