Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 19, 2013 8:29:13 GMT
GREEN-FACED PARROTFINCH (Erythrura viridifacies)
Rare and endemic in northern/central Luzon and Negros. According to Desmond Allen, they were discovered in Panay and Cebu after the Kennedy Guide was published.
Taken in Palili, Samal, Bataan on 1/19/13.
Many thanks to Dr. Joey Soriano for hosting us at his mountain estate (near the birding site) and to his caretaker Stimson who was the first to spot the big flocks of GFPFs feeding on the flowering bamboos.
I noticed right away that they are a deep and rich green color, unlike the light green color in the Kennedy Guide illustration.
This was a LIFER for me! ;D
Canon 1DX camera, 800 mm lens, 1.4x extender, tripod.
1120 mm, F/8, ISO-5000, 1/320 second.
The underside of a GFPF.
1120 mm, F/8, ISO-5000, 1/500 second.
This is a long-distance shot of 16 GFPFs feeding on the flowers of a single stalk of bamboo. When it rains, it pours!
1120 mm, F/8, ISO-800, 1/100 second.
Ivan Sarenas was the first in our group to notice that the front of the bird on the right was tan instead of green. Ivan thought it might be the rare resident Tawny-Breasted Parrotfinch or an immature Green-Faced PF. The KG shows that the face of the Tawny-Breasted PF is also tan-colored, whereas this bird's face is green. I also note that its tail is not pointed like the Green-Faced PF. The KG shows that the tail of the Tawny-Breasted PF is not pointed.
Desmond Allen confirms it's an immature female Green-Faced PF.
1120 mm, F/8, ISO-5000, 1/2000 second.
I note that the PBPF photo library does not yet have a photo of the Green-Faced Parrotfinch. And the Oriental Bird Club has only 1 old photo of a free GFPF (and several of GFPFs in hand). The 7 leading or experienced birders with me yesterday all said this was a LIFER for them. I am surprised that with such a large flock of 100+ birds, the GFPF is such a rarely seen bird. It was so heartening to see them for the first time yesterday.
Rare and endemic in northern/central Luzon and Negros. According to Desmond Allen, they were discovered in Panay and Cebu after the Kennedy Guide was published.
Taken in Palili, Samal, Bataan on 1/19/13.
Many thanks to Dr. Joey Soriano for hosting us at his mountain estate (near the birding site) and to his caretaker Stimson who was the first to spot the big flocks of GFPFs feeding on the flowering bamboos.
I noticed right away that they are a deep and rich green color, unlike the light green color in the Kennedy Guide illustration.
This was a LIFER for me! ;D
Canon 1DX camera, 800 mm lens, 1.4x extender, tripod.
1120 mm, F/8, ISO-5000, 1/320 second.
The underside of a GFPF.
1120 mm, F/8, ISO-5000, 1/500 second.
This is a long-distance shot of 16 GFPFs feeding on the flowers of a single stalk of bamboo. When it rains, it pours!
1120 mm, F/8, ISO-800, 1/100 second.
Ivan Sarenas was the first in our group to notice that the front of the bird on the right was tan instead of green. Ivan thought it might be the rare resident Tawny-Breasted Parrotfinch or an immature Green-Faced PF. The KG shows that the face of the Tawny-Breasted PF is also tan-colored, whereas this bird's face is green. I also note that its tail is not pointed like the Green-Faced PF. The KG shows that the tail of the Tawny-Breasted PF is not pointed.
Desmond Allen confirms it's an immature female Green-Faced PF.
1120 mm, F/8, ISO-5000, 1/2000 second.
I note that the PBPF photo library does not yet have a photo of the Green-Faced Parrotfinch. And the Oriental Bird Club has only 1 old photo of a free GFPF (and several of GFPFs in hand). The 7 leading or experienced birders with me yesterday all said this was a LIFER for them. I am surprised that with such a large flock of 100+ birds, the GFPF is such a rarely seen bird. It was so heartening to see them for the first time yesterday.
