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PHILIPPINES TARGET BIRDS LIST

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PHILIPPINES

# Species:685
# Excl Vagrants:579
# Endemics:255
# Near Endemics:7

List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

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1Philippine DuckAnas luzonicaManyE
2Palawan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron napoleonisPIE
3Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieriManyE
4Negros Bleeding-heartGallicolumba keayiNI,VIE
5Sulu Bleeding-heartGallicolumba menagei BC
6Luzon Bleeding-heartGallicolumba luzonicaLIE
7Mindanao Bleeding-heartGallicolumba crinigeraBI,MI,VIE
8White-eared Brown-DovePhapitreron leucotisManyE
9Amethyst Brown-DovePhapitreron amethystinusBI,LI,MI,VIE
10Mindanao Brown-DovePhapitreron brunneiceps BC
11Tawitawi Brown-DovePhapitreron cinereiceps BC
12Philippine Green-PigeonTreron axillarisManyE
13Whistling Green-PigeonTreron formosae BC
14Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalisManyE
15Flame-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus marcheiLIE
16Cream-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus merrilliLIE
17Black-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus leclancheriManyNE
18Negros Fruit-DovePtilinopus arcanusNI,VIE
19Pink-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula poliocephalaManyE
20Mindoro Imperial-PigeonDucula mindorensis BC
21Spotted Imperial-PigeonDucula carolaManyE
22Rufous CoucalCentropus unirufusLIE
23Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanopsBI,CI,MI,VIE
24Black-hooded CoucalCentropus steeriiMNDE,MNDWE
25Philippine CoucalCentropus viridisManyE
26Red-crested MalkohaDasylophus superciliosusLIE
27Scale-feathered MalkohaDasylophus cumingiLIE
28Philippine Drongo-CuckooSurniculus velutinusManyE
29Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralisManyE
30Philippine FrogmouthBatrachostomus septimusManyE
31Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseniPIE
32Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensisManyE
33Chirruping NightjarCaprimulgus griseatusManyE
34Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picinaCI,MI,NI,VIE
35Gray-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginataManyE
36Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonotaManyE
37Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytesManyE
38Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsiManyE
39Whitehead's SwiftletAerodramus whiteheadiLI,MIE
40Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelisManyE
41Luzon RailLewinia mirificaLIBC
42Calayan RailGallirallus calayanensis BC
43Philippine SwamphenPorphyrio pulverulentusManyE
44Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivaceaManyE
45Spotted ButtonquailTurnix ocellatusLIE
46Luzon ButtonquailTurnix worcesteriLIE
47/Schrenck's Bittern/Ixobrychus eurhythmusManyBC
48Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steereiManyE
49Philippine Serpent-EagleSpilornis holospilusManyE
50Philippine EaglePithecophaga jefferyiLI,MI,VIE
51Pinsker's Hawk-EagleNisaetus pinskeriBI,MI,NI,VIE
52Philippine Hawk-EagleNisaetus philippensisManyE
53Giant Scops-OwlOtus gurneyiMI,VIE
54Palawan Scops-OwlOtus fuliginosusPIE
55Philippine Scops-OwlOtus megalotisLIE
56Everett's Scops-OwlOtus everettiBI,MI,VIE
57Negros Scops-OwlOtus nigrorumNI,VIE
58Mindoro Scops-OwlOtus mindorensisMNDE,MNDWE
59Mantanani Scops-OwlOtus mantananensisVINE
60Ryukyu Scops-OwlOtus elegans BC
61Mindanao Scops-OwlOtus mirusMIE
62Luzon Scops-OwlOtus longicornisLIE
63Philippine Eagle-OwlKetupa philippensisBI,LI,MI,VIE
64Chocolate BoobookNinox randiLI,MINE
65Luzon BoobookNinox philippensisBI,LI,NI,VIE
66Mindanao BoobookNinox spilocephalaMIE
67Mindoro BoobookNinox mindorensisMNDE,MNDWE
68Romblon BoobookNinox spilonotus BC
69Cebu BoobookNinox rumseyiCI,VIE
70Carniguin BoobookNinox leventisi BC
71Sulu BoobookNinox reyi BC
