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PHILIPPINES BIRD CHECKLIST

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 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 

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

29Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
30[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

31Rock PigeonColumba liviaLI,MI,VI
32Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensisMany
33Sunda Collared-DoveStreptopelia bitorquataMany
34Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieriMany
35Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
36Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisMany
37Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostrisMany
38Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaMany
39Zebra DoveGeopelia striataMany
40Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobaricaMany
41Mindoro Bleeding-heartGallicolumba platenaeMNDE,MNDW
42Negros Bleeding-heartGallicolumba keayiNI,VI
43Sulu Bleeding-heartGallicolumba menagei 
44Luzon Bleeding-heartGallicolumba luzonicaLI
45Mindanao Bleeding-heartGallicolumba crinigeraBI,MI,VI
46White-eared Brown-DovePhapitreron leucotisBI,CI,LI,MNDE,MNDW
47Amethyst Brown-DovePhapitreron amethystinusBI,LI,MI,VI
48Mindanao Brown-DovePhapitreron brunneicepsMI
49Tawitawi Brown-DovePhapitreron cinereiceps 
50Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernansMany
51Philippine Green-PigeonTreron axillarisMany
52Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraMNDE,MNDW,PI
53Whistling Green-PigeonTreron formosae 
54Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalisMany
55Flame-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus marcheiLI
56Cream-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus merrilliLI
57Black-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus leclancheriMany
58[Superb Fruit-Dove]Ptilinopus superbusMI
59Black-naped Fruit-DovePtilinopus melanospilusMI,NI,PI,VI
60Negros Fruit-DovePtilinopus arcanusNI,VI
61Pink-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula poliocephalaMany
62Mindoro Imperial-PigeonDucula mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
63Spotted Imperial-PigeonDucula carolaMany
64Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaMany
65Gray Imperial-PigeonDucula pickeringiiPI
66Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

67/Indian Cuckoo/Cuculus micropterusMany
68/Himalayan Cuckoo/Cuculus saturatusMany
69/Oriental Cuckoo/Cuculus optatusLI
70Rufous CoucalCentropus unirufusLI
71Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanopsBI,CI,MI,VI
72Black-hooded CoucalCentropus steeriiMNDE,MNDW
73Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisMI,PI
74Philippine CoucalCentropus viridisMany
75Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisMany
76Chestnut-breasted MalkohaPhaenicophaeus curvirostrisPI
77Red-crested MalkohaDasylophus superciliosusLI
78[Pied Cuckoo]Clamator jacobinus 
79Scale-feathered MalkohaDasylophus cumingiLI
80/Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/Clamator coromandusMany
81Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusMany
82[Channel-billed Cuckoo]Scythrops novaehollandiaePI
83Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusMI,NI,VI
84Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchusMany
85Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubrisMany
86Philippine Drongo-CuckooSurniculus velutinusMany
87/Large Hawk-Cuckoo/Hierococcyx sparverioidesMany
88Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralisMany
89Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiPI
90Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusMany
91Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosusMany

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

92Philippine FrogmouthBatrachostomus septimusBI,LI,MI,NI,VI
93Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseniPI

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

94Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotisMany
95/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotakaMany
96Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusMI,PI
97Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensisMany
98Chirruping NightjarCaprimulgus griseatusCI,LI,MNDW,NI,VI

 
Swifts: Apodidae

99Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picinaCI,MI,NI,VI
100[White-throated Needletail]Hirundapus caudacutus 
101Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteusLI,MI,NI,PI,VI
102Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensisMany
103Gray-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginataMany
104Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonotaMany
105Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytesMany
106Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsiMany
107Whitehead's SwiftletAerodramus whiteheadiLI,MI
108Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelisMany
109Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensisMany
110[Mossy-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus salanganaMI
111[Black-nest Swiftlet]Aerodramus maximus 
112White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusPI
113Germain's SwiftletAerodramus germaniLI,MI,PI,VI
114Pacific SwiftApus pacificusMany
115House SwiftApus nipalensisMany
116Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

117Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisMI
118Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comataMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

119Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusMany
120Luzon RailLewinia mirificaLI
121Calayan RailGallirallus calayanensis 
122Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensisMany
123Barred RailGallirallus torquatusMany
124Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
125/Eurasian Coot/Fulica atraLI
126Philippine SwamphenPorphyrio pulverulentusMany
127White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaMany
128WatercockGallicrex cinereaMany
129Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivaceaMany
130White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusMany
131Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciataMany
132Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoidesMany
133Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaMany
134/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusillaMany
135Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensisLI,MNDE,MNDW,VI

 
Cranes: Gruidae

136{Demoiselle Crane}Anthropoides virgo 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

137Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

138/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopusLI,MI,NI,VI
139Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalusLI
140[Pied Avocet]Recurvirostra avosetta 

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

141[Eurasian Oystercatcher]Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

142/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
143/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaMany
144[Common Ringed Plover]Charadrius hiaticula 
145Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubiusMany
146[Northern Lapwing]Vanellus vanellus 
147[Gray-headed Lapwing]Vanellus cinereus 
148[Oriental Plover]Anarhynchus veredusVI
149Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolusMany
150/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsLI
151/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiMany
152Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peroniiMany
153/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

154Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

155Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusMany
156Comb-crested JacanaIrediparra gallinaceaMI,VI

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

198Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorMany
199Spotted ButtonquailTurnix ocellatusLI
200Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
201Luzon ButtonquailTurnix worcesteriLI

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

202Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

203#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinusMany

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

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

 
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

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

247[Dalmatian Pelican]Pelecanus crispus 

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

248[Great Bittern]Botaurus stellaris 
249Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollisMany
250Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeusMany
251/Schrenck's Bittern/Ixobrychus eurhythmusMany
252Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensisMany
253Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxLI,MI,NI,VI
254Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicusMany
255Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusMany
256/Japanese Night Heron/Gorsachius goisagiMany
257Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraMany
258/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotesMany
259/Little Egret/Egretta garzettaMany
260Striated HeronButorides striataMany
261Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaMany
262/Chinese Pond-Heron/Ardeola bacchusLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
263Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandusMany
264Great EgretArdea albaMany
265/Medium Egret/Ardea intermediaMany
266/Gray Heron/Ardea cinereaLI,MI,MNDW,VI
267Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
268Great-billed HeronArdea sumatranaMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

269{Glossy Ibis}Plegadis falcinellusLI,MI
270[Black-headed Ibis]Threskiornis melanocephalusLI,MNDE,MNDW,VI
271[Eurasian Spoonbill]Platalea leucorodia 
272[Black-faced Spoonbill]Platalea minorLI

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

273/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusLI,MI,VI

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

274Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusLI,MI,NI,PI,VI
275Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steereiMany
276Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusMany
277Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniLI,MI,PI,VI
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
286/Gray-faced Buzzard/Butastur indicusCI,LI,MI,VI
287/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusMany
288Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucosMany
289Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatusMany
290/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter soloensisBI,LI,MI,PI,VI
291/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter gularisMany
292BesraAccipiter virgatusMany
293Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
294[Black Kite]Milvus migrans 
295White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterMany
296Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusMany
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

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

334/Common Kingfisher/Alcedo atthisMany
335Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo menintingMI,PI
336Indigo-banded KingfisherCeyx cyanopectusMany
337Northern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx flumenicolaBI,VI
338Southern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx argentatusMI
339Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithacaMany
340Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsaPI
341Philippine Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx melanurusLI,MI,VI
342Dimorphic Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx margarethaeBI,CI,MI,NI,VI
343Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensisMany
344Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaMany
345White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisMany
346Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularisBI,LI,NI,VI
347Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataMI,PI
348Rufous-lored KingfisherTodiramphus winchelliBI,CI,MI,NI,VI
349Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisMany
350Spotted KingfisherActenoides lindsayiLI,NI,VI
351Blue-capped KingfisherActenoides hombroniMI

