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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Oct 21, 2010 11:50:49 GMT
Ka Mastah Romy informed Nilo and myself about the lack of information regarding the Philippine Trogon's nest, so I'm submitting this photo for our records: Location: Bilar, Bohol, Philippines Taken on: July 30, 2010 at 12.46pm GMT+8 Short Description: The "nest" is actually a hollowed-out portion off the top of a dead tree stump. This one was barely five feet off ground level, and evidently it is quite cramped. One can clearly see the Trogon's tail sticking out of the nest. My friend Osawa actually peeked inside the nest and saw a single egg, I think. We observed both Male and female taking turns in incubating the egg, though. Correction: Osawa saw 2 eggs
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 21, 2010 12:07:05 GMT
Great documentation, Bobby... now I know how the nest of this colorful endemic looks like! I stand corrected when I said (from memory) that the nest of this species is not yet described in the Kennedy Guide. It was actually described as follows: "Breeding recorded from Mar through Jun. One nest containing 3 white eggs was found in May about 2 m from the ground in a woodpecker-like hole in a small 20 cm diameter dead tree. Only the [male] was seen incubating the eggs and coming to and leaving the nest hole."From your photo and description, what was written in the KG appears to be accurate as far as the nest is concerned. Big congrats! BTW, for the record, please include date and place of capture. I'm also posting a link to this at the WBCP's e-group.
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Oct 21, 2010 12:21:06 GMT
Alright! Will edit the photo now .... :-)
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 21, 2010 12:29:25 GMT
Alright! Will edit the photo now .... :-) Thanks, Bobby. Right off the bat, there are two points of info that can be added to the KG's data. 1. Breeding can happen through end of July, instead of March through June only. 2. Both sexes take turns incubating the egg(s), as opposed to the KG's mention of only the male doing so. adminnote: Admin Note: Transfering this thread to the Online Photo Guide board so it can be a permanent record.
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Post by ka rene bajit on Feb 23, 2012 8:43:28 GMT
nice info, bobby. nice shot too. reminds me of bayani's public urinal.hehehe just a simple hide to hide.
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