72Philippine TrogonHarpactes ardensBI,LI,MI,VIE
73Rufous HornbillBuceros hydrocoraxBI,LI,MI,VIE
74Palawan HornbillAnthracoceros marcheiPIE
75Sulu HornbillAnthracoceros montani BC
76Writhe-billed HornbillRhabdotorrhinus waldeniVIE
77Writhed HornbillRhabdotorrhinus leucocephalusMIE
78Luzon HornbillPenelopides manillaeLIE
79Mindoro HornbillPenelopides mindorensisMNDE,MNDWE
80Visayan HornbillPenelopides paniniNI,VIE
81Samar HornbillPenelopides samarensisBI,VIE
82Mindanao HornbillPenelopides affinisMIE
83Indigo-banded KingfisherCeyx cyanopectusManyE
84Northern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx flumenicolaBI,VIE
85Southern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx argentatusMIE
86Philippine Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx melanurusLI,MI,VIE
87Dimorphic Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx margarethaeManyE
88Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularisBI,LI,NI,VIE
89Rufous-lored KingfisherTodiramphus winchelliManyE
90Spotted KingfisherActenoides lindsayiLI,NI,VIE
91Blue-capped KingfisherActenoides hombroniMIE
92Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanusManyE
93Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatusManyE
94Sulu Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus ramsayi BC
95Spot-throated FlamebackDinopium everettiPIE
96Luzon FlamebackChrysocolaptes haematribonLIE
97Yellow-faced FlamebackChrysocolaptes xanthocephalusNI,VIE
98Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidusBI,MI,VIE
99Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalusPIE
100Northern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus funebrisLIE
101Southern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus fuliginosusCI,MI,VIE
102Philippine FalconetMicrohierax erythrogenysManyE
103Philippine CockatooCacatua haematuropygiaPIE
104Mindanao Racquet-tailPrioniturus waterstradtiMIE
105Luzon Racquet-tailPrioniturus montanusLIE
106Blue-headed Racquet-tailPrioniturus platenaePIE
107Mindoro Racquet-tailPrioniturus mindorensisMNDE,MNDWE
108Blue-winged Racquet-tailPrioniturus verticalis BC
109Green Racquet-tailPrioniturus luconensisLIE
110Blue-crowned Racquet-tailPrioniturus discurusManyE
111Azure-rumped ParrotTanygnathus sumatranusLI,MI,NI,VIE
112GuaiaberoBolbopsittacus lunulatusLI,MI,VIE
113Mindanao LorikeetSaudareos johnstoniaeMIE
114Philippine Hanging-ParrotLoriculus philippensisManyE
115Camiguin Hanging-ParrotLoriculus camiguinensis BC
116Black-billed Hanging-ParrotLoriculus bonapartei BC
117Visayan BroadbillSarcophanops samarensisBI,VIE
118Wattled BroadbillSarcophanops steeriiMIE
119Whiskered PittaErythropitta kochiLIE
120Azure-breasted PittaPitta steeriiBI,MI,VIE
121Taliabu MyzomelaMyzomela wahe BC
122McGregor's CuckooshrikeMalindangia mcgregoriMIE
123Black-and-white TrillerLalage melanoleucaLI,MI,MNDE
MNDW
E
124Blackish CuckooshrikeAnalisoma coerulescensLIE
125White-winged CuckooshrikeAnalisoma ostentaNI,VIE
126Black-bibbed CuckooshrikeEdolisoma mindanenseManyE
127Yellow-bellied WhistlerPachycephala philippinensisBI,LI,MI,VIE
128Green-backed WhistlerPachycephala albiventrisLI,MNDE,MNDWE
129White-vented WhistlerPachycephala homeyeriManyNE
130White-lored OrioleOriolus albilorisLIE
131Philippine OrioleOriolus steeriiManyE
132Isabela OrioleOriolus isabellaeLIE
133Black-and-cinnamon FantailRhipidura nigrocinnamomeaMI,NIE
134Mindanao Blue-FantailRhipidura superciliarisMIE
135Visayan Blue-FantailRhipidura samarensisBI,VIE
136Tablas FantailRhipidura sauli BC
137Visayan FantailRhipidura albiventrisNI,VIE
138Blue-headed FantailRhipidura cyanicepsLIE
139Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquisManyE
140Short-tailed DrongoDicrurus striatusManyE
141Palawan DrongoDicrurus palawanensisPIE
142BalicassiaoDicrurus balicassiusManyE
143Tablas DrongoDicrurus menagei BC
144Short-crested MonarchHypothymis helenaeLI,MI,VIE
145Celestial MonarchHypothymis coelestisLI,MI,VIE
