CEBU ISLAND

PHILIPPINES
LOCALE
# Species: | 228 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 228 |
# Endemics: | 46 |
# Near Endemics: | 4 |
Habitat: Lowland forest patches |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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1 | Wandering Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna arcuata | |
2 | /Garganey/ | Spatula querquedula | |
3 | Philippine Duck | Anas luzonica | |
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4 | Tabon Scrubfowl | Megapodius cumingii | |
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5 | Blue-breasted Quail | Synoicus chinensis | |
6 | Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus | |
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7 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
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8 | Metallic Pigeon | Columba vitiensis | |
9 | Island Collared-Dove | Streptopelia bitorquata | |
10 | Philippine Collared-Dove | Streptopelia dusumieri | |
11 | Spotted Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | |
12 | Asian Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
13 | Nicobar Pigeon | Caloenas nicobarica | |
14 | White-eared Brown-Dove | Phapitreron leucotis | |
15 | Pink-necked Green-Pigeon | Treron vernans | |
16 | Philippine Green-Pigeon | Treron axillaris | |
17 | Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus occipitalis | |
18 | Black-chinned Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus leclancheri | |
19 | Pink-bellied Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula poliocephala | |
20 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea | |
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21 | /Indian Cuckoo/ | Cuculus micropterus | |
22 | /Himalayan Cuckoo/ | Cuculus saturatus | |
23 | Black-faced Coucal | Centropus melanops | |
24 | Philippine Coucal | Centropus viridis | |
25 | Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis | |
26 | /Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/ | Clamator coromandus | |
27 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | |
28 | Violet Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus | |
29 | Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris | |
30 | /Large Hawk-Cuckoo/ | Hierococcyx sparverioides | |
31 | Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx pectoralis | |
32 | Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis merulinus | |
33 | Brush Cuckoo | Cacomantis variolosus | |
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34 | /Gray Nightjar/ | Caprimulgus jotaka | |
35 | Philippine Nightjar | Caprimulgus manillensis | |
36 | Savanna Nightjar | Caprimulgus affinis | |
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37 | Philippine Needletail | Mearnsia picina | |
38 | Purple Needletail | Hirundapus celebensis | |
39 | Gray-rumped Swiftlet | Collocalia marginata | |
40 | Pygmy Swiftlet | Collocalia troglodytes | |
41 | Philippine Swiftlet | Aerodramus mearnsi | |
42 | Ameline Swiftlet** | Aerodramus amelis | |
43 | Uniform Swiftlet | Aerodramus vanikorensis | |
44 | Pacific Swift | Apus pacificus | |
45 | Asian Palm-Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | |
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46 | Whiskered Treeswift | Hemiprocne comata | |
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47 | Slaty-breasted Rail | Lewinia striatus | |
48 | Buff-banded Rail | Gallirallus philippensis | |
49 | Barred Rail | Gallirallus torquatus | |
50 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
51 | Watercock | Gallicrex cinerea | |
52 | Plain Bush-hen | Amaurornis olivacea | |
53 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
54 | White-browed Crake | Amaurornis cinerea | |
55 | Slaty-legged Crake | Rallina eurizonoides | |
56 | Ruddy-breasted Crake | Zapornia fusca | |
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57 | Beach Thick-knee | Esacus magnirostris | |
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58 | /Pacific Golden-Plover/ | Pluvialis fulva | |
59 | /Lesser Sand-Plover/ | Charadrius mongolus | |
60 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
61 | Malaysian Plover | Charadrius peronii | |
62 | /Kentish Plover/ | Charadrius alexandrinus | |
63 | Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
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64 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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65 | Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus | |
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66 | /Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus | |
67 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata | |
68 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica | |
69 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa | |
70 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres | |
71 | /Great Knot/ | Calidris tenuirostris | |
72 | /Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/ | Calidris acuminata | |
73 | /Long-toed Stint/ | Calidris subminuta | |
74 | /Red-necked Stint/ | Calidris ruficollis | |
75 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba | |
76 | /Asian Dowitcher/ | Limnodromus semipalmatus | |
77 | /Swinhoe's Snipe/ | Gallinago megala | |
78 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos | |
79 | /Gray-tailed Tattler/ | Tringa brevipes | |
80 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia | |
81 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola | |
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82 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | |
83 | Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator | |
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84 | #Pomarine Jaeger# | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
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85 | Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
86 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
87 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
88 | /Whiskered Tern/ | Chlidonias hybrida | |
89 | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | |
90 | Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana | |
91 | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
92 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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93 | Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda | |
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94 | Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | |
95 | #Streaked Shearwater# | Calonectris leucomelas | |
96 | #Wedge-tailed Shearwater# | Ardenna pacificus | |
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97 | Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | |
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98 | #Lesser Frigatebird# | Fregata ariel | |
99 | #Great Frigatebird# | Fregata minor | |
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100 | Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | |
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101 | Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis | |
102 | /Schrenck's Bittern/ | Ixobrychus eurhythmus | |
103 | Cinnamon Bittern | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | |
104 | Black Bittern | Ixobrychus flavicollis | |
105 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
106 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
107 | /Intermediate Egret/ | Ardea intermedia | |
108 | /Chinese Egret/ | Egretta eulophotes | |
109 | /Little Egret/ | Egretta garzetta | |
110 | Pacific Reef-Heron | Egretta sacra | |
111 | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
112 | Javan Pond-Heron | Ardeola speciosa | |
113 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
114 | Rufous Night-Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | |
115 | /Japanese Night-Heron/ | Gorsachius goisagi | |
116 | Malayan Night-Heron | Gorsachius melanolophus | |
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117 | Philippine Honey-buzzard | Pernis steerei | |
118 | Oriental Honey-buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | |
119 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela | |
120 | Philippine Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis holospilus | |
121 | Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii | |
122 | /Gray-faced Buzzard/ | Butastur indicus | |
123 | Pied Harrier | Circus melanoleucos | |
124 | Crested Goshawk | Accipiter trivirgatus | |
125 | /Japanese Sparrowhawk/ | Accipiter gularis | |
126 | Besra | Accipiter virgatus | |
127 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
128 | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | |
129 | Gray-headed Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus ichthyaetus | |
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130 | Australasian Grass-Owl | Tyto longimembris | |
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131 | /Brown Boobook/ | Ninox scutulata | |
132 | Cebu Boobook | Ninox rumseyi | |
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133 | /Common Kingfisher/ | Alcedo atthis | |
134 | Indigo-banded Kingfisher | Ceyx cyanopectus | |
135 | Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher | Ceyx erithaca | |
136 | Dimorphic Dwarf-Kingfisher | Ceyx margarethae | |
137 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis | |
138 | Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda | |
139 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | |
140 | Rufous-lored Kingfisher | Todiramphus winchelli | |
141 | Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | |
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142 | Blue-throated Bee-eater | Merops viridis | |
143 | Rufous-crowned Bee-eater | Merops americanus | |
144 | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus | |
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145 | Oriental Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | |
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146 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus | |
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147 | Philippine Woodpecker | Yungipicus maculatus | |
148 | Southern Sooty-Woodpecker | Mulleripicus fuliginosus | |
149 | White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis | |
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150 | Philippine Falconet | Microhierax erythrogenys | |
151 | Oriental Hobby | Falco severus | |
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152 | Blue-crowned Racquet-tail | Prioniturus discurus | |
153 | Blue-naped Parrot | Tanygnathus lucionensis | |
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154 | Blue-breasted Pitta | Erythropitta erythrogaster | |
155 | Hooded Pitta | Pitta sordida | |
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156 | Golden-bellied Gerygone | Gerygone sulphurea | |
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157 | Scarlet Minivet | Pericrocotus speciosus | |
158 | Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike | Coracina striata | |
159 | Pied Triller | Lalage nigra | |
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160 | White-vented Whistler | Pachycephala homeyeri | |
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161 | Black-naped Oriole | Oriolus chinensis | |
