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PHILIPPINES BIRD CHECKLIST

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 Visitor104
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant6
[]Accidental100

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened78
VVulnerable52
ENEndangered25
CRCritically Endangered17

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 known to occur in the country. 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,VI
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
26Chinese FrancolinFrancolinus pintadeanus 
27Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensisMany
28[Japanese Quail]Coturnix japonica 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

29Rock PigeonColumba liviaLI,MI,VI
30Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensisMany
31Sunda Collared-DoveStreptopelia bitorquataMany
32Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieriMany
33Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
34Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisMany
35Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostrisMany
36Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaMany
37Zebra DoveGeopelia striataMany
38Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobaricaMany
39Mindoro Bleeding-heartGallicolumba platenaeMNDE,MNDW
40Negros Bleeding-heartGallicolumba keayiNI,VI
41Sulu Bleeding-heartGallicolumba menagei 
42Luzon Bleeding-heartGallicolumba luzonicaLI
43Mindanao Bleeding-heartGallicolumba crinigeraBI,MI,VI
44White-eared Brown-DovePhapitreron leucotisBI,CI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
45Amethyst Brown-DovePhapitreron amethystinusBI,LI,MI,VI
46Mindanao Brown-DovePhapitreron brunneicepsMI
47Tawitawi Brown-DovePhapitreron cinereiceps 
48Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernansMany
49Philippine Green-PigeonTreron axillarisMany
50Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraMNDE,MNDW,PI
51Whistling Green-PigeonTreron formosae 
52Flame-breasted Fruit-DoveRamphiculus marcheiLI
53Cream-breasted Fruit-DoveRamphiculus merrilliLI
54Yellow-breasted Fruit-DoveRamphiculus occipitalisMany
55Black-chinned Fruit-DoveRamphiculus leclancheriMany
56Negros Fruit-DovePtilinopus arcanusNI,VI
57Black-naped Fruit-DovePtilinopus melanospilusMI,NI,PI,VI
58[Superb Fruit-Dove]Ptilinopus superbusMI
59Pink-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula poliocephalaMany
60Mindoro Imperial-PigeonDucula mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
61Spotted Imperial-PigeonDucula carolaMany
62Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaMany
63Gray Imperial-PigeonDucula pickeringiiPI
64Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

65/Indian Cuckoo/Cuculus micropterusMany
66/Himalayan Cuckoo/Cuculus saturatusMany
67/Oriental Cuckoo/Cuculus optatusLI
68Rufous CoucalCentropus unirufusLI
69Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanopsBI,CI,MI,VI
70Black-hooded CoucalCentropus steeriiMNDE,MNDW
71Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisMI,PI
72Philippine CoucalCentropus viridisMany
73Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisMany
74Chestnut-breasted MalkohaPhaenicophaeus curvirostrisPI
75Red-crested MalkohaDasylophus superciliosusLI
76Scale-feathered MalkohaDasylophus cumingiLI
77[Pied Cuckoo]Clamator jacobinus 
78/Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/Clamator coromandusMany
79Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusMany
80[Channel-billed Cuckoo]Scythrops novaehollandiaePI
81Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusMI,NI,VI
82Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchusMany
83Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubrisMany
84Philippine Drongo-CuckooSurniculus velutinusMany
85/Large Hawk-Cuckoo/Hierococcyx sparverioidesMany
86Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralisMany
87Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiPI
88Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusMany
89Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

90Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotisMany
91/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotakaMany
92Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusMI,PI
93Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensisMany
94Chirruping NightjarCaprimulgus griseatusCI,LI,MNDW,NI,VI

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

95Philippine FrogmouthBatrachostomus septimusBI,LI,MI,NI,VI
96Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseniPI

 
Swifts: Apodidae

97Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picinaCI,MI,NI,VI
98[White-throated Needletail]Hirundapus caudacutus 
99Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteusLI,MI,NI,PI,VI
100Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensisMany
101Gray-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginataMany
102Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonotaMany
103Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytesMany
104Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsiMany
105Whitehead's SwiftletAerodramus whiteheadiLI,MI
106Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelisMany
107Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensisMany
108[Mossy-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus salanganaMI
109[Black-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus maximus 
110White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusLI,MI,PI,VI
111Pacific SwiftApus pacificusMany
112House SwiftApus nipalensisMany
113Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

114Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisMI
115Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comataMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

116Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusMany
117Luzon RailLewinia mirificaLI
118Calayan RailGallirallus calayanensis 
119Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensisMany
120Barred RailGallirallus torquatusMany
121Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
122/Eurasian Coot/Fulica atraLI
123Philippine SwamphenPorphyrio pulverulentusMany
124White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaMany
125WatercockGallicrex cinereaMany
126Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivaceaMany
127White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusMany
128Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciataMany
129Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoidesMany
130Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaMany
131/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusillaMany
132Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensisLI,MNDE,MNDW,VI

 
Cranes: Gruidae

133{Demoiselle Crane}Grus virgo 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

134Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

135/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopusLI,MI,NI,VI
136Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalusLI
137[Pied Avocet]Recurvirostra avosetta 

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

138[Eurasian Oystercatcher]Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

139/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
140/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaMany
141[Common Ringed Plover]Charadrius hiaticula 
142Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusMany
143[Northern Lapwing]Vanellus vanellus 
144[Gray-headed Lapwing]Vanellus cinereus 
145[Oriental Plover]Anarhynchus veredusVI
146Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolusMany
147/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsLI
148/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiMany
149Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peroniiMany
150/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

151Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

152Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusMany
153Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinaceaMI,VI

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

195Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorMany
196Spotted ButtonquailTurnix ocellatusLI
197Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
198Luzon ButtonquailTurnix worcesteriLI

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

199Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

200#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinusMany

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

201/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusLI,MI,NI,VI
202[Laughing Gull]Leucophaeus atricillaLI
203[Black-tailed Gull]Larus crassirostrisMI
204Mongolian GullLarus mongolicus 
205Vega GullLarus vegae 
206[Mongolian Gull]Larus mongolicus 
207[Slaty-backed Gull]Larus schistisagus 
208[Blue-billed White-Tern]Gygis candida 
209Brown NoddyAnous stolidusLI,VI
210Black NoddyAnous minutusMI
211[Aleutian Tern]Onychoprion aleuticus 
212Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusMany
213Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI,VI
214Little TernSternula albifronsMany
215/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
216/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaLI,VI
217/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybridaMany
218/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
219Roseate TernSterna dougalliiMany
220Common TernSterna hirundoMany
221Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaMany
222Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiMany
223[Chinese Crested Tern]Thalasseus bernsteini 

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

224Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
225[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

226[White-tailed Tropicbird]Phaethon lepturus 
227[Red-tailed Tropicbird]Phaethon rubricaudaMany

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

228[Leach's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates leucorhoa 
229[Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates monorhisPI

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

230[Kermadec Petrel]Pterodroma neglecta 
231[Hawaiian Petrel]Pterodroma sandwichensis 
232[Bonin Petrel]Pterodroma hypoleuca 
233[Bulwer's Petrel]Bulweria bulweriiMany
234[Tahiti Petrel]Pseudobulweria rostrata 
235#Streaked Shearwater#Calonectris leucomelasMany
236#Wedge-tailed Shearwater#Ardenna pacificusMany
237[Short-tailed Shearwater]Ardenna tenuirostrisPI

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

238Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopusMany
239[Oriental Stork]Ciconia boyciana 

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

240#Lesser Frigatebird#Fregata arielMany
241#Great Frigatebird#Fregata minorMany
242Christmas Island FrigatebirdFregata andrewsiMany

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

243Red-footed BoobySula sulaMany
244Brown BoobySula leucogasterLI
245[Masked Booby]Sula dactylatra 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

246Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogasterMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

247/Great Cormorant/Phalacrocorax carboLI,VI

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

248{Glossy Ibis}Plegadis falcinellusLI,MI
249[Black-headed Ibis]Threskiornis melanocephalusLI,MNDE,MNDW,VI
250[Eurasian Spoonbill]Platalea leucorodia 
251[Black-faced Spoonbill]Platalea minorLI

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

252[Eurasian Bittern]Botaurus stellaris 
253Black BitternBotaurus flavicollisMany
254Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeusMany
255/Schrenck's Bittern/Botaurus eurhythmusMany
256Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensisMany
257Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxLI,MI,NI,VI
258Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicusMany
259Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusMany
260/Japanese Night Heron/Gorsachius goisagiMany
261Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraMany
262/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotesMany
263/Little Egret/Egretta garzettaMany
264Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
265Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaMany
266/Chinese Pond-Heron/Ardeola bacchusLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
267Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandusMany
268Great EgretArdea albaMany
269/Medium Egret/Ardea intermediaMany
270/Gray Heron/Ardea cinereaLI,MI,MNDW,VI
271Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
272Great-billed HeronArdea sumatranaMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

273[Dalmatian Pelican]Pelecanus crispus 

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

274/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusLI,MI,VI

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

275Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusLI,MI,NI,PI,VI
276Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniLI,MI,PI,VI
277Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steereiMany
278Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusMany
279[Cinereous Vulture]Aegypius monachus 
280Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheelaMany
281Philippine Serpent-EagleSpilornis holospilusMany
282Philippine EaglePithecophaga jefferyiLI,MI,VI
283Pinsker's Hawk-EagleNisaetus pinskeriBI,MI,NI,VI
284Philippine Hawk-EagleNisaetus philippensisMany
285Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatusMI,MNDE,MNDW,PI,VI
286Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiMany
287Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatusMany
288BesraTachyspiza virgatusMany
289/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza gularisMany
290/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza soloensisBI,LI,MI,PI,VI
291/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusMany
292Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucosMany
293[Black Kite]Milvus migrans 
294Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
295White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterMany
296Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusMany
297/Gray-faced Buzzard/Butastur indicusCI,LI,MI,VI
298Common BuzzardButeo buteoLI

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

299Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembrisMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

300Giant Scops-OwlOtus gurneyiMI,VI
301Palawan Scops-OwlOtus fuliginosusPI
302Philippine Scops-OwlOtus megalotisLI
303Everett's Scops-OwlOtus everettiBI,MI,VI
304Negros Scops-OwlOtus nigrorumNI,VI
305Mindoro Scops-OwlOtus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
306Mantanani Scops-OwlOtus mantananensisVI
307Ryukyu Scops-OwlOtus elegans 
308Mindanao Scops-OwlOtus mirusMI
309Luzon Scops-OwlOtus longicornisLI
310Philippine Eagle-OwlKetupa philippensisBI,LI,MI,VI
311Spotted Wood-OwlStrix seloputoPI
312{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeus 
313/Brown Boobook/Ninox scutulataMany
314Northern BoobookNinox japonicaLI
315Chocolate BoobookNinox randiLI,MI
316Luzon BoobookNinox philippensisBI,LI,NI,VI
317Mindanao BoobookNinox spilocephalaMI
318Mindoro BoobookNinox mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
319Romblon BoobookNinox spilonotus 
320Cebu BoobookNinox rumseyiCI,VI
321Carniguin BoobookNinox leventisi 
322Sulu BoobookNinox reyi 