146Blue Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cyanescensPIE
147Rufous Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomeaManyNE
148Mountain ShrikeLanius validirostrisLI,MI,MNDE
MNDW
E
149Palawan CrowCorvus pusillusMNDE,MNDW,PIE
150White-fronted TitSittiparus semilarvatusLI,MIE
151Elegant TitPeriparus elegansManyE
152Palawan TitPeriparus amabilisPIE
153Leyte Plumed-WarblerMicromacronus leytensisVIE
154Mindanao Plumed-WarblerMicromacronus sordidusMIE
155Rufous-fronted TailorbirdOrthotomus frontalisBI,MI,VIE
156Visayan TailorbirdOrthotomus castaneicepsCI,LI,NI,VIE
157Gray-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus derbianusLI,VIE
158Green-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus chloronotusLIE
159Yellow-breasted TailorbirdOrthotomus samarensisBI,VIE
160White-browed TailorbirdOrthotomus nigricepsMIE
161White-eared TailorbirdOrthotomus cinereicepsMIE
162/Streaked Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus sorghophilusBI,LI,VICR
163Cordillera Ground-WarblerRobsonius raboriLIE
164Sierra Madre Ground-WarblerRobsonius thompsoniLIE
165Bicol Ground-WarblerRobsonius sorsogonensisLIE
166Long-tailed Bush WarblerLocustella caudataLI,MIE
167Benguet Bush WarblerLocustella seebohmiLIE
168Gray-throated BulbulAlophoixus fraterPIE
169Sulphur-bellied BulbulIole palawanensisPIE
170Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinusManyE
171Mindoro BulbulHypsipetes mindorensisMNDE,MNDWE
172Streak-breasted BulbulHypsipetes siquijorensisCI,VIE
173Visayan BulbulHypsipetes guimarasensisNI,VIE
174Yellowish BulbulHypsipetes everettiMI,VIE
175Camiguin BulbulHypsipetes cafarmanensis BC
176Zamboanga BulbulHypsipetes rufigularisMIE
177Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis BC
178Yellow-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus urostictusBI,LI,MI,VIE
179Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifronsPIE
180Lemon-throated Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus cebuensisCI,LI,NI,VIE
181Philippine Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus olivaceusBI,MI,NI,VIE
182/Japanese Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus xanthodryasBIBC
183Kamchatka Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus examinandus BC
184Negros Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nigrorumManyE
185Rufous-headed TailorbirdPhyllergates heterolaemusMIE
186Philippine Bush WarblerHorornis seebohmiLIE
187/Japanese Bush Warbler/Horornis diphoneLIBC
188Manchurian Bush WarblerHorornis canturians BC
189Flame-templed BabblerDasycrotapha speciosaNI,VIE
190Visayan Pygmy-BabblerDasycrotapha pygmaeaVIE
191Mindanao Pygmy-BabblerDasycrotapha plateniMIE
192Rusty-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus capitalisMIE
193Golden-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus dennistouniLIE
194Calabarzon BabblerSterrhoptilus affinisLIE
195Visayan BabblerSterrhoptilus nigrocapitatusBI,VIE
196Palawan Striped-BabblerZosterornis hypogrammicusPIE
197Luzon Striped-BabblerZosterornis striatusLIE
198Chestnut-faced BabblerZosterornis whiteheadiLIE
199Panay Striped-BabblerZosterornis latistriatusVIE
200Negros Striped-BabblerZosterornis nigrorumNI,VIE
201Mindanao White-eyeHeleia goodfellowiMIE
202Yellowish White-eyeZosterops nigrorumManyE
203Lowland White-eyeZosterops meyeniLI,MNDWNE
204Everett's White-eyeZosterops everettiManyBC
205Brown Tit-BabblerMacronus striaticepsBI,MI,VIE
206Palawan BabblerMalacopteron palawanensePIE
207Ashy-headed BabblerPellorneum cinereicepsPIE
208Striated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla mindanensisBI,MI,VIE
209Falcated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla falcataPIE
210Sulphur-billed NuthatchSitta oenochlamysManyE
211Stripe-sided RhabdornisRhabdornis mystacalisManyE
212Long-billed RhabdornisRhabdornis grandisLIE
213Stripe-breasted RhabdornisRhabdornis inornatusMI,VIE
214Visayan RhabdornisRhabdornis raboriNI,VIBC
215Apo MynaGoodfellowia mirandusMIE
