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Post by Neil Konrad III on Dec 7, 2011 7:46:17 GMT
Can anyone help ID this for me? I've tried searching online, my closest "guess" is Monarch Flycatcher. Can somebody confirm this? TIA!
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Post by steve pryor on Dec 7, 2011 8:41:23 GMT
Hi Neil, Yes, it is a bird belonging to a still rather ill-defined assemblage of Old World Flycatchers known as "Monarch Flycatchers". More specifically, this is an adult female Hypothymis a. azurea (Black-naped Monarch).
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Post by Neil Konrad III on Dec 7, 2011 9:30:49 GMT
Thank you for confirming this sir!
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Dec 7, 2011 13:02:13 GMT
Neil, do you easily see Monarch Flycatchers, Mindanao Hornbills, etc. (as in your first posting) in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon? I tried some birding outside Cagayan de Oro in the former Senator's hacienda (I can't remember his name but he was a tall mestizo) - but had little luck.
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Post by Neil Konrad III on Dec 8, 2011 3:30:17 GMT
Neil, do you easily see Monarch Flycatchers, Mindanao Hornbills, etc. (as in your first posting) in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon? I tried some birding outside Cagayan de Oro in the former Senator's hacienda (I can't remember his name but he was a tall mestizo) - but had little luck. Would that be Migz Zubiri sir? Anyway, the times I went out, I was able to see the hornbills, etc... I actually observed four hornbills, what looked to be a flameback woodpecker and a serpent eagle the first time I went out (Sept). I have some not-so good photos that I could share if you'd like. ;D The monarch was with other smaller birds (mostly bulbuls, white eyes, scarlet minivet, nuthatch, elegant tit,flycatchers...) ;D
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Dec 8, 2011 5:19:24 GMT
Neil, I just remembered - it is ex-Senator Manny Pelaez's hacienda. It is now a mini-resort and a forest plantation (unfortunately they plant trees that do not support birdlife and wildlife, such as mahogany and teak).
Your area sounds like a good birding area. How long a drive is it from CDO? Does it require a lot of hiking (which I cannot do with my bad knees)?
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Post by Neil Konrad III on Dec 8, 2011 21:24:09 GMT
Neil, I just remembered - it is ex-Senator Manny Pelaez's hacienda. It is now a mini-resort and a forest plantation (unfortunately they plant trees that do not support birdlife and wildlife, such as mahogany and teak). Your area sounds like a good birding area. How long a drive is it from CDO? Does it require a lot of hiking (which I cannot do with my bad knees)? That'll be Mapawa Adventure Park Most of the posted photos were taken in the farm where I work. It is 1 1/2 hour drive from CDO. We've opened it up as a bread and breakfast place; rates includes airport transfer. The farm is 64 hectares and has designated bird zones with fruit-bearing trees. Ficus and fig trees also abound. There are also several lagoons/ponds that attract birds. It's mostly level ground so it should be an easy hike. On the other hand, the area with the hornbills and monarch requires about two hours of trekking up and down steep terrain. Neil
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