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Non-endemics - Part II

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Dollarbird

Scientific name - Eurystomus orientalis

Habitat - Forest edge and clearings.

[350D + Sigma 300-800 DG + Sigma 2x TC]
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Dollarbird

Scientific name - Eurystomus orientalis

Habitat - Forest edge and clearings.

[350D + Sigma 300-800 DG + Sigma 2x TC]

White-throated Kingfisher 

Scientific name - Halcyon smyrnensis 

Habitat - Clearings, along large streams and rivers, and in open country. 

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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White-throated Kingfisher

Scientific name - Halcyon smyrnensis

Habitat - Clearings, along large streams and rivers, and in open country.

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

Common Kingfisher 

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis 

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers. 

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

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers.

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

Stork-billed Kingfisher

Scientific name - Halcyon capensis (endemic gouldi race)

Habitat - Uncommon along coasts and estuaries, and large rivers.

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

Scientific name - Halcyon capensis (endemic gouldi race)

Habitat - Uncommon along coasts and estuaries, and large rivers.

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

Collared Kingfisher 

Scientific name: Todiramphus chloris 

Habitat: Coastal areas to open country, but seldom in forest

[100-400 L IS + Tamron 2x TC, 800 mm, hand held]
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Collared Kingfisher

Scientific name: Todiramphus chloris

Habitat: Coastal areas to open country, but seldom in forest

[100-400 L IS + Tamron 2x TC, 800 mm, hand held]

Blue-throated Bee-eater 

Scientific name - Merops viridis 

Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Blue-throated Bee-eater

Scientific name - Merops viridis

Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands.

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

Blue-throated Bee-eater (sub-adult)

Scientific name - Merops viridis 

Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC]
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Blue-throated Bee-eater (sub-adult)

Scientific name - Merops viridis

Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands.

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

Blue-tailed Bee-eater 

Scientific name - Merops philippinus 

Habitat - Open country usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields. 

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Scientific name - Merops philippinus

Habitat - Open country usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields.

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

Hoopoe

Scientific name - Upupa epops

Habitat - Rare in the Philippines, found in open scrub, dry ricefields and park-like settings. 

[CAVITE, 1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B tripod/ 3421 gimbal head]
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Hoopoe

Scientific name - Upupa epops

Habitat - Rare in the Philippines, found in open scrub, dry ricefields and park-like settings.

[CAVITE, 1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B tripod/ 3421 gimbal head]


Coppersmith Barbet 

Scientific name - Megalaima haemacephala 

Habitat - Forest and edge, usually in the canopy. 

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Coppersmith Barbet

Scientific name - Megalaima haemacephala

Habitat - Forest and edge, usually in the canopy.

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]

White-Bellied Woodpecker 

Scientific name - Dryocopus javensis 

Habitat - Forest and edge at all levels up to 1600 m or higher. 

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

Scientific name - Dryocopus javensis

Habitat - Forest and edge at all levels up to 1600 m or higher.

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

Greater Flameback (female) 

Scientific name - Chrysocolaptes lucidus haematribon (endemic race) 

Habitat - Understory of forest and edge up to 2200 m. 

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
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Greater Flameback (female)

Scientific name - Chrysocolaptes lucidus haematribon (endemic race)

Habitat - Understory of forest and edge up to 2200 m.

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Red-bellied Pitta

Scientific name - Pitta erythrogaster

Habitat - Fairly common but inconspicuous when present, yet fairly tame. Forages on the ground in a variety of habitats from scrub to virgin forest, usually below 1000 m.
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Red-bellied Pitta

Scientific name - Pitta erythrogaster

Habitat - Fairly common but inconspicuous when present, yet fairly tame. Forages on the ground in a variety of habitats from scrub to virgin forest, usually below 1000 m.

Plain Martin 

Scientific name - Riparia paludicola 

Habitat - Uncommon locally along rivers and lakes. 

