Luzon Bush-Warbler (Cettia diphone, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Stays close to the ground in dense foliage in forest and edge above 800 m.

Shooting info - Elev. 1400 m ASL, Camp John Hay, Baguio City, March 20, 2016, Canon 7D MII + EF 400 f/4 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 1/320 sec, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500x1000.

Philippine Scops-Owl (Otus megalotis, endemic)

Habitat - Forest and forest edge in the lowlands.

Shooting Info - Baroro, Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, November 29, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II,
f/4, 1/250 sec, ISO 12800, manual exposure/flashlight, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Fairly common, smallest swiftlet in groups flying low over forest, clearings and logging roads (total length = 3.5 inches)

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 6, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/2500 sec, hand held, major crop.

Spotted Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula carola, a Philippine endemic, immature)

Habitat - Uncommon in lowland forest to mossy forest up to 2500 m.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 11, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support

Blue Paradise-Flycatcher (male)

Scientific name - Terpsiphone cyanescens

Habitat - Uncommon in lowland forest understory.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

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]

Olive-backed Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Prionochilus olivaceous parsoni

Habitat - forest and second growth, below 1000 m.

[SIERRA MADRE, SAN LUIS, AURORA, 5D2+ 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Philippine Fairy-Bluebird
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Irena cyanogaster cyanogaster

Habitat - forest canopy, below 1500 m.

[SIERRA MADRE, SAN LUIS, AURORA, 5D2+ 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Philippine Cuckoo-Dove
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Macropygia tenuirostris

Habitat - Lowland forest to montane mossy forest.

[ANTIPOLO CITY, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC]

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]

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

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]

Indigo-banded Kingfisher
(a Philippine endemic, female)

Scientific name - Alcedo cyanopecta

Habitat - Uncommon, restricted to clear fresh water streams up to at least 1500 m.

[40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Indigo-banded Kingfisher
(a Philippine endemic, male)

Scientific name - Alcedo cyanopecta

Habitat - Uncommon, restricted to clear fresh water streams up to at least 1500 m.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG), using MLU at 0.5 sec shutter speed)

Flaming Sunbird
(a Philippine endemic, male)

Scientific name - Aethopyga flagrans flagrans

Habitat - Uncommon in forest, edge and second growth up to 1350 m.

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B tripod/3421 gimbal head]

Handsome Sunbird
(A Philippine endemic, male)

Scientific name - Aethopyga bella

Habitat - Thickets, forest edge and forest below 2000 m.

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B tripod/3421 gimbal head, near full frame]

Philippine Nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Uncommon in scrub, second growth and pine forest up to 2000 m.

Shooting Info - UP-Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, November 30, 2007, Canon 40D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG),
800 mm, f/9, ISO 200, 1/15 sec, 475B/3421 support, fill-in spotlight, manual exposure.

Red-keeled Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Dicaeum australe australe

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

[40D + 500f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x, 475B/3421 support, pushed +1 stop in RAW conversion]

Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
(a Philippine endemic, immature)

Scientific name - Cuculus pectoralis

Habitat - Uncommon in all forest levels.

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, manual focus via Live View, Manfrotto 475B tripod/3421 gimbal head]

Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
(a Philippine endemic, adult)

Scientific name - Cuculus pectoralis

Habitat - Uncommon in all forest levels.

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, manual focus via Live View, Manfrotto 475B tripod/3421 gimbal head]

Philippine Falconet
(a Philippine endemic, immature)

Scientific name - Microhierax erythrogenys erythrogenys

Habitat - Open forest and edge.

[20D + 500 f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Palawan Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic, female)

Scientific name - Prionochilus plateni

Habitat - Forest, scrub and gardens.

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

Lovely Sunbird
(a Philippine endemic, male)

Scientific name - Aethopyga shelleyi

Habitat - Cultivated areas, thickets, forest and edge below 2000 m.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

White-vented Shama
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Copsychus niger

Habitat - Dense forest, edge and scrub, in understory.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head, +1.5 stops EC in RAW conversion]

Yellow-throated Leafbird
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Chloropsis palawanensis

Habitat - Canopy of forest and edge.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Palawan Hornbill
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Anthracoceros marchei

Habitat - Forest, edge and clearings.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus occipitalis, a Philippine endemic, immature)

Habitat - Forest and edge, in the middle or upper canopy

Shooting info - Mt. Makiling, Laguna, January 2, 2007, 20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC,
700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/250 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.

