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Cuckoos and Drongo-cuckoos

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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]
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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]
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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 Hawk-Cuckoo (a Philippine Endemic) Scientific name - Cuculus pectoralis Habitat - Uncommon in all forest levels.
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Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
(a Philippine Endemic)

Scientific name - Cuculus pectoralis

Habitat - Uncommon in all forest levels.

Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo (a Philippine Endemic) Scientific name - Cuculus pectoralis Habitat - Uncommon in all forest levels.
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Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
(a Philippine Endemic)

Scientific name - Cuculus pectoralis

Habitat - Uncommon in all forest levels.

Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo (a Philippine endemic, sub-adult) Scientific name - Cuculus pectoralis Habitat - Uncommon in all forest levels. [Focal length = 1120 mm with 2.8x TC, aperture = f/23]
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Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
(a Philippine endemic, sub-adult)

Scientific name - Cuculus pectoralis

Habitat - Uncommon in all forest levels.

[Focal length = 1120 mm with 2.8x TC, aperture = f/23]
Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo (a Philippine endemic, sub-adult) Scientific name - Cuculus pectoralis Habitat - Uncommon in all forest levels. [Focal length = 1120 mm with 2.8x TC, aperture = f/23]
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Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
(a Philippine endemic, sub-adult)

Scientific name - Cuculus pectoralis

Habitat - Uncommon in all forest levels.

[Focal length = 1120 mm with 2.8x TC, aperture = f/23]

 Oriental Cuckoo (a hepatic female) Scientific name - Cuculus saturatus Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, on tripod]
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Oriental Cuckoo
(a hepatic female)

Scientific name - Cuculus saturatus

Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge.

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

 Oriental Cuckoo (a hepatic female) Scientific name - Cuculus saturatus Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge.
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Oriental Cuckoo
(a hepatic female)

Scientific name - Cuculus saturatus

Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge.

 Oriental Cuckoo (a hepatic female) Scientific name - Cuculus saturatus Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge.
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Oriental Cuckoo
(a hepatic female)

Scientific name - Cuculus saturatus

Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge.

 Oriental Cuckoo (a hepatic female) Scientific name - Cuculus saturatus Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge.
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Oriental Cuckoo
(a hepatic female)

Scientific name - Cuculus saturatus

Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge.
Plaintive Cuckoo Scientific name - Cacomantis merulinus Habitat - Low to middle elevation forest, edge, scrub and clearings.
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Plaintive Cuckoo

Scientific name - Cacomantis merulinus

Habitat - Low to middle elevation forest, edge, scrub and clearings.

 Plaintive Cuckoo (immature) Scientific name - Cacomantis merulinus Habitat - Low to middle elevation forest, edge, scrub and clearings. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
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Plaintive Cuckoo (immature)

Scientific name - Cacomantis merulinus

Habitat - Low to middle elevation forest, edge, scrub and clearings.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

 Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis, immature) Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest. Shooting info - UP-Diliman, Quezon City, October 17, 2007, 40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/160 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.
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Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis, immature)

Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.

Shooting info - UP-Diliman, Quezon City, October 17, 2007, 40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC,
700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/160 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.

Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus, resident, immature) Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest. Shooting info - Bued River, La Union, northern Philippines, September 22, 2018, frame grab from a 4K video capture, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod, 600 mm (equiv.), f/8, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, manual exposure, near full frame resized to 1920 x 1080.
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Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus, resident, immature)

Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.

Shooting info - Bued River, La Union, northern Philippines, September 22, 2018, frame grab from a 4K video capture, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/8, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, manual exposure, near full frame resized to 1920 x 1080.

 Brush Cuckoo (adult) Scientific name - Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest. [40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, Manfrotto 475B tripod/3421 gimbal head]
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Brush Cuckoo (adult)

Scientific name - Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis

Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.

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

Brush Cuckoo (immature) Scientific name - Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest. [40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, Manfrotto 475B tripod/3421 gimbal head]
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Brush Cuckoo (immature)

Scientific name - Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis

Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.

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

 Brush Cuckoo Scientific name - Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.
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Brush Cuckoo

Scientific name - Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis

Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.

Brush Cuckoo Scientific name - Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.
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Brush Cuckoo

Scientific name - Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis

Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.

Brush Cuckoo Scientific name - Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.
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Brush Cuckoo

Scientific name - Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis

Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.

Brush Cuckoo Scientific name - Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.
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Brush Cuckoo

Scientific name - Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis

Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.

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]
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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]

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Surniculus velutinus chalybaeus Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest. [Focal length = 560 mm with 1.4x TC, aperture = f/5.6]
Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Surniculus velutinus chalybaeus

Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest.

[Focal length = 560 mm with 1.4x TC, aperture = f/5.6]

 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.

 Violet Cuckoo (Male) Scientific name - Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (endemic amethystinus race) Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge canopy. [40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, Manfrotto 475B tripod/3421 gimbal head]
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Violet Cuckoo (Male)

Scientific name - Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (endemic amethystinus race)

Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge canopy.

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

Violet Cuckoo (Male) Scientific name - Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (endemic amethystinus race) Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge canopy. [40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, Manfrotto 475B tripod/3421 gimbal head]
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Violet Cuckoo (Male)

Scientific name - Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (endemic amethystinus race)

Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge canopy.

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


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.

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oscar r c pineda Jr 02-Jan-2016 02:26
what is its local name, please text it to me 0915-4410-461 because Im writing a short story using its nesting parasite habits
pol 24-Mar-2008 12:04
hi,

I first seen this kind of bird here in Cebu Philippines "Brush Cuckoo", can you please give me idea if this is an endanger species ?

I saw this bird very seldom
pol 24-Mar-2008 12:04
hi,

I first seen this kind of bird here in Cebu Philippines "Brush Cuckoo", can you please give me idea if this is an endanger species ?

I saw this bird very seldom
Mariano Roy M. Duya 15-Jun-2006 04:12
Dear Sir Romy,

Im Mariano Roy Duya from conservation International Philippines. We are coming up with a 1 page photo guide on birds listed under the Wildlife Act (Republic Act 9147) found within the Sierra madre mountain range, Luzon, Philippines as part of our support for the department of Environment and Natural Resources and for awareness campaign. The wildlife Act provides the list of threatened species but do not have photos of each bird species listed. In this regard, I would like to borrow your photo of Bluenape parrot (IMG 7396) and green headed racquet tail (IMG 0896), if possible. Rest assured that you will be properly acknowledge. This will greatly help our conservation efforts in the Sierra madre mountain range.
Guest 17-Mar-2006 23:43
I love photographing parrots too.
humaira 18-Feb-2006 14:01
thankyouuuuuuuuu so much for beautiful pics of parrots just adore them they are soooooo beautiful wish could just touch them :)
Wendy 10-Feb-2005 00:12
Very interesting ! Thank you for your work - educational,
informative & nice indeed !
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