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Red-crested Malkoha

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I think I heard a bird? Where is it? Wait, there it is! No, where did it go? I see it again – it’s so pretty! It’s gone!

The Red-crested Malkoha is often seen around Sakahang Lilok. It is big and beautiful, around 40cm long and colored in red and white. Yet it is so sneaky that you rarely get a clear shot at it. If you do, you’ll be amazed.

Red-crested Malkoha Dasylophus superciliosus pauline carmel joy eje tanay epic
A Red-crested Malkoha spotted in Tanay by Pauline Carmel Joy Eje

Of course, such a clear sight is uncommon. I have seen the Red-crested Malkoha several times at Lilok, but only when it was flitting through the understory or flying away. It prefers to stay hidden among the branches, hunting for the big insects that make up most of its diet. If you do get a glance at it, you might not even see the whole bird.

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Spotted Wood Kingfisher

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male Spotted Wood Kingfisher Actenoides lindsayi piskador kasay-kasay sakahang lilok farm tanay near manila philippines
male Spotted Wood Kingfisher from forested section of Lilok Farm

The Spotted Wood Kingfisher is a beautiful bird that can be seen in the tree-planted area of Lilok Farm.

Kingfishers (called “piskador” or “kasay-kasay”) get their name because they like to fish. But the Spotted Wood Kingfisher is special – it is the only kingfisher that doesn’t live near the water. Instead of hunting fish in the water, it hunts animals and small insects in the forest – that’s why it’s called a “wood” kingfisher.

Female Spotted Wood Kingfishers look very different from the males. While the male kingfisher’s head has beautiful blue and red marks, the female kingfisher has a pretty green color instead.

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