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

323Philippine TrogonHarpactes ardensBI,LI,MI,VI

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

324[Common Hoopoe]Upupa epops 

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

325Rufous HornbillBuceros hydrocoraxBI,LI,MI,VI
326Palawan HornbillAnthracoceros marcheiPI
327Sulu HornbillAnthracoceros montani 
328Writhe-billed HornbillRhabdotorrhinus waldeniVI
329Writhed HornbillRhabdotorrhinus leucocephalusMI
330Luzon HornbillPenelopides manillaeLI
331Mindoro HornbillPenelopides mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
332Visayan HornbillPenelopides paniniNI,VI
333Samar HornbillPenelopides samarensisBI,VI
334Mindanao HornbillPenelopides affinisMI

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

335Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridisMany
336Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanusMany
337Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

338/Common Kingfisher/Alcedo atthisMany
339Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo menintingMI,PI
340Indigo-banded KingfisherCeyx cyanopectusMany
341Northern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx flumenicolaBI,VI
342Southern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx argentatusMI
343Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithacaMany
344Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsaPI
345Philippine Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx melanurusLI,MI,VI
346Dimorphic Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx margarethaeBI,CI,MI,NI,VI
347Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensisMany
348Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaMany
349White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisMany
350Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularisBI,LI,NI,VI
351Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataMI,PI
352Rufous-lored KingfisherTodiramphus winchelliBI,CI,MI,NI,VI
353Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisMany
354Spotted KingfisherActenoides lindsayiLI,NI,VI
355Blue-capped KingfisherActenoides hombroniMI

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

356Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisMany

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

357Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

358Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatusMany
359Sulu Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus ramsayi 
360Spot-throated FlamebackDinopium everettiPI
361Luzon FlamebackChrysocolaptes haematribonLI
362Yellow-faced FlamebackChrysocolaptes xanthocephalusNI,VI
363Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidusBI,MI,VI
364Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalusPI
365Northern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus funebrisLI
366Southern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus fuliginosusCI,MI,VI
367Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentusPI
368White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensisMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

369Philippine FalconetMicrohierax erythrogenysMany
370/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusLI
371[Merlin]Falco columbarius 
372[Eurasian Hobby]Falco subbuteo 
373Oriental HobbyFalco severusMany
374Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

375Philippine CockatooCacatua haematuropygiaPI

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

376Mindanao Racquet-tailPrioniturus waterstradtiMI
377Luzon Racquet-tailPrioniturus montanusLI
378Blue-headed Racquet-tailPrioniturus platenaePI
379Mindoro Racquet-tailPrioniturus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
380Blue-winged Racquet-tailPrioniturus verticalis 
381Green Racquet-tailPrioniturus luconensisLI
382Blue-crowned Racquet-tailPrioniturus discurusMany
383Great-billed ParrotTanygnathus megalorynchos 
384Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensisMany
385Azure-rumped ParrotTanygnathus sumatranusLI,MI,NI,VI
386GuaiaberoBolbopsittacus lunulatusLI,MI,VI
387Mindanao LorikeetTrichoglossus johnstoniaeMI
388Philippine Hanging-ParrotLoriculus philippensisMany
389Camiguin Hanging-ParrotLoriculus camiguinensis 
390Black-billed Hanging-ParrotLoriculus bonapartei 

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

391Visayan BroadbillSarcophanops samarensisBI,VI
392Wattled BroadbillSarcophanops steeriiMI

 
Pittas: Pittidae

393Whiskered PittaErythropitta kochiLI
394Philippine PittaErythropitta erythrogasterMany
395[Blue-winged Pitta]Pitta moluccensis 
396[Fairy Pitta]Pitta nymphaPI
397Western Hooded PittaPitta sordidaMany
398Azure-breasted PittaPitta steeriiBI,MI,VI

