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PHILIPPINES BIRD CHECKLIST

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 Visitor104
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant6
[]Accidental100

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened78
VVulnerable52
ENEndangered25
CRCritically Endangered17

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 known to occur in the country. 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,VI
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
26Chinese FrancolinFrancolinus pintadeanus 
27Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensisMany
28[Japanese Quail]Coturnix japonica 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

29Rock PigeonColumba liviaLI,MI,VI
30Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensisMany
31Sunda Collared-DoveStreptopelia bitorquataMany
32Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieriMany
33Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
34Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisMany
35Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostrisMany
36Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaMany
37Zebra DoveGeopelia striataMany
38Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobaricaMany
39Mindoro Bleeding-heartGallicolumba platenaeMNDE,MNDW
40Negros Bleeding-heartGallicolumba keayiNI,VI
41Sulu Bleeding-heartGallicolumba menagei 
42Luzon Bleeding-heartGallicolumba luzonicaLI
43Mindanao Bleeding-heartGallicolumba crinigeraBI,MI,VI
44White-eared Brown-DovePhapitreron leucotisBI,CI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
45Amethyst Brown-DovePhapitreron amethystinusBI,LI,MI,VI
46Mindanao Brown-DovePhapitreron brunneicepsMI
47Tawitawi Brown-DovePhapitreron cinereiceps 
48Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernansMany
49Philippine Green-PigeonTreron axillarisMany
50Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraMNDE,MNDW,PI
51Whistling Green-PigeonTreron formosae 
52Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalisMany
53Flame-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus marcheiLI
54Cream-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus merrilliLI
55Black-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus leclancheriMany
56[Superb Fruit-Dove]Ptilinopus superbusMI
57Black-naped Fruit-DovePtilinopus melanospilusMI,NI,PI,VI
58Negros Fruit-DovePtilinopus arcanusNI,VI
59Pink-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula poliocephalaMany
60Mindoro Imperial-PigeonDucula mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
61Spotted Imperial-PigeonDucula carolaMany
62Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaMany
63Gray Imperial-PigeonDucula pickeringiiPI
64Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

65/Indian Cuckoo/Cuculus micropterusMany
66/Himalayan Cuckoo/Cuculus saturatusMany
67/Oriental Cuckoo/Cuculus optatusLI
68Rufous CoucalCentropus unirufusLI
69Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanopsBI,CI,MI,VI
70Black-hooded CoucalCentropus steeriiMNDE,MNDW
71Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisMI,PI
72Philippine CoucalCentropus viridisMany
73Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisMany
74Chestnut-breasted MalkohaPhaenicophaeus curvirostrisPI
75Red-crested MalkohaDasylophus superciliosusLI
76Scale-feathered MalkohaDasylophus cumingiLI
77[Pied Cuckoo]Clamator jacobinus 
78/Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/Clamator coromandusMany
79Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusMany
80[Channel-billed Cuckoo]Scythrops novaehollandiaePI
81Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusMI,NI,VI
82Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchusMany
83Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubrisMany
84Philippine Drongo-CuckooSurniculus velutinusMany
85/Large Hawk-Cuckoo/Hierococcyx sparverioidesMany
86Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralisMany
87Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiPI
88Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusMany
89Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

90Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotisMany
91/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotakaMany
92Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusMI,PI
93Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensisMany
94Chirruping NightjarCaprimulgus griseatusCI,LI,MNDW,NI,VI

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

95Philippine FrogmouthBatrachostomus septimusBI,LI,MI,NI,VI
96Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseniPI

 
Swifts: Apodidae

97Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picinaCI,MI,NI,VI
98[White-throated Needletail]Hirundapus caudacutus 
99Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteusLI,MI,NI,PI,VI
100Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensisMany
101Gray-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginataMany
102Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonotaMany
103Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytesMany
104Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsiMany
105Whitehead's SwiftletAerodramus whiteheadiLI,MI
106Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelisMany
107Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensisMany
108[Mossy-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus salanganaMI
109[Black-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus maximus 
110White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusLI,MI,PI,VI
111Pacific SwiftApus pacificusMany
112House SwiftApus nipalensisMany
113Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

114Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisMI
115Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comataMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

116Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusMany
117Luzon RailLewinia mirificaLI
118Calayan RailGallirallus calayanensis 
119Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensisMany
120Barred RailGallirallus torquatusMany
121Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
122/Eurasian Coot/Fulica atraLI
123Philippine SwamphenPorphyrio pulverulentusMany
124White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaMany
125WatercockGallicrex cinereaMany
126Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivaceaMany
127White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusMany
128Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciataMany
129Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoidesMany
130Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaMany
131/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusillaMany
132Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensisLI,MNDE,MNDW,VI

 
Cranes: Gruidae

133{Demoiselle Crane}Anthropoides virgo 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

134Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

135/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopusLI,MI,NI,VI
136Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalusLI
137[Pied Avocet]Recurvirostra avosetta 

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

138[Eurasian Oystercatcher]Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

139/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
140/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaMany
141[Common Ringed Plover]Charadrius hiaticula 
142Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusMany
143[Northern Lapwing]Vanellus vanellus 
144[Gray-headed Lapwing]Vanellus cinereus 
145[Oriental Plover]Anarhynchus veredusVI
146Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolusMany
147/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsLI
148/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiMany
149Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peroniiMany
150/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

151Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

152Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusMany
153Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinaceaMI,VI

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

195Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorMany
196Spotted ButtonquailTurnix ocellatusLI
197Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
198Luzon ButtonquailTurnix worcesteriLI

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

199Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

200#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinusMany

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

201/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusLI,MI,NI,VI
202[Laughing Gull]Leucophaeus atricillaLI
203[Black-tailed Gull]Larus crassirostrisMI
204Vega GullLarus vegae 
205[Mongolian Gull]Larus mongolicus 
206[Slaty-backed Gull]Larus schistisagus 
207[White Tern]Gygis alba 
208Brown NoddyAnous stolidusLI,VI
209Black NoddyAnous minutusMI
210[Aleutian Tern]Onychoprion aleuticus 
211Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusMany
212Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI,VI
213Little TernSternula albifronsMany
214/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
215/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaLI,VI
216/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybridaMany
217/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
218Roseate TernSterna dougalliiMany
219Common TernSterna hirundoMany
220Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaMany
221Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiMany
222[Chinese Crested Tern]Thalasseus bernsteini 

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

223Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
224[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

225[White-tailed Tropicbird]Phaethon lepturus 
226[Red-tailed Tropicbird]Phaethon rubricaudaMany

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

227[Leach's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates leucorhoa 
228[Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates monorhisPI

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

229[Kermadec Petrel]Pterodroma neglecta 
230[Hawaiian Petrel]Pterodroma sandwichensis 
231[Bonin Petrel]Pterodroma hypoleuca 
232[Bulwer's Petrel]Bulweria bulweriiMany
233[Tahiti Petrel]Pseudobulweria rostrata 
234#Streaked Shearwater#Calonectris leucomelasMany
235#Wedge-tailed Shearwater#Ardenna pacificusMany
236[Short-tailed Shearwater]Ardenna tenuirostrisPI

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

237Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopusMany
238[Oriental Stork]Ciconia boyciana 

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

239#Lesser Frigatebird#Fregata arielMany
240#Great Frigatebird#Fregata minorMany
241Christmas Island FrigatebirdFregata andrewsiMany

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

242Red-footed BoobySula sulaMany
243Brown BoobySula leucogasterLI
244[Masked Booby]Sula dactylatra 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

245Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogasterMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

246/Great Cormorant/Phalacrocorax carboLI,VI

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

247{Glossy Ibis}Plegadis falcinellusLI,MI
248[Black-headed Ibis]Threskiornis melanocephalusLI,MNDE,MNDW,VI
249[Eurasian Spoonbill]Platalea leucorodia 
250[Black-faced Spoonbill]Platalea minorLI

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

251[Eurasian Bittern]Botaurus stellaris 
252Black BitternBotaurus flavicollisMany
253Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeusMany
254/Schrenck's Bittern/Botaurus eurhythmusMany
255Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensisMany
256Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxLI,MI,NI,VI
257Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicusMany
258Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusMany
259/Japanese Night Heron/Gorsachius goisagiMany
260Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraMany
261/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotesMany
262/Little Egret/Egretta garzettaMany
263Striated HeronButorides striataMany
264Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaMany
265/Chinese Pond-Heron/Ardeola bacchusLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
266Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandusMany
267Great EgretArdea albaMany
268/Medium Egret/Ardea intermediaMany
269/Gray Heron/Ardea cinereaLI,MI,MNDW,VI
270Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
271Great-billed HeronArdea sumatranaMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

