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Bird of the Moment: RUFOUS NIGHT HERON

RUFOUS NIGHT HERON Nycticorax caledonicus
Photo by Mike Lu

Manila Zoo
December 31, 2019

Birds in the city. Manila Zoo probably hosts the only Rufous Night Heron colony in Metro Manila.

I went to the Manila Zoo this morning to see what birds can be found there. The zoo is still closed to the general public and I am a bit wary about what their future plans are for the zoo.

The Rufous NIght Herons are still there but surprisingly I did not see many Black-crowned NIght Herons. There were also cats and squirrels !!! The staff also mentioned that a couple of months ago, there were 3 “hawks” that would come to prey on the squirrels !!! The vet said these were not peregrine falcons but look like sparrowhawks. Hmmm, what could they be ?

Mike

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