Birds of Phillipines

Birdwatching in the Philippines. Observed from September 26 to November 3, 2013.

Mount Apo Sunbird

The Apo Sunbird (Aethopyga boltoni) is a species of bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Gray-hooded Sunbird

The Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Metallic-winged Sunbird

The Metallic-winged Sunbird (Aethopyga pulcherrima) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Lovely Sunbird

The Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Naked-faced Spiderhunter

The Naked-faced Spiderhunter (Arachnothera clarae) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Purple-throated Sunbird

The Purple-throated Sunbird (Leptocoma sperata), is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests of South-East Asia.

Olive-backed Sunbird

The Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis), also known as the Yellow-bellied Sunbird, is a species of sunbird found from Southern Asia to Australia. The forehead, throat and upper breast of the adult male is a dark, metallic blue-black. In the Philippines (where they are known as "tamsi")[1] the males of some subspecies have an orange band on the chest, in Wallacea and northern New Guinea ...more ↓

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