Showing posts with label Wildbirds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wildbirds. Show all posts

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Philippine Coucal

The Philippine Coucal is a bird endemic in the Philippines. It belongs to the family of cuculidae or cuckoos and its scientific name is centrupos viridis. Its habitats are grasslands, mixed cultivations, second growth forest, and forest up to 2000 meters above sea level. In Iloilo it is called Saguksok.

This bird often go near our house but every time I sneak to get a picture of it, it flies away. This picture is the clearest among my attempts. This was taken on a rainy morning of January 3, 2014

Leganes, Iloilo, Philippines  |  January 3, 2014
9:43 AM  |  f/7.1  |  1/250 sec  |  ISO 640
Nikon D5000 + Sigma 70-300mm @240mm


Thursday, July 11, 2013

Zitting Cisticola

In Leganes in Iloilo, the zitting cisticola is locally known as kurit because of the way it flies. It ascends really fast then it flies in a zigzag pattern upwards and downwards.  It is commonly seen in grasslands and ricefields.