Ashy Ground Thrush [HD]

This is a video of the uncommon and seldom seen Ashy Ground Thrush, Zoothera cinerea from one of our birding tours last November – December 2011. The tour lasted for 21 days and covered the three major islands of Luzon, Mindanao and Palawan as well as the less visited islands of Bohol and Negros.

We discovered the presence of this highly secretive bird in a park within busy Manila last September and we even found a nest with 3 chicks! (Be sure to check the discovery here). As of our latest tour this month, the adult was still seen in the area and so we hope that this little known endemic will still continue to find a safe refuge and stay in the city.

Ashy Ground Thrush, Zoothera cinerea
La Mesa EcoPark, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, November 2011