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

Scientific name - Riparia paludicola

Habitat - Uncommon locally along rivers and lakes.

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

Sand Martin (Riparia riparia, migrant) 

Habitat - Rare, often associated with rivers, lakes and marshes. 

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 10, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II, 
400 mm, f/5.0, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, 100% crop (actual pixel view).
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Sand Martin (Riparia riparia, migrant)

Habitat - Rare, often associated with rivers, lakes and marshes.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 10, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II,
400 mm, f/5.0, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, 100% crop (actual pixel view).

Barn Swallow

Scientific name - Hirundo rustica

Habitat - from coast to above forests in high mountains.

[Sigma 300-800 DG]
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Barn Swallow

Scientific name - Hirundo rustica

Habitat - from coast to above forests in high mountains.

[Sigma 300-800 DG]

Pacific Swallow 

Scientific name - Hirundo tahitica 

Habitat - Common along coasts, in towns and open country, rarely over forest. 

[100-400 L IS + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, hand held]
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Pacific Swallow

Scientific name - Hirundo tahitica

Habitat - Common along coasts, in towns and open country, rarely over forest.

[100-400 L IS + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, hand held]

Striated Swallow 

Scientific name - Hirundo striolata 

Habitat - Gorges and canyons, may also be found in open country, even in towns. 

[1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Striated Swallow

Scientific name - Hirundo striolata

Habitat - Gorges and canyons, may also be found in open country, even in towns.

[1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Singing Bushlark

Scientific name - Mirafra javanica philippinensis (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in open country and dried ricefields on the ground or in bushes. 

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

Scientific name - Mirafra javanica philippinensis (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in open country and dried ricefields on the ground or in bushes.

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

Oriental Skylark

Scientific name - Alauda gulgula wolfei(endemic race) 

Habitat - Uncommon in open country on the ground. 

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

Scientific name - Alauda gulgula wolfei(endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in open country on the ground.

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

Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Male) 

Scientific name - Coracina striata striata 

Habitat - Forest and forest edge. 

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Male)

Scientific name - Coracina striata striata

Habitat - Forest and forest edge.

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

Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Female) 

Scientific name - Coracina striata striata 

Habitat - Forest and forest edge. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, on tripod]
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Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Female)

Scientific name - Coracina striata striata

Habitat - Forest and forest edge.

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

Pied Triller (male) 

Scientific name - Lalage nigra 

Habitat - Common in trees in open country, gardens in towns, and open scrub in the lowlands.
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Pied Triller (male)

Scientific name - Lalage nigra

Habitat - Common in trees in open country, gardens in towns, and open scrub in the lowlands.

Ashy Minivet, male 

Scientific name - Pericrocotus divaricatus 

Habitat - Uncommon and sporadic migrant, at canopy of second growth and more open forest. 

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]
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Ashy Minivet, male

Scientific name - Pericrocotus divaricatus

Habitat - Uncommon and sporadic migrant, at canopy of second growth and more open forest.

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

Ashy Minivet, female 

Scientific name - Pericrocotus divaricatus 

Habitat - Uncommon and sporadic migrant, at canopy of second growth and more open forest. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Ashy Minivet, female

Scientific name - Pericrocotus divaricatus

Habitat - Uncommon and sporadic migrant, at canopy of second growth and more open forest.

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

Common Iora

Scientific name - Aegithina tiphia

Habitat - Beach forest, scrub, mangrove and residential areas. 

[1DM2 + 100-400 L IS, hand held]
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Common Iora

Scientific name - Aegithina tiphia

Habitat - Beach forest, scrub, mangrove and residential areas.

[1DM2 + 100-400 L IS, hand held]

Black-headed Bulbul 

Scientific name - Pycnonotous atriceps 

Habitat - Open country and forest edge. 

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

Scientific name - Pycnonotous atriceps

Habitat - Open country and forest edge.