272[Dalmatian Pelican]Pelecanus crispus 

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

273/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusLI,MI,VI

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

274Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusLI,MI,NI,PI,VI
275Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniLI,MI,PI,VI
276Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steereiMany
277Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusMany
278[Cinereous Vulture]Aegypius monachus 
279Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheelaMany
280Philippine Serpent-EagleSpilornis holospilusMany
281Philippine EaglePithecophaga jefferyiLI,MI,VI
282Pinsker's Hawk-EagleNisaetus pinskeriBI,MI,NI,VI
283Philippine Hawk-EagleNisaetus philippensisMany
284Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatusMI,MNDE,MNDW,PI,VI
285Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiMany
286Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatusMany
287BesraTachyspiza virgatusMany
288/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza gularisMany
289/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza soloensisBI,LI,MI,PI,VI
290/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusMany
291Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucosMany
292[Black Kite]Milvus migrans 
293Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
294White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterMany
295Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusMany
296/Gray-faced Buzzard/Butastur indicusCI,LI,MI,VI
297Common BuzzardButeo buteoLI

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

298Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembrisMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

299Giant Scops-OwlOtus gurneyiMI,VI
300Palawan Scops-OwlOtus fuliginosusPI
301Philippine Scops-OwlOtus megalotisLI
302Everett's Scops-OwlOtus everettiBI,MI,VI
303Negros Scops-OwlOtus nigrorumNI,VI
304Mindoro Scops-OwlOtus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
305Mantanani Scops-OwlOtus mantananensisVI
306Ryukyu Scops-OwlOtus elegans 
307Mindanao Scops-OwlOtus mirusMI
308Luzon Scops-OwlOtus longicornisLI
309Philippine Eagle-OwlKetupa philippensisBI,LI,MI,VI
310Spotted Wood-OwlStrix seloputoPI
311{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeus 
312/Brown Boobook/Ninox scutulataMany
313Northern BoobookNinox japonicaLI
314Chocolate BoobookNinox randiLI,MI
315Luzon BoobookNinox philippensisBI,LI,NI,VI
316Mindanao BoobookNinox spilocephalaMI
317Mindoro BoobookNinox mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
318Romblon BoobookNinox spilonotus 
319Cebu BoobookNinox rumseyiCI,VI
320Carniguin BoobookNinox leventisi 
321Sulu BoobookNinox reyi 

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

322Philippine TrogonHarpactes ardensBI,LI,MI,VI

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

323[Eurasian Hoopoe]Upupa epops 

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

324Rufous HornbillBuceros hydrocoraxBI,LI,MI,VI
325Palawan HornbillAnthracoceros marcheiPI
326Sulu HornbillAnthracoceros montani 
327Writhe-billed HornbillRhabdotorrhinus waldeniVI
328Writhed HornbillRhabdotorrhinus leucocephalusMI
329Luzon HornbillPenelopides manillaeLI
330Mindoro HornbillPenelopides mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
331Visayan HornbillPenelopides paniniNI,VI
332Samar HornbillPenelopides samarensisBI,VI
333Mindanao HornbillPenelopides affinisMI

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

334Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridisMany
335Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanusMany
336Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

337/Common Kingfisher/Alcedo atthisMany
338Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo menintingMI,PI
339Indigo-banded KingfisherCeyx cyanopectusMany
340Northern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx flumenicolaBI,VI
341Southern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx argentatusMI
342Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithacaMany
343Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsaPI
344Philippine Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx melanurusLI,MI,VI
345Dimorphic Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx margarethaeBI,CI,MI,NI,VI
346Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensisMany
347Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaMany
348White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisMany
349Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularisBI,LI,NI,VI
350Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataMI,PI
351Rufous-lored KingfisherTodiramphus winchelliBI,CI,MI,NI,VI
352Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisMany
353Spotted KingfisherActenoides lindsayiLI,NI,VI
354Blue-capped KingfisherActenoides hombroniMI

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

355Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisMany

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

356Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

357Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatusMany
358Sulu Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus ramsayi 
359Spot-throated FlamebackDinopium everettiPI
360Luzon FlamebackChrysocolaptes haematribonLI
361Yellow-faced FlamebackChrysocolaptes xanthocephalusNI,VI
362Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidusBI,MI,VI
363Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalusPI
364Northern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus funebrisLI
365Southern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus fuliginosusCI,MI,VI
366Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentusPI
367White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensisMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

