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221. White-fronted Tit (E) (NT) (Sittiparus semilarvatus) (C)
Luzon
17/5 1 in secondary forest behind Camp 1, Northern Sierra Madre Mts. (ssp. snowi).
This rare bird was picked out by the call by Tim, while it flew over an open grass area
in the early morning. It landed shortly in a big tree, at a distance. Field identification
marks seen sufficiently well (black body, white front), but better views desired. Not
seen well by the whole group.
222. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (e) (Sitta frontalis) (C)
Palawan
24/5 3 Iwahig Penal Colony, Bautahan River Trail. (endemic ssp. palawana)
223. Sulphur-billed Nuthatch (E) (Sitta oenochlamys) (C)
Luzon
13/5 2 Mt. Makiling, 17/5 3 during walk from Camp 1 to Hamut Camp, Mt. Dos
Carneros, Northern, Sierra Madres Mts., 18/5 5 Hamut Camp area, 19/5 10 walk
Hamut Camp to Camp 1 (ssp. isarog).
Mindanao
31/5 1 Mt. Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province (showing violet underparts), 1/6 5 do., 2/6
5 do.(ssp. apo).
Note: Apart from the Palawan race, the Philippine birds have been split from S.E. Asian Velvetfronted
Nuthatch into a distinct species, Sulphur-billed Nuthatch. (Kennedy & Fisher).
224. Stripe-headed Rhabdornis (Stripe-sided R.) (E) (Rhabdornis mystacalis) (C)
Luzon (ssp. mystacalis)
12/5 4 Los Banos buttonquail track, Mt. Makiling, 13/5 20 Los Banos and Mt.
Makiling. A common bird of forest and wooded countryside, and our first encounter
with this intriguing, endemic bird family of the Philippines. 18/5 3 in birdwave at
trail, just above viewpoint, Hamut Camp, Mt. Dos Carneros, Northern Sierra Madres
Mts., 19/5 2 return walk Hamut Camp to Camp 1.
Negros (ssp. mystacalis)
26/5 8 on Mt. Kanlaon.
Mindanao (ssp. minor )
4/6 1 in lowland rainforest, PICOP logging concession area at Bislig, east coast of
Mindanao.
225. Grand Rhabdornis (Long-billed R) (E) (Rhabdornis grandis) (C)
Luzon
18/5 1 observed by Shack in a canopy birdwave along the trail, just above viewpoint,
Hamut Camp, Northern Sierra Madres Mts. – the only bird during the trip.
226. Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis (E) (Rhabdornis inornatus) (C)
Mindanao (ssp. alaris)
1/6 4 Mt. Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, 2/6 10 do., 3/6 1 do., 4/6 1 in lowland
rainforest, PICOP logging concession area at Bislig, east coast of Mindanao, 7/6 2
Mount Sinaka, Arakan Province, central Mindanao.