NEGROS ISLAND
PHILIPPINESLOCALE
| # Species: | 291 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 290 |
| # Endemics: | 79 |
| # Near Endemics: | 4 |
| Habitat: Montane forest. | |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
| 1 | 9Black Bittern** | 9flavicollis |
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| 2 | Wandering Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna arcuata |
| 3 | /Garganey/ | Spatula querquedula |
| 4 | Philippine Duck | Anas luzonica |
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| 5 | Philippine Megapode | Megapodius cumingii |
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| 6 | Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus |
| 7 | Blue-breasted Quail | Synoicus chinensis |
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| 8 | Metallic Pigeon | Columba vitiensis |
| 9 | Sunda Collared-Dove | Streptopelia bitorquata |
| 10 | Philippine Collared-Dove | Streptopelia dusumieri |
| 11 | Red Collared-Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica |
| 12 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
| 13 | Philippine Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia tenuirostris |
| 14 | Asian Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica |
| 15 | Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata |
| 16 | Nicobar Pigeon | Caloenas nicobarica |
| 17 | Negros Bleeding-heart | Gallicolumba keayi |
| 18 | Pink-necked Green-Pigeon | Treron vernans |
| 19 | Philippine Green-Pigeon | Treron axillaris |
| 20 | Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus occipitalis |
| 21 | Black-chinned Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus leclancheri |
| 22 | Black-naped Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus melanospilus |
| 23 | Negros Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus arcanus |
| 24 | Pink-bellied Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula poliocephala |
| 25 | Spotted Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula carola |
| 26 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea |
| 27 | Pied Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula bicolor |
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| 28 | /Indian Cuckoo/ | Cuculus micropterus |
| 29 | /Himalayan Cuckoo/ | Cuculus saturatus |
| 30 | Philippine Coucal | Centropus viridis |
| 31 | Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis |
| 32 | /Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/ | Clamator coromandus |
| 33 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
| 34 | Little Bronze-Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx minutillus |
| 35 | Violet Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus |
| 36 | Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris |
| 37 | Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo | Surniculus velutinus |
| 38 | /Large Hawk-Cuckoo/ | Hierococcyx sparverioides |
| 39 | Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx pectoralis |
| 40 | Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis merulinus |
| 41 | Sahul Brush Cuckoo | Cacomantis variolosus |
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| 42 | Great Eared-Nightjar | Lyncornis macrotis |
| 43 | /Gray Nightjar/ | Caprimulgus jotaka |
| 44 | Philippine Nightjar | Caprimulgus manillensis |
| 45 | Chirruping Nightjar | Caprimulgus griseatus |
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| 46 | Philippine Frogmouth | Batrachostomus septimus |
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| 47 | Philippine Spinetail | Mearnsia picina |
| 48 | Brown-backed Needletail | Hirundapus giganteus |
| 49 | Purple Needletail | Hirundapus celebensis |
| 50 | Gray-rumped Swiftlet | Collocalia marginata |
| 51 | Pygmy Swiftlet | Collocalia troglodytes |
| 52 | Philippine Swiftlet | Aerodramus mearnsi |
| 53 | Uniform Swiftlet | Aerodramus vanikorensis |
| 54 | Pacific Swift | Apus pacificus |
| 55 | House Swift | Apus nipalensis |
| 56 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis |
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| 57 | Whiskered Treeswift | Hemiprocne comata |
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| 58 | Slaty-breasted Rail | Lewinia striatus |
| 59 | Buff-banded Rail | Gallirallus philippensis |
| 60 | Barred Rail | Gallirallus torquatus |
| 61 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 62 | Philippine Swamphen | Porphyrio pulverulentus |
| 63 | White-browed Crake | Poliolimnas cinerea |
| 64 | Watercock | Gallicrex cinerea |
| 65 | Plain Bush-hen | Amaurornis olivacea |
| 66 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus |
| 67 | Red-legged Crake | Rallina fasciata |
| 68 | Slaty-legged Crake | Rallina eurizonoides |
| 69 | Ruddy-breasted Crake | Zapornia fusca |
| 70 | /Baillon's Crake/ | Zapornia pusilla |
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| 71 | Beach Thick-knee | Esacus magnirostris |
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| 72 | /Black-winged Stilt/ | Himantopus himantopus |
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| 73 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 74 | /Pacific Golden-Plover/ | Pluvialis fulva |
| 75 | Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius |
| 76 | Siberian Sand-Plover | Anarhynchus mongolus |
| 77 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus leschenaultii |
| 78 | Malaysian Plover | Anarhynchus peronii |
| 79 | /Kentish Plover/ | Anarhynchus alexandrinus |
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| 80 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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| 81 | Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
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| 82 | /Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus |
| 83 | /Far Eastern Curlew/ | Numenius madagascariensis |
| 84 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata |
| 85 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica |
| 86 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa |
| 87 | /Swinhoe's Snipe/ | Gallinago megala |
| 88 | /Terek Sandpiper/ | Xenus cinereus |
| 89 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 90 | /Gray-tailed Tattler/ | Tringa brevipes |
| 91 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 92 | /Common Redshank/ | Tringa totanus |
| 93 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 94 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 95 | /Great Knot/ | Calidris tenuirostris |
| 96 | /Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/ | Calidris acuminata |
| 97 | /Long-toed Stint/ | Calidris subminuta |
| 98 | /Red-necked Stint/ | Calidris ruficollis |
| 99 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
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| 100 | Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator |
| 101 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus |
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| 102 | Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum |
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| 103 | #Pomarine Jaeger# | Stercorarius pomarinus |
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| 104 | /Black-headed Gull/ | Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
| 105 | Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus |
| 106 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons |
| 107 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica |
| 108 | /Whiskered Tern/ | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 109 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus |
| 110 | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii |
| 111 | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo |
| 112 | Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana |
| 113 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii |
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| 114 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| 115 | Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda |
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| 116 | Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii |
| 117 | #Streaked Shearwater# | Calonectris leucomelas |
| 118 | #Wedge-tailed Shearwater# | Ardenna pacificus |
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| 119 | Asian Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus |
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| 120 | #Lesser Frigatebird# | Fregata ariel |
| 121 | #Great Frigatebird# | Fregata minor |
| 122 | Christmas Island Frigatebird | Fregata andrewsi |
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| 123 | Red-footed Booby | Sula sula |
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| 124 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
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| 125 | Cinnamon Bittern | Botaurus cinnamomeus |
| 126 | /Schrenck's Bittern/ | Botaurus eurhythmus |
| 127 | Yellow Bittern | Botaurus sinensis |
| 128 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 129 | Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus |
| 130 | Malayan Night Heron | Gorsachius melanolophus |
| 131 | /Japanese Night Heron/ | Gorsachius goisagi |
| 132 | Pacific Reef-Heron | Egretta sacra |
| 133 | /Little Egret/ | Egretta garzetta |
| 134 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 135 | Javan Pond-Heron | Ardeola speciosa |
| 136 | /Chinese Pond-Heron/ | Ardeola bacchus |
| 137 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 138 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 139 | /Medium Egret/ | Ardea intermedia |
| 140 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
| 141 | Great-billed Heron | Ardea sumatrana |
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| 142 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 143 | Philippine Honey-buzzard | Pernis steerei |
| 144 | Oriental Honey-buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus |
| 145 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela |
| 146 | Philippine Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis holospilus |
| 147 | Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus pinskeri |
| 148 | Philippine Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus philippensis |
| 149 | Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii |
| 150 | Crested Goshawk | Lophospiza trivirgatus |
| 151 | Besra | Tachyspiza virgatus |