368Philippine FalconetMicrohierax erythrogenysMany
369/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusLI
370[Merlin]Falco columbarius 
371[Eurasian Hobby]Falco subbuteo 
372Oriental HobbyFalco severusMany
373Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

374Philippine CockatooCacatua haematuropygiaPI

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

375Mindanao Racquet-tailPrioniturus waterstradtiMI
376Luzon Racquet-tailPrioniturus montanusLI
377Blue-headed Racquet-tailPrioniturus platenaePI
378Mindoro Racquet-tailPrioniturus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
379Blue-winged Racquet-tailPrioniturus verticalis 
380Green Racquet-tailPrioniturus luconensisLI
381Blue-crowned Racquet-tailPrioniturus discurusMany
382Great-billed ParrotTanygnathus megalorynchos 
383Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensisMany
384Azure-rumped ParrotTanygnathus sumatranusLI,MI,NI,VI
385GuaiaberoBolbopsittacus lunulatusLI,MI,VI
386Mindanao LorikeetTrichoglossus johnstoniaeMI
387Philippine Hanging-ParrotLoriculus philippensisMany
388Camiguin Hanging-ParrotLoriculus camiguinensis 
389Black-billed Hanging-ParrotLoriculus bonapartei 

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

390Visayan BroadbillSarcophanops samarensisBI,VI
391Wattled BroadbillSarcophanops steeriiMI

 
Pittas: Pittidae

392Whiskered PittaErythropitta kochiLI
393Philippine PittaErythropitta erythrogasterMany
394[Blue-winged Pitta]Pitta moluccensis 
395[Fairy Pitta]Pitta nymphaPI
396Western Hooded PittaPitta sordidaMany
397Azure-breasted PittaPitta steeriiBI,MI,VI

 
Honeyeaters: Meliphagidae

398Taliabu MyzomelaMyzomela wahe 

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

399Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaMany

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

400Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneusMI,PI
401Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosusMany
402/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatusMany
403Bar-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina striataCI,LI,PI
404Mindoro CuckooshrikeCoracina mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
405Visayan CuckooshrikeCoracina panayensisNI,VI
406Mindanao CuckooshrikeCoracina kochiiBI,MI
407Sulu CuckooshrikeCoracina guillemardi 
408McGregor's CuckooshrikeMalindangia mcgregoriMI
409Black-and-white TrillerLalage melanoleucaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
410Pied TrillerLalage nigraMany
411Black-winged CuckooshrikeLalage melaschistos 
412Blackish CuckooshrikeEdolisoma coerulescensLI
413White-winged CuckooshrikeEdolisoma ostentaNI,VI
414Black-bibbed CicadabirdEdolisoma mindanenseMany

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

415Yellow-bellied WhistlerPachycephala philippinensisBI,LI,MI,VI
416Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinereaPI
417Green-backed WhistlerPachycephala albiventrisLI,MNDE,MNDW
418White-vented WhistlerPachycephala homeyeriCI,LI,MI,NI,VI

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

419Ventriloquial OrioleOriolus consobrinusPI
420White-lored OrioleOriolus albilorisLI
421Philippine OrioleOriolus steeriiBI,LI,MI,NI,VI
422Isabela OrioleOriolus isabellaeLI
423Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisMany

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

424White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusMany

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

425Common IoraAegithina tiphiaLI,PI

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

426Black-and-cinnamon FantailRhipidura nigrocinnamomeaMI,NI
427Mindanao Blue-FantailRhipidura superciliarisMI
428Visayan Blue-FantailRhipidura samarensisBI,VI
429Tablas FantailRhipidura sauli 
430Visayan FantailRhipidura albiventrisNI,VI
431Blue-headed FantailRhipidura cyanicepsLI
432Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquisMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

433[Black Drongo]Dicrurus macrocercus 
434Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusPI
435[Crow-billed Drongo]Dicrurus annectens 
436Short-tailed DrongoDicrurus striatusBI,CI,LI,MI,VI
437Palawan DrongoDicrurus palawanensisPI
438BalicassiaoDicrurus balicassiusMany
439Tablas DrongoDicrurus menagei 

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

440Short-crested MonarchHypothymis helenaeLI,MI,VI
441Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaMany
442Celestial MonarchHypothymis coelestisLI,MI,VI
443Blue Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cyanescensPI
444Japanese Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudataLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI,VI
445Rufous Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomeaMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

446[Tiger Shrike]Lanius tigrinusLI,MI,NI,PI,VI
447/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatusMany
448Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachMany
449Mountain ShrikeLanius validirostrisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