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

Yellow-vented Bulbul 

Scientific name: Pycnonotus goiavier 

Habitat: Common in gardens, urban areas and grasslands but not in mature forests. 

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

Scientific name: Pycnonotus goiavier

Habitat: Common in gardens, urban areas and grasslands but not in mature forests.

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

Olive-winged Bulbul

Scientific name - Pycnonotous plumosus

Habitat - Early second growth and scrub.

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

Scientific name - Pycnonotous plumosus

Habitat - Early second growth and scrub.

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

Grey-cheeked Bulbul 

Scientific name - Criniger bres

Habitat - Lowland forest, edge and second growth. 

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

Scientific name - Criniger bres

Habitat - Lowland forest, edge and second growth.

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

Ashy Drongo

Scientific name - Dicrurus leucophaeus

Habitat - Open forest or open country. 

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

Scientific name - Dicrurus leucophaeus

Habitat - Open forest or open country.

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

Spangled Drongo

Scientific name - Dicrurus hottentottus

Habitat - Forest and second growth below 1500 m.

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

Scientific name - Dicrurus hottentottus

Habitat - Forest and second growth below 1500 m.

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

Black-naped Oriole 

Scientific name - Oriolus chinensis 

Habitat - Early second growth, open scrub and gardens. 

[20D + 400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, on tripod, 560 mm, f/9]
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Black-naped Oriole

Scientific name - Oriolus chinensis

Habitat - Early second growth, open scrub and gardens.

[20D + 400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, on tripod, 560 mm, f/9]

Slender-billed Crow 

Scientific name - Corvus enca 

Habitat - common in forest in the lowlands up to 1000 m.
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Slender-billed Crow

Scientific name - Corvus enca

Habitat - common in forest in the lowlands up to 1000 m.

Large-billed Crow

Scientific name - Corvus macrorhynchos

Habitat - open country.

[20D + 400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, f/8]
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Large-billed Crow

Scientific name - Corvus macrorhynchos

Habitat - open country.

[20D + 400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, f/8]

Striped Tit-Babbler (provisional ID)

Scientific name - Macronous gularis

Habitat - Undergrowth of forest, second growth, scrub and edge below 1500 m. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
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Striped Tit-Babbler (provisional ID)

Scientific name - Macronous gularis

Habitat - Undergrowth of forest, second growth, scrub and edge below 1500 m.

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

Siberian Rubythroat

Scientific name - Luscinia calliope

Habitat - uncommon in early second growth, open country and tall reeds.

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

Scientific name - Luscinia calliope

Habitat - uncommon in early second growth, open country and tall reeds.

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

Oriental Magpie-Robin (Female) 

Scientific name - Copsychus saularis

Habitat - Uncommon, in all levels of second growth and cultivated areas in the lowlands. 

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Oriental Magpie-Robin (Female)

Scientific name - Copsychus saularis

Habitat - Uncommon, in all levels of second growth and cultivated areas in the lowlands.

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

Siberian Stonechat 

Scientific name - Saxicola maura 

Habitat - Grasslands and ricefields. 

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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Siberian Stonechat

Scientific name - Saxicola maura

Habitat - Grasslands and ricefields.

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

Pied Bushchat(Male) 

Scientific name - Saxicola caprata 

Habitat - Drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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Pied Bushchat(Male)

Scientific name - Saxicola caprata

Habitat - Drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas.

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

Pied Bushchat(Female) 

Scientific name - Saxicola caprata 

Habitat - Drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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Pied Bushchat(Female)

Scientific name - Saxicola caprata

Habitat - Drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas.

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

Blue Rock-Thrush (female) 

Scientific name - Monticola solitarius 

Habitat - Rocky exposed slopes, road cuts, and along rocky streams and rivers. 

[1DM2 + 100-400 L IS, hand held]
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Blue Rock-Thrush (female)

Scientific name - Monticola solitarius

Habitat - Rocky exposed slopes, road cuts, and along rocky streams and rivers.