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162 | White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus | |
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163 | Philippine Pied-Fantail | Rhipidura nigritorquis | |
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164 | Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus | |
165 | Balicassiao | Dicrurus balicassius | |
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166 | Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | |
167 | Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone cinnamomea | |
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168 | /Brown Shrike/ | Lanius cristatus | |
169 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | |
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170 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | |
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171 | Citrine Canary-Flycatcher | Culicicapa helianthea | |
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172 | Elegant Tit | Periparus elegans | |
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173 | Australasian Bushlark | Mirafra javanica | |
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174 | Visayan Tailorbird | Orthotomus castaneiceps | |
175 | Golden-headed Cisticola | Cisticola exilis | |
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176 | /Oriental Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus orientalis | |
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177 | Tawny Grassbird | Cincloramphus timoriensis | |
178 | Striated Grassbird | Megalurus palustris | |
179 | /Gray's Grasshopper-Warbler/ | Locustella fasciolata | |
180 | /Lanceolated Warbler/ | Locustella lanceolata | |
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181 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
182 | Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | |
183 | Striated Swallow | Cecropis striolata | |
184 | Asian House-Martin | Delichon dasypus | |
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185 | Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier | |
186 | Streak-breasted Bulbul | Hypsipetes siquijorensis | |
187 | Philippine Bulbul | Hypsipetes philippinus | |
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188 | Lemon-throated Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus cebuensis | |
189 | Arctic Warbler | Phylloscopus borealis | |
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190 | Warbling White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | |
191 | Everett's White-eye | Zosterops everetti | |
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192 | Sulphur-billed Nuthatch | Sitta oenochlamys | |
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193 | Asian Glossy Starling | Aplonis panayensis | |
194 | Coleto | Sarcops calvus | |
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195 | /Eyebrowed Thrush/ | Turdus obscurus | |
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196 | /Gray-streaked Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa griseisticta | |
197 | Philippine Magpie-Robin | Copsychus mindanensis | |
198 | Black Shama | Copsychus cebuensis | |
199 | Mangrove Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis rufigastra | |
200 | /Siberian Rubythroat/ | Calliope calliope | |
201 | /Narcissus Flycatcher/ | Ficedula narcissina | |
202 | /Mugimaki Flycatcher/ | Ficedula mugimaki | |
203 | Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni | |
204 | Blue Rock-Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
205 | Pied Bushchat | Saxicola caprata | |
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206 | Thick-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum agile | |
207 | Cebu Flowerpecker | Dicaeum quadricolor | |
208 | Red-keeled Flowerpecker | Dicaeum australe | |
209 | Black-belted Flowerpecker | Dicaeum haematostictum | |
210 | Orange-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma | |
211 | Pygmy Flowerpecker | Dicaeum pygmaeum | |
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212 | Purple-throated Sunbird | Leptocoma sperata | |
213 | Olive-backed Sunbird | Cinnyris jugularis | |
214 | Magnificent Sunbird | Aethopyga magnifica | |
215 | Handsome Sunbird | Aethopyga bella | |
216 | Maroon-naped Sunbird | Aethopyga guimarasensis | |
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217 | Philippine Leafbird | Chloropsis flavipennis | |
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218 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | |
219 | White-bellied Munia | Lonchura leucogastra | |
220 | Chestnut Munia | Lonchura atricapilla | |
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221 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
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222 | /Gray Wagtail/ | Motacilla cinerea | |
223 | /Eastern Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla tschutschensis | |
224 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus | |
225 | /Olive-backed Pipit/ | Anthus hodgsoni | |
226 | /Pechora Pipit/ | Anthus gustavi | |
227 | /Red-throated Pipit/ | Anthus cervinus | |
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228 | Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata |
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through September 2014 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
** Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
// | Boreal Visitor |
\\ | Austral Visitor |
|| | Transient |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
<> | Erratic/Irregular |
() | Breeding Season Only |
{} | Casual/Vagrant |
[] | Accidental |