450Sierra Madre CrownCorvus sierramadrensisLI
451Palawan CrowCorvus pusillusMNDE,MNDW,PI
452Samar CrowCorvus samarensisMI,NI,VI
453Large-billed CrowCorvus philippinusMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

454Citrine Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa heliantheaMany

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

455White-fronted TitSittiparus semilarvatusLI,MI
456Elegant TitPeriparus elegansMany
457Palawan TitPeriparus amabilisPI

 
Larks: Alaudidae

458Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaMany
459Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaBI,LI,MI,NI,VI

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

460Leyte Plumed-WarblerMicromacronus leytensisVI
461Mindanao Plumed-WarblerMicromacronus sordidusMI
462Rufous-fronted TailorbirdOrthotomus frontalisBI,MI,VI
463Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficepsMI
464Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusMI,PI
465Visayan TailorbirdOrthotomus castaneicepsCI,LI,NI,VI
466Gray-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus derbianusLI,VI
467Green-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus chloronotusLI
468Yellow-breasted TailorbirdOrthotomus samarensisBI,VI
469White-browed TailorbirdOrthotomus nigricepsMI
470White-eared TailorbirdOrthotomus cinereicepsMI
471Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
472Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

473[Black-browed Reed Warbler]Acrocephalus bistrigicepsLI
474/Streaked Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus sorghophilusBI,LI,VI
475/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalisMany
476Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreusMany

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

477Cordillera Ground-WarblerRobsonius raboriLI
478Sierra Madre Ground-WarblerRobsonius thompsoniLI
479Bicol Ground-WarblerRobsonius sorsogonensisLI
480/Gray's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes fasciolataMany
481/Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes ochotensisMany
482/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolataMany
483Long-tailed Bush WarblerLocustella caudataLI,MI
484Benguet Bush WarblerLocustella seebohmiLI
485Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisMany
486Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

487Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
488Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaLI
489Pacific SwallowHirundo javanicaMany
490Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaMany
491Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypusMany
492Striated SwallowCecropis striolataMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

493/Prigogine's Greenbul/Chlorocichla prigoginei 
494Gray-throated BulbulAlophoixus fraterPI
495Sulphur-bellied BulbulIole palawanensisPI
496Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinusBI,CI,LI,MI,VI
497Mindoro BulbulHypsipetes mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
498Streak-breasted BulbulHypsipetes siquijorensisCI,VI
499Visayan BulbulHypsipetes guimarasensisNI,VI
500Yellowish BulbulHypsipetes everettiMI,VI
501Camiguin BulbulHypsipetes cafarmanensis 
502Zamboanga BulbulHypsipetes rufigularisMI
503Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis 
504Yellow-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus urostictusBI,LI,MI,VI
505Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalosPI
506Olive-winged BulbulPycnonotus plumosus 
507Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifronsPI
508Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavierMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

509[Yellow-browed Warbler]Phylloscopus inornatusLI
510[Radde's Warbler]Phylloscopus schwarzi 
511[Dusky Warbler]Phylloscopus fuscatus 
512[Willow Warbler]Phylloscopus trochilus 
513Lemon-throated Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus cebuensisCI,LI,NI,VI
514Philippine Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus olivaceusBI,MI,NI,VI
515[Ijima's Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus ijimaeLI
516/Japanese Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus xanthodryasBI
517Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealisMany
518/Kamchatka Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus examinandus 
519Yellow-breasted WarblerPhylloscopus montisPI
520Negros Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nigrorumMany

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

521[Asian Stubtail]Urosphena squameiceps 
522Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusLI,MI,PI
523Rufous-headed TailorbirdPhyllergates heterolaemusMI
524Philippine Bush WarblerHorornis seebohmiLI
525/Japanese Bush Warbler/Horornis diphoneLI
526/Manchurian Bush Warbler/Horornis canturians 
527Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusPI

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

528Flame-templed BabblerDasycrotapha speciosaNI,VI
529Visayan Pygmy-BabblerDasycrotapha pygmaeaVI
530Mindanao Pygmy-BabblerDasycrotapha plateniMI
531Rusty-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus capitalisMI
532Golden-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus dennistouniLI
533Calabarzon BabblerSterrhoptilus affinisLI
534Visayan BabblerSterrhoptilus nigrocapitatusBI,VI
535Palawan Striped-BabblerZosterornis hypogrammicusPI
536Luzon Striped-BabblerZosterornis striatusLI
537Chestnut-faced BabblerZosterornis whiteheadiLI
538Panay Striped-BabblerZosterornis latistriatusVI
539Negros Striped-BabblerZosterornis nigrorumNI,VI
540Mindanao HeleiaHeleia goodfellowiMI
541Yellowish White-eyeZosterops nigrorumLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
542Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicusMany
543Lowland White-eyeZosterops meyeniLI,MNDW
544Everett's White-eyeZosterops everettiMany

