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| Streaked-breasted Bulbul Hypsipetes siquijorenesis |
| Common Names: Tigbaya (Siquijor), Tagmaya
(Visayan) Discoverer: Steer, 1890 Category: ENDANGERED Status: Endemic Habitat/Distribution: Common in remaining forests on Siquijor and Tablas (Kennedy et al., 2000): 3 races: cinereiceps Romblon and Tablas, montinola Cebu; siquijorensis Siquijor Description / Behavior: length 10½ ". Seen in flocks and very conspicuous due to their noisy habits. Calls in Tablas varied, including strident whip-like "whit" in several phrases "whit pu whit tooer whit whee-er or pu-er whit pu-er whit" Threats: Habitat Loss Interesting Information: nearly extinct in Cebu (Kennedy et al, 2000) Conservation Efforts/Measures: Photograph Information: Courtesy of theMuseum of Natural History, JC Gonzales and FFI. Photos taken by Edward O'Keefe of FFI in Tabunan, Cebu City, March 1999. A picture of the previously thought extinct Streak-breasted Bulbul (or Mottle-breasted Bulbul - Hypsipetes or Ixos siquijorensis) of Cebu[left] and Courtesy of the Oxford University Press. Drawing done by Jan LaGory taken from "A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines" by Dr. Robert Kennedy et al.[right]. |
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