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28-DEC-2006

IMG_4391-1000x750.jpg

Mountain Shrike
(A Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Lanius validirostris

Habitat - Uncommon in montane forest (clearings and edge) above 1000 m.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

Canon EOS 20D
1/250s f/5.6 at 700.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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mohay 19-Jan-2012 08:37
this birds had so many number in the lanao del sur before but right now wipe out there's no more because there's no food the habitats unclean though threw garbage in the river forest,doon pa cla tuma tae sa ilog pati isda namamatay sa ilog this happening the habitats of thousand species birds in the lanao del sur specially in marawi city had most affected in the area so many birds dissapear and die the reason no food,no nest habitats,cutting tree and unclean toxic from human,, diffinietly little bit would becoming died river forest.
Guest 15-Jul-2008 07:32
hi sir romy,

mountain shrike is quite common in sta. cruz, zambales! along the pine forests of brgy guisguis and guinabon
Guest 06-May-2007 02:10
Hi Master Romy,
You don't have to go to the Cordilleras, I saw this bird in Siniloan Laguna while scouting for my goat farm.

cheers
Nestor
romy ocon10-Jan-2007 05:50
I wished the out-of-focus branchlets weren't there, but this uncommon endemic shrike flew away after I took this insurance shot, never showing itself again during this sortie. It took me several ascents to the Cordilleras to finally behold this rarity and this is my most detailed capture of it so far. It falls short in terms of aesthetics, but there's not a lot of photos of this specie taken in the wild. I hope I get luckier on my next trip there.
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