Birds of the Philippines
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.
Chestnut-Breasted Malkoha
CHESTNUT-BREASTED MALKOHA
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Family Cuculidae
Bird #182 - June 2009
We first saw this bird in Sabang. This was an interesting sighting because Tonji, Zosimo (our driver) and I were in different locations. Then, we all saw big birds. I may have seen a Greater Coucal fly near me. Then, Zosimo called me because he thought he spotted a Greater Coucal perched on a faraway tree. Then, while I was taking pictures, Tonji called me because he saw a Chestnut Breasted Malkoha! Then, when I looked at my pictures, the bird I was photographing turned out to be another Chestnut Breasted Malkoha! We both saw two different Chestnut-Breasted Malkohas at the same time. This is a colorful bird with very interesting eye detail.
Read MorePhaenicophaeus curvirostris
Family Cuculidae
Bird #182 - June 2009
We first saw this bird in Sabang. This was an interesting sighting because Tonji, Zosimo (our driver) and I were in different locations. Then, we all saw big birds. I may have seen a Greater Coucal fly near me. Then, Zosimo called me because he thought he spotted a Greater Coucal perched on a faraway tree. Then, while I was taking pictures, Tonji called me because he saw a Chestnut Breasted Malkoha! Then, when I looked at my pictures, the bird I was photographing turned out to be another Chestnut Breasted Malkoha! We both saw two different Chestnut-Breasted Malkohas at the same time. This is a colorful bird with very interesting eye detail.
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CHESTNUT- BREASTED MALKOHA Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Coron, Palawan, Philippines
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