Photos and videos of wild birds found in the Philippines. We travel all over the Philippines to document and take pictures of birds. Our goal is to make this site a resource of information and images about wild birds of the Philippines.

Birds we have seen but not photographed

This is the list of birds we have seen but have not been able to photograph .. yet! We are currently at 509 birds seen and 495 photographed. We hope this list becomes an empty gallery one day!

LARGE-TAILED NIGHTJAR
<i>Caprimullgus macrurus</i>
Family Caprimulgidae

L 256 mm (10 1/2")
resident, fairly common

Bird # 422 - May 2013

This bird is described in the Kennedy guide as "fairly common in open country and early second growth forest. Roosts in shaded area on the ground. Forages at night from ground or exposed perches like telephone lines or poles, often in and along roads. Told from Grey Nightjar by broad terminal white spots on outer 2 tail feathers." In the Philippines, it is only found in Busuanga, Calauit, Culion, Palawan, and Rasa.

We saw this bird twice in Sabang, Palawan. The first time we accidentally flushed it in the daytime as we stepped out of the van. It was roosting in the grass next to where we were parked. The second time it flew by at dusk and we saw it clearly when Nicky shone a light on it.

This is a photo of the Palawan group led by Nicky Icarangal of Birding Adventures Philippines.

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LARGE-TAILED NIGHTJAR Caprimullgus macrurus Family Caprimulgidae L 256 mm (10 1/2") resident, fairly common Bird # 422 - May 2013 This bird is described in the Kennedy guide as "fairly common in open country and early second growth forest. Roosts in shaded area on the ground. Forages at night from ground or exposed perches like telephone lines or poles, often in and along roads. Told from Grey Nightjar by broad terminal white spots on outer 2 tail feathers." In the Philippines, it is only found in Busuanga, Calauit, Culion, Palawan, and Rasa. We saw this bird twice in Sabang, Palawan. The first time we accidentally flushed it in the daytime as we stepped out of the van. It was roosting in the grass next to where we were parked. The second time it flew by at dusk and we saw it clearly when Nicky shone a light on it. This is a photo of the Palawan group led by Nicky Icarangal of Birding Adventures Philippines.