Striped Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Dicaeum aeruginosum striatissimum

Habitat - Uncommon in canopy of forest and edge. Shy.

[350D + Sigmonster + Canon 2x TC, 1600 mm, no MLU]

Black-chinned Fruit-dove
(a near Philippine endemic, male)

Scientific name - Ptilinopus leclancheri leclancheri

Habitat - Uncommon in forest patches up to 1500 m.

[350D + Sigmonster]

Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Surniculus velutinus chalybaeus

Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, gimbal head/tripod]

Coleto
(a near Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Sarcops calvus

Habitat - Forest, forest edge and clearings.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Balicassiao
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Dicrurus balicassius

Habitat - Forest and forest edge usually below 1200 m.

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

Philippine Bulbul
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Hypsipetes philippinus

Habitat - Forest edge, advanced second growth and forest.

[350D + Sigmonster]

Mountain Shrike
(A Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Lanius validirostris

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

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

Luzon Hornbill
(a Philippine endemic, Male)

Scientific name - Penelopides manillae

Habitat - Forest and edge up to 1500 m.

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

Luzon Hornbill
(a Philippine endemic, Female)

Scientific name - Penelopides manillae

Habitat - Forest and edge up to 1500 m.

[350D + Sigmonster + Canon 2x TC, MLU]

Black-and-White Triller
(a Philippine endemic, female)

Scientific name - Lalage melanoleuca

Habitat - Fairly noisy in canopy of forests and forest edge in the lowlands below 1000 m.

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

Black-and-White Triller
(a Philippine endemic, male)

Scientific name - Lalage melanoleuca

Habitat - Fairly noisy in canopy of forests and forest edge in the lowlands below 1000 m.

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

Yellow-wattled Bulbul
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Pycnonotus urostictus

Habitat - Lowland early second growth and forest edge.

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

White-fronted Tit
(A Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Parus semilarvatus

Habitat - Rare and local in lowland and middle elevation forest and second growth.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC, 1000 mm, f/9, on tripod]

Chestnut-faced Babbler
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Stachyris whiteheadi

Habitat - All levels of montane forest, usually above 800 m.

[20D + 500 f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

Scale-feathered Malkoha
(a Philippine Endemic)

Scientific name - Phaenicophaeus cumingi

Habitat - Fairly common in forest, edge and second growth up to 2000 m.

[20D + 400 5.6L + DG Super + Better Beamer, hand held]

Philippine Woodpecker
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Dendrocopos maculatus

Habitat - Smallest Philippine woodpecker, common in lowland and montane forest and edge,
in understory and canopy.

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, on tripod]

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.

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held on car window]

Philippine Hawk-Eagle
(a Philippine endemic, immature)

Scientific name - Spizaetus philippensis

Habitat - Uncommon in forest from the lowlands to over 1900 m.

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

Philippine Coucal
(a Philippine endemic )

Scientific name - Centropus viridis

Habitat - Common from grasslands to forest up to 2000 m.


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

Flame-crowned Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic, female)

Scientific name - Dicaeum anthonyi

Habitat - Uncommon in all levels in montane forest above 800 m.

[20D + 500 f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held supported by car window]

NOTE - possibly among first photos of this species taken in the wild; ID was revised from Pachycephala philippinensis after thorough analysis by bird experts.

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]

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]

Naked-faced Spiderhunter
(A Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Arachnothera clarae

Habitat - Forest, forest edge and clearings

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

Spotted Wood-kingfisher
(a Philippine endemic, female)

Scientific name - Actenoides lindsayi

Habitat - Lowland forest understory, perches motionless in dark recesses.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS, on tripod]

Spotted Wood-kingfisher
(a Philippine endemic, male)

Scientific name - Actenoides lindsayi

Habitat - Lowland forest understory, perches motionless in dark recesses.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B tripod/3421 gimbal head, MLU]

Sooty Woodpecker
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Mulleripicus funebris

Habitat - Forest and forest edge.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Blackish Cuckoo-Shrike (Coracina coerulescens, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Canopy of forest in the lowlands.

