Philippine Duck
Taken in Candaba Marsh, Pampanga. This is the only endemic duck in the country found in freshwater ponds, lakes and sometimes bays in Luzon, MIndanao and other parts of Visayas. Photo Nicky Icarangal / Birding Adventure Philippines
Luzon Tarictic Hornbill
Taken in Subic Forest, Zambales. This is female individual is one of the many endemic hornbill species found in the Philippines. This relatively small hornbill feeds on fruits and small vertebrates. Photo Nicky Icarangal / Birding Adventure Philippines
Blue-naped Parrot
Taken in Subic Forest, Zambales. The Blue-naped Parrot is an endemic found all throughout the Philippines. Its numbers are declining due to hunting for the pet trade and lowland forest destruction. Photo Nicky Icarangal / Birding Adventure Philippines
Scale-feathered Malkoha
Taken in Mt. Makiling, Laguna. This funky, bizaare-looking bird is a Luzon endemic and is closely related to cuckoos and its allies. This individual was photographed sunning itself after a slight drizzle in the slopes of Mt. Makiling. Photo Nicky Icarangal / Birding Adventure Philippines
