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romy ocon | profile | all galleries >> Wild Birds of the Philippines (Photos) >> Bird Galleries by Location >> Archives of Older Galleries by Location >> Archives - Part 12 >> Mangrove Birds of Pinagbayanan

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Mangrove Birds of Pinagbayanan

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Just came back from a visit to the mangroves of Pinagbayanan, San Juan, Batangas. Here are a few captures. :)

IMG_6774-1200x800.jpg Collared Kingfisher Scientific name: Todiramphus chloris Habitat: Coastal areas to open country, but seldom in forest [PINAGBAYANAN, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]	Pygmy_Flowerpecker-IMG_6566 Pygmy Flowerpecker (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Dicaeum pygmaeum Habitat - Forest, edge and second growth [PINAGBAYANAN, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS, 475B/3421 support]	IMG_6492-1200x800.jpg Rufous Night-Heron Scietific name - Nycticorax caledonicus Habitat - Marshes, rice paddies, mangroves. [PINAGBAYANAN, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]	IMG_6773-1200x800.jpg Collared Kingfisher Scientific name: Todiramphus chloris Habitat: Coastal areas to open country, but seldom in forest [PINAGBAYANAN, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]	IMG_6875-1200x800.jpg Little Heron Scientific name - Butorides striatus Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams. [PINAGBAYANAN, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
IMG_6508-1200x800.jpg Rufous Night-Heron Scietific name - Nycticorax caledonicus Habitat - Marshes, rice paddies, mangroves. [PINAGBAYANAN, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS, hand held]	IMG_6932-1200x800.jpg Pacific Swallow Scientific name - Hirundo tahitica Habitat - Common along coasts, in towns and open country, rarely over forest. [PINAGBAYANAN, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]	IMG_6561-1050x700.jpg Olive-backed Sunbird (Female) Scientific name - Nectarinia jugularis Habitat - Common lowland sunbird [PINAGBAYANAN, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS, 475B/3421 support]	IMG_6605-1200x800.jpg Black-crowned Night-Heron Scientific name - Nycticorax nycticorax Habitat - Variety of wetlands from ricefields to mangroves. [PINAGBAYANAN, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + stacked Canon 2x/1.4x TCs, 1400 mm, f/16, 475B/3421 support, near full frame]	IMG_6653-1200x800.jpg Oriental Magpie-Robin (Male) Scientific name - Copsychus saularis deuteronymus (endemic race) Habitat - Uncommon, in all levels of second growth and cultivated areas in the lowlands. [PINAGBAYANAN, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
IMG_6498-1200x800.jpg Rufous Night-Heron Scietific name - Nycticorax caledonicus Habitat - Marshes, rice paddies, mangroves. [PINAGBAYANAN, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS, 475B/3421 support]	IMG_6668-1200x800.jpg Little Heron Scientific name - Butorides striatus Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams. [PINAGBAYANAN, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

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