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Accessible Species

ASIA
PHILIPPINES

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

OTHER COUNTRIES
IN 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 Endangered12

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

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1Spotted Whistling-DuckDendrocygna guttataMI
2Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuataMany
3{Greater White-fronted Goose}Anser albifrons 
4[Tundra Bean-Goose]Anser serrirostris 
5[Tundra Swan]Cygnus columbianus 
6[Ruddy Shelduck]Tadorna ferruginea 
7[Common Shelduck]Tadorna tadorna 
8[Cotton Pygmy-Goose]Nettapus coromandelianusLI
9{Baikal Teal}Sibirionetta formosa 
10/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaMany
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataLI
12[Gadwall]Mareca streperaLI
13/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeLI
14Philippine DuckAnas luzonicaMany
15[Eastern Spot-billed Duck]Anas zonorhynchaLI
16[Mallard]Anas platyrhynchosLI
17/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaLI
18/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaLI
19/Common Pochard/Aythya ferinaLI
20[Baer's Pochard]Aythya baeriLI
21/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaLI
22[Greater Scaup]Aythya marila 

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

23Philippine MegapodeMegapodius cumingiiMany

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

24Palawan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron napoleonisPI
25Red JunglefowlGallus gallusMany
26Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensisMany
27[Japanese Quail]Coturnix japonica 

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

28Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
29[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

30Rock PigeonColumba liviaLI,MI
31Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensisMany
32Sunda Collared-DoveStreptopelia bitorquataMany
33Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieriMany
34Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaLI,MNDE,MNDW
35Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisMany
36Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostrisMany
37Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaMany
38Zebra DoveGeopelia striataMany
39Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobaricaMany
40Mindoro Bleeding-heartGallicolumba platenaeMNDE,MNDW
41Luzon Bleeding-heartGallicolumba luzonicaLI
42Mindanao Bleeding-heartGallicolumba crinigeraBI,MI
43White-eared Brown-DovePhapitreron leucotisBI,CI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
44Amethyst Brown-DovePhapitreron amethystinusBI,LI,MI
45Mindanao Brown-DovePhapitreron brunneicepsMI
46Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernansMany
47Philippine Green-PigeonTreron axillarisMany
48Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraMNDE,MNDW,PI
49Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalisMany
50Flame-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus marcheiLI
51Cream-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus merrilliLI
52Black-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus leclancheriMany
53[Superb Fruit-Dove]Ptilinopus superbusMI
54Black-naped Fruit-DovePtilinopus melanospilusMI,PI
55Negros Fruit-DovePtilinopus arcanus 
56Pink-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula poliocephalaMany
57Spotted Imperial-PigeonDucula carolaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
58Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaMany
59Gray Imperial-PigeonDucula pickeringiiPI
60Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

61/Indian Cuckoo/Cuculus micropterusCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
62/Himalayan Cuckoo/Cuculus saturatusMany
63/Oriental Cuckoo/Cuculus optatusLI
64Rufous CoucalCentropus unirufusLI
65Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanopsBI,CI,MI
66Black-hooded CoucalCentropus steeriiMNDE,MNDW
67Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisMI,PI
68Philippine CoucalCentropus viridisMany
69Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisMany
70Chestnut-breasted MalkohaPhaenicophaeus curvirostrisPI
71[Pied Cuckoo]Clamator jacobinus 
72Red-crested MalkohaDasylophus superciliosusLI
73Scale-feathered MalkohaDasylophus cumingiLI
74/Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/Clamator coromandusMany
75Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusMany
76[Channel-billed Cuckoo]Scythrops novaehollandiaePI
77Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusMI
78Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchusMany
79Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubrisMany
80Philippine Drongo-CuckooSurniculus velutinusBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
81/Large Hawk-Cuckoo/Hierococcyx sparverioidesMany
82Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralisMany
83Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiPI
84Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusMany
85Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosusMany

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

86Philippine FrogmouthBatrachostomus septimusBI,LI,MI
87Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseniPI

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

88Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotisBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
89/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotakaMany
90Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusMI,PI
91Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensisMany
92Chirruping NightjarCaprimulgus griseatusCI,LI,MNDW

