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PALAWAN ISLAND

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# Species:267
# Excl Vagrants:267
# Endemics:43
# Near Endemics:2
Habitat: Lowland forest, secondary forest, mangroves, beach

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

5Palawan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron napoleonis
6Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
7Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

8Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensis
10Sunda Collared-DoveStreptopelia bitorquata
11Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieri
12Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
13Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostris
14Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
15Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
16Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica
17Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
18Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostra
19Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalis
20Black-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus leclancheri
21Black-naped Fruit-DovePtilinopus melanospilus
22Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea
23Gray Imperial-PigeonDucula pickeringii
24Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolor

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

25/Himalayan Cuckoo/Cuculus saturatus
26Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
27Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
28Chestnut-breasted MalkohaPhaenicophaeus curvirostris
29/Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/Clamator coromandus
30Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
31Channel-billed CuckooScythrops novaehollandiae
32Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
33Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
34/Large Hawk-Cuckoo/Hierococcyx sparverioides
35Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralis
36Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
37Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
38Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

39Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseni

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

40/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotaka
41Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

42Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
43Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonota
44Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytes
45Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsi
46Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelis
47Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensis
48White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
49Germain's SwiftletAerodramus germani
50Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
51Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

52Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatus
53Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
54White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinerea
55WatercockGallicrex cinerea
56White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
57Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciata
58Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
59/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusilla

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

60Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

61/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
62/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
63Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
64Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolus
65/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
66Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii
67/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

68Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

69/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
70/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
71/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica
72/Swinhoe's Snipe/Gallinago megala
73/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenura
74/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
75/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
76/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes
77/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
78/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
79/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris
80/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellus
81/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminata
82/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminuta
83/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis
84/Sanderling/Calidris alba

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

85Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
86Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

87Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

88#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

89Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
90Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
91Little TernSternula albifrons
92/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
93/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida
94/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
95Roseate TernSterna dougallii
96Common TernSterna hirundo
97Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
98Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

99Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

100Swinhoe's Storm-PetrelHydrobates monorhis

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

101Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulwerii
102#Streaked Shearwater#Calonectris leucomelas
103#Wedge-tailed Shearwater#Ardenna pacificus
104Short-tailed ShearwaterArdenna tenuirostris

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

105#Lesser Frigatebird#Fregata ariel
106#Great Frigatebird#Fregata minor
107Christmas Island FrigatebirdFregata andrewsi

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

108Red-footed BoobySula sula

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

109Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

110Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollis
111Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
112/Schrenck's Bittern/Ixobrychus eurhythmus
113Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
114Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
115Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophus
116/Japanese Night Heron/Gorsachius goisagi
117Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
118/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes
119/Little Egret/Egretta garzetta
120Striated HeronButorides striata
121Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosa
122Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
123/Medium Egret/Ardea intermedia
124Purple HeronArdea purpurea
125Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

126Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
127Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steerei
128Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
129Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoni
130Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
131Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
132Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii
133/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotus
134Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
135Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatus
136/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter soloensis
137/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter gularis
138Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
139White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster
140Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

141Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembris

 
Owls: Strigidae

142Palawan Scops-OwlOtus fuliginosus
143Spotted Wood-OwlStrix seloputo
144/Brown Boobook/Ninox scutulata

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

145Palawan HornbillAnthracoceros marchei

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

146/Common Kingfisher/Alcedo atthis
147Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
148Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithaca
149Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsa
150Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
151Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
152White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
153Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileata
154Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

155Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
156Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

157Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

158Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

159Spot-throated FlamebackDinopium everetti
160Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
161Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus
162White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

163Oriental HobbyFalco severus
164Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

165Philippine CockatooCacatua haematuropygia

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

166Blue-headed Racquet-tailPrioniturus platenae
167Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensis

 
Pittas: Pittidae

168Philippine PittaErythropitta erythrogaster
169Fairy PittaPitta nympha
170Western Hooded PittaPitta sordida

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

171Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

172Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneus
173/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatus
174Bar-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina striata
175Pied TrillerLalage nigra

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

176Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

177Ventriloquial OrioleOriolus consobrinus
178Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensis

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

179White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

180Common IoraAegithina tiphia

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

181Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquis

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

182Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
183Palawan DrongoDicrurus palawanensis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

184Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
185Blue Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cyanescens
186Japanese Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudata

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

187Tiger ShrikeLanius tigrinus
188/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
189Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

190Palawan CrowCorvus pusillus
191Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

192Citrine Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa helianthea

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

193Palawan TitPeriparus amabilis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

194Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeus
195Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
196Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

197/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

198/Gray's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes fasciolata
199/Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes ochotensis
200/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolata
201Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

202Pacific SwallowHirundo tahitica
203Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
204Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypus
205Striated SwallowCecropis striolata

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

206Gray-throated BulbulAlophoixus frater
207Sulphur-bellied BulbulIole palawanensis
208Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalos
209Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifrons
210Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

211Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealis
212Yellow-breasted WarblerPhylloscopus montis
213Negros Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nigrorum

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

214Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatus
215Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceus

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

216Palawan Striped-BabblerZosterornis hypogrammicus
217Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus

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

218Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularis

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

219Palawan BabblerMalacopteron palawanense
220Ashy-headed BabblerPellorneum cinereiceps
221Falcated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla falcata

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

222Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

223Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
224ColetoSarcops calvus
225Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerata
226/Chestnut-cheeked Starling/Agropsar philippensis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

227/Eurasian Blackbird/Turdus merula
228/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

229/Gray-streaked Flycatcher/Muscicapa griseisticta
230/Ferruginous Flycatcher/Muscicapa ferruginea
231/Asian Brown Flycatcher/Muscicapa dauurica
232White-vented ShamaCopsychus niger
233/Blue-and-white Flycatcher/Cyanoptila cyanomelana
234Palawan Blue FlycatcherCyornis lemprieri
235Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastra
236Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogyna
237/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliope
238Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygia
239/Narcissus Flycatcher/Ficedula narcissina
240Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
241Palawan FlycatcherFicedula platenae
242Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensis
243Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

244Palawan FlowerpeckerPrionochilus plateni
245Thick-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum agile
246Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
247Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeum

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

248Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularis
249Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperata
250Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostetha
251Palawan SunbirdCinnyris aurora
252Lovely SunbirdAethopyga shelleyi
253Pale SpiderhunterArachnothera dilutior

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

254Palawan Fairy-bluebirdIrena tweeddalii

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

255Yellow-throated LeafbirdChloropsis palawanensis

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

256Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
257White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastra
258Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

259Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

260/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
261/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensis
262/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
263Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
264/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni
265/Pechora Pipit/Anthus gustavi
266/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

267Black-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephala

 

 *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/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental9

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened23
VVulnerable15
ENEndangered2
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.