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

545Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisMI,PI,VI
546Bold-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis bornensis 
547Brown Tit-BabblerMacronus striaticepsBI,MI,VI

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

548Palawan BabblerMalacopteron palawanensePI
549Ashy-headed BabblerPellorneum cinereicepsPI
550Striated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla mindanensisBI,MI,VI
551Falcated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla falcataPI

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

552Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalisLI,PI
553Sulphur-billed NuthatchSitta oenochlamysCI,LI,MI,NI,VI

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

554Stripe-sided RhabdornisRhabdornis mystacalisBI,LI,MI,NI,VI
555Long-billed RhabdornisRhabdornis grandisLI
556Stripe-breasted RhabdornisRhabdornis inornatusMI,VI
557Visayan RhabdornisRhabdornis raboriNI,VI
558Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisMany
559Short-tailed StarlingAplonis minorMI,NI,VI
560Apo MynaGoodfellowia mirandusMI
561ColetoSarcops calvusMany
562Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerataPI
563[European Starling]Sturnus vulgarisVI
564{Rosy Starling}Pastor roseus 
565[Daurian Starling]Agropsar sturnina 
566/Chestnut-cheeked Starling/Agropsar philippensisMany
567/White-shouldered Starling/Sturnia sinensisLI
568[Red-billed Starling]Spodiopsar sericeus 
569[White-cheeked Starling]Spodiopsar cineraceus 
570Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusLI,MI,NI,VI

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

571[Siberian Thrush]Geokichla sibiricaLI
572Ashy ThrushGeokichla cinereaLI,MNDE,MNDW
573Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresMI
574/White's Thrush/Zoothera aureaLI,VI
575/Eurasian Blackbird/Turdus merulaPI
576Pale ThrushTurdus pallidus 
577/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusMany
578Brown-headed ThrushTurdus chrysolausLI,MNDE,MNDW
579Mindoro Island-ThrushTurdus mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
580Luzon Island-ThrushTurdus thomassoniLI
581Mindanao Island-ThrushTurdus nigrorumMI,NI,VI
582[Dusky Thrush]Turdus eunomusLI

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

583/Gray-streaked Flycatcher/Muscicapa griseistictaMany
584/Dark-sided Flycatcher/Muscicapa sibirica 
585/Ferruginous Flycatcher/Muscicapa ferrugineaMany
586/Asian Brown Flycatcher/Muscicapa dauuricaMI,PI,VI
587Ashy-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa randiLI,NI,VI
588Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensisMany
589White-browed ShamaCopsychus luzoniensisLI
590Visayan ShamaCopsychus superciliarisNI,VI
591White-vented ShamaCopsychus nigerPI
592Black ShamaCopsychus cebuensisCI,VI
593/Blue-and-white Flycatcher/Cyanoptila cyanomelanaMI,NI,PI,VI
594[Zappay's Flycatcher]Cyanoptila cumatilis 
595Turquoise FlycatcherEumyias panayensisMany
596Blue-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis heriotiLI
597Rufous-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis camarinensisLI
598Palawan Blue FlycatcherCyornis lemprieriPI
599Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastraMany
600Chestnut-tailed Jungle FlycatcherCyornis ruficaudaBI,MI,NI,VI
601Bagobo BabblerLeonardina woodiMI
602Rusty-flanked Jungle FlycatcherVauriella insignisLI
603Negros Jungle FlycatcherVauriella albigularisNI,VI
604Mindanao Jungle FlycatcherVauriella goodfellowiMI
605Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogynaMany
606[Siberian Blue Robin]Larvivora cyane 
607[Bluethroat]Luscinia svecica 
608/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliopeMany
609[Red-flanked Bluetail]Tarsiger cyanurusLI
610[Yellow-rumped Flycatcher]Ficedula zanthopygiaPI
611/Narcissus Flycatcher/Ficedula narcissinaMany
612/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimakiCI,LI,MI,NI,VI
613Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanniMany
614[Taiga Flycatcher]Ficedula albicilla 
615Palawan FlycatcherFicedula platenaePI
616Furtive FlycatcherFicedula dispositaLI
617Little Slaty FlycatcherFicedula basilanicaMI,VI
618Cryptic FlycatcherFicedula cryptaMI
619Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensisMany
620Luzon RedstartPhoenicurus bicolorLI
621[Daurian Redstart]Phoenicurus auroreus 
622Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitariusMany
623[Amur Stonechat]Saxicola stejnegeri 
624Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataMany
625[Northern Wheatear]Oenanthe oenanthe 