[1DM2 + 100-400 L IS, hand held]

Blue Rock-Thrush (Male) 

Scientific name - Monticola solitarius 

Habitat - Rocky exposed slopes, road cuts, and along rocky streams and rivers. 

[400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, hand held]
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Blue Rock-Thrush (Male)

Scientific name - Monticola solitarius

Habitat - Rocky exposed slopes, road cuts, and along rocky streams and rivers.

[400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, hand held]

Blue Rock-Thrush (Immature) 

Scientific name - Monticola solitarius 

Habitat - Rocky exposed slopes, road cuts, and along rocky streams and rivers.
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Blue Rock-Thrush (Immature)

Scientific name - Monticola solitarius

Habitat - Rocky exposed slopes, road cuts, and along rocky streams and rivers.

Scaly Ground-Thrush 

Scientific name - Zootera dauma 

Habitat - Uncommon on or near the ground in forest and clearings at all elevations. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
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Scaly Ground-Thrush

Scientific name - Zootera dauma

Habitat - Uncommon on or near the ground in forest and clearings at all elevations.

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

Island Thrush

Scientific name - Turdus poliocephalus

Habitat - Montane forest at 1000 m or higher.

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

Scientific name - Turdus poliocephalus

Habitat - Montane forest at 1000 m or higher.

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

Brown-headed Thrush (female) 

Scientific name - Turdus chrysolaus

Habitat - Uncommon in all forest levels at all altitudes. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held, shot through dirty vehicle windshield and light fog]
IMG_4462-640x480.jpg

Brown-headed Thrush (female)

Scientific name - Turdus chrysolaus

Habitat - Uncommon in all forest levels at all altitudes.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held, shot through dirty vehicle windshield and light fog]

Golden-bellied Flyeater 

Scientific name - Gerygone sulphurea 

Habitat - Common in open country, second growth, mangroves and even in residential areas.
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Golden-bellied Flyeater

Scientific name - Gerygone sulphurea

Habitat - Common in open country, second growth, mangroves and even in residential areas.

Clamorous Reed-Warbler 

Scientific name - Acrocephalus stentoreus 

Habitat - Uncommon, in tall grass, bamboo thickets in open country, and in reed beds where it sings from cover. 

[300D + Sigma 300-800 DG, on tripod]
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Clamorous Reed-Warbler

Scientific name - Acrocephalus stentoreus

Habitat - Uncommon, in tall grass, bamboo thickets in open country, and in reed beds where it sings from cover.

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

Oriental Reed-Warbler 

Scientific name - Acrocephalus orientalis 

Habitat - Reeds, tall grasses and shrubs in open areas.
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Oriental Reed-Warbler

Scientific name - Acrocephalus orientalis

Habitat - Reeds, tall grasses and shrubs in open areas.

Tawny Grassbird 

Scientific name - Megalurus timoriensis 

Habitat - Common in tall grass, shrubs in open areas, and early second growth up to 2000 m.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag, cropped/processed/resized]
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Tawny Grassbird

Scientific name - Megalurus timoriensis

Habitat - Common in tall grass, shrubs in open areas, and early second growth up to 2000 m.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag, cropped/processed/resized]

Striated Grassbird 

Scientific name - Megalurus palustris 

Habitat - Grasslands, ricefields and open country. 

[400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC]
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Striated Grassbird

Scientific name - Megalurus palustris

Habitat - Grasslands, ricefields and open country.

[400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC]

Arctic Warbler 

Scientific name - Phylloscopus borealis 

Habitat - Variety of forest types at all levels and elevations. 

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

Scientific name - Phylloscopus borealis

Habitat - Variety of forest types at all levels and elevations.

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

Mountain Leaf-Warbler

Scientific name - Phylloscopus trivirgatus benguetensis

Habitat - Forest from lowlands to 1800 m in middle and upper stories. 