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

352Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridisMany
353Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanusMany
354Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusMany

 
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 LorikeetSaudareos 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 striataMany
404McGregor's CuckooshrikeMalindangia mcgregoriMI
405Black-and-white TrillerLalage melanoleucaLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW
406Pied TrillerLalage nigraMany
407Black-winged CuckooshrikeLalage melaschistos 
408Blackish CuckooshrikeAnalisoma coerulescensLI
409White-winged CuckooshrikeAnalisoma ostentaNI,VI
410Black-bibbed CuckooshrikeEdolisoma mindanenseMany

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

411Yellow-bellied WhistlerPachycephala philippinensisBI,LI,MI,VI
412Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinereaPI
413Green-backed WhistlerPachycephala albiventrisLI,MNDE,MNDW
414White-vented WhistlerPachycephala homeyeriCI,LI,MI,NI,VI

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

415Ventriloquial OrioleOriolus consobrinusPI
416White-lored OrioleOriolus albilorisLI
417Philippine OrioleOriolus steeriiBI,LI,MI,NI,VI
418Isabela OrioleOriolus isabellaeLI
419Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisMany

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

420White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusMany

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

421Common IoraAegithina tiphiaLI,PI

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

422Black-and-cinnamon FantailRhipidura nigrocinnamomeaMI,NI
423Mindanao Blue-FantailRhipidura superciliarisMI
424Visayan Blue-FantailRhipidura samarensisBI,VI
425Tablas FantailRhipidura sauli 
426Visayan FantailRhipidura albiventrisNI,VI
427Blue-headed FantailRhipidura cyanicepsLI
428Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquisMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

429[Black Drongo]Dicrurus macrocercus 
430Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusPI
431[Crow-billed Drongo]Dicrurus annectens 
432Short-tailed DrongoDicrurus striatusBI,CI,LI,MI,VI
433Palawan DrongoDicrurus palawanensisPI
434BalicassiaoDicrurus balicassiusMany
435Tablas DrongoDicrurus menagei 

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

436Short-crested MonarchHypothymis helenaeLI,MI,VI
437Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaMany
438Celestial MonarchHypothymis coelestisLI,MI,VI
439Blue Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cyanescensPI
440Japanese Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudataLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI,VI
441Rufous Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomeaMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

442[Tiger Shrike]Lanius tigrinusLI,MI,NI,PI,VI
443/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatusMany
444Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachMany
445Mountain ShrikeLanius validirostrisLI,MI,MNDE,MNDW

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

446Slender-billed CrowCorvus encaLI,MI,NI,VI
447Palawan CrowCorvus pusillusMNDE,MNDW,PI
448Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

449Citrine Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa heliantheaMany

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

450White-fronted TitSittiparus semilarvatusLI,MI
451Elegant TitPeriparus elegansMany
452Palawan TitPeriparus amabilisPI

 
Larks: Alaudidae

453Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaMany
454Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaBI,LI,MI,NI,VI

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

455Leyte Plumed-WarblerMicromacronus leytensisVI
456Mindanao Plumed-WarblerMicromacronus sordidusMI
457Rufous-fronted TailorbirdOrthotomus frontalisBI,MI,VI
458Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficepsMI
459Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusMI,PI
460Visayan TailorbirdOrthotomus castaneicepsCI,LI,NI,VI
461Gray-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus derbianusLI,VI
462Green-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus chloronotusLI
463Yellow-breasted TailorbirdOrthotomus samarensisBI,VI
464White-browed TailorbirdOrthotomus nigricepsMI
465White-eared TailorbirdOrthotomus cinereicepsMI
466Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
467Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

468[Black-browed Reed Warbler]Acrocephalus bistrigicepsLI
469/Streaked Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus sorghophilusBI,LI,VI
470/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalisMany
471Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreusMany

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

472Cordillera Ground-WarblerRobsonius raboriLI
473Sierra Madre Ground-WarblerRobsonius thompsoniLI
474Bicol Ground-WarblerRobsonius sorsogonensisLI
475/Gray's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes fasciolataMany
476/Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes ochotensisMany
477/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolataMany
478Long-tailed Bush WarblerLocustella caudataLI,MI
479Benguet Bush WarblerLocustella seebohmiLI
480Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisMany
481Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

482Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
483Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaLI
484Pacific SwallowHirundo tahiticaMany
485Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaMany
486Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypusMany
487Striated SwallowCecropis striolataMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

488/Prigogine's Greenbul/Chlorocichla prigoginei 
489Gray-throated BulbulAlophoixus fraterPI
490Sulphur-bellied BulbulIole palawanensisPI
491Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinusBI,CI,LI,MI,VI
492Mindoro BulbulHypsipetes mindorensisMNDE,MNDW
493Streak-breasted BulbulHypsipetes siquijorensisCI,VI
494Visayan BulbulHypsipetes guimarasensisNI,VI
495Yellowish BulbulHypsipetes everettiMI,VI
496Camiguin BulbulHypsipetes cafarmanensis 
497Zamboanga BulbulHypsipetes rufigularisMI
498Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis 
499Yellow-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus urostictusBI,LI,MI,VI
500Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalosPI
501Olive-winged BulbulPycnonotus plumosus 
502Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifronsPI
503Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavierMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

504[Yellow-browed Warbler]Phylloscopus inornatusLI
505[Radde's Warbler]Phylloscopus schwarzi 
506[Dusky Warbler]Phylloscopus fuscatus 
507[Willow Warbler]Phylloscopus trochilus 
508Lemon-throated Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus cebuensisCI,LI,NI,VI
509Philippine Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus olivaceusBI,MI,NI,VI
510[Ijima's Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus ijimaeLI
511/Japanese Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus xanthodryasBI
512Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealisMany
513/Kamchatka Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus examinandus 
514Yellow-breasted WarblerPhylloscopus montisPI
515Negros Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nigrorumMany

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

516[Asian Stubtail]Urosphena squameiceps 
517Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusLI,MI,PI
518Rufous-headed TailorbirdPhyllergates heterolaemusMI
519Philippine Bush WarblerHorornis seebohmiLI
520/Japanese Bush Warbler/Horornis diphoneLI
521/Manchurian Bush Warbler/Horornis canturians 
522Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusPI

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

523Flame-templed BabblerDasycrotapha speciosaNI,VI
524Visayan Pygmy-BabblerDasycrotapha pygmaeaVI
525Mindanao Pygmy-BabblerDasycrotapha plateniMI
526Rusty-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus capitalisMI
527Golden-crowned BabblerSterrhoptilus dennistouniLI
528Calabarzon BabblerSterrhoptilus affinisLI
529Visayan BabblerSterrhoptilus nigrocapitatusBI,VI
530Palawan Striped-BabblerZosterornis hypogrammicusPI
531Luzon Striped-BabblerZosterornis striatusLI
532Chestnut-faced BabblerZosterornis whiteheadiLI
533Panay Striped-BabblerZosterornis latistriatusVI
534Negros Striped-BabblerZosterornis nigrorumNI,VI
535Mindanao White-eyeHeleia goodfellowiMI
536Yellowish White-eyeZosterops nigrorumLI,MNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
537Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicusMany
538Lowland White-eyeZosterops meyeniLI,MNDW
539Everett's White-eyeZosterops everettiMany

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

540Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisMI,PI,VI
541Bold-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis bornensis 
542Brown Tit-BabblerMacronus striaticepsBI,MI,VI

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

543Palawan BabblerMalacopteron palawanensePI
544Ashy-headed BabblerPellorneum cinereicepsPI
545Striated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla mindanensisBI,MI,VI
546Falcated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla falcataPI

