SOUTHERN SILVERY KINGFISHER Ceyx argentatus Watercolor art by Tang Tuck Hong (Wild Bird Club of Malaysia) Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Mindanao 12th Philippine Bird Festival…
EASTERN CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus coromandus Photos by Djop Tabaranza Los Banos, Laguna May 2017 During this time of year, some birds begin to transition…
Bird of the Moment CHESTNUT-WINGED CUCKOO Clamator coromandus Photo by Manette Inocencio Montalban, Rizal February 2018 The Chestnut-winged Cuckoo is a rare migrant in the Philippines…
Photo by Mike Lu Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha Ulsan City, South Korea November 2017 The Eastern Spot-billed Duck is an uncommon migrant in the Philippines…
Photo by Mark Jason Villa Mindoro Hawk-Owl Ninox mindorensis March 2013 Owls, being the night creatures that they are, are usually feared or associated with the…
Photo by Allan Gil Fernando Flame-breasted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus marchei Infanta, Quezon September 2017 I had the Flame-breasted Fruit Dove in my “next to impossible birds…
Photo by Chris Baterina Purple-throated Sunbird Leptocoma sperata Brgy. Cabaritan, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur August 2017 “Sunbirds are so small that they are more [often]…
Photo by Wenxing Pan Walden’s Hornbill Aceros waldeni Alegre, Sebaste, Panay Island April 2017 “The Walden’s Hornbill (Aceros waldeni), locally called dulungan, is critically endangered.…
Photo by Rob Hutchinson Flame-breasted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus marchei Mt. Polis, Luzon January 2017 “”The Flame-breasted Fruit Dove is a shy inhabitant of the high mountains…
Photo by Willem van de Ven Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Bird Islet, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park May 2017 “The Masked Booby used to occur in…