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

Scientific name - Phylloscopus trivirgatus benguetensis

Habitat - Forest from lowlands to 1800 m in middle and upper stories.

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

Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler

Scientific name: Locustella ochotensis

Habitat: Reeds, thickets and tall grass usually near water.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
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Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler

Scientific name: Locustella ochotensis

Habitat: Reeds, thickets and tall grass usually near water.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Mountain Tailorbird

Scientific name - Orthotomus cuculatus philippinus (endemic race) 

Habitat - Understory of montane forest and edge. 

[Elev. 1580 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
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Mountain Tailorbird

Scientific name - Orthotomus cuculatus philippinus (endemic race)

Habitat - Understory of montane forest and edge.

[Elev. 1580 m ASL, MT. POLIS, BANAUE, IFUGAO, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 

Scientific name - Orthotomus sericeus 

Habitat - Open habitats, scrub and mangroves. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_7902-800x600.jpg

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird

Scientific name - Orthotomus sericeus

Habitat - Open habitats, scrub and mangroves.

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

Bright-Capped Cisticola (Cisticola exilis) 

Habitat - Drier grasslands and ricefields. 

Shooting info - Macabebe, Pampanga, August 29, 2006, 20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/320 sec, hand held
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Bright-Capped Cisticola (Cisticola exilis)

Habitat - Drier grasslands and ricefields.

Shooting info - Macabebe, Pampanga, August 29, 2006, 20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/320 sec, hand held

Zitting Cisticola 

Scientific name - Cisticola juncidis 

Habitat - Ricefields and wetter grassy areas.

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
IMG_0332-800x600.jpg

Zitting Cisticola

Scientific name - Cisticola juncidis

Habitat - Ricefields and wetter grassy areas.

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

Grey-streaked Flycatcher 

Scientific name - Muscicapa griseisticta 

Habitat - Conspicuously perches in tops of trees in forest, edge and open areas.
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Grey-streaked Flycatcher

Scientific name - Muscicapa griseisticta

Habitat - Conspicuously perches in tops of trees in forest, edge and open areas.

Grey-streaked Flycatcher 

Scientific name - Muscicapa griseisticta 

Habitat - Conspicuously perches in tops of trees in forest, edge and open areas. 

[CAVINTI, LAGUNA, 40D + Sigmonster + Canon 2x TC, 475B/3421 support]
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Grey-streaked Flycatcher

Scientific name - Muscicapa griseisticta

Habitat - Conspicuously perches in tops of trees in forest, edge and open areas.

[CAVINTI, LAGUNA, 40D + Sigmonster + Canon 2x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea, rare migrant, immature) 

Habitat: rare, not shy, perches in the understory of forest, flying out to catch insects. 

Shooting info - Paranaque City, October 19, 2010, 7D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/160 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.
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Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea, rare migrant, immature)

Habitat: rare, not shy, perches in the understory of forest, flying out to catch insects.

Shooting info - Paranaque City, October 19, 2010, 7D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/160 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.

Mountain Verditer-Flycatcher (male)

Scientific name - Eumyias panayensis

Habitat - Mountain forests above 800 m.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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Mountain Verditer-Flycatcher (male)

Scientific name - Eumyias panayensis

Habitat - Mountain forests above 800 m.

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

Mountain Verditer-Flycatcher
(immature)

Scientific name - Eumyias panayensis

Habitat - Mountain forests above 800 m.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC]
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Mountain Verditer-Flycatcher
(immature)

Scientific name - Eumyias panayensis

Habitat - Mountain forests above 800 m.

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

Narcissus Flycatcher (Male) 

Scientific name - Ficedula narcissina 

Habitat - Rare in forest, second growth and mangroves. 

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

Scientific name - Ficedula narcissina

Habitat - Rare in forest, second growth and mangroves.

