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ASIA PHILIPPINES

# Species:692
# Excl Vagrants:586
# Endemics:267
# Near Endemics:7

OTHER COUNTRIESIN ASIA

BIRDING LOCALES

§ 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

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor99
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant6
[]Accidental100

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened72
VVulnerable46
ENEndangered15
CRCritically Endangered11

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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

19Black Bittern** 9flavicollisMany

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Spotted Whistling-DuckDendrocygna guttataMI
3Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuataMany
4{Greater White-fronted Goose}Anser albifrons 
5[Tundra Bean-Goose]Anser serrirostris 
6[Tundra Swan]Cygnus columbianus 
7[Ruddy Shelduck]Tadorna ferruginea 
8[Common Shelduck]Tadorna tadorna 
9[Cotton Pygmy-Goose]Nettapus coromandelianusLI
10{Baikal Teal}Sibirionetta formosa 
11/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaMany
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataLI
13[Gadwall]Mareca streperaLI
14/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeLI
15Philippine DuckAnas luzonicaMany
16[Eastern Spot-billed Duck]Anas zonorhynchaLI
17[Mallard]Anas platyrhynchosLI
18/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaLI
19/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaLI
20/Common Pochard/Aythya ferinaLI
21[Baer's Pochard]Aythya baeriLI
22/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaLI
23[Greater Scaup]Aythya marila 

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

24Philippine MegapodeMegapodius cumingiiMany

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

25Palawan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron napoleonisPI
26Red JunglefowlGallus gallusMany
27Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensisMany
28[Japanese Quail]Coturnix japonica 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

29Rock PigeonColumba liviaLI,MI
30Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensisMany
31Sunda Collared-DoveStreptopelia bitorquataMany
32Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieriMany
33Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaLI,MNDE,MNDW
34Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisMany
35Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostrisMany
36Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaMany
37Zebra DoveGeopelia striataMany
38Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobaricaMany
39Mindoro Bleeding-heartGallicolumba platenaeMNDE,MNDW
40Luzon Bleeding-heartGallicolumba luzonicaLI
41Mindanao Bleeding-heartGallicolumba crinigeraBI,MI
42White-eared Brown-DovePhapitreron leucotisBI,CI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
43Amethyst Brown-DovePhapitreron amethystinusBI,LI,MI
44Mindanao Brown-DovePhapitreron brunneicepsMI
45Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernansMany
46Philippine Green-PigeonTreron axillarisMany
47Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraMNDE,MNDW,PI
48Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalisMany
49Flame-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus marcheiLI
50Cream-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus merrilliLI
51Black-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus leclancheriMany
52[Superb Fruit-Dove]Ptilinopus superbusMI
53Black-naped Fruit-DovePtilinopus melanospilusMI,PI
54Pink-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula poliocephalaMany
55Spotted Imperial-PigeonDucula carolaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
56Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaMany
57Gray Imperial-PigeonDucula pickeringiiPI
58Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

59/Indian Cuckoo/Cuculus micropterusCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
60/Himalayan Cuckoo/Cuculus saturatusMany
61/Oriental Cuckoo/Cuculus optatusLI
62Rufous CoucalCentropus unirufusLI
63Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanopsBI,CI,MI
64Black-hooded CoucalCentropus steeriiMNDE,MNDW
65Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisMI,PI
66Philippine CoucalCentropus viridisMany
67Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisMany
68Chestnut-breasted MalkohaPhaenicophaeus curvirostrisPI
69Red-crested MalkohaDasylophus superciliosusLI
70Scale-feathered MalkohaDasylophus cumingiLI
71[Pied Cuckoo]Clamator jacobinus 
72/Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/Clamator coromandusMany
73Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusMany
74[Channel-billed Cuckoo]Scythrops novaehollandiaePI
75Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusMI
76Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchusMany
77Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubrisMany
78Philippine Drongo-CuckooSurniculus velutinusBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
79/Large Hawk-Cuckoo/Hierococcyx sparverioidesMany
80Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralisMany
81Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiPI
82Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusMany
83Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

84Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotisBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
85/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotakaMany
86Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusMI,PI
87Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensisMany
88Chirruping NightjarCaprimulgus griseatusCI,LI,MNDW

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

89Philippine FrogmouthBatrachostomus septimusBI,LI,MI
90Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseniPI

