Bird Watching in Philippines is gradually becoming popular with the tourists. Philippines Bird Watching is an endeavor of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (WBCP). The archipelago of Philippines is a paradise for bird watchers with as many as 593 species of resident and migratory birds. Over 30% of these bird species are indigenous to Philippines. Bird Watching Tours in Philippines take you to the natural habitats of these birds and give you the golden opportunity to get a closer look to the birds in Philippines. Despite of the Philippines' avifaunal diversity only a few people in Philippines are aware of this. Bird Watching in Philippines by WBCP is also a step to make Philippine people aware of their rich fauna.
Wild Bird Club of the Philippines
The Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (WBCP) is on a mission to promote eco-tourism and making people more responsible to nature and protecting bird's life in the country. Any information that you want regarding birds in Philippines is available in WBCP. Whether you are a member of WBCP or not you are always welcome to contribute to the photo gallery with photos of endemic birds in Philippines. This is a point to think that among the resident bird species several are rare while some of these are designated as endangered species.
Philippine Bird Festivals
For people's awareness on a larger scale one venture that is taken is Birding in Philippines. But WBCP has gone one step further with organization of Philippine Bird Festivals. The festival was held for the first time in November 2005 at the Crossroad 77 Convenarium in Quezon City, Philippines. Since then the club is religiously hosting this festival annually. The 3 rd festival was special as it was held in one of the treasure trove of bird life in Philippines, Cebu Island. There is one day in Bird Festival where the authority arranges several exhibitions, film shows and lectures on Philippine's endemic and migratory birds. Children are also encouraged in Bird Watching in Philippines. During the festival children happily take part in various coloring activities, face-painting sessions related to birds.
Bird Sanctuary in Philippines
Bird Watching in Philippines is incomplete without a visit to Quezon National Park. This is included in the Philippines tours. The park is located in Altimonan, Quezon Province which is about 180-kilometer southeast of Manila. The park comprising picturesque mountain range in southern Luzon has been designated as a Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary in Philippines. So, enjoy a wide variety of birds including White-bellied, Grey-faced and Crested eagles, Grey and Purple Herons; Palawan, Rufous and Sulu Hornbills; Scooty and White-bellied woodpeckers and Indigo-banded, Silvery, White-throated, White-collared and Spotted Kingfisher and many more during your Philippines Tours.
Online information on Bird Watching in Philippines is offered by travel.mapsofworld.
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