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

547Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalisLI,PI
548Sulphur-billed NuthatchSitta oenochlamysCI,LI,MI,NI,VI

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

549Stripe-sided RhabdornisRhabdornis mystacalisBI,LI,MI,NI,VI
550Long-billed RhabdornisRhabdornis grandisLI
551Stripe-breasted RhabdornisRhabdornis inornatusMI,VI
552Visayan RhabdornisRhabdornis raboriNI,VI
553Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisMany
554Short-tailed StarlingAplonis minorMI,NI,VI
555Apo MynaGoodfellowia mirandusMI
556ColetoSarcops calvusMany
557Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerataPI
558[European Starling]Sturnus vulgarisVI
559{Rosy Starling}Pastor roseus 
560[Daurian Starling]Agropsar sturnina 
561/Chestnut-cheeked Starling/Agropsar philippensisMany
562/White-shouldered Starling/Sturnia sinensisLI
563[Red-billed Starling]Spodiopsar sericeus 
564[White-cheeked Starling]Spodiopsar cineraceus 
565Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusLI,MI,NI,VI

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

566[Siberian Thrush]Geokichla sibiricaLI
567Ashy ThrushGeokichla cinereaLI,MNDE,MNDW
568Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresMI
569/White's Thrush/Zoothera aureaLI,VI
570/Eurasian Blackbird/Turdus merulaPI
571/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusMany
572Brown-headed ThrushTurdus chrysolausLI,MNDE,MNDW
573Pale ThrushTurdus pallidus 
574Island ThrushTurdus poliocephalusMany
575[Dusky Thrush]Turdus eunomusLI

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

576/Gray-streaked Flycatcher/Muscicapa griseistictaMany
577/Dark-sided Flycatcher/Muscicapa sibirica 
578/Ferruginous Flycatcher/Muscicapa ferrugineaMany
579/Asian Brown Flycatcher/Muscicapa dauuricaMI,PI,VI
580Ashy-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa randiLI,NI,VI
581Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensisMany
582White-browed ShamaCopsychus luzoniensisLI
583Visayan ShamaCopsychus superciliarisNI,VI
584White-vented ShamaCopsychus nigerPI
585Black ShamaCopsychus cebuensisCI,VI
586/Blue-and-white Flycatcher/Cyanoptila cyanomelanaMI,NI,PI,VI
587[Zappay's Flycatcher]Cyanoptila cumatilis 
588Turquoise FlycatcherEumyias panayensisMany
589Blue-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis heriotiLI
590Rufous-breasted Blue FlycatcherCyornis camarinensisLI
591Palawan Blue FlycatcherCyornis lemprieriPI
592Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastraMany
593Chestnut-tailed Jungle FlycatcherCyornis ruficaudaBI,MI,NI,VI
594Bagobo BabblerLeonardina woodiMI
595Rusty-flanked Jungle FlycatcherVauriella insignisLI
596Negros Jungle FlycatcherVauriella albigularisNI,VI
597Mindanao Jungle FlycatcherVauriella goodfellowiMI
598Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogynaMany
599[Siberian Blue Robin]Larvivora cyane 
600[Bluethroat]Luscinia svecica 
601/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliopeMany
602[Red-flanked Bluetail]Tarsiger cyanurusLI
603[Yellow-rumped Flycatcher]Ficedula zanthopygiaPI
604/Narcissus Flycatcher/Ficedula narcissinaMany
605/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimakiCI,LI,MI,NI,VI
606Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanniMany
607[Taiga Flycatcher]Ficedula albicilla 
608Palawan FlycatcherFicedula platenaePI
609Furtive FlycatcherFicedula dispositaLI
610Little Slaty FlycatcherFicedula basilanicaMI,VI
611Cryptic FlycatcherFicedula cryptaMI
612Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensisMany
613Luzon RedstartPhoenicurus bicolorLI
614[Daurian Redstart]Phoenicurus auroreus 
615Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitariusMany
616[Amur Stonechat]Saxicola stejnegeri 
617Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataMany
618[Northern Wheatear]Oenanthe oenanthe 