216ColetoSarcops calvusManyNE
217Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerataPIEN
218Ashy ThrushGeokichla cinereaLI,MNDE,MNDWE
219Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresMIEN
220/White's Thrush/Zoothera aureaLI,VIBC
221Brown-headed ThrushTurdus chrysolausLI,MNDE,MNDWBC
222Pale ThrushTurdus pallidus BC
223Ashy-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa randiLI,NI,VIE
224Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensisManyE
225White-browed ShamaCopsychus luzoniensisLIE
226Visayan ShamaCopsychus superciliarisNI,VIE
227White-vented ShamaCopsychus nigerPIE
228Black ShamaCopsychus cebuensisCI,VIE
229Blue-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis heriotiLIE
230Rufous-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis camarinensisLIE
231Palawan Blue FlycatcherCyornis lemprieriPIE
232Bagobo BabblerLeonardina woodiMIE
233Rusty-flanked Jungle FlycatcherVauriella insignisLIBC
234Negros Jungle FlycatcherVauriella albigularisNI,VIE
235Mindanao Jungle FlycatcherVauriella goodfellowiMIE
236Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogynaManyE
237Palawan FlycatcherFicedula platenaePIE
238Furtive FlycatcherFicedula dispositaLIE
239Little Slaty FlycatcherFicedula basilanicaMI,VIE
240Cryptic FlycatcherFicedula cryptaMIE
241Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensisManyE
242Luzon RedstartPhoenicurus bicolorLIE
243Olive-backed FlowerpeckerPrionochilus olivaceusBI,LI,MI,VIE
244Palawan FlowerpeckerPrionochilus plateniPIE
245Whiskered FlowerpeckerDicaeum propriumMIE
246Olive-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum nigriloreMIE
247Yellow-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum anthonyiLIE
248Flame-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum kampaliliMIE
249Bicolored FlowerpeckerDicaeum bicolorManyE
250Cebu FlowerpeckerDicaeum quadricolorCI,VIE
251Red-keeled FlowerpeckerDicaeum australeManyBC
252Black-belted FlowerpeckerDicaeum haematostictumBI,CI,NI,VIE
253Scarlet-collared FlowerpeckerDicaeum retrocinctumMNDE,MNDWE
254White-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum hypoleucumBI,LI,MI,VIE
255Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeumManyE
256Fire-throated FlowerpeckerDicaeum luzoniensisLI,MI,NI,VIE
257Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularisManyE
258Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperataManyE
259Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularisManyE
260Palawan SunbirdCinnyris auroraPIBC
261Lovely SunbirdAethopyga shelleyiPIE
262Magnificent SunbirdAethopyga magnificaCI,NI,VIE
263Handsome SunbirdAethopyga bellaManyE
264Flaming SunbirdAethopyga flagransLIE
265Maroon-naped SunbirdAethopyga guimarasensisCI,NI,VIE
266Metallic-winged SunbirdAethopyga pulcherrimaBI,LI,MI,VIE
267Lina's SunbirdAethopyga linaraboraeMIE
268Gray-hooded SunbirdAethopyga primigeniaMIE
269Apo SunbirdAethopyga boltoniMIE
270Orange-tufted SpiderhunterArachnothera flammiferaBI,MI,VIE
271Pale SpiderhunterArachnothera dilutiorPIE
272Naked-faced SpiderhunterArachnothera claraeLI,MI,VIE
273Palawan Fairy-bluebirdIrena tweeddaliiPIE
274Philippine Fairy-bluebirdIrena cyanogastraBI,LI,MI,VIE
275Philippine LeafbirdChloropsis flavipennisCI,MI,VIE
276Yellow-throated LeafbirdChloropsis palawanensisPIE
277<Green-faced Parrotfinch>Erythrura viridifaciesLI,NI,VIE
278Red-eared ParrotfinchErythrura coloriaLI,MIE
279Cinnamon IbonHypocryptadius cinnamomeusMIE
280White-cheeked BullfinchPyrrhula leucogenisLI,MIE
281/Yellow Bunting/Emberiza sulphurataLI,MNDE,MNDWBC

 

 *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.

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REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic253
NENear Endemic7
CRCritically Endangered1
ENEndangered2
BCBest Seen in This Country18
ATAlways a Target0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.

§ 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