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Mt. Makiling - Part IV

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A harvest of Philippine endemics - including 4 lifers - in this July 22, 2004 trip to the enchanted mountain.

This was the first time I used my new Better Beamer flash extender in the field. Long shots under the forest canopy are now possible.
Red-Crested Malkoha (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Phaenicophaeus superciliosus Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest, edge and second growth.
Red-crested Malkoha

Red-Crested Malkoha
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Phaenicophaeus superciliosus

Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest, edge and second growth.

Red-Crested Malkoha (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Phaenicophaeus superciliosus Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest, edge and second growth.
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Red-Crested Malkoha
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Phaenicophaeus superciliosus

Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest, edge and second growth.

Buzzing Flowerpecker (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Dicaeum hypoleucum Habitat - Common in forest, edge and scrub, below 1500 m.
Buzzing Flowerpecker

Buzzing Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Dicaeum hypoleucum

Habitat - Common in forest, edge and scrub, below 1500 m.

 Buzzing Flowerpecker (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Dicaeum hypoleucum Habitat - Common in forest, edge and scrub, below 1500 m.
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Buzzing Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Dicaeum hypoleucum

Habitat - Common in forest, edge and scrub, below 1500 m.

Blue-headed Fantail (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Rhipidura cyaniceps Habitat - Common in forest up to 2000 m.
Blue-headed Fantail

Blue-headed Fantail
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Rhipidura cyaniceps

Habitat - Common in forest up to 2000 m.
Philippine Drongo-cuckoo (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Surniculus velutinus chalybaeus Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest.
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Philippine Drongo-cuckoo
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Surniculus velutinus chalybaeus

Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest.

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Surniculus velutinus chalybaeus Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest.
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Philippine Drongo-cuckoo
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Surniculus velutinus chalybaeus

Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest.

 Philippine Drongo-cuckoo (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Surniculus velutinus chalybaeus Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest.
Philippine Drongo-cuckoo

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Surniculus velutinus chalybaeus

Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest.

 Spotted Wood-kingfisher (A PHILIPPINE ENDEMIC) Scientific name - Actenoides lindsayi Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest understory, perches motionless in dark recesses.
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Spotted Wood-kingfisher
(A PHILIPPINE ENDEMIC)

Scientific name - Actenoides lindsayi

Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest understory, perches motionless in dark recesses.

White-eared Brown-dove (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Phapitreron leucotis Habitat - Common in a wide range, from second growth to montane forest to 1600 m.
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White-eared Brown-dove
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Phapitreron leucotis

Habitat - Common in a wide range, from second growth to montane forest to 1600 m.

White-eared Brown-dove (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Phapitreron leucotis Habitat - Common in a wide range, from second growth to montane forest to 1600 m.
White-eared Brown-dove

White-eared Brown-dove
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Phapitreron leucotis

Habitat - Common in a wide range, from second growth to montane forest to 1600 m.

Guaiabero (Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Bolbopsittacos lunulatus Habitat - Common, in forest and forest edge, usually below 1000 m, singly or in pairs, or in groups especially at feeding trees. Very plump, short tail with very fast bullet-like flight.
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Guaiabero
(Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Bolbopsittacos lunulatus

Habitat - Common, in forest and forest edge, usually below 1000 m, singly or in pairs, or in groups especially at feeding trees. Very plump, short tail with very fast bullet-like flight.

Guaiabero (Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Bolbopsittacos lunulatus Habitat - Common, in forest and forest edge, usually below 1000 m, singly or in pairs, or in groups especially at feeding trees. Very plump, short tail with very fast bullet-like flight.
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Guaiabero
(Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Bolbopsittacos lunulatus

Habitat - Common, in forest and forest edge, usually below 1000 m, singly or in pairs, or in groups especially at feeding trees. Very plump, short tail with very fast bullet-like flight.

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Male) Scientific name - Dicaeum trigonostigma Habitat - Common in more disturbed open areas and early second growth in lowlands, but may occur up to 1500 m.
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Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Male)

Scientific name - Dicaeum trigonostigma

Habitat - Common in more disturbed open areas and early second growth in lowlands, but may occur up to 1500 m.


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