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Scouting Mauban, Quezon Province

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A quickie scouting trip to Mauban, Quezon Province rewarded me with two endemic photo-lifers - the rarely photographed Grey-backed Tailorbird and the Spotted Buttonquail, albeit documentary captures only.
Grey-backed Tailorbird (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Orthotomus derbianus Habitat - Tangles and undergrowth in forest and edge. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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Grey-backed Tailorbird
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Orthotomus derbianus

Habitat - Tangles and undergrowth in forest and edge.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

Spotted Buttonquail (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Turnix ocellata Habitat - Scrub, open dry forest and bamboo. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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Spotted Buttonquail
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Turnix ocellata

Habitat - Scrub, open dry forest and bamboo.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

 White-browed Shama (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Copsychus luzoniensis Habitat - Near ground in lowland forest below 1000 m. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC]
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White-browed Shama
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Copsychus luzoniensis

Habitat - Near ground in lowland forest below 1000 m.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC]

 Grey-backed Tailorbird (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Orthotomus derbianus Habitat - Tangles and undergrowth in forest and edge. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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Grey-backed Tailorbird
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Orthotomus derbianus

Habitat - Tangles and undergrowth in forest and edge.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

 Spotted Buttonquail (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Turnix ocellata Habitat - Scrub, open dry forest and bamboo. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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Spotted Buttonquail
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Turnix ocellata

Habitat - Scrub, open dry forest and bamboo.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

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impeed 28-Jun-2011 10:46
are you originated from Mauban Sir? That was awesome pics. Congratulations!!!
anikan 12-Oct-2007 09:44
where did you shot this?
any specific place
www.mauban.co.nr
propjerry 01-Jun-2006 14:31
Congratulations!
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