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

399Taliabu MyzomelaMyzomela wahe 

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

400Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaMany

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

401Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneusMI,PI
402Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosusMany
403/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatusMany
404Bar-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina striataCI,LI,PI
405Mindoro CuckooshrikeCoracina mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
406Visayan CuckooshrikeCoracina panayensisNI,VI
407Mindanao CuckooshrikeCoracina kochiiBI,MI
408Sulu CuckooshrikeCoracina guillemardi 
409McGregor's CuckooshrikeMalindangia mcgregoriMI
410Black-and-white TrillerLalage melanoleucaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
411Pied TrillerLalage nigraMany
412Black-winged CuckooshrikeLalage melaschistos 
413Blackish CuckooshrikeEdolisoma coerulescensLI
414White-winged CuckooshrikeEdolisoma ostentaNI,VI
415Black-bibbed CicadabirdEdolisoma mindanenseMany

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

416Yellow-bellied WhistlerPachycephala philippinensisBI,LI,MI,VI
417Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinereaPI
418Green-backed WhistlerPachycephala albiventrisLI,MNDE,MNDW
419White-vented WhistlerPachycephala homeyeriCI,LI,MI,NI,VI

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

420Ventriloquial OrioleOriolus consobrinusPI
421White-lored OrioleOriolus albilorisLI
422Philippine OrioleOriolus steeriiBI,LI,MI,NI,VI
423Isabela OrioleOriolus isabellaeLI
424Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisMany

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

425White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusMany

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

426Common IoraAegithina tiphiaLI,PI

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

427Black-and-cinnamon FantailRhipidura nigrocinnamomeaMI,NI
428Mindanao Blue-FantailRhipidura superciliarisMI
429Visayan Blue-FantailRhipidura samarensisBI,VI
430Tablas FantailRhipidura sauli 
431Visayan FantailRhipidura albiventrisNI,VI
432Blue-headed FantailRhipidura cyanicepsLI
433Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquisMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

434[Black Drongo]Dicrurus macrocercus 
435Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusPI
436[Crow-billed Drongo]Dicrurus annectens 
437Short-tailed DrongoDicrurus striatusBI,CI,LI,MI,VI
438Palawan DrongoDicrurus palawanensisPI
439BalicassiaoDicrurus balicassiusMany
440Tablas DrongoDicrurus menagei 

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

441Short-crested MonarchHypothymis helenaeLI,MI,VI
442Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaMany
443Celestial MonarchHypothymis coelestisLI,MI,VI
444Blue Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cyanescensPI
445Japanese Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudataLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI,VI
446Rufous Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomeaMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

447[Tiger Shrike]Lanius tigrinusLI,MI,NI,PI,VI
448/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatusMany
449Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachMany
450Mountain ShrikeLanius validirostrisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

451Sierra Madre CrownCorvus sierramadrensisLI
452Palawan CrowCorvus pusillusMNDE,MNDW,PI
453Samar CrowCorvus samarensisMI,NI,VI
454Philippine Jungle CrowCorvus philippinusMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

455Citrine Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa heliantheaMany

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

456White-fronted TitSittiparus semilarvatusLI,MI
457Elegant TitPeriparus elegansMany
458Palawan TitPeriparus amabilisPI

 
Larks: Alaudidae

459Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaMany
460Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaBI,LI,MI,NI,VI

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

461Leyte Plumed-WarblerMicromacronus leytensisVI
462Mindanao Plumed-WarblerMicromacronus sordidusMI
463Rufous-fronted TailorbirdOrthotomus frontalisBI,MI,VI
464Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficepsMI
465Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusMI,PI
466Visayan TailorbirdOrthotomus castaneicepsCI,LI,NI,VI
467Gray-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus derbianusLI,VI
468Green-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus chloronotusLI
469Yellow-breasted TailorbirdOrthotomus samarensisBI,VI
470White-browed TailorbirdOrthotomus nigricepsMI
471White-eared TailorbirdOrthotomus cinereicepsMI
472Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
473Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

474[Black-browed Reed Warbler]Acrocephalus bistrigicepsLI
475/Streaked Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus sorghophilusBI,LI,VI
476/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalisMany
477Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreusMany

