The
Philippine archipelago has an astounding mix of more than 600
species of resident and migratory birds, of which almost 200 species
are endemic. Despite the high degree of endemism, very few Filipinos
are aware of the country's avifaunal diversity. The Wild Bird
Club of the Philippines (WBCP) has for our mission the promotion
of the responsible appreciation of nature and, to collect &
provide information about the birds of the Philippines.
As much as possible, the WBCP would like to use the pictures of
birds taken in the Philippines. The WBCP is heavily indebted to
WBCP member Romy Ocon for supplying the majority of the bird photographs
posted in this gallery. Other WBCP members who contributed the
photos to the gallery include James McCarthy, Nilo Arribas Jr.,
Bobby Kintanar, Benedict de Laender, JP Carino, Desmond Allen,
Lala Espanola & Romel Barrera. Thanks to Rey Sta Ana, the
Katala Foundation (Philippine Cockatoo) & Roland Roldan (Grey
Heron). Foreign birders who shared their pictures are the late
Laurence Poh of Malaysia, Ivor Lee of Singapore, Joe Pan of Malaysia,
Charles Hibbert of Australia, Wouter Thijs of the Netherlands
and Genevieve Broad of the UK.
