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NEGROS ISLAND

PHILIPPINESLOCALE

# Species:291
# Excl Vagrants:290
# Endemics:74
# Near Endemics:4
Habitat: Montane forest.

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
2/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
3Philippine DuckAnas luzonica

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

4Philippine MegapodeMegapodius cumingii

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

5Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
6Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

7Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensis
9Sunda Collared-DoveStreptopelia bitorquata
10Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieri
11Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
12Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
13Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostris
14Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
15Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
16Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica
17Negros Bleeding-heartGallicolumba keayi
18Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
19Philippine Green-PigeonTreron axillaris
20Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalis
21Black-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus leclancheri
22Black-naped Fruit-DovePtilinopus melanospilus
23Negros Fruit-DovePtilinopus arcanus
24Pink-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula poliocephala
25Spotted Imperial-PigeonDucula carola
26Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea
27Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolor

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

28/Indian Cuckoo/Cuculus micropterus
29/Himalayan Cuckoo/Cuculus saturatus
30Philippine CoucalCentropus viridis
31Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
32/Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/Clamator coromandus
33Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
34Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillus
35Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
36Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
37Philippine Drongo-CuckooSurniculus velutinus
38/Large Hawk-Cuckoo/Hierococcyx sparverioides
39Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralis
40Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
41Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

42Philippine FrogmouthBatrachostomus septimus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

43Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotis
44/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotaka
45Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensis
46Chirruping NightjarCaprimulgus griseatus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

47Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picina
48Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
49Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensis
50Gray-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginata
51Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytes
52Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsi
53Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensis
54Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
55House SwiftApus nipalensis
56Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

57Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comata

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

58Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatus
59Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
60Barred RailGallirallus torquatus
61Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
62Philippine SwamphenPorphyrio pulverulentus
63White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinerea
64WatercockGallicrex cinerea
65Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivacea
66White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
67Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciata
68Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoides
69Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
70/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusilla

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

71Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

72/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

73/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
74/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
75Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
76Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolus
77/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
78Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii
79/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

80Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

81Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

82/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
83/Far Eastern Curlew/Numenius madagascariensis
84/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
85/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica
86/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
87/Swinhoe's Snipe/Gallinago megala
88/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
89/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
90/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes
91/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
92/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
93/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
94/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
95/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris
96/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminata
97/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminuta
98/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis
99/Sanderling/Calidris alba

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

100Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
101Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

102Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

103#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

104/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
105Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
106Little TernSternula albifrons
107/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
108/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida
109/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
110Roseate TernSterna dougallii
111Common TernSterna hirundo
112Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
113Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

114Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

115Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulwerii
116#Streaked Shearwater#Calonectris leucomelas
117#Wedge-tailed Shearwater#Ardenna pacificus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

118Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

119#Lesser Frigatebird#Fregata ariel
120#Great Frigatebird#Fregata minor
121Christmas Island FrigatebirdFregata andrewsi

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

122Red-footed BoobySula sula

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

123Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

124Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollis
125Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
126/Schrenck's Bittern/Ixobrychus eurhythmus
127Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
128Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
129Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
130Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophus
131/Japanese Night Heron/Gorsachius goisagi
132Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
133/Little Egret/Egretta garzetta
134Striated HeronButorides striata
135Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosa
136/Chinese Pond-Heron/Ardeola bacchus
137Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
138Great EgretArdea alba
139/Medium Egret/Ardea intermedia
140Purple HeronArdea purpurea
141Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

142Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
143Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steerei
144Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
145Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
146Philippine Serpent-EagleSpilornis holospilus
147Pinsker's Hawk-EagleNisaetus pinskeri
148Philippine Hawk-EagleNisaetus philippensis
149Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii
150Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
151Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatus
152/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter gularis
153BesraAccipiter virgatus
154Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
155White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster
156Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

157Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembris

 
Owls: Strigidae

158Negros Scops-OwlOtus nigrorum
159/Brown Boobook/Ninox scutulata
160Luzon BoobookNinox philippensis

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

161Visayan HornbillPenelopides panini

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

162/Common Kingfisher/Alcedo atthis
163Indigo-banded KingfisherCeyx cyanopectus
164Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithaca
165Dimorphic Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx margarethae
166Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
167Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
168White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
169Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularis
170Rufous-lored KingfisherTodiramphus winchelli
171Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
172Spotted KingfisherActenoides lindsayi

