Ruddy Kingfisher

Taken in Sabang, Palawan. This beautiful forest kingfisher prefers forest, second growth and mangrove areas and feeds on a variety of crabs, snails and insects. Photo Nicky Icarangal

Blue-capped Wood-Kingfisher

Taken in Bislig, Surigao. This uncommon Mindanao endemic is one of the several stunning forest kingfishers that can be seen in the Philippines. Photo Nicky Icarangal

Rufous-lored Kingfisher

Taken in PICOP, Bislig. Another forest kingfisher that can be found only in Mindanao, Bohol and other islands in the Visayas. Easy to hear but hard to see, this gorgeous kingfisher is becoming more uncommon due to rapid disappearance of suitable habitat. Photo Nicky Icarangal

Spotted Wood-Kingfisher

Taken in Mt. Makiling, Laguna. This male wood-kingfisher perches in dark recesses of the understory of forests in Luzon, Catanduanes, Marinduque, Panay and Negros Islands. Photo Nicky Icarangal