 
Swifts: Apodidae

93Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picinaCI,MI
94[White-throated Needletail]Hirundapus caudacutus 
95Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteusLI,MI,PI
96Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensisCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
97Gray-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginataBI,CI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
98Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonotaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
99Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytesMany
100Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsiMany
101Whitehead's SwiftletAerodramus whiteheadiLI,MI
102Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelisMany
103Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensisMany
104[Mossy-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus salanganaMI
105[Black-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus maximus 
106White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusPI
107Germain's SwiftletAerodramus germaniLI,MI,PI
108Pacific SwiftApus pacificusMany
109House SwiftApus nipalensisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
110Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

111Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisMI
112Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comataMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

113Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusMany
114Luzon RailLewinia mirificaLI
115Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensisMany
116Barred RailGallirallus torquatusMany
117Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
118/Eurasian Coot/Fulica atraLI
119Philippine SwamphenPorphyrio pulverulentusBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
120White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaMany
121WatercockGallicrex cinereaMany
122Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivaceaMany
123White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusMany
124Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciataLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
125Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoidesMany
126Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaMany
127/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusillaLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
128Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensisLI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Cranes: Gruidae

129{Demoiselle Crane}Anthropoides virgo 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

130Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

131/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopusLI,MI
132Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalusLI
133[Pied Avocet]Recurvirostra avosetta 

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

134[Eurasian Oystercatcher]Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

135/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
136/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaMany
137[Common Ringed Plover]Charadrius hiaticula 
138Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubiusMany
139[Northern Lapwing]Vanellus vanellus 
140[Gray-headed Lapwing]Vanellus cinereus 
141[Oriental Plover]Anarhynchus veredus 
142Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolusMany
143/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsLI
144/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiMany
145Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peroniiMany
146/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

147Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

148Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusMany
149Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinaceaMI

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

191Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorCI,LI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
192Spotted ButtonquailTurnix ocellatusLI
193Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
194Luzon ButtonquailTurnix worcesteriLI

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

195Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

196#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinusMany

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

197/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusLI,MI
198[Laughing Gull]Leucophaeus atricillaLI
199[Black-tailed Gull]Larus crassirostrisMI
200[Herring Gull]Larus argentatus 
201[Slaty-backed Gull]Larus schistisagus 
202[White Tern]Gygis alba 
203Brown NoddyAnous stolidusLI
204Black NoddyAnous minutusMI
205[Aleutian Tern]Onychoprion aleuticus 
206Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusMany
207Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
208Little TernSternula albifronsMany
209/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
210/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaLI
211/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybridaMany
212/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
213Roseate TernSterna dougalliiMany
214Common TernSterna hirundoMany
215Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaMany
216Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiMany
217[Chinese Crested Tern]Thalasseus bernsteini 

 
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

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

240[Dalmatian Pelican]Pelecanus crispus 

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

241[Great Bittern]Botaurus stellaris 
242Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollisMany
243Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeusMany
244/Schrenck's Bittern/Ixobrychus eurhythmusMany
245Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensisMany
246Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxLI,MI
247Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicusMany
248Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusMany
249/Japanese Night Heron/Gorsachius goisagiMany
250Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraMany
251/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotesMany
252/Little Egret/Egretta garzettaMany
253Striated HeronButorides striataMany
254Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaCI,LI,MI,PI
255/Chinese Pond-Heron/Ardeola bacchusLI,MNDE,MNDW
256Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandusMany
257Great EgretArdea albaMany
258/Medium Egret/Ardea intermediaMany
259/Gray Heron/Ardea cinereaLI,MI,MNDW
260Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
261Great-billed HeronArdea sumatranaBI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

262{Glossy Ibis}Plegadis falcinellusLI,MI
263[Black-headed Ibis]Threskiornis melanocephalusLI,MNDE,MNDW
264[Eurasian Spoonbill]Platalea leucorodia 
265[Black-faced Spoonbill]Platalea minorLI