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

Little Pied Flycatcher (male)

Scientific name - Ficedula westermanni

Habitat - Forest canopy or understory and edge, montane forest down to 800 m.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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Little Pied Flycatcher (male)

Scientific name - Ficedula westermanni

Habitat - Forest canopy or understory and edge, montane forest down to 800 m.

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

Little Pied Flycatcher (female) 

Scientific name - Ficedula westermanni 

Habitat - Forest canopy or understory and edge, montane forest down to 800 m. 

[Elev. 1615 m ASL, MANKAYAN, BENGUET, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
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Little Pied Flycatcher (female)

Scientific name - Ficedula westermanni

Habitat - Forest canopy or understory and edge, montane forest down to 800 m.

[Elev. 1615 m ASL, MANKAYAN, BENGUET, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher 

Scientific name - Cyornis rufigastra blythi (endemic race) 

Habitat - Disturbed forest, early second growth and in the lowlands. 

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

Scientific name - Cyornis rufigastra blythi (endemic race)

Habitat - Disturbed forest, early second growth and in the lowlands.

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

Citrine Canary-Flycatcher 

Scientific name - Culicicapa helianthea 

Habitat - Understory usually in montane forest. 

[Elev. 1615 m ASL, MANKAYAN, BENGUET, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
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Citrine Canary-Flycatcher

Scientific name - Culicicapa helianthea

Habitat - Understory usually in montane forest.

[Elev. 1615 m ASL, MANKAYAN, BENGUET, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Pied Fantail 

Scientific name: Rhipidura javanica 

Habitat: Common in parks, residential areas, thickets and mangroves. 

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

Scientific name: Rhipidura javanica

Habitat: Common in parks, residential areas, thickets and mangroves.

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

Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher

Scientific name - Terpsiphone atrocaudata

Habitat - rare in Luzon, understory of forest and forest edge.

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

Scientific name - Terpsiphone atrocaudata

Habitat - rare in Luzon, understory of forest and forest edge.

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

Black-naped Monarch (Male) 

Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea 

Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest.
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Black-naped Monarch (Male)

Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea

Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest.

Grey Wagtail
(Non-breeding plumage)

Scientific name - Motacilla cinerea 

Habitat - Streams and forest roads at all elevations. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Grey Wagtail
(Non-breeding plumage)

Scientific name - Motacilla cinerea

Habitat - Streams and forest roads at all elevations.

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

Grey Wagtail 
(Breeding plumage)

Scientific name - Motacilla cinerea 

Habitat - Streams and forest roads at all elevations. 

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Grey Wagtail
(Breeding plumage)

Scientific name - Motacilla cinerea

Habitat - Streams and forest roads at all elevations.

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


Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava, migrant)

Habitat - Open country. 

Shooting info - Iwahig, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, February 8, 2007, 20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 
700 mm, 1/640 sec, f/8, ISO 200, manual exposure in available light, tripod/gimbal head]
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Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava, migrant)

Habitat - Open country.

Shooting info - Iwahig, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, February 8, 2007, 20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC,
700 mm, 1/640 sec, f/8, ISO 200, manual exposure in available light, tripod/gimbal head]

Forest Wagtail 

Scientific name - Dendronanthus indicus 

Habitat - Rare, in forest and second growth, also in ricefields and mangroves.
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Forest Wagtail

Scientific name - Dendronanthus indicus

Habitat - Rare, in forest and second growth, also in ricefields and mangroves.

Richard's Pipit 

Scientific name - Anthus novaeseelandiae 

Habitat - On the ground in open country, grasslands, ricefields and parks. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300 - 800 DG)]
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Richard's Pipit

Scientific name - Anthus novaeseelandiae

Habitat - On the ground in open country, grasslands, ricefields and parks.

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

Olive Tree-Pipit

Scientific name - Anthos hodgsoni

Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge, usually at high elevations. 

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

Scientific name - Anthos hodgsoni

Habitat - Uncommon in forest and edge, usually at high elevations.

