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ASIA PHILIPPINES

# Species:693
# Excl Vagrants:587
# Endemics:267
# Near Endemics:7

OTHER COUNTRIESIN ASIA

BIRDING LOCALES

§ Includes Sarawak, Sabah, & Kalimantan
§§ Excludes Taiwan
§§§ Includes Wallacea but excludes Kalimantan (Borneo) and West Papua New Guinea & nearby islands
§§§§ Excludes Sarawak and Sabah on Borneo

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor99
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant6
[]Accidental100

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened72
VVulnerable46
ENEndangered15
CRCritically Endangered11

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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1Spotted Whistling-DuckDendrocygna guttataMI
2Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuataMany
3{Greater White-fronted Goose}Anser albifrons 
4[Tundra Bean-Goose]Anser serrirostris 
5[Tundra Swan]Cygnus columbianus 
6[Ruddy Shelduck]Tadorna ferruginea 
7[Common Shelduck]Tadorna tadorna 
8[Cotton Pygmy-Goose]Nettapus coromandelianusLI
9{Baikal Teal}Sibirionetta formosa 
10/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaMany
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataLI
12[Gadwall]Mareca streperaLI
13/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeLI
14Philippine DuckAnas luzonicaMany
15[Eastern Spot-billed Duck]Anas zonorhynchaLI
16[Mallard]Anas platyrhynchosLI
17/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaLI
18/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaLI
19/Common Pochard/Aythya ferinaLI
20[Baer's Pochard]Aythya baeriLI
21/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaLI
22[Greater Scaup]Aythya marila 

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

23Philippine MegapodeMegapodius cumingiiMany

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

24Palawan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron napoleonisPI
25Red JunglefowlGallus gallusMany
26Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensisMany
27[Japanese Quail]Coturnix japonica 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

28Rock PigeonColumba liviaLI,MI
29Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensisMany
30Sunda Collared-DoveStreptopelia bitorquataMany
31Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieriMany
32Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaLI,MNDE,MNDW
33Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisMany
34Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostrisMany
35Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaMany
36Zebra DoveGeopelia striataMany
37Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobaricaMany
38Mindoro Bleeding-heartGallicolumba platenaeMNDE,MNDW
39Luzon Bleeding-heartGallicolumba luzonicaLI
40Mindanao Bleeding-heartGallicolumba crinigeraBI,MI
41White-eared Brown-DovePhapitreron leucotisBI,CI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
42Amethyst Brown-DovePhapitreron amethystinusBI,LI,MI
43Mindanao Brown-DovePhapitreron brunneicepsMI
44Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernansMany
45Philippine Green-PigeonTreron axillarisMany
46Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraMNDE,MNDW,PI
47Flame-breasted Fruit-DoveRamphiculus marcheiLI
48Cream-breasted Fruit-DoveRamphiculus merrilliLI
49Yellow-breasted Fruit-DoveRamphiculus occipitalisMany
50Black-chinned Fruit-DoveRamphiculus leclancheriMany
51Black-naped Fruit-DovePtilinopus melanospilusMI,PI
52[Superb Fruit-Dove]Ptilinopus superbusMI
53Pink-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula poliocephalaMany
54Spotted Imperial-PigeonDucula carolaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
55Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaMany
56Gray Imperial-PigeonDucula pickeringiiPI
57Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

58/Indian Cuckoo/Cuculus micropterusCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
59/Himalayan Cuckoo/Cuculus saturatusMany
60/Oriental Cuckoo/Cuculus optatusLI
61Rufous CoucalCentropus unirufusLI
62Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanopsBI,CI,MI
63Black-hooded CoucalCentropus steeriiMNDE,MNDW
64Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisMI,PI
65Philippine CoucalCentropus viridisMany
66Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisMany
67Chestnut-breasted MalkohaPhaenicophaeus curvirostrisPI
68Red-crested MalkohaDasylophus superciliosusLI
69Scale-feathered MalkohaDasylophus cumingiLI
70[Pied Cuckoo]Clamator jacobinus 
71/Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/Clamator coromandusMany
72Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusMany
73[Channel-billed Cuckoo]Scythrops novaehollandiaePI
74Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusMI
75Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchusMany
76Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubrisMany
77Philippine Drongo-CuckooSurniculus velutinusBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
78/Large Hawk-Cuckoo/Hierococcyx sparverioidesMany
79Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralisMany
80Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiPI
81Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusMany
82Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

83Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotisBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
84/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotakaMany
85Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusMI,PI
86Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensisMany
87Chirruping NightjarCaprimulgus griseatusCI,LI,MNDW

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

88Philippine FrogmouthBatrachostomus septimusBI,LI,MI
89Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseniPI

 
Swifts: Apodidae

90Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picinaCI,MI
91[White-throated Needletail]Hirundapus caudacutus 
92Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteusLI,MI,PI
93Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensisCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
94Gray-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginataBI,CI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
95Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonotaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
96Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytesMany
97Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsiMany
98Whitehead's SwiftletAerodramus whiteheadiLI,MI
99Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelisMany
100Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensisMany
101[Mossy-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus salanganaMI
102[Black-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus maximus 
103White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusLI,MI,PI
104Pacific SwiftApus pacificusMany
105House SwiftApus nipalensisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
106Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

107Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisMI
108Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comataMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

109Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusMany
110Luzon RailLewinia mirificaLI
111Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensisMany
112Barred RailGallirallus torquatusMany
113Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
114/Eurasian Coot/Fulica atraLI
115Philippine SwamphenPorphyrio pulverulentusBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
116White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaMany
117WatercockGallicrex cinereaMany
118Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivaceaMany
119White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusMany
120Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciataLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
121Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoidesMany
122Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaMany
123/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusillaLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
124Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensisLI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Cranes: Gruidae

125{Demoiselle Crane}Grus virgo 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

126Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

127/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopusLI,MI
128Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalusLI
129[Pied Avocet]Recurvirostra avosetta 

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

130[Eurasian Oystercatcher]Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

131/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
132/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaMany
133[Common Ringed Plover]Charadrius hiaticula 
134Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusMany
135[Northern Lapwing]Vanellus vanellus 
136[Gray-headed Lapwing]Vanellus cinereus 
137[Oriental Plover]Anarhynchus veredus 
138Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolusMany
139/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsLI
140/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiMany
141Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peroniiMany
142/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

143Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

144Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusMany
145Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinaceaMI

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

146[Bristle-thighed Curlew]Numenius tahitiensis 
147[Little Curlew]Numenius minutus 
148/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusMany
149/Far Eastern Curlew/Numenius madagascariensisBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
150/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataMany
151/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponicaMany
152/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
153/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatusCI,LI
154[Long-billed Dowitcher]Limnodromus scolopaceus 
155[Jack Snipe]Lymnocryptes minimus 
156Bukidnon WoodcockScolopax bukidnonensisLI,MI
157/Swinhoe's Snipe/Gallinago megalaMany
158/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenuraLI,MI,PI
159[Latham's Snipe]Gallinago hardwickii 
160/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoLI,MI
161[Red Phalarope]Phalaropus fulicarius 
162/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusLI,MI
163/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusLI,MI
164/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
165/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
166/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipesMany
167/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
168/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaCI,LI,MI
169/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusLI,MI
170[Nordmann's Greenshank]Tringa guttifer 
171[Spotted Redshank]Tringa erythropus 
172/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
173/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresMany
174/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisMany
175/Red Knot/Calidris canutusLI
176/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMI
177/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellusLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
178/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminataMany
179/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaLI,MNDE,MNDW
180/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiLI
181/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminutaMany
182/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollisMany
183[Spoon-billed Sandpiper]Calidris pygmaea 
184/Sanderling/Calidris albaMany
185[Dunlin]Calidris alpina 
186[Little Stint]Calidris minuta 

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

187Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorCI,LI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
188Spotted ButtonquailTurnix ocellatusLI
189Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
190Luzon ButtonquailTurnix worcesteriLI

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

191Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

192#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinusMany

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

193/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusLI,MI
194[Laughing Gull]Leucophaeus atricillaLI
195[Black-tailed Gull]Larus crassirostrisMI
196Mongolian GullLarus mongolicus 
197Vega GullLarus vegae 
198[Mongolian Gull]Larus mongolicus 
199[Slaty-backed Gull]Larus schistisagus 
200[Blue-billed White-Tern]Gygis candida 
201Brown NoddyAnous stolidusLI
202Black NoddyAnous minutusMI
203[Aleutian Tern]Onychoprion aleuticus 
204Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusMany
205Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
206Little TernSternula albifronsMany
207/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
208/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaLI
209/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybridaMany
210/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
211Roseate TernSterna dougalliiMany
212Common TernSterna hirundoMany
213Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaMany
214Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiMany
215[Chinese Crested Tern]Thalasseus bernsteini 

