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Birds International provides captive-bred birds to pet lovers, hobbyist, zoos and parks. [1] The company is evaluated to be "the biggest and most successful breeder of exotic birds in the world". It has 20,000 exotic birds at any given time. Most of them are exported to Asia, Europe and Japan. Prices can be high, making Birds International a ...
The blue-breasted blue flycatcher (Cyornis herioti), also known as the blue-breasted flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found only north and central parts of Luzon. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests.
Relative to lowland forest, due to its ruggedness and inaccessibility, montane forest is relatively secure. However, its biggest threat is the trapping for the pet trade, even in areas where the forest has mostly remained intact this bird has now become extremely rare or even locally extinct in some areas.
The Mindanao boobook or Mindanao hawk-owl (Ninox spilocephala) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae that is endemic to the Philippines on the island of Mindanao.It was previously known as a subspecies of the Philippine hawk-owl, but was reclassified in 2012, as voice and other evidence suggested it a distinct species. [3]
A male L. p. philippensis eating fruit at Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines. Philippine hanging parrots are usually encountered alone or in pairs, rarely in small groups. [ 9 ] They mostly forage for food in the canopy or middle storeys of forests, [ 9 ] and their diet is composed of nectar and flowers as well as soft fruits such as those from figs ...
The Cebu flowerpecker is a critically endangered breeding bird. It was feared to have become extinct early in the 20th century after the clearance of most of the island's forests, but was rediscovered in 1992 in a small patch of limestone forest in the Central Cebu Protected Landscape and has since been found at three other sites, namely, the Nug-as forest of Alcoy, Mount Lantoy of Argao and ...
A Philippine stamp in 2009 depicting the Grey-hooded Sunbird. eBird describes the bird as "A small bird of lower-elevation montane forest on Mindanao. Has a gray hood and chest, an olive-green back and wings, a white upper belly, a yellow lower belly and sides, and a white-tipped tail.
The Philippine falconet (Microhierax erythrogenys) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae, genus Microhierax. [2] It is endemic to the lowland forests of Philippines, and can often be seen near open forest edges hunting flying insects. [3]