Mountain White-eye

Scientific name - Zosterops montanus

Habitat - All forest types above 1000 m.

[Elev. 1675 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Yellowish White-eye
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Zosterops nigrorum

Habitat - Lower second growth and forest.

[Elev. 1040m ASL, BANGAAN, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

Metallic-winged Sunbird
(A Philippine endemic, male)

Scientific name - Aethopyga pulcherrima jefferyi

Habitat - Forest, edge and second growth

[Elev. 1600 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Mountain Leaf-Warbler

Scientific name - Phylloscopus trivirgatus benguetensis (endemic race)

Habitat - Forest from lowlands to 1800 m in middle and upper stories.

[Elev. 1600 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Island Thrush

Scientific name - Turdus poliocephalus

Habitat - Montane forest at 1000 m or higher.

[Elev. 1630 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Mountain Tailorbird

Scientific name - Orthotomus cuculatus philippinus (endemic race)

Habitat - Understory of montane forest and edge.

[Elev. 1580 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Metallic-winged Sunbird
(A Philippine endemic, female)

Scientific name - Aethopyga pulcherrima jefferyi

Habitat - Forest, edge and second growth

[Elev. 1600 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag

Blue-headed Fantail
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Rhipidura cyaniceps

Habitat - Forest up to 2000 m.

[Elev. 1600 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Citrine Canary-Flycatcher

Scientific name - Culicicapa helianthea

Habitat - Understory usually in montane forest.

[Elev. 1595 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS, hand held]

Mountain Verditer-Flycatcher (male)

Scientific name - Eumyias panayensis

Habitat - Mountain forests above 800 m.

[Elev. 1675 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Mountain Shrike
(A Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Lanius validirostris

Habitat - Uncommon in montane forest (clearings and edge) above 1000 m.

[Elev. 1590 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

Mountain White-eye

Scientific name - Zosterops montanus

Habitat - All forest types above 1000 m.

[Elev. 1675 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Island Thrush

Scientific name - Turdus poliocephalus

Habitat - Montane forest at 1000 m or higher.

[Elev. 1630 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

[Elev. 1595 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag, converted to B&W]

As some rainshowers fall in the afternoon, I and my birding buddy Arnold take a break from mountain birding, and we sip coffee in front of our hotel. I'm surfing the net on a mobile broadband, and I just took a snapshot of us with my laptop's camera, with part of the Banaue rice terraces in the background.

Banaue Rice Terraces - 40D + Sigma 18-200 OS, hand held, uncropped FF resized to 1200x800

Banaue Rice Terraces - 40D + Sigma 18-200 OS, hand held, uncropped FF resized to 1200x800

A COOL BANAUE EVENING - 40D + Sigma 18-200 OS, tripod/ball head support

Metallic-winged Sunbird
(A Philippine endemic, female)

Scientific name - Aethopyga pulcherrima jefferyi

Habitat - Forest, edge and second growth

[Elev. 1040m ASL, BANGAAN, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]