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

478Cordillera Ground-WarblerRobsonius raboriLI
479Sierra Madre Ground-WarblerRobsonius thompsoniLI
480Bicol Ground-WarblerRobsonius sorsogonensisLI
481/Gray's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes fasciolataMany
482/Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes ochotensisMany
483/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolataMany
484Long-tailed Bush WarblerLocustella caudataLI,MI
485Benguet Bush WarblerLocustella seebohmiLI
486Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisMany
487Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

488Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
489Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaLI
490Pacific SwallowHirundo javanicaMany
491Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaMany
492Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypusMany
493Striated SwallowCecropis striolataMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

494/Prigogine's Greenbul/Chlorocichla prigoginei 
495Gray-throated BulbulAlophoixus fraterPI
496Sulphur-bellied BulbulIole palawanensisPI
497Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinusBI,CI,LI,MI,VI
498Mindoro BulbulHypsipetes mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
499Streak-breasted BulbulHypsipetes siquijorensisCI,VI
500Visayan BulbulHypsipetes guimarasensisNI,VI
501Yellowish BulbulHypsipetes everettiMI,VI
502Camiguin BulbulHypsipetes cafarmanensis 
503Zamboanga BulbulHypsipetes rufigularisMI
504Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis 
505Yellow-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus urostictusBI,LI,MI,VI
506Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalosPI
507Olive-winged BulbulPycnonotus plumosus 
508Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifronsPI
509Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavierMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

510[Yellow-browed Warbler]Phylloscopus inornatusLI
511[Radde's Warbler]Phylloscopus schwarzi 
512[Dusky Warbler]Phylloscopus fuscatus 
513[Willow Warbler]Phylloscopus trochilus 
514Lemon-throated Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus cebuensisCI,LI,NI,VI
515Philippine Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus olivaceusBI,MI,NI,VI
516[Ijima's Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus ijimaeLI
517/Japanese Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus xanthodryasBI
518Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealisMany
519/Kamchatka Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus examinandus 
520Yellow-breasted WarblerPhylloscopus montisPI
521Negros Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nigrorumMany

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae

522[Asian Stubtail]Urosphena squameiceps 
523Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusLI,MI,PI
524Rufous-headed TailorbirdPhyllergates heterolaemusMI
525Philippine Bush WarblerHorornis seebohmiLI
526/Japanese Bush Warbler/Horornis diphoneLI
527/Manchurian Bush Warbler/Horornis canturians 
528Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusPI

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

529Flame-templed BabblerDasycrotapha speciosaNI,VI
530Visayan Pygmy-BabblerDasycrotapha pygmaeaVI
531Mindanao Pygmy-BabblerDasycrotapha plateniMI
532Rusty-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus capitalisMI
533Golden-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus dennistouniLI
534Calabarzon BabblerSterrhoptilus affinisLI
535Visayan BabblerSterrhoptilus nigrocapitatusBI,VI
536Palawan Striped-BabblerZosterornis hypogrammicusPI
537Luzon Striped-BabblerZosterornis striatusLI
538Chestnut-faced BabblerZosterornis whiteheadiLI
539Panay Striped-BabblerZosterornis latistriatusVI
540Negros Striped-BabblerZosterornis nigrorumNI,VI
541Mindanao HeleiaHeleia goodfellowiMI
542Yellowish White-eyeZosterops nigrorumLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
543Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicusMany
544Lowland White-eyeZosterops meyeniLI,MNDW
545Everett's White-eyeZosterops everettiMany

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

546Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisMI,PI,VI
547Bold-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis bornensis 
548Brown Tit-BabblerMacronus striaticepsBI,MI,VI

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

549Palawan BabblerMalacopteron palawanensePI
550Ashy-headed BabblerPellorneum cinereicepsPI
551Striated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla mindanensisBI,MI,VI
552Falcated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla falcataPI

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

553Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalisLI,PI
554Sulphur-billed NuthatchSitta oenochlamysCI,LI,MI,NI,VI