 
Swifts: Apodidae

91Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picinaCI,MI
92[White-throated Needletail]Hirundapus caudacutus 
93Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteusLI,MI,PI
94Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensisCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
95Gray-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginataBI,CI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
96Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonotaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
97Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytesMany
98Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsiMany
99Whitehead's SwiftletAerodramus whiteheadiLI,MI
100Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelisMany
101Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensisMany
102[Mossy-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus salanganaMI
103[Black-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus maximus 
104White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusLI,MI,PI
105Pacific SwiftApus pacificusMany
106House SwiftApus nipalensisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
107Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

108Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisMI
109Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comataMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

110Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusMany
111Luzon RailLewinia mirificaLI
112Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensisMany
113Barred RailGallirallus torquatusMany
114Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
115/Eurasian Coot/Fulica atraLI
116Philippine SwamphenPorphyrio pulverulentusBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
117White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaMany
118WatercockGallicrex cinereaMany
119Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivaceaMany
120White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusMany
121Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciataLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
122Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoidesMany
123Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaMany
124/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusillaLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
125Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensisLI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Cranes: Gruidae

126{Demoiselle Crane}Anthropoides virgo 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

127Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

128/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopusLI,MI
129Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalusLI
130[Pied Avocet]Recurvirostra avosetta 

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

131[Eurasian Oystercatcher]Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

132/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
133/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaMany
134[Common Ringed Plover]Charadrius hiaticula 
135Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusMany
136[Northern Lapwing]Vanellus vanellus 
137[Gray-headed Lapwing]Vanellus cinereus 
138[Oriental Plover]Anarhynchus veredus 
139Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolusMany
140/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsLI
141/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiMany
142Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peroniiMany
143/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

144Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

145Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusMany
146Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinaceaMI

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

147[Bristle-thighed Curlew]Numenius tahitiensis 
148/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusMany
149[Little Curlew]Numenius minutus 
150/Far Eastern Curlew/Numenius madagascariensisBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
151/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataMany
152/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponicaMany
153/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
154/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatusCI,LI
155[Long-billed Dowitcher]Limnodromus scolopaceus 
156[Jack Snipe]Lymnocryptes minimus 
157Bukidnon WoodcockScolopax bukidnonensisLI,MI
158/Swinhoe's Snipe/Gallinago megalaMany
159/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenuraLI,MI,PI
160[Latham's Snipe]Gallinago hardwickii 
161/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoLI,MI
162[Red Phalarope]Phalaropus fulicarius 
163/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusLI,MI
164/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusLI,MI
165/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
166/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
167/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipesMany
168/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
169/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaCI,LI,MI
170/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusLI,MI
171[Nordmann's Greenshank]Tringa guttifer 
172[Spotted Redshank]Tringa erythropus 
173/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
174/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresMany
175/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisMany
176/Red Knot/Calidris canutusLI
177/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMI
178/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellusLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
179/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminataMany
180/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaLI,MNDE,MNDW
181/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiLI
182/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminutaMany
183/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollisMany
184[Spoon-billed Sandpiper]Calidris pygmaea 
185/Sanderling/Calidris albaMany
186[Dunlin]Calidris alpina 
187[Little Stint]Calidris minuta 

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

188Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorCI,LI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
189Spotted ButtonquailTurnix ocellatusLI
190Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
191Luzon ButtonquailTurnix worcesteriLI

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

192Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

193#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinusMany

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

194/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusLI,MI
195[Laughing Gull]Leucophaeus atricillaLI
196[Black-tailed Gull]Larus crassirostrisMI
197Vega GullLarus vegae 
198[Mongolian Gull]Larus mongolicus 
199[Slaty-backed Gull]Larus schistisagus 
200[White Tern]Gygis alba 
201Brown NoddyAnous stolidusLI
202Black NoddyAnous minutusMI
203[Aleutian Tern]Onychoprion aleuticus 
204Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusMany
205Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
206Little TernSternula albifronsMany
207/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
208/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaLI
209/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybridaMany
210/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
211Roseate TernSterna dougalliiMany
212Common TernSterna hirundoMany
213Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaMany
214Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiMany
215[Chinese Crested Tern]Thalasseus bernsteini 

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

216Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
217[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

