LUZON ISLAND
PHILIPPINESLOCALE
# Species: | 402 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 402 |
# Endemics: | 126 |
# Near Endemics: | 6 |
Habitat: Open bay, marsh, lowland forest, montane forest |
TARGET BIRD LIST
List of target species for the country that could possibly be seen at this location. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Accidentals, vagrants, and very rare species are excluded from this list.
1 | Philippine Duck | Anas luzonica | E |
2 | Philippine Collared-Dove | Streptopelia dusumieri | E |
3 | Luzon Bleeding-heart | Gallicolumba luzonica | E |
4 | White-eared Brown-Dove | Phapitreron leucotis | E |
5 | Amethyst Brown-Dove | Phapitreron amethystinus | E |
6 | Philippine Green-Pigeon | Treron axillaris | E |
7 | Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus occipitalis | E |
8 | Flame-breasted Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus marchei | E |
9 | Cream-breasted Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus merrilli | E |
10 | Black-chinned Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus leclancheri | NE |
11 | Pink-bellied Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula poliocephala | E |
12 | Spotted Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula carola | E |
13 | Rufous Coucal | Centropus unirufus | E |
14 | Philippine Coucal | Centropus viridis | E |
15 | Red-crested Malkoha | Dasylophus superciliosus | E |
16 | Scale-feathered Malkoha | Dasylophus cumingi | E |
17 | Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo | Surniculus velutinus | E |
18 | Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx pectoralis | E |
19 | Philippine Nightjar | Caprimulgus manillensis | E |
20 | Chirruping Nightjar | Caprimulgus griseatus | E |
21 | Philippine Frogmouth | Batrachostomus septimus | E |
22 | Gray-rumped Swiftlet | Collocalia marginata | E |
23 | Ridgetop Swiftlet | Collocalia isonota | E |
24 | Pygmy Swiftlet | Collocalia troglodytes | E |
25 | Philippine Swiftlet | Aerodramus mearnsi | E |
26 | Whitehead's Swiftlet | Aerodramus whiteheadi | E |
27 | Ameline Swiftlet | Aerodramus amelis | E |
28 | Luzon Rail | Lewinia mirifica | BC |
29 | Philippine Swamphen | Porphyrio pulverulentus | E |
30 | Plain Bush-hen | Amaurornis olivacea | E |
31 | Spotted Buttonquail | Turnix ocellatus | E |
32 | Luzon Buttonquail | Turnix worcesteri | E |
33 | /Schrenck's Bittern/ | Botaurus eurhythmus | BC |
34 | Philippine Honey-buzzard | Pernis steerei | E |
35 | Philippine Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis holospilus | E |
36 | Philippine Eagle | Pithecophaga jefferyi | E |
37 | Philippine Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus philippensis | E |
38 | Philippine Scops-Owl | Otus megalotis | E |
39 | Luzon Scops-Owl | Otus longicornis | E |
40 | Philippine Eagle-Owl | Ketupa philippensis | E |
41 | Chocolate Boobook | Ninox randi | NE |
42 | Luzon Boobook | Ninox philippensis | E |
43 | Philippine Trogon | Harpactes ardens | E |
44 | Rufous Hornbill | Buceros hydrocorax | E |
45 | Luzon Hornbill | Penelopides manillae | E |
46 | Rufous-crowned Bee-eater | Merops americanus | E |
47 | Indigo-banded Kingfisher | Ceyx cyanopectus | E |
48 | Philippine Dwarf-Kingfisher | Ceyx melanurus | E |
49 | Brown-breasted Kingfisher | Halcyon gularis | E |
50 | Spotted Kingfisher | Actenoides lindsayi | E |
51 | Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus maculatus | E |
52 | Luzon Flameback | Chrysocolaptes haematribon | E |
53 | Northern Sooty-Woodpecker | Mulleripicus funebris | E |
54 | Philippine Falconet | Microhierax erythrogenys | E |
55 | Luzon Racquet-tail | Prioniturus montanus | E |
56 | Green Racquet-tail | Prioniturus luconensis | E |
57 | Blue-crowned Racquet-tail | Prioniturus discurus | E |
58 | Azure-rumped Parrot | Tanygnathus sumatranus | E |
59 | Guaiabero | Bolbopsittacus lunulatus | E |
60 | Philippine Hanging-Parrot | Loriculus philippensis | E |
61 | Whiskered Pitta | Erythropitta kochi | E |
62 | Black-and-white Triller | Lalage melanoleuca | E |
63 | Blackish Cuckooshrike | Edolisoma coerulescens | E |
64 | Black-bibbed Cicadabird | Edolisoma mindanense | E |
65 | Yellow-bellied Whistler | Pachycephala philippinensis | E |
66 | Green-backed Whistler | Pachycephala albiventris | E |
67 | White-vented Whistler | Pachycephala homeyeri | NE |
68 | White-lored Oriole | Oriolus albiloris | E |
69 | Philippine Oriole | Oriolus steerii | E |
70 | Isabela Oriole | Oriolus isabellae | E |
