Post by steve pryor on Dec 14, 2007 9:14:30 GMT
Mostly directed to Neon and Romy.
I have done a bit of research on the site. This is probably not best done on a day excursion. Though it seems to be a popular climbing destination, and though it is sometimes included on itineraries of some of the larger bird tour enterprises, from what I can gather, it is not birded that much. Certainly, not much by locals...
Just taking a look at some of the bird species for which it is a collection site - this certainly looks to be a relatively under-advertised ecological treasure house.
I am trying to throw together a Mt. Apo bird list just to give an indication of which voice files should be searched out before going there - probably some do not exist. I will interpolate Tim Fisher on this - he should know.
In the interim - a fast list:
Phapitreron cinereiceps brunneiceps (maybe a good species)
Trichoglossus johnstoniae
Prioniturus montanus waterstradti (often considered a good species)
Otus mirus
Collocalia whiteheadi origenis (historically recorded)
Actenoides hombroni
Coracina mcgregori (not recorded yet but should be from Mt. Apo)
Pericrocotus flammeus johnstoniae
Leonardina woodi
Brachypteryx montana mindanensis
Zoothera andromedae
Turdus poliocephalus kelleri
Phylloscopus trivirgatus mindanensis
Orthotomus cucullatus heterolaemus (could be good species)
Bradypterus caudatus unicolor
Rhinomyias goodfellowi
Ficedula hyperythra montigena
Ficedula crypta
Rhipidura superciliaris apo
Rhipidura n. nigrocinnamomea
Pachycephala philippinensis apoensis
Lanius validirostris hachisuka
Aplonis minor todayensis
Basilornis miranda
Aethopyga p. primigenius
Aethopyga boltoni
Dicaeum n. nigrilore
Dicaeum proprium
Dicaeum ignipectum apo
Zosterops montanus vulcani
Erythrura coloria
Serinus estherae
There are also lots of other birds that have wider distribution across this area (the list above deals only with those birds for which Mt. Apo is a preferential site).
These might include some of the following:
Scolopax bukidnonensis
Surniculus v. velutinus
Mimizuku gurneyi
Ninox randi
Harpactes ardens
Eurylaimus steerii mayri
Coracina m. mindanensis
Chloropsis flavipennis
Hypsipetes e. everetti
Dicrurus hottentottus striatus (could be good species)
Parus semilarvatus nehrkorni (recorded historically in the zone)
Ptilocichla m. mindanensis
Stachyris p. plateni
Stachyris capitalis euroaustralis
Micromacronus leytensis sordidus (maybe my most sought after photo from Phils.)
Orthotomus castaneiceps frontalis
Orthotomus nigriceps
Orthotomus cinereiceps obscurior
Rhinomyias ruficauda samarensis
Eumyias p. panayensis
Ficedula b. basilanica
Culicicapa helianthea panayensis
Terpsiphone c. cinnamomea
Hypothymis c. coelestis
Pachycephala h. homeyeri
Aethopyga p. pulcherrima
Aethopyga b. bella
Arachnothera c. clarae
Arachnothera longirostra flammifera
Prionochilus o. olivaceus
Dicaeum a. aeruginosum
Dicaeum anthonyi kampalili
Dicaeum b. bicolor
Dicaeum australe
Dicaeum hypoleucum pontifex
Dicaeum pygmaeum davao
Zosterops everetti basilanicus
Lophozosterops g. goodfellowi
Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus
Pyrrhula leucogenis steerei
I have done a bit of research on the site. This is probably not best done on a day excursion. Though it seems to be a popular climbing destination, and though it is sometimes included on itineraries of some of the larger bird tour enterprises, from what I can gather, it is not birded that much. Certainly, not much by locals...
Just taking a look at some of the bird species for which it is a collection site - this certainly looks to be a relatively under-advertised ecological treasure house.
I am trying to throw together a Mt. Apo bird list just to give an indication of which voice files should be searched out before going there - probably some do not exist. I will interpolate Tim Fisher on this - he should know.
In the interim - a fast list:
Phapitreron cinereiceps brunneiceps (maybe a good species)
Trichoglossus johnstoniae
Prioniturus montanus waterstradti (often considered a good species)
Otus mirus
Collocalia whiteheadi origenis (historically recorded)
Actenoides hombroni
Coracina mcgregori (not recorded yet but should be from Mt. Apo)
Pericrocotus flammeus johnstoniae
Leonardina woodi
Brachypteryx montana mindanensis
Zoothera andromedae
Turdus poliocephalus kelleri
Phylloscopus trivirgatus mindanensis
Orthotomus cucullatus heterolaemus (could be good species)
Bradypterus caudatus unicolor
Rhinomyias goodfellowi
Ficedula hyperythra montigena
Ficedula crypta
Rhipidura superciliaris apo
Rhipidura n. nigrocinnamomea
Pachycephala philippinensis apoensis
Lanius validirostris hachisuka
Aplonis minor todayensis
Basilornis miranda
Aethopyga p. primigenius
Aethopyga boltoni
Dicaeum n. nigrilore
Dicaeum proprium
Dicaeum ignipectum apo
Zosterops montanus vulcani
Erythrura coloria
Serinus estherae
There are also lots of other birds that have wider distribution across this area (the list above deals only with those birds for which Mt. Apo is a preferential site).
These might include some of the following:
Scolopax bukidnonensis
Surniculus v. velutinus
Mimizuku gurneyi
Ninox randi
Harpactes ardens
Eurylaimus steerii mayri
Coracina m. mindanensis
Chloropsis flavipennis
Hypsipetes e. everetti
Dicrurus hottentottus striatus (could be good species)
Parus semilarvatus nehrkorni (recorded historically in the zone)
Ptilocichla m. mindanensis
Stachyris p. plateni
Stachyris capitalis euroaustralis
Micromacronus leytensis sordidus (maybe my most sought after photo from Phils.)
Orthotomus castaneiceps frontalis
Orthotomus nigriceps
Orthotomus cinereiceps obscurior
Rhinomyias ruficauda samarensis
Eumyias p. panayensis
Ficedula b. basilanica
Culicicapa helianthea panayensis
Terpsiphone c. cinnamomea
Hypothymis c. coelestis
Pachycephala h. homeyeri
Aethopyga p. pulcherrima
Aethopyga b. bella
Arachnothera c. clarae
Arachnothera longirostra flammifera
Prionochilus o. olivaceus
Dicaeum a. aeruginosum
Dicaeum anthonyi kampalili
Dicaeum b. bicolor
Dicaeum australe
Dicaeum hypoleucum pontifex
Dicaeum pygmaeum davao
Zosterops everetti basilanicus
Lophozosterops g. goodfellowi
Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus
Pyrrhula leucogenis steerei