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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

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,VI
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
27Chinese FrancolinFrancolinus pintadeanus 
28Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensisMany
29[Japanese Quail]Coturnix japonica 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

30Rock PigeonColumba liviaLI,MI,VI
31Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensisMany
32Sunda Collared-DoveStreptopelia bitorquataMany
33Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieriMany
34Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
35Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisMany
36Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostrisMany
37Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaMany
38Zebra DoveGeopelia striataMany
39Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobaricaMany
40Mindoro Bleeding-heartGallicolumba platenaeMNDE,MNDW
41Negros Bleeding-heartGallicolumba keayiNI,VI
42Sulu Bleeding-heartGallicolumba menagei 
43Luzon Bleeding-heartGallicolumba luzonicaLI
44Mindanao Bleeding-heartGallicolumba crinigeraBI,MI,VI
45White-eared Brown-DovePhapitreron leucotisBI,CI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
46Amethyst Brown-DovePhapitreron amethystinusBI,LI,MI,VI
47Mindanao Brown-DovePhapitreron brunneicepsMI
48Tawitawi Brown-DovePhapitreron cinereiceps 
49Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernansMany
50Philippine Green-PigeonTreron axillarisMany
51Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraMNDE,MNDW,PI
52Whistling Green-PigeonTreron formosae 
53Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalisMany
54Flame-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus marcheiLI
55Cream-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus merrilliLI
56Black-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus leclancheriMany
57[Superb Fruit-Dove]Ptilinopus superbusMI
58Black-naped Fruit-DovePtilinopus melanospilusMI,NI,PI,VI
59Negros Fruit-DovePtilinopus arcanusNI,VI
60Pink-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula poliocephalaMany
61Mindoro Imperial-PigeonDucula mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
62Spotted Imperial-PigeonDucula carolaMany
63Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaMany
64Gray Imperial-PigeonDucula pickeringiiPI
65Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

66/Indian Cuckoo/Cuculus micropterusMany
67/Himalayan Cuckoo/Cuculus saturatusMany
68/Oriental Cuckoo/Cuculus optatusLI
69Rufous CoucalCentropus unirufusLI
70Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanopsBI,CI,MI,VI
71Black-hooded CoucalCentropus steeriiMNDE,MNDW
72Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisMI,PI
73Philippine CoucalCentropus viridisMany
74Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisMany
75Chestnut-breasted MalkohaPhaenicophaeus curvirostrisPI
76Red-crested MalkohaDasylophus superciliosusLI
77Scale-feathered MalkohaDasylophus cumingiLI
78[Pied Cuckoo]Clamator jacobinus 
79/Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/Clamator coromandusMany
80Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusMany
81[Channel-billed Cuckoo]Scythrops novaehollandiaePI
82Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusMI,NI,VI
83Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchusMany
84Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubrisMany
85Philippine Drongo-CuckooSurniculus velutinusMany
86/Large Hawk-Cuckoo/Hierococcyx sparverioidesMany
87Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralisMany
88Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiPI
89Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusMany
90Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

91Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotisMany
92/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotakaMany
93Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusMI,PI
94Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensisMany
95Chirruping NightjarCaprimulgus griseatusCI,LI,MNDW,NI,VI

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

96Philippine FrogmouthBatrachostomus septimusBI,LI,MI,NI,VI
97Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseniPI

 
Swifts: Apodidae

98Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picinaCI,MI,NI,VI
99[White-throated Needletail]Hirundapus caudacutus 
100Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteusLI,MI,NI,PI,VI
101Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensisMany
102Gray-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginataMany
103Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonotaMany
104Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytesMany
105Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsiMany
106Whitehead's SwiftletAerodramus whiteheadiLI,MI
107Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelisMany
108Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensisMany
109[Mossy-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus salanganaMI
110[Black-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus maximus 
111White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusLI,MI,PI,VI
112Pacific SwiftApus pacificusMany
113House SwiftApus nipalensisMany
114Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

115Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisMI
116Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comataMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

117Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusMany
118Luzon RailLewinia mirificaLI
119Calayan RailGallirallus calayanensis 
120Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensisMany
121Barred RailGallirallus torquatusMany
122Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
123/Eurasian Coot/Fulica atraLI
124Philippine SwamphenPorphyrio pulverulentusMany
125White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaMany
126WatercockGallicrex cinereaMany
127Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivaceaMany
128White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusMany
129Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciataMany
130Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoidesMany
131Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaMany
132/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusillaMany
133Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensisLI,MNDE,MNDW,VI

 
Cranes: Gruidae

134{Demoiselle Crane}Anthropoides virgo 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

135Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

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

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

139[Eurasian Oystercatcher]Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

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

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

152Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

153Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusMany
154Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinaceaMI,VI

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

196Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorMany
197Spotted ButtonquailTurnix ocellatusLI
198Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
199Luzon ButtonquailTurnix worcesteriLI

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

200Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

201#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinusMany

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

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

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

224Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
225[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

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

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

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

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

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

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

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

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

240#Lesser Frigatebird#Fregata arielMany
241#Great Frigatebird#Fregata minorMany
242Christmas Island FrigatebirdFregata andrewsiMany

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

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

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

246Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogasterMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

247/Great Cormorant/Phalacrocorax carboLI,VI

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

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

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

252[Eurasian Bittern]Botaurus stellaris 
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 Island236
Cebu Island228
Luzon Island401
Mindanao Island368
Mindoro Island Occidental266
Mindoro Island Oriental260
Negros Island290
Palawan Island265
Visayan Islands375
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.