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

White-breasted Wood-swallow 

Scientific name - Artamus leucorynchus 

Habitat - Common, from open country to clearings at forest edge up to 1800 m.
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White-breasted Wood-swallow

Scientific name - Artamus leucorynchus

Habitat - Common, from open country to clearings at forest edge up to 1800 m.

Long-tailed Shrike 

Scientific name - Lanius schach 

Habitat - Open country and scrub. 

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

Scientific name - Lanius schach

Habitat - Open country and scrub.

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

Brown Shrike 

Scientific name - Lanius cristatus 

Habitat - Common in all habitats at all elevations. 

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

Scientific name - Lanius cristatus

Habitat - Common in all habitats at all elevations.

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

Asian Glossy Starling 

Scientific name - Aplonis panayensis 

Habitat - Lowlands from second growth to downtown in cities. 

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

Scientific name - Aplonis panayensis

Habitat - Lowlands from second growth to downtown in cities.

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

White-shouldered Starling (male)

Scientific name - Sturnus sinensis

Habitat - Rare, only 6 records all pre-1911, in open country. 

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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White-shouldered Starling (male)

Scientific name - Sturnus sinensis

Habitat - Rare, only 6 records all pre-1911, in open country.

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Male) 

Scientific name - Sturnus philippensis 

Habitat - Uncommon in open and cultivated areas, even in residential areas. 

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, Manfrotto 475B tripod/3421 gimbal head]
IMG_2856-800x600.jpg

Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Male)

Scientific name - Sturnus philippensis

Habitat - Uncommon in open and cultivated areas, even in residential areas.

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

Common Starling (male)

Scientific name - Sturnus vulgaris

Note - not recorded as a Philippine species in the Kennedy Guide, could be a new country record

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
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Common Starling (male)

Scientific name - Sturnus vulgaris

Note - not recorded as a Philippine species in the Kennedy Guide, could be a new country record

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

Crested Myna 

Scientific name: Acridotheres cristatellus 

Habitat: Open country and agricultural land. 

[350D + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Crested Myna

Scientific name: Acridotheres cristatellus

Habitat: Open country and agricultural land.

[350D + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Hill Myna

Scientific name - Gracula religiosa

Habitat - Forest, edge, cultivation and mangroves. 

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

Scientific name - Gracula religiosa

Habitat - Forest, edge, cultivation and mangroves.

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

Plain-throated Sunbird
(Male)

Scientific name - Anthreptes malacensis

Habitat - Coconut groves, mangroves, second growth near coast and forest.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, on tripod]
IMG_0059-800x600.jpg

Plain-throated Sunbird
(Male)

Scientific name - Anthreptes malacensis

Habitat - Coconut groves, mangroves, second growth near coast and forest.

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

Plain-throated Sunbird 
(Female) 

Scientific name - Anthreptes malacensis 

Habitat - Coconut groves, mangroves, second growth near coast and forest. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, on tripod]
IMG_0103-800x600.jpg

Plain-throated Sunbird
(Female)

Scientific name - Anthreptes malacensis

Habitat - Coconut groves, mangroves, second growth near coast and forest.

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

Crimson Sunbird (Male)

Scientific name - Aethopyga siparaja

Habitat - Cultivated areas, scrub, forest edge and second growth uo tp 1000 m.
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Crimson Sunbird (Male)

Scientific name - Aethopyga siparaja

Habitat - Cultivated areas, scrub, forest edge and second growth uo tp 1000 m.

Olive-backed Sunbird 
(Male) 

Scientific name - Nectarinia jugularis 

Habitat - Coconut plantations, second growth, scrub and gardens. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Olive-backed Sunbird
(Male)

Scientific name - Nectarinia jugularis

Habitat - Coconut plantations, second growth, scrub and gardens.

