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CEBU ISLAND

PHILIPPINES
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# Species:229
# Excl Vagrants:229
# Endemics:49
# Near Endemics:4
Habitat: Lowland forest patches

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Philippine DuckAnas luzonicaEV
2Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieriEV
3Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica NT
4White-eared Brown-DovePhapitreron leucotisE 
5Philippine Green-PigeonTreron axillarisE 
6Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalisE 
7Black-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus leclancheriNE 
8Pink-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula poliocephalaENT
9Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
10Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanopsE 
11Philippine CoucalCentropus viridisE 
12Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralisE 
13Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensisE 
14Chirruping NightjarCaprimulgus griseatusE 
15Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picinaENT
16Gray-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginataE 
17Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytesE 
18Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsiE 
19Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelisE 
20Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivaceaE 
21Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris NT
22Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii NT
23/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
24/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
25/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
26/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatus NT
27/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes NT
28/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris EN
29/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminata V
30/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
31#Streaked Shearwater#Calonectris leucomelas NT
32Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
33/Japanese Night Heron/Gorsachius goisagi V
34/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes V
35Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steereiE 
36Philippine Serpent-EagleSpilornis holospilusE 
37Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
38Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
39Cebu BoobookNinox rumseyiEV
40Indigo-banded KingfisherCeyx cyanopectusE 
41Dimorphic Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx margarethaeE 
42Rufous-lored KingfisherTodiramphus winchelliEV
43Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanusE 
44Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatusE 
45Southern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus fuliginosusEV
46Philippine FalconetMicrohierax erythrogenysE 
47Blue-crowned Racquet-tailPrioniturus discurusE 
48Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensis NT
49White-vented WhistlerPachycephala homeyeriNE 
50Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquisE 
51Short-tailed DrongoDicrurus striatusE 
52BalicassiaoDicrurus balicassiusE 
53Rufous Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomeaNE 
54Elegant TitPeriparus elegansE 
55Visayan TailorbirdOrthotomus castaneicepsE 
56Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinusE 
57Streak-breasted BulbulHypsipetes siquijorensisEEN
58Lemon-throated Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus cebuensisE 
59Sulphur-billed NuthatchSitta oenochlamysE 
60ColetoSarcops calvusNE 
61Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensisE 
62Black ShamaCopsychus cebuensisEEN
63Cebu FlowerpeckerDicaeum quadricolorECR
64Black-belted FlowerpeckerDicaeum haematostictumE 
65Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeumE 
66Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularisE 
67Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperataE 
68Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularisE 
69Magnificent SunbirdAethopyga magnificaE 
70Handsome SunbirdAethopyga bellaE 
71Maroon-naped SunbirdAethopyga guimarasensisE 
72Philippine LeafbirdChloropsis flavipennisEV

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor16
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental24

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic255
LCLocal1
NENear Endemic7
RRRestricted Range0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened17
VVulnerable9
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered1

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.