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BOHOL ISLAND

PHILIPPINES
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# Species:237
# Excl Vagrants:237
# Endemics:73
# Near Endemics:2
Habitat: Lowland tropical 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

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

7Sunda Collared-DoveStreptopelia bitorquata
8Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieri
9Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
10Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostris
11Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
12Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
13Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica
14Mindanao Bleeding-heartGallicolumba crinigera
15White-eared Brown-DovePhapitreron leucotis
16Amethyst Brown-DovePhapitreron amethystinus
17Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
18Philippine Green-PigeonTreron axillaris
19Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalis
20Black-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus leclancheri
21Pink-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula poliocephala
22Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

23/Himalayan Cuckoo/Cuculus saturatus
24Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanops
25Philippine CoucalCentropus viridis
26Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
27/Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/Clamator coromandus
28Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
29Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
30Philippine Drongo-CuckooSurniculus velutinus
31/Large Hawk-Cuckoo/Hierococcyx sparverioides
32Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralis
33Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
34Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

35Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotis
36/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotaka
37Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensis

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

38Philippine FrogmouthBatrachostomus septimus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

39Gray-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginata
40Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytes
41Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsi
42Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelis
43Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensis
44Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
45Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

46Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comata

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

47Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
48Barred RailGallirallus torquatus
49Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
50Philippine SwamphenPorphyrio pulverulentus
51White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinerea
52WatercockGallicrex cinerea
53Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivacea
54White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
55Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoides
56Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

57Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

58/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
59Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
60Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolus
61/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
62Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii
63/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

64Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

65Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

66/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
67/Far Eastern Curlew/Numenius madagascariensis
68/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica
69/Swinhoe's Snipe/Gallinago megala
70/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
71/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes
72/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
73/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
74/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris
75/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminata
76/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminuta
77/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis
78/Sanderling/Calidris alba

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

79Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

80#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

81Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
82Little TernSternula albifrons
83/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida
84/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
85Roseate TernSterna dougallii
86Common TernSterna hirundo
87Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
88Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

89Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

90Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

91Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulwerii
92#Streaked Shearwater#Calonectris leucomelas
93#Wedge-tailed Shearwater#Ardenna pacificus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

94Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

95#Lesser Frigatebird#Fregata ariel
96#Great Frigatebird#Fregata minor

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

97Red-footed BoobySula sula

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

98Black BitternBotaurus flavicollis
99Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeus
100/Schrenck's Bittern/Botaurus eurhythmus
101Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
102Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophus
103/Japanese Night Heron/Gorsachius goisagi
104Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
105/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes
106/Little Egret/Egretta garzetta
107Striated HeronButorides striata
108Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus
109Great EgretArdea alba
110/Medium Egret/Ardea intermedia
111Purple HeronArdea purpurea
112Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

113Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steerei
114Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
115Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
116Philippine Serpent-EagleSpilornis holospilus
117Pinsker's Hawk-EagleNisaetus pinskeri
118Philippine Hawk-EagleNisaetus philippensis
119BesraTachyspiza virgatus
120/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza gularis
121/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza soloensis
122Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
123Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
124White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster
125Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus

 
Owls: Strigidae

126Everett's Scops-OwlOtus everetti
127Philippine Eagle-OwlKetupa philippensis
128/Brown Boobook/Ninox scutulata
129Luzon BoobookNinox philippensis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

130Philippine TrogonHarpactes ardens

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

131Rufous HornbillBuceros hydrocorax
132Samar HornbillPenelopides samarensis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

133Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
134Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanus
135Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

136/Common Kingfisher/Alcedo atthis
137Northern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx flumenicola
138Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithaca
139Dimorphic Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx margarethae
140Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
141Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
142White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
143Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularis
144Rufous-lored KingfisherTodiramphus winchelli
145Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

146Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

147Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

148Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatus
149Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidus
150White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

151Philippine FalconetMicrohierax erythrogenys
152Oriental HobbyFalco severus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

153Blue-crowned Racquet-tailPrioniturus discurus
154Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensis
155Philippine Hanging-ParrotLoriculus philippensis

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

156Visayan BroadbillSarcophanops samarensis

 
Pittas: Pittidae

157Philippine PittaErythropitta erythrogaster
158Western Hooded PittaPitta sordida
159Azure-breasted PittaPitta steerii

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

160Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

161Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
162Mindanao CuckooshrikeCoracina kochii
163Pied TrillerLalage nigra
164Black-bibbed CicadabirdEdolisoma mindanense

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

165Yellow-bellied WhistlerPachycephala philippinensis

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

166Philippine OrioleOriolus steerii
167Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensis

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

168White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

169Visayan Blue-FantailRhipidura samarensis
170Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquis

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

171Short-tailed DrongoDicrurus striatus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

172Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

173/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
174Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

175Large-billed CrowCorvus philippinus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

176Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
177Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

178Rufous-fronted TailorbirdOrthotomus frontalis
179Yellow-breasted TailorbirdOrthotomus samarensis
180Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

181/Streaked Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus sorghophilus
182/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalis
183Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

184/Gray's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes fasciolata
185/Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes ochotensis
186/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolata
187Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris
188Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

189Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
190Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
191Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypus
192Striated SwallowCecropis striolata

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

193Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinus
194Yellow-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus urostictus
195Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

196Philippine Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus olivaceus
197/Japanese Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus xanthodryas
198Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

199Visayan BabblerSterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus
200Everett's White-eyeZosterops everetti

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

201Brown Tit-BabblerMacronus striaticeps

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

202Striated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla mindanensis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

203Stripe-sided RhabdornisRhabdornis mystacalis
204Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
205ColetoSarcops calvus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

206/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

207/Gray-streaked Flycatcher/Muscicapa griseisticta
208Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensis
209Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastra
210Chestnut-tailed Jungle FlycatcherCyornis ruficauda
211Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
212Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius
213Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

214Olive-backed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa olivaceus
215Bicolored FlowerpeckerDicaeum bicolor
216Red-keeled FlowerpeckerDicaeum australe
217Black-belted FlowerpeckerDicaeum haematostictum
218Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
219Buzzing FlowerpeckerDicaeum hypoleucum
220Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeum

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

221Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularis
222Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperata
223Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
224Handsome SunbirdAethopyga bella
225Metallic-winged SunbirdAethopyga pulcherrima
226Orange-tufted SpiderhunterArachnothera flammifera

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

227Philippine Fairy-bluebirdIrena cyanogastra

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

228Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
229White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastra
230Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

231Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

232/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
233/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensis
234Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
235/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni
236/Pechora Pipit/Anthus gustavi
237/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 Visitor46
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental2

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened15
VVulnerable12
ENEndangered4
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.