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

266/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusLI,MI

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

267Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusLI,MI,PI
268Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steereiMany
269Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusMany
270Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniLI,MI,PI
271[Cinereous Vulture]Aegypius monachus 
272Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheelaMany
273Philippine Serpent-EagleSpilornis holospilusBI,CI,LI,MI
274Philippine EaglePithecophaga jefferyiLI,MI
275Pinsker's Hawk-EagleNisaetus pinskeriBI,MI
276Philippine Hawk-EagleNisaetus philippensisBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
277Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatusMI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
278Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiMany
279/Gray-faced Buzzard/Butastur indicusCI,LI,MI
280/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
281Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucosMany
282Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatusCI,LI,MI,PI
283/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter soloensisBI,LI,MI,PI
284/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter gularisMany
285BesraAccipiter virgatusMany
286[Black Kite]Milvus migrans 
287Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
288White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterMany
289Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusMany
290Common BuzzardButeo buteoLI

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

291Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembrisMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

292Giant Scops-OwlOtus gurneyiMI
293Palawan Scops-OwlOtus fuliginosusPI
294Philippine Scops-OwlOtus megalotisLI
295Everett's Scops-OwlOtus everettiBI,MI
296Mindoro Scops-OwlOtus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
297Mindanao Scops-OwlOtus mirusMI
298Luzon Scops-OwlOtus longicornisLI
299Philippine Eagle-OwlKetupa philippensisBI,LI,MI
300Spotted Wood-OwlStrix seloputoPI
301{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeus 
302/Brown Boobook/Ninox scutulataMany
303Northern BoobookNinox japonicaLI
304Chocolate BoobookNinox randiLI,MI
305Luzon BoobookNinox philippensisBI,LI
306Mindanao BoobookNinox spilocephalaMI
307Mindoro BoobookNinox mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
308Cebu BoobookNinox rumseyiCI

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

309Philippine TrogonHarpactes ardensBI,LI,MI

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

310[Eurasian Hoopoe]Upupa epops 

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

311Rufous HornbillBuceros hydrocoraxBI,LI,MI
312Palawan HornbillAnthracoceros marcheiPI
313Writhed HornbillRhabdotorrhinus leucocephalusMI
314Luzon HornbillPenelopides manillaeLI
315Mindoro HornbillPenelopides mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
316Samar HornbillPenelopides samarensisBI
317Mindanao HornbillPenelopides affinisMI

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

318/Common Kingfisher/Alcedo atthisMany
319Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo menintingMI,PI
320Indigo-banded KingfisherCeyx cyanopectusCI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
321Northern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx flumenicolaBI
322Southern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx argentatusMI
323Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithacaBI,CI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
324Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsaPI
325Philippine Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx melanurusLI,MI
326Dimorphic Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx margarethaeBI,CI,MI
327Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensisMany
328Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaMany
329White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisMany
330Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularisBI,LI
331Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataMI,PI
332Rufous-lored KingfisherTodiramphus winchelliBI,CI,MI
333Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisMany
334Spotted KingfisherActenoides lindsayiLI
335Blue-capped KingfisherActenoides hombroniMI

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

336Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridisMany
337Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanusMany
338Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

339Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisMany

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

340Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

341Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatusMany
342Spot-throated FlamebackDinopium everettiPI
343Luzon FlamebackChrysocolaptes haematribonLI
344Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidusBI,MI
345Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalusPI
346Northern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus funebrisLI
347Southern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus fuliginosusCI,MI
348Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentusPI
349White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensisMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

350Philippine FalconetMicrohierax erythrogenysMany
351/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusLI
352[Merlin]Falco columbarius 
353[Eurasian Hobby]Falco subbuteo 
354Oriental HobbyFalco severusMany
355Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

356Philippine CockatooCacatua haematuropygiaPI

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

357Mindanao Racquet-tailPrioniturus waterstradtiMI
358Luzon Racquet-tailPrioniturus montanusLI
359Blue-headed Racquet-tailPrioniturus platenaePI
360Mindoro Racquet-tailPrioniturus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
361Green Racquet-tailPrioniturus luconensisLI
362Blue-crowned Racquet-tailPrioniturus discurusBI,CI,LI,MI
363Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensisMany
364GuaiaberoBolbopsittacus lunulatusLI,MI
365Mindanao LorikeetSaudareos 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 striataMany
380McGregor's CuckooshrikeMalindangia mcgregoriMI
381Black-and-white TrillerLalage melanoleucaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
382Pied TrillerLalage nigraMany
383Blackish CuckooshrikeAnalisoma coerulescensLI
384Black-bibbed CuckooshrikeEdolisoma mindanenseBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

