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Tagbilaran.
Cebu
30/5 4 in Central Cebu National Park, at the village of Tabunan.
Note: This widespread, South-East Asian bird seems to be a scarce bird in the Philippines.
243. White-browed Shama (E) (Copsychus luzoniensis) (C)
Luzon (ssp. luzoniensis).
13/5 10 Mt. Makiling Our first encounter with this beautiful, endemic songster. 16/5
1 heard Camp 1, Northern Sierra Madres Mts., near Baliwag, 17/5 heard during walk
from Camp 1 to Hamut Camp, Northern Sierra Madres Mts., 18/5 heard Hamut Camp
area, 19/5 heard during walk Hamut Camp to Camp 1, 20/5 2 heard Camp 1.
Negros (ssp. superciliaris)
26/5 5 on Mt. Kanlaon.
Note: The Negros subspecies is quite different from the three other subspecies in the Philippines, by
lacking rufous rump and white wing bars. A possible split. Two species could be involved: Whitebrowed
and “Visayan Shama”.
244. White-vented Shama (E) (Copsychus niger) (C)
Palawan
20/5 Our first encounter with this fine Palawan endemic was just after our
landing in Puerto Princesa, a singing male on a telephone wire at the mangrove
beach, in the late afternoon. 21/5 3 heard singing, Puerto Princesa – Sabang, 3 heard
calling at Last Frontier Paradise Hotel, Sabang, 22/5 3 Sabang, 23/5 3 heard during
walk to Central Park Station, St. Paul’s Under-ground River N.P., Sabang, 1 Sabang –
Puerto Princesa, 24/5 2 heard singing, Iwahig Penal Colony, Bautahan River Trail,
25/5 2 heard along Zigzag Road between Narra and Puerto Princesa.
245. Black Shama (E) (EN) (Copsychus cebuensis) (C)
Cebu
30/5 4-5 in Central Cebu National Park, at the village of Tabunan. This fine, all black,
long-tailed Cebu endemic was quite easily seen when we entered the forest. It was
mostly seen in bamboo thicket.
Note: Now very rare and endangered, restricted to the small forest patch at Tabunan of central Cebu.
246. Luzon Water-redstart (E) (VU) (Rhyacornis bicolor) (C)
Luzon
15/5 4 at the river at Bay-Yo, on the north side of Mt. Polis, Cordilleran Mts. The
birds stayed at a river stretch around a bridge. Fine scope views from the mountain
road above, although from quite a distance.
247. Pied Bushchat (e) (Saxicola caprata) (C)
Luzon (ssp. caprata).
14/5 5 Candaba Marsh, 2 drive Candaba Marsh – Banaue. 15/5 3 Mt. Polis,
Cordilleran Mts., 16/5 15 1 during walk Baliwag – Camp 1, Northern Sierra Madres
Mts., 20/5 8 do., return walk.
Mindanao (ssp. anderseni)
31/5 2 in grass fields on Mt. Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, 3/6 3 do.