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

216Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
217[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

218[White-tailed Tropicbird]Phaethon lepturus 
219[Red-tailed Tropicbird]Phaethon rubricaudaMany

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

220[Leach's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates leucorhoa 
221[Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates monorhisPI

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

222[Kermadec Petrel]Pterodroma neglecta 
223[Hawaiian Petrel]Pterodroma sandwichensis 
224[Bonin Petrel]Pterodroma hypoleuca 
225[Bulwer's Petrel]Bulweria bulweriiMany
226[Tahiti Petrel]Pseudobulweria rostrata 
227#Streaked Shearwater#Calonectris leucomelasMany
228#Wedge-tailed Shearwater#Ardenna pacificusMany
229[Short-tailed Shearwater]Ardenna tenuirostrisPI

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

230Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopusMany
231[Oriental Stork]Ciconia boyciana 

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

232#Lesser Frigatebird#Fregata arielMany
233#Great Frigatebird#Fregata minorMany
234Christmas Island FrigatebirdFregata andrewsiMI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

235Red-footed BoobySula sulaMany
236Brown BoobySula leucogasterLI
237[Masked Booby]Sula dactylatra 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

238Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogasterLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

239/Great Cormorant/Phalacrocorax carboLI

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

240{Glossy Ibis}Plegadis falcinellusLI,MI
241[Black-headed Ibis]Threskiornis melanocephalusLI,MNDE,MNDW
242[Eurasian Spoonbill]Platalea leucorodia 
243[Black-faced Spoonbill]Platalea minorLI

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

244[Eurasian Bittern]Botaurus stellaris 
245Black BitternBotaurus flavicollisMany
246Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeusMany
247/Schrenck's Bittern/Botaurus eurhythmusMany
248Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensisMany
249Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxLI,MI
250Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicusMany
251Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusMany
252/Japanese Night Heron/Gorsachius goisagiMany
253Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraMany
254/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotesMany
255/Little Egret/Egretta garzettaMany
256Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
257Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaCI,LI,MI,PI
258/Chinese Pond-Heron/Ardeola bacchusLI,MNDE,MNDW
259Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandusMany
260Great EgretArdea albaMany
261/Medium Egret/Ardea intermediaMany
262/Gray Heron/Ardea cinereaLI,MI,MNDW
263Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
264Great-billed HeronArdea sumatranaBI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

265[Dalmatian Pelican]Pelecanus crispus 

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

266/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusLI,MI

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

267Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusLI,MI,PI
268Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniLI,MI,PI
269Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steereiMany
270Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusMany
271[Cinereous Vulture]Aegypius monachus 
272Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheelaMany
273Philippine Serpent-EagleSpilornis holospilusBI,CI,LI,MI
274Philippine EaglePithecophaga jefferyiLI,MI
275Pinsker's Hawk-EagleNisaetus pinskeriBI,MI
276Philippine Hawk-EagleNisaetus philippensisBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
277Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatusMI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
278Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiMany
279Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatusCI,LI,MI,PI
280BesraTachyspiza virgatusMany
281/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza gularisMany
282/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza soloensisBI,LI,MI,PI
283/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
284Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucosMany
285[Black Kite]Milvus migrans 
286Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
287White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterMany
288Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusMany
289/Gray-faced Buzzard/Butastur indicusCI,LI,MI
290Common BuzzardButeo buteoLI

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

291Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembrisMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

292Giant Scops-OwlOtus gurneyiMI
293Palawan Scops-OwlOtus fuliginosusPI
294Philippine Scops-OwlOtus megalotisLI
295Everett's Scops-OwlOtus everettiBI,MI
296Mindoro Scops-OwlOtus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
297Mindanao Scops-OwlOtus mirusMI
298Luzon Scops-OwlOtus longicornisLI
299Philippine Eagle-OwlKetupa philippensisBI,LI,MI
300Spotted Wood-OwlStrix seloputoPI
301{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeus 
302/Brown Boobook/Ninox scutulataMany
303Northern BoobookNinox japonicaLI
304Chocolate BoobookNinox randiLI,MI
305Luzon BoobookNinox philippensisBI,LI
306Mindanao BoobookNinox spilocephalaMI
307Mindoro BoobookNinox mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
308Cebu BoobookNinox rumseyiCI