Shooting info - Subic rainforest, Bataan, March 14, 2006, 800 mm, f/9, ISO 200, 1/125 sec, 475B/3421 support

Stripe-headed Rhabdornis
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Rhabdornis mystacalis

Habitat - Lowland forest and second growth.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Blue-naped Parrot
(a near Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Tanygnathus lucionensis

Habitat - uncommon in forest and forest edge.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Philippine Duck
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Anas luzonica

Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Lowland White-eye
(a near Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Zosterops meyeni

Habitat - Second growth, scrub and gardens.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Rufous Hornbill
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Buceros hydrocorax

Habitat - Forest and edge.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Buzzing Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Dicaeum hypoleucum

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

[MT. MAKILING, LAGUNA, 20D + 400 5.6L, hand held, on-board flash]

Green Racquet-Tail
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Prioniturus luconensis

Habitat - Uncommon in lowland forest and edge.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG) + Sigma 2x TC, 90 meters distance]

Red-Crested Malkoha
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Phaenicophaeus superciliosus

Habitat - Lowland forest, edge and second growth.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Philippine Hawk-Owl
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Ninox philippensis philippensis

Habitat - Forest and forest patches.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Philippine Serpent-Eagle
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Spilornis holospilus

Habitat - Forest from lowlands to over 2000 m.

[20D + 400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, hand held, 560 mm, f/10]

Plain Bush-Hen
(a near Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Amaurornis olivaceus

Habitat - Drier grasslands and scrub.

[300D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG), on tripod]

Bicolored Flowerpecker
(an uncommon Philippine endemic, Male)

Scientific name - Dicaeum bicolor inexpectatum

Habitat - Uncommon in forest canopy below 1000 m.

[20D + 400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, on tripod]

Bicolored Flowerpecker
(an uncommon Philippine endemic, Female)

Scientific name - Dicaeum bicolor inexpectatum

Habitat - Uncommon in forest canopy below 1000 m.

[20D + 400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, on tripod]

Colasisi
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Loriculus philippensis

Habitat - All forest types up to montane forest.

[300D + 100-400 L IS, hand held]

Ashy Ground-Thrush
(a Philippine endemic, immature, possibly among the first pics of this species taken in the wild)

Scientific name - Zoothera cinerea

Habitat - Uncommon, shy and hard to see, on or near the ground from low to high elevation forest.

[MT. MAKILING, LAGUNA, 20D + 400 5.6L + DG Super + Better Beamer, hand held]

Luzon Bleeding-Heart
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Gallicolumba luzonica

Habitat - Uncommon in second growth and forest.

Sulphur-billed Nuthatch
(A Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Sitta oenochlamys isarog

Habitat - Common from lowland to montane forest, the only true creeping Philippine bird.

[20D + 400 5.6L + on-board flash, hand held]

Philippine Trogon
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Harpactes ardens luzoniensis

Habitat - Forest and second growth.

Elegant Tit
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Parus elegans

Habitat - Common from lowland to montane mossy forest.

Brown Tit-Babbler
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Macronous striaticeps mindanensis

Habitat - Common in noisy, active groups through dense foliage in forest up to 1500 m.

Blue-headed Fantail
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Rhipidura cyaniceps

Habitat - Common in forest up to 2000 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.

Yellow-bellied Whistler
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Pachycephala philippinensis philippinensis

Habitat - Common in all forest levels.

Philippine Eagle-Owl
(A PHILIPPINE ENDEMIC)

Scientific name - Bubo philippensis

Habitat - Uncommon, poorly known, occurs in forest and forest edge often near water and in coconut plantations with patches of second growth.

[NOTE - TAKEN IN CAPTIVITY, Montalban Zoo, Rizal, Philippines)