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TONJI AND SYLVIA'S BIRD LIST

This is our online life list, in photographs and videos, of wild birds found in the Philippines. There are about 614 plus species of birds in the Philippines, and of these about 172 plus are endemic, or found only in the Philippines.

All of the photographs here are of birds in the wild. Many of the photos were taken by digiscoping. We also use SLR cameras with telephoto lenses.

We became birdwatchers in May 2008. Taking pictures of birds started off simply as a means to identify the birds. It did not take long however to get hooked by the fun and challenge of capturing these wonderful birds in photographs and video.

We hope you enjoy looking at our life list and learning more about wild birds and birdwatching in the Philippines. The Philippines is a beautiful country and we're enjoying learning more about it as birdwatchers. We also hope that more people learn to value, appreciate, and care for the birds of the Philippines and their habitat.

Comments and questions are welcome! Please use our Guest Book or the "comments" feature. This site is searchable. Use the search box at the top of the page.

We are members of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines

Gallery Categories

The Bird List

188 galleries with 1579 photos

Updated: May 10, 2009 11:22pm CST

Birds By Location

11 galleries with 311 photos

Updated: Aug 27, 2009 8:57pm CST

Other

6 galleries with 112 photos

Updated: Nov 07, 2009 5:32pm CST

Birds Doing Stuff!

7 galleries with 140 photos

Updated: Nov 07, 2009 3:54pm CST

Bird Videos

4 galleries with 4 photos

Updated: Mar 17, 2009 4:27pm CST

Guestbook

1 gallery with 1 photos

Updated: Mar 28, 2009 1:52pm CST

Featured Galleries

Philippine Trogon : PHILIPPINE TROGON
Harpactes ardens
Trogonidae Family

Bird #146 - April 2009

This is a Philippine endemic. The first time we saw this bird, it was clinging to a tree trunk and its back looked bright red! This was in the Forest Trail of Mt Makiling in Los Baños. 
We were not able to get pictures that first time. It became one of our target birds. We went back in May 2009 and got a few pictures.

Philippine Trogon

PHILIPPINE TROGON Harpactes ardens Trogonidae Family Bird #146 - ...

Updated: Nov 01, 2009 5:11am PST

Blue and White Flycatcher : BLUE AND WHITE FLYCATCHER
Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Muscicapidae Family

Bird #215   - November 2009
Pres. Mike Lu of WBCP reported seeing this rare migrant in Mt. Palay Palay. We went there the day after a big typhoon had just passed over Metro Manila. We were not sure what we would find, since the bad weather of the previous weeks seemed to have driven away many of the birds we were used to seeing. We ended up having a great birding day, and actually seeing this rare migrant ourselves!

Blue and White Flycatcher

BLUE AND WHITE FLYCATCHER Cyanoptila cyanomelana Muscicapidae Family ...

Updated: Nov 02, 2009 6:12pm PST

Indigo Banded Kingfisher : INDIGO BANDED KINGFISHER
Alcedo cyanopecta
Alcedinidae Family

Bird #49 - November 2008
This was in Villa Escudero in Quezon. This bird is one of the sought after birds in there. It is an endemic and not common. They appear to be breeding in Villa Escudero. We were thrilled to get good views and pictures to boot!

Indigo Banded Kingfisher

INDIGO BANDED KINGFISHER Alcedo cyanopecta Alcedinidae Family Bir ...

Updated: Oct 29, 2009 7:10pm PST

Java Sparrow : JAVA SPARROW
Padda oryzivora
Estrildidae Family

Bird #214 - October 2009
We saw this bird in UP thanks to Doc Mando and Tina M. October 27, 2009.
This was really amazing! We got to see the couple do a mating dance and then mate!

Java Sparrow

JAVA SPARROW Padda oryzivora Estrildidae Family Bird #214 - Octob ...

Updated: Oct 27, 2009 9:35am PST

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