71 | Blue-headed Fantail | Rhipidura cyaniceps | E |
72 | Philippine Pied-Fantail | Rhipidura nigritorquis | E |
73 | Short-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus striatus | E |
74 | Balicassiao | Dicrurus balicassius | E |
75 | Short-crested Monarch | Hypothymis helenae | E |
76 | Celestial Monarch | Hypothymis coelestis | E |
77 | Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone cinnamomea | NE |
78 | Mountain Shrike | Lanius validirostris | E |
79 | Sierra Madre Crown | Corvus sierramadrensis | E |
80 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus philippinus | E |
81 | White-fronted Tit | Sittiparus semilarvatus | E |
82 | Elegant Tit | Periparus elegans | E |
83 | Visayan Tailorbird | Orthotomus castaneiceps | E |
84 | Gray-backed Tailorbird | Orthotomus derbianus | E |
85 | Green-backed Tailorbird | Orthotomus chloronotus | E |
86 | /Streaked Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus sorghophilus | CR |
87 | Cordillera Ground-Warbler | Robsonius rabori | E |
88 | Sierra Madre Ground-Warbler | Robsonius thompsoni | E |
89 | Bicol Ground-Warbler | Robsonius sorsogonensis | E |
90 | Long-tailed Bush Warbler | Locustella caudata | E |
91 | Benguet Bush Warbler | Locustella seebohmi | E |
92 | Philippine Bulbul | Hypsipetes philippinus | E |
93 | Yellow-wattled Bulbul | Microtarsus urostictus | E |
94 | Lemon-throated Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus cebuensis | E |
95 | Negros Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus nigrorum | E |
96 | Philippine Bush Warbler | Horornis seebohmi | E |
97 | /Japanese Bush Warbler/ | Horornis diphone | BC |
98 | Golden-crowned Babbler | Sterrhoptilus dennistouni | E |
99 | Calabarzon Babbler | Sterrhoptilus affinis | E |
100 | Luzon Striped-Babbler | Zosterornis striatus | E |
101 | Chestnut-faced Babbler | Zosterornis whiteheadi | E |
102 | Yellowish White-eye | Zosterops nigrorum | E |
103 | Lowland White-eye | Zosterops meyeni | NE |
104 | Everett's White-eye | Zosterops everetti | BC |
105 | Sulphur-billed Nuthatch | Sitta oenochlamys | E |
106 | Stripe-sided Rhabdornis | Rhabdornis mystacalis | E |
107 | Long-billed Rhabdornis | Rhabdornis grandis | E |
108 | Coleto | Sarcops calvus | NE |
109 | Ashy Thrush | Geokichla cinerea | E |
110 | /White's Thrush/ | Zoothera aurea | BC |
111 | Brown-headed Thrush | Turdus chrysolaus | BC |
112 | Luzon Island-Thrush | Turdus thomassoni | E |
113 | Ashy-breasted Flycatcher | Muscicapa randi | E |
114 | Philippine Magpie-Robin | Copsychus mindanensis | E |
115 | White-browed Shama | Copsychus luzoniensis | E |
116 | Blue-breasted Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis herioti | E |
117 | Rufous-breasted Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis camarinensis | E |
118 | Rusty-flanked Jungle Flycatcher | Vauriella insignis | BC |
119 | Philippine Shortwing | Brachypteryx poliogyna | E |
120 | Furtive Flycatcher | Ficedula disposita | E |
121 | Bundok Flycatcher | Ficedula luzoniensis | E |
122 | Luzon Redstart | Phoenicurus bicolor | E |
123 | Olive-backed Flowerpecker | Pachyglossa olivaceus | E |
124 | Yellow-crowned Flowerpecker | Dicaeum anthonyi | E |
125 | Bicolored Flowerpecker | Dicaeum bicolor | E |
126 | Red-keeled Flowerpecker | Dicaeum australe | BC |
127 | Buzzing Flowerpecker | Dicaeum hypoleucum | E |
128 | Pygmy Flowerpecker | Dicaeum pygmaeum | E |
129 | Fire-throated Flowerpecker | Dicaeum luzoniensis | E |
130 | Gray-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes griseigularis | E |
131 | Purple-throated Sunbird | Leptocoma sperata | E |
132 | Garden Sunbird | Cinnyris jugularis | E |
133 | Handsome Sunbird | Aethopyga bella | E |
134 | Flaming Sunbird | Aethopyga flagrans | E |
135 | Metallic-winged Sunbird | Aethopyga pulcherrima | E |
136 | Naked-faced Spiderhunter | Arachnothera clarae | E |
137 | Philippine Fairy-bluebird | Irena cyanogastra | E |
138 | &Green-faced Parrotfinchl | Erythrura viridifacies | E |
139 | Red-eared Parrotfinch | Erythrura coloria | E |
140 | White-cheeked Bullfinch | Pyrrhula leucogenis | E |
141 | /Yellow Bunting/ | Emberiza sulphurata | BC |
*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.
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REASON CODES
Code | Description | ## |
E | Endemic | 125 |
NE | Near Endemic | 6 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
EN | Endangered | 0 |
BC | Best Seen in This Country | 9 |
AT | Always a Target | 0 |