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

309Philippine TrogonHarpactes ardensBI,LI,MI

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

310[Common Hoopoe]Upupa epops 

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

311Rufous HornbillBuceros hydrocoraxBI,LI,MI
312Palawan HornbillAnthracoceros marcheiPI
313Writhed HornbillRhabdotorrhinus leucocephalusMI
314Luzon HornbillPenelopides manillaeLI
315Mindoro HornbillPenelopides mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
316Samar HornbillPenelopides samarensisBI
317Mindanao HornbillPenelopides affinisMI

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

318Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridisMany
319Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanusMany
320Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

321/Common Kingfisher/Alcedo atthisMany
322Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo menintingMI,PI
323Indigo-banded KingfisherCeyx cyanopectusCI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
324Northern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx flumenicolaBI
325Southern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx argentatusMI
326Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithacaBI,CI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
327Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsaPI
328Philippine Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx melanurusLI,MI
329Dimorphic Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx margarethaeBI,CI,MI
330Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensisMany
331Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaMany
332White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisMany
333Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularisBI,LI
334Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataMI,PI
335Rufous-lored KingfisherTodiramphus winchelliBI,CI,MI
336Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisMany
337Spotted KingfisherActenoides lindsayiLI
338Blue-capped KingfisherActenoides hombroniMI

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

339Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisMany

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

340Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

341Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatusMany
342Spot-throated FlamebackDinopium everettiPI
343Luzon FlamebackChrysocolaptes haematribonLI
344Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidusBI,MI
345Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalusPI
346Northern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus funebrisLI
347Southern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus fuliginosusCI,MI
348Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentusPI
349White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensisMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

350Philippine FalconetMicrohierax erythrogenysMany
351/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusLI
352[Merlin]Falco columbarius 
353[Eurasian Hobby]Falco subbuteo 
354Oriental HobbyFalco severusMany
355Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

356Philippine CockatooCacatua haematuropygiaPI

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

357Mindanao Racquet-tailPrioniturus waterstradtiMI
358Luzon Racquet-tailPrioniturus montanusLI
359Blue-headed Racquet-tailPrioniturus platenaePI
360Mindoro Racquet-tailPrioniturus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
361Green Racquet-tailPrioniturus luconensisLI
362Blue-crowned Racquet-tailPrioniturus discurusBI,CI,LI,MI
363Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensisMany
364Azure-rumped ParrotTanygnathus sumatranusLI,MI
365GuaiaberoBolbopsittacus lunulatusLI,MI
366Mindanao LorikeetTrichoglossus johnstoniaeMI
367Philippine Hanging-ParrotLoriculus philippensisBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

368Visayan BroadbillSarcophanops samarensisBI
369Wattled BroadbillSarcophanops steeriiMI

 
Pittas: Pittidae

370Whiskered PittaErythropitta kochiLI
371Philippine PittaErythropitta erythrogasterMany
372[Blue-winged Pitta]Pitta moluccensis 
373[Fairy Pitta]Pitta nymphaPI
374Western Hooded PittaPitta sordidaMany
375Azure-breasted PittaPitta steeriiBI,MI

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

376Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaMany

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

377Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneusMI,PI
378Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosusBI,CI,LI,MI
379/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatusLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
380Bar-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina striataCI,LI,PI
381Mindoro CuckooshrikeCoracina mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
382Mindanao CuckooshrikeCoracina kochiiBI,MI
383McGregor's CuckooshrikeMalindangia mcgregoriMI
384Black-and-white TrillerLalage melanoleucaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
385Pied TrillerLalage nigraMany
386Blackish CuckooshrikeEdolisoma coerulescensLI
387Black-bibbed CicadabirdEdolisoma mindanenseBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

388Yellow-bellied WhistlerPachycephala philippinensisBI,LI,MI
389Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinereaPI
390Green-backed WhistlerPachycephala albiventrisLI,MNDE,MNDW
391White-vented WhistlerPachycephala homeyeriCI,LI,MI

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

392Ventriloquial OrioleOriolus consobrinusPI
393White-lored OrioleOriolus albilorisLI
394Philippine OrioleOriolus steeriiBI,LI,MI
395Isabela OrioleOriolus isabellaeLI
396Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisMany

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

397White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusMany

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

398Common IoraAegithina tiphiaLI,PI

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

399Black-and-cinnamon FantailRhipidura nigrocinnamomeaMI
400Mindanao Blue-FantailRhipidura superciliarisMI
401Visayan Blue-FantailRhipidura samarensisBI
402Blue-headed FantailRhipidura cyanicepsLI
403Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquisMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

404[Black Drongo]Dicrurus macrocercus 
405Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusPI
406[Crow-billed Drongo]Dicrurus annectens 
407Short-tailed DrongoDicrurus striatusBI,CI,LI,MI
408Palawan DrongoDicrurus palawanensisPI
409BalicassiaoDicrurus balicassiusCI,LI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

410Short-crested MonarchHypothymis helenaeLI,MI
411Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaMany
412Celestial MonarchHypothymis coelestisLI,MI
413Blue Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cyanescensPI
414Japanese Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudataLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
415Rufous Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomeaCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

416[Tiger Shrike]Lanius tigrinusLI,MI,PI
417/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatusMany
418Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachMany
419Mountain ShrikeLanius validirostrisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

420Sierra Madre CrownCorvus sierramadrensisLI
421Palawan CrowCorvus pusillusMNDE,MNDW,PI
422Samar CrowCorvus samarensisMI
423Philippine Jungle CrowCorvus philippinusMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

424Citrine Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa heliantheaCI,LI,MI,MNDW,PI

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

425White-fronted TitSittiparus semilarvatusLI,MI
426Elegant TitPeriparus elegansCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
427Palawan TitPeriparus amabilisPI

 
Larks: Alaudidae

428Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaMany
429Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaBI,LI,MI

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

430Mindanao Plumed-WarblerMicromacronus sordidusMI
431Rufous-fronted TailorbirdOrthotomus frontalisBI,MI
432Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficepsMI
433Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusMI,PI
434Visayan TailorbirdOrthotomus castaneicepsCI,LI
435Gray-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus derbianusLI
436Green-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus chloronotusLI
437Yellow-breasted TailorbirdOrthotomus samarensisBI
438White-browed TailorbirdOrthotomus nigricepsMI
439White-eared TailorbirdOrthotomus cinereicepsMI
440Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
441Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

442[Black-browed Reed Warbler]Acrocephalus bistrigicepsLI
443/Streaked Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus sorghophilusBI,LI
444/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalisMany
445Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreusBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

446Cordillera Ground-WarblerRobsonius raboriLI
447Sierra Madre Ground-WarblerRobsonius thompsoniLI
448Bicol Ground-WarblerRobsonius sorsogonensisLI
449/Gray's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes fasciolataMany
450/Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes ochotensisMany
451/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolataMany
452Long-tailed Bush WarblerLocustella caudataLI,MI
453Benguet Bush WarblerLocustella seebohmiLI
454Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisMany
455Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

456Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisLI,MNDE,MNDW
457Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaLI
458Pacific SwallowHirundo javanicaMany
459Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaMany
460Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypusMany
461Striated SwallowCecropis striolataMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

462Gray-throated BulbulAlophoixus fraterPI
463Sulphur-bellied BulbulIole palawanensisPI
464Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinusBI,CI,LI,MI
465Mindoro BulbulHypsipetes mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
466Streak-breasted BulbulHypsipetes siquijorensisCI
467Yellowish BulbulHypsipetes everettiMI
468Zamboanga BulbulHypsipetes rufigularisMI
469Yellow-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus urostictusBI,LI,MI
470Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalosPI
471Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifronsPI
472Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavierMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

473[Yellow-browed Warbler]Phylloscopus inornatusLI
474[Radde's Warbler]Phylloscopus schwarzi 
475[Dusky Warbler]Phylloscopus fuscatus 
476[Willow Warbler]Phylloscopus trochilus 
477Lemon-throated Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus cebuensisCI,LI
478Philippine Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus olivaceusBI,MI
479[Ijima's Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus ijimaeLI
480/Japanese Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus xanthodryasBI
481Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealisMany
482Yellow-breasted WarblerPhylloscopus montisPI
483Negros Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nigrorumLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae