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

Olive-backed Sunbird (Female) 

Scientific name - Nectarinia jugularis 

Habitat - Common lowland sunbird

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Olive-backed Sunbird (Female)

Scientific name - Nectarinia jugularis

Habitat - Common lowland sunbird

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

Purple-throated Sunbird (male)

Scietific name - Nectarinia sperata

Habitat - Common in lowlands in mangroves, coconut groves, second growth and cultivated areas.
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Purple-throated Sunbird (male)

Scietific name - Nectarinia sperata

Habitat - Common in lowlands in mangroves, coconut groves, second growth and cultivated areas.

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.
IMG_6731.jpg

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.

Everett's White-eye

Scientific name - Zosterops everetti

Habitat - Lowland forest, edge and second growth.
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Everett's White-eye

Scientific name - Zosterops everetti

Habitat - Lowland forest, edge and second growth.

Mountain White-eye 

Scientific name - Zosterops montanus 

Habitat - All forest types above 1000 m. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
IMG_2241-800x800.jpg

Mountain White-eye

Scientific name - Zosterops montanus

Habitat - All forest types above 1000 m.

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

Eurasian Tree Sparrow 

Scientific name - Passer montanus 

Habitat - Common in virtually every inhabited island. 

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

Scientific name - Passer montanus

Habitat - Common in virtually every inhabited island.

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

Java Sparrow 

Scientific name - Padda oryzivora 

Habitat - Uncommon in parks, residential areas and scrub, sometimes in neighboring ricefields. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
IMG_6486-800x600.jpg

Java Sparrow

Scientific name - Padda oryzivora

Habitat - Uncommon in parks, residential areas and scrub, sometimes in neighboring ricefields.

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

White-bellied Munia 

Scientific name - Lonchura leucogastra 

Habitat - Common, ranging from forest to ricefields. 

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

Scientific name - Lonchura leucogastra

Habitat - Common, ranging from forest to ricefields.

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

Scaly-Breasted Munia 

Scientific name: Lonchura punctulata 

Habitat: Ricefields, grasslands, gardens and scrub.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
IMG_7077-1000x750.jpg

Scaly-Breasted Munia

Scientific name: Lonchura punctulata

Habitat: Ricefields, grasslands, gardens and scrub.

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

Scaly-Breasted Munia 
(Immature)

Scientific name: Lonchura punctulata 

Habitat: Ricefields, grasslands, gardens and scrub. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Scaly-Breasted Munia
(Immature)

Scientific name: Lonchura punctulata

Habitat: Ricefields, grasslands, gardens and scrub.

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

Chestnut Munia 

Scientific name: Lonchura malacca 

Habitat: Ricefields, grasslands and open country. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
IMG_4754-600x800.jpg

Chestnut Munia

Scientific name: Lonchura malacca

Habitat: Ricefields, grasslands and open country.

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

Chestnut Munia 
(Immature)

Scientific name: Lonchura atricapilla 

Habitat: Ricefields, grasslands and open country. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
IMG_9055-640x640.jpg

Chestnut Munia
(Immature)

Scientific name: Lonchura atricapilla

Habitat: Ricefields, grasslands and open country.

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

Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra luzoniensis, endemic race, immature)

Habitat - Restricted to pine forests in the Cordillera and Zambales mountains. 

Shooting Info - Elev. 1390 m ASL, Bessang Pass, Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, January 28, 2010, 7D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 
700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/320 sec, 475B/3421 support, manual exposure in available light
Red_Crossbill-IMG_3368

Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra luzoniensis, endemic race, immature)

Habitat - Restricted to pine forests in the Cordillera and Zambales mountains.

Shooting Info - Elev. 1390 m ASL, Bessang Pass, Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, January 28, 2010, 7D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC,
700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/320 sec, 475B/3421 support, manual exposure in available light

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Scientific name - Psittacula krameri

Habitat - introduced/escapee (?)
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Rose-ringed Parakeet

Scientific name - Psittacula krameri

Habitat - introduced/escapee (?)