385Yellow-bellied WhistlerPachycephala philippinensisBI,LI,MI
386Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinereaPI
387Green-backed WhistlerPachycephala albiventrisLI,MNDE,MNDW
388White-vented WhistlerPachycephala homeyeriCI,LI,MI

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

389Ventriloquial OrioleOriolus consobrinusPI
390White-lored OrioleOriolus albilorisLI
391Philippine OrioleOriolus steeriiBI,LI,MI
392Isabela OrioleOriolus isabellaeLI
393Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisMany

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

394White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusMany

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

395Common IoraAegithina tiphiaLI,PI

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

396Black-and-cinnamon FantailRhipidura nigrocinnamomeaMI
397Mindanao Blue-FantailRhipidura superciliarisMI
398Visayan Blue-FantailRhipidura samarensisBI
399Blue-headed FantailRhipidura cyanicepsLI
400Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquisMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

401[Black Drongo]Dicrurus macrocercus 
402Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusPI
403[Crow-billed Drongo]Dicrurus annectens 
404Short-tailed DrongoDicrurus striatusBI,CI,LI,MI
405Palawan DrongoDicrurus palawanensisPI
406BalicassiaoDicrurus balicassiusCI,LI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

407Short-crested MonarchHypothymis helenaeLI,MI
408Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaMany
409Celestial MonarchHypothymis coelestisLI,MI
410Blue Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cyanescensPI
411Japanese Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudataLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
412Rufous Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomeaCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

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

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

417Slender-billed CrowCorvus encaLI,MI
418Palawan CrowCorvus pusillusMNDE,MNDW,PI
419Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

420Citrine Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa heliantheaCI,LI,MI,MNDW,PI

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

421White-fronted TitSittiparus semilarvatusLI,MI
422Elegant TitPeriparus elegansCI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
423Palawan TitPeriparus amabilisPI

 
Larks: Alaudidae

424Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaMany
425Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaBI,LI,MI

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

426Mindanao Plumed-WarblerMicromacronus sordidusMI
427Rufous-fronted TailorbirdOrthotomus frontalisBI,MI
428Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficepsMI
429Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusMI,PI
430Visayan TailorbirdOrthotomus castaneicepsCI,LI
431Gray-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus derbianusLI
432Green-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus chloronotusLI
433Yellow-breasted TailorbirdOrthotomus samarensisBI
434White-browed TailorbirdOrthotomus nigricepsMI
435White-eared TailorbirdOrthotomus cinereicepsMI
436Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
437Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

438[Black-browed Reed Warbler]Acrocephalus bistrigicepsLI
439/Streaked Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus sorghophilusBI,LI
440/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalisMany
441Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreusBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

442Cordillera Ground-WarblerRobsonius raboriLI
443Sierra Madre Ground-WarblerRobsonius thompsoniLI
444Bicol Ground-WarblerRobsonius sorsogonensisLI
445/Gray's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes fasciolataMany
446/Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes ochotensisMany
447/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolataMany
448Long-tailed Bush WarblerLocustella caudataLI,MI
449Benguet Bush WarblerLocustella seebohmiLI
450Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisMany
451Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

452Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisLI,MNDE,MNDW
453Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaLI
454Pacific SwallowHirundo tahiticaMany
455Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaMany
456Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypusMany
457Striated SwallowCecropis striolataMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

458Gray-throated BulbulAlophoixus fraterPI
459Sulphur-bellied BulbulIole palawanensisPI
460Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinusBI,CI,LI,MI
461Mindoro BulbulHypsipetes mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
462Streak-breasted BulbulHypsipetes siquijorensisCI
463Yellowish BulbulHypsipetes everettiMI
464Zamboanga BulbulHypsipetes rufigularisMI
465Yellow-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus urostictusBI,LI,MI
466Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalosPI
467Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifronsPI
468Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavierMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

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

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

480[Asian Stubtail]Urosphena squameiceps 
481Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusLI,MI,PI
482Rufous-headed TailorbirdPhyllergates heterolaemusMI
483Philippine Bush WarblerHorornis seebohmiLI
484/Japanese Bush Warbler/Horornis diphoneLI
485Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusPI