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

626[Japanese Waxwing]Bombycilla japonicaLI

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

627Palawan FlowerpeckerPrionochilus plateniPI
628Olive-backed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa olivaceusBI,LI,MI,VI
629Thick-billed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa agileMany
630Whiskered FlowerpeckerPachyglossa propriumMI
631Olive-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum nigriloreMI
632Yellow-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum anthonyiLI
633Flame-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum kampaliliMI
634Bicolored FlowerpeckerDicaeum bicolorMany
635Cebu FlowerpeckerDicaeum quadricolorCI,VI
636Red-keeled FlowerpeckerDicaeum australeMany
637Black-belted FlowerpeckerDicaeum haematostictumBI,CI,NI,VI
638Scarlet-collared FlowerpeckerDicaeum retrocinctumMNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
639Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigmaMany
640Buzzing FlowerpeckerDicaeum hypoleucumBI,LI,MI,VI
641Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeumMany
642Fire-throated FlowerpeckerDicaeum luzoniensisLI,MI,NI,VI

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

643Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularisMany
644Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperataMany
645Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostethaMI,PI
646Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularisMany
647Palawan SunbirdCinnyris auroraPI
648Lovely SunbirdAethopyga shelleyiPI
649Magnificent SunbirdAethopyga magnificaCI,NI,VI
650Handsome SunbirdAethopyga bellaMany
651Flaming SunbirdAethopyga flagransLI
652Maroon-naped SunbirdAethopyga guimarasensisCI,NI,VI
653Metallic-winged SunbirdAethopyga pulcherrimaBI,LI,MI,VI
654Lina's SunbirdAethopyga linaraboraeMI
655Gray-hooded SunbirdAethopyga primigeniaMI
656Apo SunbirdAethopyga boltoniMI
657Orange-tufted SpiderhunterArachnothera flammiferaBI,MI,VI
658Pale SpiderhunterArachnothera dilutiorPI
659Naked-faced SpiderhunterArachnothera claraeLI,MI,VI

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

660Palawan Fairy-bluebirdIrena tweeddaliiPI
661Philippine Fairy-bluebirdIrena cyanogastraBI,LI,MI,VI

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

662Philippine LeafbirdChloropsis flavipennisCI,MI,VI
663Yellow-throated LeafbirdChloropsis palawanensisPI

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

664Java SparrowPadda oryzivoraLI
665Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataMany
666White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastraMany
667Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaMany
668Tawny-breasted ParrotfinchErythrura hyperythraLI,MNDE,MNDW,VI
669[Pin-tailed Parrotfinch]Erythrura prasina 
670&Green-faced ParrotfinchlErythrura viridifaciesLI,NI,VI
671Red-eared ParrotfinchErythrura coloriaLI,MI

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

672Cinnamon IbonHypocryptadius cinnamomeusMI
673Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

674/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicus 
675/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
676/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensisMany
677[Citrine Wagtail]Motacilla citreolaLI
678/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI,VI
679Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusMany
680/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoniMany
681/Pechora Pipit/Anthus gustaviMany
682/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

683[Brambling]Fringilla montifringillaLI
684[Yellow-billed Grosbeak]Eophona migratoriaLI
685White-cheeked BullfinchPyrrhula leucogenisLI,MI
686Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraLI
687Mindanao SerinChrysocorythus mindanensisMI
688[Eurasian Siskin]Spinus spinus 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

689[Little Bunting]Emberiza pusilla 
690[Yellow-breasted Bunting]Emberiza aureola 
691[Black-headed Bunting]Emberiza melanocephalaPI
692/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 Island402
Mindanao Island369
Mindoro Island Occidental267
Mindoro Island Oriental261
Negros Island291
Palawan Island266
Visayan Islands376
Total Species692

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.