Only in the Philippines» Environment http://onlyinthephilippines.com/main Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:43:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Philippine birds http://onlyinthephilippines.com/main/philippine-birds/ http://onlyinthephilippines.com/main/philippine-birds/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 22:20:42 +0000 Manila Sun http://www.onlyinthephilippines.com/main/?p=106 I quite like these YouTube posts. These are quality materials which could as well be used as references about Philippine birds, especially those found only in the Philippines.

Thanks to Romy Ocon, bird watcher and nature photographer “extraordinaire”, for sharing his works. Copyright for the footages and text appearing on this page belong to him and YouTube.

Enjoy!

Philippine Endemic Birds
It is a slideshow of 25 species of birds found only in the Philippines, all photographed by Romy Ocon in their natural habitat.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i0UfEOVjfY

Philippine Wild Birds: CHESTNUT MUNIA

In-habitat video footage of Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla), Philippine Wild Birds Video Series No. 001

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euJb1oL0R1U

Philippine Wild Birds: PIED FANTAIL
In-habitat video footage of a nesting family of PIED FANTAIL (Rhipidura javanica), Philippine Wild Birds Video Series No. 002.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSKa8kID8PI

Philippine Wild Birds: Brown Shrike (male)
In-habitat video footage of a male Brown Shrike(Lanius cristatus), Philippine Wild Birds Video Series No. 003.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AniSvWsM-3Y

Philippine Wild Birds: INDIGO-BANDED KINGFISHER
In-habitat video footage of a female INDIGO-BANDED KINGFISHER(Alcedo cyanopecta, endemic to the Philippines), Philippine Wild Birds Video Series No. 004.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nMDLbNJLZE

Philippine Wild Birds: BLACK BITTERN
In-habitat video footage of a female BLACK BITTERN (Dupetor flavicollis), Philippine Wild Birds Video Series No. 005.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NaF_6CwRec

Philippine Wild Birds: PHILIPPINE WOODPECKER
In-habitat video footage of the PHILIPPINE WOODPECKER(Dendrocopos maculatus, endemic to the Philippines), Philippine Wild Birds Video Series No. 006.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6lvxEy54Vg

Philippine Wild Birds: LITTLE EGRET
In-habitat video footage of LITTLE EGRET(Egretta garzetta, migrant to the Philippines), Philippine Wild Birds Video Series No. 007.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCZlpmiuxZE

Birds of Calabarzon
A slide show of photos by nature photographer, Romy Orcon of wild birds of the Philippines. These birds are fast on the road to extinction, as poachers and uneducated population use slingshots.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afJAKHImZsU

Philippine Eagle
The Great Philippine eagle – The largest Eagle species and one of the most powerful Birds in the world. Credits:Wow Philippines, BBC Motion Gallery Music:DMX-Slippin’

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igUwQsCBHXc

Great Philippine Eagle (Monkey-eating eagle)
Dubbed as the world’s largest eagle.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6jPaP1Fono

I hope you have enjoyed viewing these footages.

*** Manila Sun is a contributor of this site whose focus is on the environment.

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