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

486Mindanao Pygmy-BabblerDasycrotapha plateniMI
487Rusty-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus capitalisMI
488Golden-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus dennistouniLI
489Calabarzon BabblerSterrhoptilus affinisLI
490Visayan BabblerSterrhoptilus nigrocapitatusBI
491Palawan Striped-BabblerZosterornis hypogrammicusPI
492Luzon Striped-BabblerZosterornis striatusLI
493Chestnut-faced BabblerZosterornis whiteheadiLI
494Mindanao White-eyeHeleia goodfellowiMI
495Yellowish White-eyeZosterops nigrorumLI,MNDE,MNDW
496Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicusMany
497Lowland White-eyeZosterops meyeniLI,MNDW
498Everett's White-eyeZosterops everettiBI,CI,LI,MI

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

499Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisMI,PI
500Brown Tit-BabblerMacronus striaticepsBI,MI

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

501Palawan BabblerMalacopteron palawanensePI
502Ashy-headed BabblerPellorneum cinereicepsPI
503Striated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla mindanensisBI,MI
504Falcated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla falcataPI

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

505Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalisLI,PI
506Sulphur-billed NuthatchSitta oenochlamysCI,LI,MI

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

507Stripe-sided RhabdornisRhabdornis mystacalisBI,LI,MI
508Long-billed RhabdornisRhabdornis grandisLI
509Stripe-breasted RhabdornisRhabdornis inornatusMI
510Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisMany
511Short-tailed StarlingAplonis minorMI
512ColetoSarcops calvusMany
513Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerataPI
514[European Starling]Sturnus vulgaris 
515{Rosy Starling}Pastor roseus 
516[Daurian Starling]Agropsar sturnina 
517/Chestnut-cheeked Starling/Agropsar philippensisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
518/White-shouldered Starling/Sturnia sinensisLI
519[Red-billed Starling]Spodiopsar sericeus 
520[White-cheeked Starling]Spodiopsar cineraceus 
521Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusLI,MI

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

522[Siberian Thrush]Geokichla sibiricaLI
523Ashy ThrushGeokichla cinereaLI,MNDE,MNDW
524Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresMI
525/White's Thrush/Zoothera aureaLI
526/Eurasian Blackbird/Turdus merulaPI
527/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusMany
528Brown-headed ThrushTurdus chrysolausLI,MNDE,MNDW
529Island ThrushTurdus poliocephalusLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
530[Dusky Thrush]Turdus eunomusLI

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

531/Gray-streaked Flycatcher/Muscicapa griseistictaMany
532/Ferruginous Flycatcher/Muscicapa ferrugineaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
533/Asian Brown Flycatcher/Muscicapa dauuricaMI,PI
534Ashy-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa randiLI
535Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensisMany
536White-browed ShamaCopsychus luzoniensisLI
537White-vented ShamaCopsychus nigerPI
538Black ShamaCopsychus cebuensisCI
539/Blue-and-white Flycatcher/Cyanoptila cyanomelanaMI,PI
540[Zappay's Flycatcher]Cyanoptila cumatilis 
541Turquoise FlycatcherEumyias panayensisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
542Blue-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis heriotiLI
543Rufous-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis camarinensisLI
544Palawan Blue FlycatcherCyornis lemprieriPI
545Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastraMany
546Chestnut-tailed Jungle FlycatcherCyornis ruficaudaBI,MI
547Bagobo BabblerLeonardina woodiMI
548Rusty-flanked Jungle FlycatcherVauriella insignisLI
549Mindanao Jungle FlycatcherVauriella goodfellowiMI
550Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogynaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
551[Siberian Blue Robin]Larvivora cyane 
552[Bluethroat]Luscinia svecica 
553/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliopeCI,LI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
554[Red-flanked Bluetail]Tarsiger cyanurusLI
555[Yellow-rumped Flycatcher]Ficedula zanthopygiaPI
556/Narcissus Flycatcher/Ficedula narcissinaMany
557/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimakiCI,LI,MI
558Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanniMany
559[Taiga Flycatcher]Ficedula albicilla 
560Palawan FlycatcherFicedula platenaePI
561Furtive FlycatcherFicedula dispositaLI
562Little Slaty FlycatcherFicedula basilanicaMI
563Cryptic FlycatcherFicedula cryptaMI
564Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
565Luzon RedstartPhoenicurus bicolorLI
566[Daurian Redstart]Phoenicurus auroreus 
567Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitariusMany
568[Amur Stonechat]Saxicola stejnegeri 
569Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataMany
570[Northern Wheatear]Oenanthe oenanthe 

