Sunbird, swallow/swift ID - Corregidor island

[Gloria Pike]

Hi, we spent a few days in the Philippines last week and saw a couple of birds on Corregidor that we couldn't quite identify. Sorry for the low-quality photos - the sunbird caught us completely off-guard and the swallow-like bird was at a great distance.

Sunbird:






We thought this bird was a swallow when we were watching them based on how it was flying, but in the photos it almost looks swift-like:



Also, is this a Philippine Bulbul?



Thanks for any help in identifying these!

[Neon Rosell II]

Great catch you have here, Gloria!

On my visit to Corregidor I was not able to see any sunbirds, glad to know they are present. From the looks of its not to decurved bill and a little wash of red feathers on its belly flank, and the only one which has a red around the mid belly area is a male Purple-throated sunbird this ones a juvenile.

The swift has a white rump, and it well could be a house swift.

Yes, PBB

[Gloria Pike]

Thank you Neon! That's very helpful to know! We saw a lot of great birds - it's too bad there isn't a dedicated birdwatching tour for Corregidor!