Philippines custom tour report March 2007
{{ The funky-looking }}
{{ APO MYNA }}
{{ , a bizarre endemic confined to just a few high mountains
in northern and central Mindanao. With the strange \'punk\' hairstyle and
very long tail certainly a very unique }}
{{ myna species. }}
{{ 19th
March: Mount Kitanglad }}
{{ (MINDANAO) Montane forest. }}
{{ Shortly after dawn we began the trek up the mountain towards
the \'eagle watchpoint\', around which many birds can be found, aside from the
obvious, biggish raptor. When birding Kitanglad it is necessary to cover a
number of elevations on the mountain, as some of the specialist species can
only be found at either low or high altitudes on Kitanglad. So as we made
our way up the mountain, along the gently rising track we passed through some
cleared areas where cabbage fields, often packed with Eastern Yellow Wagtails,
border the montane forest that harbors many of the most special species. On
these lower sections we visited a number of bright red blooming trees that
held some of the endemic nectarivores we were after - notably }} |
