photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Type your message and click Add Comment
It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest.
Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name
Name Email
help private comment
romy ocon | profile | all galleries >> Wild Birds of the Philippines (Photos) >> Bird Galleries by Location >> Archives of Older Galleries by Location >> Archives - Part 8 >> A birding paradise called Palawan >> Palawan Wild Birds - Iwahig Ricefields and Mangroves tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Palawan Wild Birds - Iwahig Ricefields and Mangroves

Birding Top 500 Counter

Iwahig is a vast penal colony located east of Puerto Princesa proper, about an hour slow drive away. It hosts a wide range of bird habitats - ricefields/grasslands, mangroves and forest edge (it's the entry point of the Balsahan trail) .
Pintail Snipe (Provisional ID) Scientific name - Gallinago stenura Habitat - Fresh water marshes and ricefields. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_8160-800x600.jpg

Pintail Snipe (Provisional ID)

Scientific name - Gallinago stenura

Habitat - Fresh water marshes and ricefields.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Common Starling (male) Scientific name - Sturnus vulgaris Note - not recorded as a Philippine species in the Kennedy Guide, could be a new country record [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
IMG_6833-1000x750.jpg

Common Starling (male)

Scientific name - Sturnus vulgaris

Note - not recorded as a Philippine species in the Kennedy Guide, could be a new country record

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

 Palawan Flowerpecker (a Philippine endemic, female) Scientific name - Prionochilus plateni Habitat - Forest, scrub and gardens. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
Palawan_Flowerpecker-IMG_7194

Palawan Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic, female)

Scientific name - Prionochilus plateni

Habitat - Forest, scrub and gardens.

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

Common Iora Scientific name - Aegithina tiphia Habitat - Beach forest, scrub, mangrove and residential areas. [1DM2 + 100-400 L IS, hand held]
KZ2L0025-800x600.jpg

Common Iora

Scientific name - Aegithina tiphia

Habitat - Beach forest, scrub, mangrove and residential areas.

[1DM2 + 100-400 L IS, hand held]

Long-toed Stint (Provisional ID) Scientific name - Calidris subminuta Habitat - Freshwater wetlands. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_7486-800x600.jpg

Long-toed Stint (Provisional ID)

Scientific name - Calidris subminuta

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Wood Sandpiper Scientific Name - Tringa glareola Habitat - Exposed shores of marshes, ponds and in ricefields. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_6485-1000x750.jpg

Wood Sandpiper

Scientific Name - Tringa glareola

Habitat - Exposed shores of marshes, ponds and in ricefields.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

 Cattle Egret Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis Habitat: Common in pastures, ricefields and marshes. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_7432-1200x900.jpg

Cattle Egret

Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis

Habitat: Common in pastures, ricefields and marshes.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

 Marsh Sandpiper Scientific name - Tringa stagnatilis Habitat - Uncommon, in marshes, ricefields, and fishponds. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_8085-800x600.jpg

Marsh Sandpiper

Scientific name - Tringa stagnatilis

Habitat - Uncommon, in marshes, ricefields, and fishponds.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

 Intermediate Egret Scientific name - Egretta intermedia Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_7221-1000x750.jpg

Intermediate Egret

Scientific name - Egretta intermedia

Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Slaty-breasted Rail Scientific name - Gallirallus striatus Habitat - Freshwater wetlands, ricefields and drier grasslands. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_7518-800x600.jpg

Slaty-breasted Rail

Scientific name - Gallirallus striatus

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands, ricefields and drier grasslands.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Whiskered Tern Scientific name: Chlidonias hybridus Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields. [1DMII + 100-400 L IS, hand held]
KZ2L0074-1000x750.jpg

Whiskered Tern

Scientific name: Chlidonias hybridus

Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.

[1DMII + 100-400 L IS, hand held]

Little Egret Scientific name: Egretta garzetta Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_7416-1000x750.jpg

Little Egret

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Yellow Wagtail Scientific name - Motacilla flava Habitat - Open country. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_8119-800x600.jpg

Yellow Wagtail

Scientific name - Motacilla flava

Habitat - Open country.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

 Common Greenshank Scientific name - Tringa nebularia Habitat - Ricefields to coastal mud and coral flats. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_7980-800x600.jpg

Common Greenshank

Scientific name - Tringa nebularia

Habitat - Ricefields to coastal mud and coral flats.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

 Wood Sandpiper Scientific Name - Tringa glareola Habitat - Exposed shores of marshes, ponds and in ricefields. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_5415-800x600.jpg

Wood Sandpiper

Scientific Name - Tringa glareola

Habitat - Exposed shores of marshes, ponds and in ricefields.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
Asian Glossy Starling Scientific name - Aplonis panayensis Habitat - Lowlands from second growth to downtown in cities. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
IMG_6745-800x600.jpg

Asian Glossy Starling

Scientific name - Aplonis panayensis

Habitat - Lowlands from second growth to downtown in cities.

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

 White-Breasted Waterhen Scientific name - Amaurornis phoenicurus Habitat - Wetter areas - grasslands, marshes and mangroves. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]
IMG_6754-800x600.jpg

White-Breasted Waterhen

Scientific name - Amaurornis phoenicurus

Habitat - Wetter areas - grasslands, marshes and mangroves.

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

 Intermediate Egret Scientific name - Egretta intermedia Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_7305-1000x750.jpg

Intermediate Egret

Scientific name - Egretta intermedia

Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Pintail Snipe (Provisional ID) Scientific name - Gallinago stenura Habitat - Fresh water marshes and ricefields. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_8236-1000x750.jpg

Pintail Snipe (Provisional ID)

Scientific name - Gallinago stenura

Habitat - Fresh water marshes and ricefields.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

 Intermediate Egret Scientific name - Egretta intermedia Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_7349-1000x750.jpg

Intermediate Egret

Scientific name - Egretta intermedia

Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Marsh Sandpiper Scientific name - Tringa stagnatilis Habitat - Uncommon, in marshes, ricefields, and fishponds. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_6700-1000x750.jpg

Marsh Sandpiper

Scientific name - Tringa stagnatilis

Habitat - Uncommon, in marshes, ricefields, and fishponds.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava, migrant) Habitat - Open country. Shooting info - Iwahig, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, February 8, 2007, 20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, 1/640 sec, f/8, ISO 200, manual exposure in available light, tripod/gimbal head]
Yellow_Wagtail-IMG_6607

Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava, migrant)

Habitat - Open country.

Shooting info - Iwahig, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, February 8, 2007, 20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC,
700 mm, 1/640 sec, f/8, ISO 200, manual exposure in available light, tripod/gimbal head]

Intermediate Egret Scientific name - Egretta intermedia Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_7605-750x500.jpg

Intermediate Egret

Scientific name - Egretta intermedia

Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]


comment | share
Type your message and click Add Comment
It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest.
Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name
Name Email
help private comment
click on thumbnails for full image