PALAWAN ISLAND
PHILIPPINES
LOCALE
| # Species: | 266 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 266 |
| # Endemics: | 44 |
| # 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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| 1 | Wandering Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna arcuata |
| 2 | /Garganey/ | Spatula querquedula |
| 3 | Philippine Duck | Anas luzonica |
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| 4 | Philippine Megapode | Megapodius cumingii |
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| 5 | Palawan Peacock-Pheasant | Polyplectron napoleonis |
| 6 | Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus |
| 7 | Blue-breasted Quail | Synoicus chinensis |
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| 8 | Metallic Pigeon | Columba vitiensis |
| 9 | Sunda Collared-Dove | Streptopelia bitorquata |
| 10 | Philippine Collared-Dove | Streptopelia dusumieri |
| 11 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
| 12 | Philippine Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia tenuirostris |
| 13 | Asian Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica |
| 14 | Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata |
| 15 | Nicobar Pigeon | Caloenas nicobarica |
| 16 | Pink-necked Green-Pigeon | Treron vernans |
| 17 | Thick-billed Green-Pigeon | Treron curvirostra |
| 18 | Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus occipitalis |
| 19 | Black-chinned Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus leclancheri |
| 20 | Black-naped Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus melanospilus |
| 21 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea |
| 22 | Gray Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula pickeringii |
| 23 | Pied Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula bicolor |
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| 24 | /Himalayan Cuckoo/ | Cuculus saturatus |
| 25 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis |
| 26 | Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis |
| 27 | Chestnut-breasted Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus curvirostris |
| 28 | /Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/ | Clamator coromandus |
| 29 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
| 30 | Channel-billed Cuckoo | Scythrops novaehollandiae |
| 31 | Violet Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus |
| 32 | Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris |
| 33 | /Large Hawk-Cuckoo/ | Hierococcyx sparverioides |
| 34 | Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx pectoralis |
| 35 | Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii |
| 36 | Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis merulinus |
| 37 | Sahul Brush Cuckoo | Cacomantis variolosus |
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| 38 | /Gray Nightjar/ | Caprimulgus jotaka |
| 39 | Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus |
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| 40 | Palawan Frogmouth | Batrachostomus chaseni |
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| 41 | Brown-backed Needletail | Hirundapus giganteus |
| 42 | Ridgetop Swiftlet | Collocalia isonota |
| 43 | Pygmy Swiftlet | Collocalia troglodytes |
| 44 | Philippine Swiftlet | Aerodramus mearnsi |
| 45 | Ameline Swiftlet | Aerodramus amelis |
| 46 | Uniform Swiftlet | Aerodramus vanikorensis |
| 47 | White-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus fuciphagus |
| 48 | Pacific Swift | Apus pacificus |
| 49 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis |
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| 50 | Slaty-breasted Rail | Lewinia striatus |
| 51 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 52 | White-browed Crake | Poliolimnas cinerea |
| 53 | Watercock | Gallicrex cinerea |
| 54 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus |
| 55 | Red-legged Crake | Rallina fasciata |
| 56 | Ruddy-breasted Crake | Zapornia fusca |
| 57 | /Baillon's Crake/ | Zapornia pusilla |
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| 58 | Beach Thick-knee | Esacus magnirostris |
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| 59 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 60 | /Pacific Golden-Plover/ | Pluvialis fulva |
| 61 | Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius |
| 62 | Siberian Sand-Plover | Anarhynchus mongolus |
| 63 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus leschenaultii |
| 64 | Malaysian Plover | Anarhynchus peronii |
| 65 | /Kentish Plover/ | Anarhynchus alexandrinus |
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| 66 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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| 67 | /Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus |
| 68 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata |
| 69 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica |
| 70 | /Swinhoe's Snipe/ | Gallinago megala |
| 71 | /Pin-tailed Snipe/ | Gallinago stenura |
| 72 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 73 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
| 74 | /Gray-tailed Tattler/ | Tringa brevipes |
| 75 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 76 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 77 | /Great Knot/ | Calidris tenuirostris |
| 78 | /Broad-billed Sandpiper/ | Calidris falcinellus |
| 79 | /Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/ | Calidris acuminata |
| 80 | /Long-toed Stint/ | Calidris subminuta |
| 81 | /Red-necked Stint/ | Calidris ruficollis |
| 82 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
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| 83 | Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator |
| 84 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus |
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| 85 | Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum |
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| 86 | #Pomarine Jaeger# | Stercorarius pomarinus |
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| 87 | Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus |
| 88 | Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus |
| 89 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons |
| 90 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica |
| 91 | /Whiskered Tern/ | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 92 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus |
| 93 | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii |
| 94 | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo |
| 95 | Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana |
| 96 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii |
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| 97 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| 98 | Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda |
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| 99 | Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates monorhis |
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| 100 | Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii |
| 101 | #Streaked Shearwater# | Calonectris leucomelas |
| 102 | #Wedge-tailed Shearwater# | Ardenna pacificus |
| 103 | Short-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna tenuirostris |
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| 104 | #Lesser Frigatebird# | Fregata ariel |
| 105 | #Great Frigatebird# | Fregata minor |
| 106 | Christmas Island Frigatebird | Fregata andrewsi |
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| 107 | Red-footed Booby | Sula sula |
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| 108 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
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| 109 | Black Bittern | Botaurus flavicollis |
| 110 | Cinnamon Bittern | Botaurus cinnamomeus |
| 111 | /Schrenck's Bittern/ | Botaurus eurhythmus |
| 112 | Yellow Bittern | Botaurus sinensis |
| 113 | Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus |
| 114 | Malayan Night Heron | Gorsachius melanolophus |
| 115 | /Japanese Night Heron/ | Gorsachius goisagi |
| 116 | Pacific Reef-Heron | Egretta sacra |
| 117 | /Chinese Egret/ | Egretta eulophotes |
| 118 | /Little Egret/ | Egretta garzetta |
| 119 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 120 | Javan Pond-Heron | Ardeola speciosa |
| 121 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 122 | /Medium Egret/ | Ardea intermedia |
| 123 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
| 124 | Great-billed Heron | Ardea sumatrana |
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| 125 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 126 | Jerdon's Baza | Aviceda jerdoni |
| 127 | Philippine Honey-buzzard | Pernis steerei |
| 128 | Oriental Honey-buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus |
| 129 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela |
| 130 | Changeable Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus |
| 131 | Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii |
| 132 | Crested Goshawk | Lophospiza trivirgatus |
| 133 | /Japanese Sparrowhawk/ | Tachyspiza gularis |
| 134 | /Chinese Sparrowhawk/ | Tachyspiza soloensis |
| 135 | /Eastern Marsh Harrier/ | Circus spilonotus |
| 136 | Pied Harrier | Circus melanoleucos |
| 137 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| 138 | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Icthyophaga leucogaster |
| 139 | Gray-headed Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga ichthyaetus |
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| 140 | Australasian Grass-Owl | Tyto longimembris |
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| 141 | Palawan Scops-Owl | Otus fuliginosus |
| 142 | Spotted Wood-Owl | Strix seloputo |
| 143 | /Brown Boobook/ | Ninox scutulata |
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| 144 | Palawan Hornbill | Anthracoceros marchei |
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| 145 | Blue-throated Bee-eater | Merops viridis |
| 146 | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus |
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| 147 | /Common Kingfisher/ | Alcedo atthis |
| 148 | Blue-eared Kingfisher | Alcedo meninting |
| 149 | Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher | Ceyx erithaca |
| 150 | Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher | Ceyx rufidorsa |
| 151 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis |
| 152 | Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda |
| 153 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
| 154 | Black-capped Kingfisher | Halcyon pileata |
| 155 | Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris |
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| 156 | Oriental Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis |
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| 157 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus |
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| 158 | Spot-throated Flameback | Dinopium everetti |
| 159 | Red-headed Flameback | Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus |
| 160 | Great Slaty Woodpecker | Mulleripicus pulverulentus |
| 161 | White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis |
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| 162 | Oriental Hobby | Falco severus |
| 163 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 164 | Philippine Cockatoo | Cacatua haematuropygia |
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| 165 | Blue-headed Racquet-tail | Prioniturus platenae |
| 166 | Blue-naped Parrot | Tanygnathus lucionensis |
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| 167 | Philippine Pitta | Erythropitta erythrogaster |
| 168 | Fairy Pitta | Pitta nympha |
| 169 | Western Hooded Pitta | Pitta sordida |
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| 170 | Golden-bellied Gerygone | Gerygone sulphurea |
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| 171 | Fiery Minivet | Pericrocotus igneus |
| 172 | /Ashy Minivet/ | Pericrocotus divaricatus |
| 173 | Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike | Coracina striata |
| 174 | Pied Triller | Lalage nigra |
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| 175 | Mangrove Whistler | Pachycephala cinerea |
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| 176 | Ventriloquial Oriole | Oriolus consobrinus |
| 177 | Black-naped Oriole | Oriolus chinensis |
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| 178 | White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus |
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| 179 | Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia |
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| 180 | Philippine Pied-Fantail | Rhipidura nigritorquis |
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| 181 | Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus |
| 182 | Palawan Drongo | Dicrurus palawanensis |
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| 183 | Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea |
| 184 | Blue Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone cyanescens |
| 185 | Japanese Paradise Flycatcher | Terpsiphone atrocaudata |
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| 186 | Tiger Shrike | Lanius tigrinus |
| 187 | /Brown Shrike/ | Lanius cristatus |
| 188 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach |
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| 189 | Palawan Crow | Corvus pusillus |
| 190 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus philippinus |
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| 191 | Citrine Canary-Flycatcher | Culicicapa helianthea |
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| 192 | Palawan Tit | Periparus amabilis |
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| 193 | Rufous-tailed Tailorbird | Orthotomus sericeus |
| 194 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
| 195 | Golden-headed Cisticola | Cisticola exilis |
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| 196 | /Oriental Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus orientalis |
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| 197 | /Gray's Grasshopper Warbler/ | Helopsaltes fasciolata |
| 198 | /Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/ | Helopsaltes ochotensis |
| 199 | /Lanceolated Warbler/ | Locustella lanceolata |
| 200 | Striated Grassbird | Megalurus palustris |
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| 201 | Pacific Swallow | Hirundo javanica |
| 202 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| 203 | Asian House-Martin | Delichon dasypus |
| 204 | Striated Swallow | Cecropis striolata |
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| 205 | Gray-throated Bulbul | Alophoixus frater |
| 206 | Sulphur-bellied Bulbul | Iole palawanensis |
| 207 | Black-headed Bulbul | Microtarsus melanocephalos |
| 208 | Ashy-fronted Bulbul | Pycnonotus cinereifrons |
| 209 | Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier |
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| 210 | Arctic Warbler | Phylloscopus borealis |
| 211 | Yellow-breasted Warbler | Phylloscopus montis |
| 212 | Negros Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus nigrorum |
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| 213 | Mountain Tailorbird | Phyllergates cucullatus |
| 214 | Aberrant Bush Warbler | Horornis flavolivaceus |
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| 215 | Palawan Striped-Babbler | Zosterornis hypogrammicus |
| 216 | Warbling White-eye | Zosterops japonicus |
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| 217 | Pin-striped Tit-Babbler | Mixornis gularis |
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| 218 | Palawan Babbler | Malacopteron palawanense |
| 219 | Ashy-headed Babbler | Pellorneum cinereiceps |
| 220 | Falcated Wren-Babbler | Ptilocichla falcata |
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| 221 | Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis |
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| 222 | Asian Glossy Starling | Aplonis panayensis |
| 223 | Coleto | Sarcops calvus |
| 224 | Tenggara Hill Myna | Gracula venerata |
| 225 | /Chestnut-cheeked Starling/ | Agropsar philippensis |
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| 226 | /Eurasian Blackbird/ | Turdus merula |
| 227 | /Eyebrowed Thrush/ | Turdus obscurus |
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| 228 | /Gray-streaked Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa griseisticta |
| 229 | /Ferruginous Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa ferruginea |
| 230 | /Asian Brown Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa dauurica |
| 231 | White-vented Shama | Copsychus niger |
| 232 | /Blue-and-white Flycatcher/ | Cyanoptila cyanomelana |
| 233 | Palawan Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis lemprieri |
| 234 | Mangrove Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis rufigastra |
| 235 | Philippine Shortwing | Brachypteryx poliogyna |
| 236 | /Siberian Rubythroat/ | Calliope calliope |
| 237 | Yellow-rumped Flycatcher | Ficedula zanthopygia |
| 238 | /Narcissus Flycatcher/ | Ficedula narcissina |
| 239 | Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni |
| 240 | Palawan Flycatcher | Ficedula platenae |
| 241 | Bundok Flycatcher | Ficedula luzoniensis |
| 242 | Blue Rock-Thrush | Monticola solitarius |
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| 243 | Palawan Flowerpecker | Prionochilus plateni |
| 244 | Thick-billed Flowerpecker | Pachyglossa agile |
| 245 | Orange-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma |
| 246 | Pygmy Flowerpecker | Dicaeum pygmaeum |
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| 247 | Gray-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes griseigularis |
| 248 | Purple-throated Sunbird | Leptocoma sperata |
| 249 | Copper-throated Sunbird | Leptocoma calcostetha |
| 250 | Palawan Sunbird | Cinnyris aurora |
| 251 | Lovely Sunbird | Aethopyga shelleyi |
| 252 | Pale Spiderhunter | Arachnothera dilutior |
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| 253 | Palawan Fairy-bluebird | Irena tweeddalii |
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| 254 | Yellow-throated Leafbird | Chloropsis palawanensis |
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| 255 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
| 256 | White-bellied Munia | Lonchura leucogastra |
| 257 | Chestnut Munia | Lonchura atricapilla |
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| 258 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus |
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| 259 | /Gray Wagtail/ | Motacilla cinerea |
| 260 | /Eastern Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla tschutschensis |
| 261 | /White Wagtail/ | Motacilla alba |
| 262 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus |
| 263 | /Olive-backed Pipit/ | Anthus hodgsoni |
| 264 | /Pechora Pipit/ | Anthus gustavi |
| 265 | /Red-throated Pipit/ | Anthus cervinus |
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| 266 | Black-headed Bunting | Emberiza 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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 60 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 5 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 9 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 23 |
| V | Vulnerable | 15 |
| EN | Endangered | 2 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
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.