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

173Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
174Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanus
175Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

176Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

177Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

178Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatus
179Yellow-faced FlamebackChrysocolaptes xanthocephalus
180White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

181Philippine FalconetMicrohierax erythrogenys
182Oriental HobbyFalco severus
183Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

184Blue-crowned Racquet-tailPrioniturus discurus
185Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensis
186Azure-rumped ParrotTanygnathus sumatranus
187Philippine Hanging-ParrotLoriculus philippensis

 
Pittas: Pittidae

188Philippine PittaErythropitta erythrogaster
189Western Hooded PittaPitta sordida

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

190Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

191Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
192/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatus
193Bar-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina striata
194Pied TrillerLalage nigra
195White-winged CuckooshrikeAnalisoma ostenta

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

196White-vented WhistlerPachycephala homeyeri

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

197Philippine OrioleOriolus steerii
198Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensis

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

199White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

200Black-and-cinnamon FantailRhipidura nigrocinnamomea
201Visayan FantailRhipidura albiventris
202Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquis

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

203BalicassiaoDicrurus balicassius

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

204Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
205Rufous Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomea

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

206Tiger ShrikeLanius tigrinus
207/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
208Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

209Slender-billed CrowCorvus enca
210Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

211Citrine Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa helianthea

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

212Elegant TitPeriparus elegans

 
Larks: Alaudidae

213Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
214Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

215Visayan TailorbirdOrthotomus castaneiceps
216Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

217/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalis
218Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

219/Gray's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes fasciolata
220/Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes ochotensis
221/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolata
222Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris
223Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

224Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
225Pacific SwallowHirundo tahitica
226Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
227Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypus
228Striated SwallowCecropis striolata

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

229Visayan BulbulHypsipetes guimarasensis
230Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

231Lemon-throated Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus cebuensis
232Philippine Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus olivaceus
233Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealis
234Negros Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nigrorum

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

235Flame-templed BabblerDasycrotapha speciosa
236Negros Striped-BabblerZosterornis nigrorum
237Yellowish White-eyeZosterops nigrorum
238Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus
239Everett's White-eyeZosterops everetti

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

240Sulphur-billed NuthatchSitta oenochlamys

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

241Stripe-sided RhabdornisRhabdornis mystacalis
242Visayan RhabdornisRhabdornis rabori
243Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
244Short-tailed StarlingAplonis minor
245ColetoSarcops calvus
246/Chestnut-cheeked Starling/Agropsar philippensis
247Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

248/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurus
249Island ThrushTurdus poliocephalus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

250/Gray-streaked Flycatcher/Muscicapa griseisticta
251Ashy-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa randi
252Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensis
253Visayan ShamaCopsychus superciliaris
254/Blue-and-white Flycatcher/Cyanoptila cyanomelana
255Turquoise FlycatcherEumyias panayensis
256Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastra
257Chestnut-tailed Jungle FlycatcherCyornis ruficauda
258Negros Jungle FlycatcherVauriella albigularis
259Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogyna
260/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliope
261/Narcissus Flycatcher/Ficedula narcissina
262/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimaki
263Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
264Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensis
265Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius
266Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

267Thick-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum agile
268Bicolored FlowerpeckerDicaeum bicolor
269Red-keeled FlowerpeckerDicaeum australe
270Black-belted FlowerpeckerDicaeum haematostictum
271Scarlet-collared FlowerpeckerDicaeum retrocinctum
272Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
273Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeum
274Fire-throated FlowerpeckerDicaeum luzoniensis

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

275Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularis
276Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperata
277Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
278Magnificent SunbirdAethopyga magnifica
279Handsome SunbirdAethopyga bella
280Maroon-naped SunbirdAethopyga guimarasensis

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

281Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
282White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastra
283Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
284&Green-faced ParrotfinchlErythrura viridifacies

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

285Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

286/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
287/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensis
288Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
289/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni
290/Pechora Pipit/Anthus gustavi
291/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus

 

 *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 Visitor60
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental3

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened17
VVulnerable11
ENEndangered9
CRCritically Endangered2

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.