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

571[Japanese Waxwing]Bombycilla japonicaLI

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

572Olive-backed FlowerpeckerPrionochilus olivaceusBI,LI,MI
573Palawan FlowerpeckerPrionochilus plateniPI
574Thick-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum agileMany
575Whiskered FlowerpeckerDicaeum propriumMI
576Olive-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum nigriloreMI
577Yellow-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum anthonyiLI
578Flame-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum kampaliliMI
579Bicolored FlowerpeckerDicaeum bicolorBI,LI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
580Cebu FlowerpeckerDicaeum quadricolorCI
581Red-keeled FlowerpeckerDicaeum australeMany
582Black-belted FlowerpeckerDicaeum haematostictumBI,CI
583Scarlet-collared FlowerpeckerDicaeum retrocinctumMNDE,MNDW
584Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigmaMany
585White-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum hypoleucumBI,LI,MI
586Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeumMany
587Fire-throated FlowerpeckerDicaeum luzoniensisLI,MI

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

588Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularisMany
589Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperataMany
590Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostethaMI,PI
591Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularisMany
592Palawan SunbirdCinnyris auroraPI
593Lovely SunbirdAethopyga shelleyiPI
594Magnificent SunbirdAethopyga magnificaCI
595Handsome SunbirdAethopyga bellaMany
596Flaming SunbirdAethopyga flagransLI
597Maroon-naped SunbirdAethopyga guimarasensisCI
598Metallic-winged SunbirdAethopyga pulcherrimaBI,LI,MI
599Lina's SunbirdAethopyga linaraboraeMI
600Gray-hooded SunbirdAethopyga primigeniaMI
601Apo SunbirdAethopyga boltoniMI
602Orange-tufted SpiderhunterArachnothera flammiferaBI,MI
603Pale SpiderhunterArachnothera dilutiorPI
604Naked-faced SpiderhunterArachnothera claraeLI,MI

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

605Palawan Fairy-bluebirdIrena tweeddaliiPI
606Philippine Fairy-bluebirdIrena cyanogastraBI,LI,MI

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

607Philippine LeafbirdChloropsis flavipennisCI,MI
608Yellow-throated LeafbirdChloropsis palawanensisPI

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

609Java SparrowPadda oryzivoraLI
610Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataMany
611White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastraMany
612Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaMany
613Tawny-breasted ParrotfinchErythrura hyperythraLI,MNDE,MNDW
614[Pin-tailed Parrotfinch]Erythrura prasina 
615<Green-faced Parrotfinch>Erythrura viridifaciesLI
616Red-eared ParrotfinchErythrura coloriaLI,MI

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

617Cinnamon IbonHypocryptadius cinnamomeusMI
618Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

619/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
620/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensisMany
621[Citrine Wagtail]Motacilla citreolaLI
622/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI
623Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusMany
624/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoniMany
625/Pechora Pipit/Anthus gustaviMany
626/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

627[Brambling]Fringilla montifringillaLI
628[Yellow-billed Grosbeak]Eophona migratoriaLI
629White-cheeked BullfinchPyrrhula leucogenisLI,MI
630Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraLI
631Mountain SerinChrysocorythus estheraeMI
632[Eurasian Siskin]Spinus spinus 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

633[Little Bunting]Emberiza pusilla 
634[Yellow-breasted Bunting]Emberiza aureola 
635[Black-headed Bunting]Emberiza melanocephalaPI
636/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 Island237
Cebu Island229
Luzon Island401
Mindanao Island367
Mindoro Island Occidental266
Mindoro Island Oriental260
Negros Island278
Palawan Island267
Visayan Islands358
Total Species636

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.