484[Asian Stubtail]Urosphena squameiceps 
485Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusLI,MI,PI
486Rufous-headed TailorbirdPhyllergates heterolaemusMI
487Philippine Bush WarblerHorornis seebohmiLI
488/Japanese Bush Warbler/Horornis diphoneLI
489Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusPI

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

490Mindanao Pygmy-BabblerDasycrotapha plateniMI
491Rusty-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus capitalisMI
492Golden-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus dennistouniLI
493Calabarzon BabblerSterrhoptilus affinisLI
494Visayan BabblerSterrhoptilus nigrocapitatusBI
495Palawan Striped-BabblerZosterornis hypogrammicusPI
496Luzon Striped-BabblerZosterornis striatusLI
497Chestnut-faced BabblerZosterornis whiteheadiLI
498Mindanao HeleiaHeleia goodfellowiMI
499Yellowish White-eyeZosterops nigrorumLI,MNDE,MNDW
500Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicusMany
501Lowland White-eyeZosterops meyeniLI,MNDW
502Everett's White-eyeZosterops everettiBI,CI,LI,MI

 
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies: Timaliidae

503Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisMI,PI
504Brown Tit-BabblerMacronus striaticepsBI,MI

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

505Palawan BabblerMalacopteron palawanensePI
506Ashy-headed BabblerPellorneum cinereicepsPI
507Striated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla mindanensisBI,MI
508Falcated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla falcataPI

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

509Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalisLI,PI
510Sulphur-billed NuthatchSitta oenochlamysCI,LI,MI

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

511Stripe-sided RhabdornisRhabdornis mystacalisBI,LI,MI
512Long-billed RhabdornisRhabdornis grandisLI
513Stripe-breasted RhabdornisRhabdornis inornatusMI
514Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisMany
515Short-tailed StarlingAplonis minorMI
516ColetoSarcops calvusMany
517Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerataPI
518[European Starling]Sturnus vulgaris 
519{Rosy Starling}Pastor roseus 
520[Daurian Starling]Agropsar sturnina 
521/Chestnut-cheeked Starling/Agropsar philippensisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
522/White-shouldered Starling/Sturnia sinensisLI
523[Red-billed Starling]Spodiopsar sericeus 
524[White-cheeked Starling]Spodiopsar cineraceus 
525Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusLI,MI

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

526[Siberian Thrush]Geokichla sibiricaLI
527Ashy ThrushGeokichla cinereaLI,MNDE,MNDW
528Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresMI
529/White's Thrush/Zoothera aureaLI
530/Eurasian Blackbird/Turdus merulaPI
531Mindoro Island-ThrushTurdus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
532Luzon Island-ThrushTurdus thomassoniLI
533Mindanao Island-ThrushTurdus nigrorumMI
534/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusMany
535Brown-headed ThrushTurdus chrysolausLI,MNDE,MNDW
536[Dusky Thrush]Turdus eunomusLI

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

537/Gray-streaked Flycatcher/Muscicapa griseistictaMany
538/Ferruginous Flycatcher/Muscicapa ferrugineaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
539/Asian Brown Flycatcher/Muscicapa dauuricaMI,PI
540Ashy-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa randiLI
541Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensisMany
542White-browed ShamaCopsychus luzoniensisLI
543White-vented ShamaCopsychus nigerPI
544Black ShamaCopsychus cebuensisCI
545/Blue-and-white Flycatcher/Cyanoptila cyanomelanaMI,PI
546[Zappay's Flycatcher]Cyanoptila cumatilis 
547Turquoise FlycatcherEumyias panayensisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
548Blue-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis heriotiLI
549Rufous-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis camarinensisLI
550Palawan Blue FlycatcherCyornis lemprieriPI
551Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastraMany
552Chestnut-tailed Jungle FlycatcherCyornis ruficaudaBI,MI
553Bagobo BabblerLeonardina woodiMI
554Rusty-flanked Jungle FlycatcherVauriella insignisLI
555Mindanao Jungle FlycatcherVauriella goodfellowiMI
556Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogynaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
557[Siberian Blue Robin]Larvivora cyane 
558[Bluethroat]Luscinia svecica 
559/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliopeCI,LI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
560[Red-flanked Bluetail]Tarsiger cyanurusLI
561[Yellow-rumped Flycatcher]Ficedula zanthopygiaPI
562/Narcissus Flycatcher/Ficedula narcissinaMany
563/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimakiCI,LI,MI
564Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanniMany
565[Taiga Flycatcher]Ficedula albicilla 
566Palawan FlycatcherFicedula platenaePI
567Furtive FlycatcherFicedula dispositaLI
568Little Slaty FlycatcherFicedula basilanicaMI
569Cryptic FlycatcherFicedula cryptaMI
570Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
571Luzon RedstartPhoenicurus bicolorLI
572[Daurian Redstart]Phoenicurus auroreus 
573Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitariusMany
574[Amur Stonechat]Saxicola stejnegeri 
575Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataMany
576[Northern Wheatear]Oenanthe oenanthe 

