Indigo Sunday

[Godfrey "Godo" Jakosalem]

Happy Easter Birdnuts!

I went out to Gawahon Eco Park with friends from Negros Bird Conservation Club to try again for the fifth time on this species. We were lucky this time he showed up even if there's lots of visitors on Easter Sunday. This is the subspecies nigrirostris endemic to Negros, Panay and Cebu. Probably extinct in the wild in Cebu. This subspecies is now elevated to full species after a split from the Indigo Banded Kingfisher in Luzon now Northern Indigo Banded Kingfisher (del Hoyo, J., Collar, N. & Kirwan, G.M. (2016).

Southern Indigo-banded Kingfisher
Ceyx nigrirostris
Gawahon Eco Park
Victorias City
Negros Occidental
Canon EOS 7D EF300mm f/2.8L USM 1.4 Kenko TC

ƒ/4.5 1/15 ISO 800 @420 mm (fullframe and no editing only adding watermark
Southern Indigo-banded Kingfisher by Godfrey Jakosalem, on Flickr


ƒ/4 1/8 ISO 800 @420 mm
Southern Indigo-banded Kingfisher by Godfrey Jakosalem, on Flickr


ƒ/4.5 1/15 ISO 800 @420
Southern Indigo-banded Kingfisher by Godfrey Jakosalem, on Flickr

[Romy Ocon]

Amazingly colorful bird very well captured, Godo!

[Godfrey "Godo" Jakosalem]

Thanks Ka Mastah Romy. We been chasing this bird for three year ad finally he let us took some photos. Female is also showing up this time.

[Bobby Kintanar]

Wow, excellent catch Godoski! I really envy your job! Hehehe.

[Tateo Osawa]

Congratulation ! Godo. all nice capture of new subspecies.