218[White-tailed Tropicbird]Phaethon lepturus 
219[Red-tailed Tropicbird]Phaethon rubricaudaMany

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

220[Leach's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates leucorhoa 
221[Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates monorhisPI

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

222[Kermadec Petrel]Pterodroma neglecta 
223[Hawaiian Petrel]Pterodroma sandwichensis 
224[Bonin Petrel]Pterodroma hypoleuca 
225[Bulwer's Petrel]Bulweria bulweriiMany
226[Tahiti Petrel]Pseudobulweria rostrata 
227#Streaked Shearwater#Calonectris leucomelasMany
228#Wedge-tailed Shearwater#Ardenna pacificusMany
229[Short-tailed Shearwater]Ardenna tenuirostrisPI

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

230Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopusMany
231[Oriental Stork]Ciconia boyciana 

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

232#Lesser Frigatebird#Fregata arielMany
233#Great Frigatebird#Fregata minorMany
234Christmas Island FrigatebirdFregata andrewsiMI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

235Red-footed BoobySula sulaMany
236Brown BoobySula leucogasterLI
237[Masked Booby]Sula dactylatra 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

238Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogasterLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

239/Great Cormorant/Phalacrocorax carboLI

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

240{Glossy Ibis}Plegadis falcinellusLI,MI
241[Black-headed Ibis]Threskiornis melanocephalusLI,MNDE,MNDW
242[Eurasian Spoonbill]Platalea leucorodia 
243[Black-faced Spoonbill]Platalea minorLI

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

244[Eurasian Bittern]Botaurus stellaris 
245Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeusMany
246/Schrenck's Bittern/Botaurus eurhythmusMany
247Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensisMany
248Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxLI,MI
249Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicusMany
250Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusMany
251/Japanese Night Heron/Gorsachius goisagiMany
252Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraMany
253/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotesMany
254/Little Egret/Egretta garzettaMany
255Striated HeronButorides striataMany
256Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaCI,LI,MI,PI
257/Chinese Pond-Heron/Ardeola bacchusLI,MNDE,MNDW
258Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandusMany
259Great EgretArdea albaMany
260/Medium Egret/Ardea intermediaMany
261/Gray Heron/Ardea cinereaLI,MI,MNDW
262Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
263Great-billed HeronArdea sumatranaBI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

264[Dalmatian Pelican]Pelecanus crispus 

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

265/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusLI,MI

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

266Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusLI,MI,PI
267Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniLI,MI,PI
268Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steereiMany
269Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusMany
270[Cinereous Vulture]Aegypius monachus 
271Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheelaMany
272Philippine Serpent-EagleSpilornis holospilusBI,CI,LI,MI
273Philippine EaglePithecophaga jefferyiLI,MI
274Pinsker's Hawk-EagleNisaetus pinskeriBI,MI
275Philippine Hawk-EagleNisaetus philippensisBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
276Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatusMI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
277Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiMany
278Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatusCI,LI,MI,PI
279BesraTachyspiza virgatusMany
280/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza gularisMany
281/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza soloensisBI,LI,MI,PI
282/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
283Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucosMany
284[Black Kite]Milvus migrans 
285Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
286White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterMany
287Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusMany
288/Gray-faced Buzzard/Butastur indicusCI,LI,MI
289Common BuzzardButeo buteoLI

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

290Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembrisMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

291Giant Scops-OwlOtus gurneyiMI
292Palawan Scops-OwlOtus fuliginosusPI
293Philippine Scops-OwlOtus megalotisLI
294Everett's Scops-OwlOtus everettiBI,MI
295Mindoro Scops-OwlOtus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
296Mindanao Scops-OwlOtus mirusMI
297Luzon Scops-OwlOtus longicornisLI
298Philippine Eagle-OwlKetupa philippensisBI,LI,MI
299Spotted Wood-OwlStrix seloputoPI
300{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeus 
301/Brown Boobook/Ninox scutulataMany
302Northern BoobookNinox japonicaLI
303Chocolate BoobookNinox randiLI,MI
304Luzon BoobookNinox philippensisBI,LI
305Mindanao BoobookNinox spilocephalaMI
306Mindoro BoobookNinox mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
307Cebu BoobookNinox rumseyiCI