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

555Stripe-sided RhabdornisRhabdornis mystacalisBI,LI,MI,NI,VI
556Long-billed RhabdornisRhabdornis grandisLI
557Stripe-breasted RhabdornisRhabdornis inornatusMI,VI
558Visayan RhabdornisRhabdornis raboriNI,VI
559Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisMany
560Short-tailed StarlingAplonis minorMI,NI,VI
561Apo MynaGoodfellowia mirandusMI
562ColetoSarcops calvusMany
563Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerataPI
564[European Starling]Sturnus vulgarisVI
565{Rosy Starling}Pastor roseus 
566[Daurian Starling]Agropsar sturnina 
567/Chestnut-cheeked Starling/Agropsar philippensisMany
568/White-shouldered Starling/Sturnia sinensisLI
569[Red-billed Starling]Spodiopsar sericeus 
570[White-cheeked Starling]Spodiopsar cineraceus 
571Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusLI,MI,NI,VI

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

572[Siberian Thrush]Geokichla sibiricaLI
573Ashy ThrushGeokichla cinereaLI,MNDE,MNDW
574Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresMI
575/White's Thrush/Zoothera aureaLI,VI
576/Eurasian Blackbird/Turdus merulaPI
577Mindoro Island-ThrushTurdus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
578Luzon Island-ThrushTurdus thomassoniLI
579Mindanao Island-ThrushTurdus nigrorumMI,NI,VI
580Pale ThrushTurdus pallidus 
581/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusMany
582Brown-headed ThrushTurdus chrysolausLI,MNDE,MNDW
583[Dusky Thrush]Turdus eunomusLI

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

584/Gray-streaked Flycatcher/Muscicapa griseistictaMany
585/Dark-sided Flycatcher/Muscicapa sibirica 
586/Ferruginous Flycatcher/Muscicapa ferrugineaMany
587/Asian Brown Flycatcher/Muscicapa dauuricaMI,PI,VI
588Ashy-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa randiLI,NI,VI
589Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensisMany
590White-browed ShamaCopsychus luzoniensisLI
591Visayan ShamaCopsychus superciliarisNI,VI
592White-vented ShamaCopsychus nigerPI
593Black ShamaCopsychus cebuensisCI,VI
594/Blue-and-white Flycatcher/Cyanoptila cyanomelanaMI,NI,PI,VI
595[Zappay's Flycatcher]Cyanoptila cumatilis 
596Turquoise FlycatcherEumyias panayensisMany
597Blue-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis heriotiLI
598Rufous-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis camarinensisLI
599Palawan Blue FlycatcherCyornis lemprieriPI
600Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastraMany
601Chestnut-tailed Jungle FlycatcherCyornis ruficaudaBI,MI,NI,VI
602Bagobo BabblerLeonardina woodiMI
603Rusty-flanked Jungle FlycatcherVauriella insignisLI
604Negros Jungle FlycatcherVauriella albigularisNI,VI
605Mindanao Jungle FlycatcherVauriella goodfellowiMI
606Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogynaMany
607[Siberian Blue Robin]Larvivora cyane 
608[Bluethroat]Luscinia svecica 
609/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliopeMany
610[Red-flanked Bluetail]Tarsiger cyanurusLI
611[Yellow-rumped Flycatcher]Ficedula zanthopygiaPI
612/Narcissus Flycatcher/Ficedula narcissinaMany
613/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimakiCI,LI,MI,NI,VI
614Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanniMany
615[Taiga Flycatcher]Ficedula albicilla 
616Palawan FlycatcherFicedula platenaePI
617Furtive FlycatcherFicedula dispositaLI
618Little Slaty FlycatcherFicedula basilanicaMI,VI
619Cryptic FlycatcherFicedula cryptaMI
620Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensisMany
621Luzon RedstartPhoenicurus bicolorLI
622[Daurian Redstart]Phoenicurus auroreus 
623Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitariusMany
624[Amur Stonechat]Saxicola stejnegeri 
625Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataMany
626[Northern Wheatear]Oenanthe oenanthe 