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

577[Japanese Waxwing]Bombycilla japonicaLI

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

578Palawan FlowerpeckerPrionochilus plateniPI
579Olive-backed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa olivaceusBI,LI,MI
580Thick-billed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa agileMany
581Whiskered FlowerpeckerPachyglossa propriumMI
582Olive-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum nigriloreMI
583Yellow-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum anthonyiLI
584Flame-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum kampaliliMI
585Bicolored FlowerpeckerDicaeum bicolorBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
586Cebu FlowerpeckerDicaeum quadricolorCI
587Red-keeled FlowerpeckerDicaeum australeMany
588Black-belted FlowerpeckerDicaeum haematostictumBI,CI
589Scarlet-collared FlowerpeckerDicaeum retrocinctumMNDE,MNDW
590Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigmaMany
591Buzzing FlowerpeckerDicaeum hypoleucumBI,LI,MI
592Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeumMany
593Fire-throated FlowerpeckerDicaeum luzoniensisLI,MI

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

594Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularisMany
595Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperataMany
596Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostethaMI,PI
597Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularisMany
598Palawan SunbirdCinnyris auroraPI
599Lovely SunbirdAethopyga shelleyiPI
600Magnificent SunbirdAethopyga magnificaCI
601Handsome SunbirdAethopyga bellaMany
602Flaming SunbirdAethopyga flagransLI
603Maroon-naped SunbirdAethopyga guimarasensisCI
604Metallic-winged SunbirdAethopyga pulcherrimaBI,LI,MI
605Lina's SunbirdAethopyga linaraboraeMI
606Gray-hooded SunbirdAethopyga primigeniaMI
607Apo SunbirdAethopyga boltoniMI
608Orange-tufted SpiderhunterArachnothera flammiferaBI,MI
609Pale SpiderhunterArachnothera dilutiorPI
610Naked-faced SpiderhunterArachnothera claraeLI,MI

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

611Palawan Fairy-bluebirdIrena tweeddaliiPI
612Philippine Fairy-bluebirdIrena cyanogastraBI,LI,MI

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

613Philippine LeafbirdChloropsis flavipennisCI,MI
614Yellow-throated LeafbirdChloropsis palawanensisPI

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

615Java SparrowPadda oryzivoraLI
616Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataMany
617White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastraMany
618Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaMany
619Tawny-breasted ParrotfinchErythrura hyperythraLI,MNDE,MNDW
620[Pin-tailed Parrotfinch]Erythrura prasina 
621&Green-faced ParrotfinchlErythrura viridifaciesLI
622Red-eared ParrotfinchErythrura coloriaLI,MI

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

623Cinnamon IbonHypocryptadius cinnamomeusMI
624Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

625/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
626/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensisMany
627[Citrine Wagtail]Motacilla citreolaLI
628/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
629Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusMany
630/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoniMany
631/Pechora Pipit/Anthus gustaviMany
632/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

633[Brambling]Fringilla montifringillaLI
634[Yellow-billed Grosbeak]Eophona migratoriaLI
635White-cheeked BullfinchPyrrhula leucogenisLI,MI
636Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraLI
637Mindanao SerinChrysocorythus mindanensisMI
638[Eurasian Siskin]Spinus spinus 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

639[Little Bunting]Emberiza pusilla 
640[Yellow-breasted Bunting]Emberiza aureola 
641[Black-headed Bunting]Emberiza melanocephalaPI
642/Yellow Bunting/Emberiza sulphurataLI,MNDE,MNDW

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Bohol Island237
Cebu Island229
Luzon Island402
Mindanao Island368
Mindoro Island Occidental266
Mindoro Island Oriental260
Negros Island277
Palawan Island266
Visayan Islands357
Total Species642

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.