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

308Philippine TrogonHarpactes ardensBI,LI,MI

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

309[Eurasian Hoopoe]Upupa epops 

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

310Rufous HornbillBuceros hydrocoraxBI,LI,MI
311Palawan HornbillAnthracoceros marcheiPI
312Writhed HornbillRhabdotorrhinus leucocephalusMI
313Luzon HornbillPenelopides manillaeLI
314Mindoro HornbillPenelopides mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
315Samar HornbillPenelopides samarensisBI
316Mindanao HornbillPenelopides affinisMI

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

317Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridisMany
318Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanusMany
319Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

320/Common Kingfisher/Alcedo atthisMany
321Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo menintingMI,PI
322Indigo-banded KingfisherCeyx cyanopectusCI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
323Northern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx flumenicolaBI
324Southern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx argentatusMI
325Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithacaBI,CI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
326Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsaPI
327Philippine Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx melanurusLI,MI
328Dimorphic Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx margarethaeBI,CI,MI
329Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensisMany
330Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaMany
331White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisMany
332Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularisBI,LI
333Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataMI,PI
334Rufous-lored KingfisherTodiramphus winchelliBI,CI,MI
335Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisMany
336Spotted KingfisherActenoides lindsayiLI
337Blue-capped KingfisherActenoides hombroniMI

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

338Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisMany

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

339Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

340Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatusMany
341Spot-throated FlamebackDinopium everettiPI
342Luzon FlamebackChrysocolaptes haematribonLI
343Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidusBI,MI
344Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalusPI
345Northern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus funebrisLI
346Southern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus fuliginosusCI,MI
347Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentusPI
348White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensisMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

349Philippine FalconetMicrohierax erythrogenysMany
350/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusLI
351[Merlin]Falco columbarius 
352[Eurasian Hobby]Falco subbuteo 
353Oriental HobbyFalco severusMany
354Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

355Philippine CockatooCacatua haematuropygiaPI

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

356Mindanao Racquet-tailPrioniturus waterstradtiMI
357Luzon Racquet-tailPrioniturus montanusLI
358Blue-headed Racquet-tailPrioniturus platenaePI
359Mindoro Racquet-tailPrioniturus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
360Green Racquet-tailPrioniturus luconensisLI
361Blue-crowned Racquet-tailPrioniturus discurusBI,CI,LI,MI
362Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensisMany
363Azure-rumped ParrotTanygnathus sumatranusLI,MI
364GuaiaberoBolbopsittacus lunulatusLI,MI
365Mindanao LorikeetTrichoglossus johnstoniaeMI
366Philippine Hanging-ParrotLoriculus philippensisBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

367Visayan BroadbillSarcophanops samarensisBI
368Wattled BroadbillSarcophanops steeriiMI

 
Pittas: Pittidae

369Whiskered PittaErythropitta kochiLI
370Philippine PittaErythropitta erythrogasterMany
371[Blue-winged Pitta]Pitta moluccensis 
372[Fairy Pitta]Pitta nymphaPI
373Western Hooded PittaPitta sordidaMany
374Azure-breasted PittaPitta steeriiBI,MI

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

375Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaMany

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

376Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneusMI,PI
377Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosusBI,CI,LI,MI
378/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatusLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
379Bar-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina striataCI,LI,PI
380Mindoro CuckooshrikeCoracina mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
381Mindanao CuckooshrikeCoracina kochiiBI,MI
382McGregor's CuckooshrikeMalindangia mcgregoriMI
383Black-and-white TrillerLalage melanoleucaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
384Pied TrillerLalage nigraMany
385Blackish CuckooshrikeEdolisoma coerulescensLI
386Black-bibbed CicadabirdEdolisoma mindanenseBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

387Yellow-bellied WhistlerPachycephala philippinensisBI,LI,MI
388Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinereaPI
389Green-backed WhistlerPachycephala albiventrisLI,MNDE,MNDW
390White-vented WhistlerPachycephala homeyeriCI,LI,MI

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

391Ventriloquial OrioleOriolus consobrinusPI
392White-lored OrioleOriolus albilorisLI
393Philippine OrioleOriolus steeriiBI,LI,MI
394Isabela OrioleOriolus isabellaeLI
395Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisMany

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

396White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusMany

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

397Common IoraAegithina tiphiaLI,PI

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

398Black-and-cinnamon FantailRhipidura nigrocinnamomeaMI
399Mindanao Blue-FantailRhipidura superciliarisMI
400Visayan Blue-FantailRhipidura samarensisBI
401Blue-headed FantailRhipidura cyanicepsLI
402Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquisMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

403[Black Drongo]Dicrurus macrocercus 
404Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusPI
405[Crow-billed Drongo]Dicrurus annectens 
406Short-tailed DrongoDicrurus striatusBI,CI,LI,MI
407Palawan DrongoDicrurus palawanensisPI
408BalicassiaoDicrurus balicassiusCI,LI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

409Short-crested MonarchHypothymis helenaeLI,MI
410Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaMany
411Celestial MonarchHypothymis coelestisLI,MI
412Blue Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cyanescensPI
413Japanese Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudataLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
414Rufous Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomeaCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

415[Tiger Shrike]Lanius tigrinusLI,MI,PI
416/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatusMany
417Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachMany
418Mountain ShrikeLanius validirostrisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

419Sierra Madre CrownCorvus sierramadrensisLI
420Palawan CrowCorvus pusillusMNDE,MNDW,PI
421Samar CrowCorvus samarensisMI
422Large-billed CrowCorvus philippinusMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

423Citrine Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa heliantheaCI,LI,MI,MNDW,PI

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

424White-fronted TitSittiparus semilarvatusLI,MI
425Elegant TitPeriparus elegansCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
426Palawan TitPeriparus amabilisPI

 
Larks: Alaudidae

427Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaMany
428Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaBI,LI,MI

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

429Mindanao Plumed-WarblerMicromacronus sordidusMI
430Rufous-fronted TailorbirdOrthotomus frontalisBI,MI
431Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficepsMI
432Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusMI,PI
433Visayan TailorbirdOrthotomus castaneicepsCI,LI
434Gray-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus derbianusLI
435Green-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus chloronotusLI
436Yellow-breasted TailorbirdOrthotomus samarensisBI
437White-browed TailorbirdOrthotomus nigricepsMI
438White-eared TailorbirdOrthotomus cinereicepsMI
439Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
440Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

441[Black-browed Reed Warbler]Acrocephalus bistrigicepsLI
442/Streaked Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus sorghophilusBI,LI
443/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalisMany
444Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreusBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

445Cordillera Ground-WarblerRobsonius raboriLI
446Sierra Madre Ground-WarblerRobsonius thompsoniLI
447Bicol Ground-WarblerRobsonius sorsogonensisLI
448/Gray's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes fasciolataMany
449/Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes ochotensisMany
450/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolataMany
451Long-tailed Bush WarblerLocustella caudataLI,MI
452Benguet Bush WarblerLocustella seebohmiLI
453Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisMany
454Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

455Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisLI,MNDE,MNDW
456Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaLI
457Pacific SwallowHirundo javanicaMany
458Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaMany
459Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypusMany
460Striated SwallowCecropis striolataMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

461Gray-throated BulbulAlophoixus fraterPI
462Sulphur-bellied BulbulIole palawanensisPI
463Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinusBI,CI,LI,MI
464Mindoro BulbulHypsipetes mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
465Streak-breasted BulbulHypsipetes siquijorensisCI
466Yellowish BulbulHypsipetes everettiMI
467Zamboanga BulbulHypsipetes rufigularisMI
468Yellow-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus urostictusBI,LI,MI
469Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalosPI
470Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifronsPI
471Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavierMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

472[Yellow-browed Warbler]Phylloscopus inornatusLI
473[Radde's Warbler]Phylloscopus schwarzi 
474[Dusky Warbler]Phylloscopus fuscatus 
475[Willow Warbler]Phylloscopus trochilus 
476Lemon-throated Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus cebuensisCI,LI
477Philippine Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus olivaceusBI,MI
478[Ijima's Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus ijimaeLI
479/Japanese Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus xanthodryasBI
480Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealisMany
481Yellow-breasted WarblerPhylloscopus montisPI
482Negros Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nigrorumLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

483[Asian Stubtail]Urosphena squameiceps 
484Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusLI,MI,PI
485Rufous-headed TailorbirdPhyllergates heterolaemusMI
486Philippine Bush WarblerHorornis seebohmiLI
487/Japanese Bush Warbler/Horornis diphoneLI
488Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusPI

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

489Mindanao Pygmy-BabblerDasycrotapha plateniMI
490Rusty-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus capitalisMI
491Golden-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus dennistouniLI
492Calabarzon BabblerSterrhoptilus affinisLI
493Visayan BabblerSterrhoptilus nigrocapitatusBI
494Palawan Striped-BabblerZosterornis hypogrammicusPI
495Luzon Striped-BabblerZosterornis striatusLI
496Chestnut-faced BabblerZosterornis whiteheadiLI
497Mindanao HeleiaHeleia goodfellowiMI
498Yellowish White-eyeZosterops nigrorumLI,MNDE,MNDW
499Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicusMany
500Lowland White-eyeZosterops meyeniLI,MNDW
501Everett's White-eyeZosterops everettiBI,CI,LI,MI

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

502Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisMI,PI
503Brown Tit-BabblerMacronus striaticepsBI,MI

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

504Palawan BabblerMalacopteron palawanensePI
505Ashy-headed BabblerPellorneum cinereicepsPI
506Striated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla mindanensisBI,MI
507Falcated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla falcataPI

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

508Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalisLI,PI
509Sulphur-billed NuthatchSitta oenochlamysCI,LI,MI

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

510Stripe-sided RhabdornisRhabdornis mystacalisBI,LI,MI
511Long-billed RhabdornisRhabdornis grandisLI
512Stripe-breasted RhabdornisRhabdornis inornatusMI
513Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisMany
514Short-tailed StarlingAplonis minorMI
515ColetoSarcops calvusMany
516Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerataPI
517[European Starling]Sturnus vulgaris 
518{Rosy Starling}Pastor roseus 
519[Daurian Starling]Agropsar sturnina 
520/Chestnut-cheeked Starling/Agropsar philippensisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
521/White-shouldered Starling/Sturnia sinensisLI
522[Red-billed Starling]Spodiopsar sericeus 
523[White-cheeked Starling]Spodiopsar cineraceus 
524Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusLI,MI

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

525[Siberian Thrush]Geokichla sibiricaLI
526Ashy ThrushGeokichla cinereaLI,MNDE,MNDW
527Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresMI
528/White's Thrush/Zoothera aureaLI
529/Eurasian Blackbird/Turdus merulaPI
530/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusMany
531Brown-headed ThrushTurdus chrysolausLI,MNDE,MNDW
532Mindoro Island-ThrushTurdus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
533Luzon Island-ThrushTurdus thomassoniLI
534Mindanao Island-ThrushTurdus nigrorumMI
535[Dusky Thrush]Turdus eunomusLI

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

536/Gray-streaked Flycatcher/Muscicapa griseistictaMany
537/Ferruginous Flycatcher/Muscicapa ferrugineaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
538/Asian Brown Flycatcher/Muscicapa dauuricaMI,PI
539Ashy-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa randiLI
540Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensisMany
541White-browed ShamaCopsychus luzoniensisLI
542White-vented ShamaCopsychus nigerPI
543Black ShamaCopsychus cebuensisCI
544/Blue-and-white Flycatcher/Cyanoptila cyanomelanaMI,PI
545[Zappay's Flycatcher]Cyanoptila cumatilis 
546Turquoise FlycatcherEumyias panayensisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
547Blue-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis heriotiLI
548Rufous-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis camarinensisLI
549Palawan Blue FlycatcherCyornis lemprieriPI
550Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastraMany
551Chestnut-tailed Jungle FlycatcherCyornis ruficaudaBI,MI
552Bagobo BabblerLeonardina woodiMI
553Rusty-flanked Jungle FlycatcherVauriella insignisLI
554Mindanao Jungle FlycatcherVauriella goodfellowiMI
555Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogynaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
556[Siberian Blue Robin]Larvivora cyane 
557[Bluethroat]Luscinia svecica 
558/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliopeCI,LI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
559[Red-flanked Bluetail]Tarsiger cyanurusLI
560[Yellow-rumped Flycatcher]Ficedula zanthopygiaPI
561/Narcissus Flycatcher/Ficedula narcissinaMany
562/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimakiCI,LI,MI
563Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanniMany
564[Taiga Flycatcher]Ficedula albicilla 
565Palawan FlycatcherFicedula platenaePI
566Furtive FlycatcherFicedula dispositaLI
567Little Slaty FlycatcherFicedula basilanicaMI
568Cryptic FlycatcherFicedula cryptaMI
569Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
570Luzon RedstartPhoenicurus bicolorLI
571[Daurian Redstart]Phoenicurus auroreus 
572Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitariusMany
573[Amur Stonechat]Saxicola stejnegeri 
574Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataMany
575[Northern Wheatear]Oenanthe oenanthe 