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

627[Japanese Waxwing]Bombycilla japonicaLI

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

628Palawan FlowerpeckerPrionochilus plateniPI
629Olive-backed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa olivaceusBI,LI,MI,VI
630Thick-billed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa agileMany
631Whiskered FlowerpeckerPachyglossa propriumMI
632Olive-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum nigriloreMI
633Yellow-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum anthonyiLI
634Flame-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum kampaliliMI
635Bicolored FlowerpeckerDicaeum bicolorMany
636Cebu FlowerpeckerDicaeum quadricolorCI,VI
637Red-keeled FlowerpeckerDicaeum australeMany
638Black-belted FlowerpeckerDicaeum haematostictumBI,CI,NI,VI
639Scarlet-collared FlowerpeckerDicaeum retrocinctumMNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
640Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigmaMany
641Buzzing FlowerpeckerDicaeum hypoleucumBI,LI,MI,VI
642Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeumMany
643Fire-throated FlowerpeckerDicaeum luzoniensisLI,MI,NI,VI

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

644Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularisMany
645Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperataMany
646Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostethaMI,PI
647Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularisMany
648Palawan SunbirdCinnyris auroraPI
649Lovely SunbirdAethopyga shelleyiPI
650Magnificent SunbirdAethopyga magnificaCI,NI,VI
651Handsome SunbirdAethopyga bellaMany
652Flaming SunbirdAethopyga flagransLI
653Maroon-naped SunbirdAethopyga guimarasensisCI,NI,VI
654Metallic-winged SunbirdAethopyga pulcherrimaBI,LI,MI,VI
655Lina's SunbirdAethopyga linaraboraeMI
656Gray-hooded SunbirdAethopyga primigeniaMI
657Apo SunbirdAethopyga boltoniMI
658Orange-tufted SpiderhunterArachnothera flammiferaBI,MI,VI
659Pale SpiderhunterArachnothera dilutiorPI
660Naked-faced SpiderhunterArachnothera claraeLI,MI,VI

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

661Palawan Fairy-bluebirdIrena tweeddaliiPI
662Philippine Fairy-bluebirdIrena cyanogastraBI,LI,MI,VI

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

663Philippine LeafbirdChloropsis flavipennisCI,MI,VI
664Yellow-throated LeafbirdChloropsis palawanensisPI

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

665Java SparrowPadda oryzivoraLI
666Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataMany
667White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastraMany
668Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaMany
669Tawny-breasted ParrotfinchErythrura hyperythraLI,MNDE,MNDW,VI
670[Pin-tailed Parrotfinch]Erythrura prasina 
671&Green-faced ParrotfinchlErythrura viridifaciesLI,NI,VI
672Red-eared ParrotfinchErythrura coloriaLI,MI

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

673Cinnamon IbonHypocryptadius cinnamomeusMI
674Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

675/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicus 
676/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
677/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensisMany
678[Citrine Wagtail]Motacilla citreolaLI
679/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI,VI
680Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusMany
681/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoniMany
682/Pechora Pipit/Anthus gustaviMany
683/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

684[Brambling]Fringilla montifringillaLI
685[Yellow-billed Grosbeak]Eophona migratoriaLI
686White-cheeked BullfinchPyrrhula leucogenisLI,MI
687Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraLI
688Mindanao SerinChrysocorythus mindanensisMI
689[Eurasian Siskin]Spinus spinus 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

690[Little Bunting]Emberiza pusilla 
691[Yellow-breasted Bunting]Emberiza aureola 
692[Black-headed Bunting]Emberiza melanocephalaPI
693/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 Island369
Mindoro Island Occidental267
Mindoro Island Oriental261
Negros Island291
Palawan Island266
Visayan Islands376
Total Species693

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.