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

619[Japanese Waxwing]Bombycilla japonicaLI

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

620Olive-backed FlowerpeckerPrionochilus olivaceusBI,LI,MI,VI
621Palawan FlowerpeckerPrionochilus plateniPI
622Thick-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum agileMany
623Whiskered FlowerpeckerDicaeum propriumMI
624Olive-capped FlowerpeckerDicaeum nigriloreMI
625Yellow-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum anthonyiLI
626Flame-crowned FlowerpeckerDicaeum kampaliliMI
627Bicolored FlowerpeckerDicaeum bicolorMany
628Cebu FlowerpeckerDicaeum quadricolorCI,VI
629Red-keeled FlowerpeckerDicaeum australeMany
630Black-belted FlowerpeckerDicaeum haematostictumBI,CI,NI,VI
631Scarlet-collared FlowerpeckerDicaeum retrocinctumMNDE,MNDW,NI,VI
632Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigmaMany
633White-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum hypoleucumBI,LI,MI,VI
634Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeumMany
635Fire-throated FlowerpeckerDicaeum luzoniensisLI,MI,NI,VI

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

636Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularisMany
637Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperataMany
638Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostethaMI,PI
639Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularisMany
640Palawan SunbirdCinnyris auroraPI
641Lovely SunbirdAethopyga shelleyiPI
642Magnificent SunbirdAethopyga magnificaCI,NI,VI
643Handsome SunbirdAethopyga bellaMany
644Flaming SunbirdAethopyga flagransLI
645Maroon-naped SunbirdAethopyga guimarasensisCI,NI,VI
646Metallic-winged SunbirdAethopyga pulcherrimaBI,LI,MI,VI
647Lina's SunbirdAethopyga linaraboraeMI
648Gray-hooded SunbirdAethopyga primigeniaMI
649Apo SunbirdAethopyga boltoniMI
650Orange-tufted SpiderhunterArachnothera flammiferaBI,MI,VI
651Pale SpiderhunterArachnothera dilutiorPI
652Naked-faced SpiderhunterArachnothera claraeLI,MI,VI

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

653Palawan Fairy-bluebirdIrena tweeddaliiPI
654Philippine Fairy-bluebirdIrena cyanogastraBI,LI,MI,VI

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

655Philippine LeafbirdChloropsis flavipennisCI,MI,VI
656Yellow-throated LeafbirdChloropsis palawanensisPI

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

657Java SparrowPadda oryzivoraLI
658Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataMany
659White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastraMany
660Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaMany
661Tawny-breasted ParrotfinchErythrura hyperythraLI,MNDE,MNDW,VI
662[Pin-tailed Parrotfinch]Erythrura prasina 
663<Green-faced Parrotfinch>Erythrura viridifaciesLI,NI,VI
664Red-eared ParrotfinchErythrura coloriaLI,MI

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

665Cinnamon IbonHypocryptadius cinnamomeusMI
666Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

667/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicus 
668/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
669/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensisMany
670[Citrine Wagtail]Motacilla citreolaLI
671/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLI,MNDE,MNDW,PI,VI
672Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusMany
673/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoniMany
674/Pechora Pipit/Anthus gustaviMany
675/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

676[Brambling]Fringilla montifringillaLI
677[Yellow-billed Grosbeak]Eophona migratoriaLI
678White-cheeked BullfinchPyrrhula leucogenisLI,MI
679Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraLI
680Mountain SerinChrysocorythus estheraeMI
681[Eurasian Siskin]Spinus spinus 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

682[Little Bunting]Emberiza pusilla 
683[Yellow-breasted Bunting]Emberiza aureola 
684[Black-headed Bunting]Emberiza melanocephalaPI
685/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 Island267
Visayan Islands376
Total Species685

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.