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

576[Japanese Waxwing]Bombycilla japonicaLI

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

577Palawan FlowerpeckerPrionochilus plateniPI
578Olive-backed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa olivaceusBI,LI,MI
579Thick-billed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa agileMany
580Whiskered FlowerpeckerPachyglossa propriumMI
581Olive-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum nigriloreMI
582Yellow-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum anthonyiLI
583Flame-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum kampaliliMI
584Bicolored FlowerpeckerDicaeum bicolorBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
585Cebu FlowerpeckerDicaeum quadricolorCI
586Red-keeled FlowerpeckerDicaeum australeMany
587Black-belted FlowerpeckerDicaeum haematostictumBI,CI
588Scarlet-collared FlowerpeckerDicaeum retrocinctumMNDE,MNDW
589Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigmaMany
590Buzzing FlowerpeckerDicaeum hypoleucumBI,LI,MI
591Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeumMany
592Fire-throated FlowerpeckerDicaeum luzoniensisLI,MI

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

593Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularisMany
594Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperataMany
595Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostethaMI,PI
596Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularisMany
597Palawan SunbirdCinnyris auroraPI
598Lovely SunbirdAethopyga shelleyiPI
599Magnificent SunbirdAethopyga magnificaCI
600Handsome SunbirdAethopyga bellaMany
601Flaming SunbirdAethopyga flagransLI
602Maroon-naped SunbirdAethopyga guimarasensisCI
603Metallic-winged SunbirdAethopyga pulcherrimaBI,LI,MI
604Lina's SunbirdAethopyga linaraboraeMI
605Gray-hooded SunbirdAethopyga primigeniaMI
606Apo SunbirdAethopyga boltoniMI
607Orange-tufted SpiderhunterArachnothera flammiferaBI,MI
608Pale SpiderhunterArachnothera dilutiorPI
609Naked-faced SpiderhunterArachnothera claraeLI,MI

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

610Palawan Fairy-bluebirdIrena tweeddaliiPI
611Philippine Fairy-bluebirdIrena cyanogastraBI,LI,MI

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

612Philippine LeafbirdChloropsis flavipennisCI,MI
613Yellow-throated LeafbirdChloropsis palawanensisPI

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

614Java SparrowPadda oryzivoraLI
615Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataMany
616White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastraMany
617Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaMany
618Tawny-breasted ParrotfinchErythrura hyperythraLI,MNDE,MNDW
619[Pin-tailed Parrotfinch]Erythrura prasina 
620&Green-faced ParrotfinchlErythrura viridifaciesLI
621Red-eared ParrotfinchErythrura coloriaLI,MI

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

622Cinnamon IbonHypocryptadius cinnamomeusMI
623Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

624/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
625/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensisMany
626[Citrine Wagtail]Motacilla citreolaLI
627/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
628Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusMany
629/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoniMany
630/Pechora Pipit/Anthus gustaviMany
631/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

632[Brambling]Fringilla montifringillaLI
633[Yellow-billed Grosbeak]Eophona migratoriaLI
634White-cheeked BullfinchPyrrhula leucogenisLI,MI
635Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraLI
636Mindanao SerinChrysocorythus mindanensisMI
637[Eurasian Siskin]Spinus spinus 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

638[Little Bunting]Emberiza pusilla 
639[Yellow-breasted Bunting]Emberiza aureola 
640[Black-headed Bunting]Emberiza melanocephalaPI
641/Yellow Bunting/Emberiza sulphurataLI,MNDE,MNDW

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Bohol Island236
Cebu Island228
Luzon Island401
Mindanao Island367
Mindoro Island Occidental265
Mindoro Island Oriental259
Negros Island276
Palawan Island265
Visayan Islands356
Total Species641

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.