| 152 | /Japanese Sparrowhawk/ | Tachyspiza gularis |
| 153 | Pied Harrier | Circus melanoleucos |
| 154 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| 155 | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Icthyophaga leucogaster |
| 156 | Gray-headed Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga ichthyaetus |
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| 157 | Australasian Grass-Owl | Tyto longimembris |
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| 158 | Negros Scops-Owl | Otus nigrorum |
| 159 | /Brown Boobook/ | Ninox scutulata |
| 160 | Luzon Boobook | Ninox philippensis |
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| 161 | Visayan Hornbill | Penelopides panini |
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| 162 | Blue-throated Bee-eater | Merops viridis |
| 163 | Rufous-crowned Bee-eater | Merops americanus |
| 164 | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus |
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| 165 | /Common Kingfisher/ | Alcedo atthis |
| 166 | Indigo-banded Kingfisher | Ceyx cyanopectus |
| 167 | Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher | Ceyx erithaca |
| 168 | Dimorphic Dwarf-Kingfisher | Ceyx margarethae |
| 169 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis |
| 170 | Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda |
| 171 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
| 172 | Brown-breasted Kingfisher | Halcyon gularis |
| 173 | Rufous-lored Kingfisher | Todiramphus winchelli |
| 174 | Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris |
| 175 | Spotted Kingfisher | Actenoides lindsayi |
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| 176 | Oriental Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis |
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| 177 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus |
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| 178 | Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus maculatus |
| 179 | Yellow-faced Flameback | Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus |
| 180 | White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis |
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| 181 | Philippine Falconet | Microhierax erythrogenys |
| 182 | Oriental Hobby | Falco severus |
| 183 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 184 | Blue-crowned Racquet-tail | Prioniturus discurus |
| 185 | Blue-naped Parrot | Tanygnathus lucionensis |
| 186 | Azure-rumped Parrot | Tanygnathus sumatranus |
| 187 | Philippine Hanging-Parrot | Loriculus philippensis |
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| 188 | Philippine Pitta | Erythropitta erythrogaster |
| 189 | Western Hooded Pitta | Pitta sordida |
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| 190 | Golden-bellied Gerygone | Gerygone sulphurea |
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| 191 | Scarlet Minivet | Pericrocotus speciosus |
| 192 | /Ashy Minivet/ | Pericrocotus divaricatus |
| 193 | Visayan Cuckooshrike | Coracina panayensis |
| 194 | Pied Triller | Lalage nigra |
| 195 | White-winged Cuckooshrike | Edolisoma ostenta |
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| 196 | White-vented Whistler | Pachycephala homeyeri |
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| 197 | Philippine Oriole | Oriolus steerii |
| 198 | Black-naped Oriole | Oriolus chinensis |
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| 199 | White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus |
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| 200 | Black-and-cinnamon Fantail | Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea |
| 201 | Visayan Fantail | Rhipidura albiventris |
| 202 | Philippine Pied-Fantail | Rhipidura nigritorquis |
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| 203 | Balicassiao | Dicrurus balicassius |
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| 204 | Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea |
| 205 | Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone cinnamomea |
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| 206 | Tiger Shrike | Lanius tigrinus |
| 207 | /Brown Shrike/ | Lanius cristatus |
| 208 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach |
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| 209 | Samar Crow | Corvus samarensis |
| 210 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus philippinus |
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| 211 | Citrine Canary-Flycatcher | Culicicapa helianthea |
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| 212 | Elegant Tit | Periparus elegans |
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| 213 | Singing Bushlark | Mirafra javanica |
| 214 | Oriental Skylark | Alauda gulgula |
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| 215 | Visayan Tailorbird | Orthotomus castaneiceps |
| 216 | Golden-headed Cisticola | Cisticola exilis |
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| 217 | /Oriental Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus orientalis |
| 218 | Clamorous Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus |
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| 219 | /Gray's Grasshopper Warbler/ | Helopsaltes fasciolata |
| 220 | /Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/ | Helopsaltes ochotensis |
| 221 | /Lanceolated Warbler/ | Locustella lanceolata |
| 222 | Striated Grassbird | Megalurus palustris |
| 223 | Tawny Grassbird | Cincloramphus timoriensis |
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| 224 | Gray-throated Martin | Riparia chinensis |
| 225 | Pacific Swallow | Hirundo javanica |
| 226 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| 227 | Asian House-Martin | Delichon dasypus |
| 228 | Striated Swallow | Cecropis striolata |
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| 229 | Visayan Bulbul | Hypsipetes guimarasensis |
| 230 | Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier |
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| 231 | Lemon-throated Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus cebuensis |
| 232 | Philippine Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus olivaceus |
| 233 | Arctic Warbler | Phylloscopus borealis |
| 234 | Negros Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus nigrorum |
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| 235 | Flame-templed Babbler | Dasycrotapha speciosa |
| 236 | Negros Striped-Babbler | Zosterornis nigrorum |
| 237 | Yellowish White-eye | Zosterops nigrorum |
| 238 | Warbling White-eye | Zosterops japonicus |
| 239 | Everett's White-eye | Zosterops everetti |
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| 240 | Sulphur-billed Nuthatch | Sitta oenochlamys |
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| 241 | Stripe-sided Rhabdornis | Rhabdornis mystacalis |
| 242 | Visayan Rhabdornis | Rhabdornis rabori |
| 243 | Asian Glossy Starling | Aplonis panayensis |
| 244 | Short-tailed Starling | Aplonis minor |
| 245 | Coleto | Sarcops calvus |
| 246 | /Chestnut-cheeked Starling/ | Agropsar philippensis |
| 247 | Crested Myna | Acridotheres cristatellus |
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| 248 | /Eyebrowed Thrush/ | Turdus obscurus |
| 249 | Mindanao Island-Thrush | Turdus nigrorum |
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| 250 | /Gray-streaked Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa griseisticta |
| 251 | Ashy-breasted Flycatcher | Muscicapa randi |
| 252 | Philippine Magpie-Robin | Copsychus mindanensis |
| 253 | Visayan Shama | Copsychus superciliaris |
| 254 | /Blue-and-white Flycatcher/ | Cyanoptila cyanomelana |
| 255 | Turquoise Flycatcher | Eumyias panayensis |
| 256 | Mangrove Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis rufigastra |
| 257 | Chestnut-tailed Jungle Flycatcher | Cyornis ruficauda |
| 258 | Negros Jungle Flycatcher | Vauriella albigularis |
| 259 | Philippine Shortwing | Brachypteryx poliogyna |
| 260 | /Siberian Rubythroat/ | Calliope calliope |
| 261 | /Narcissus Flycatcher/ | Ficedula narcissina |
| 262 | /Mugimaki Flycatcher/ | Ficedula mugimaki |
| 263 | Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni |
| 264 | Bundok Flycatcher | Ficedula luzoniensis |
| 265 | Blue Rock-Thrush | Monticola solitarius |
| 266 | Pied Bushchat | Saxicola caprata |
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| 267 | Thick-billed Flowerpecker | Pachyglossa agile |
| 268 | Bicolored Flowerpecker | Dicaeum bicolor |
| 269 | Red-keeled Flowerpecker | Dicaeum australe |
| 270 | Black-belted Flowerpecker | Dicaeum haematostictum |
| 271 | Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker | Dicaeum retrocinctum |
| 272 | Orange-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma |
| 273 | Pygmy Flowerpecker | Dicaeum pygmaeum |
| 274 | Fire-throated Flowerpecker | Dicaeum luzoniensis |
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| 275 | Gray-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes griseigularis |
| 276 | Purple-throated Sunbird | Leptocoma sperata |
| 277 | Garden Sunbird | Cinnyris jugularis |
| 278 | Magnificent Sunbird | Aethopyga magnifica |
| 279 | Handsome Sunbird | Aethopyga bella |
| 280 | Maroon-naped Sunbird | Aethopyga guimarasensis |
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| 281 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
| 282 | White-bellied Munia | Lonchura leucogastra |
| 283 | Chestnut Munia | Lonchura atricapilla |
| 284 | &Green-faced Parrotfinchl | Erythrura viridifacies |
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| 285 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus |
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| 286 | /Gray Wagtail/ | Motacilla cinerea |
| 287 | /Eastern Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla tschutschensis |
| 288 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus |
| 289 | /Olive-backed Pipit/ | Anthus hodgsoni |
| 290 | /Pechora Pipit/ | Anthus gustavi |
| 291 | /Red-throated Pipit/ | Anthus cervinus |
*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.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 60 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 5 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 1 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 3 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 17 |
| V | Vulnerable | 11 |
| EN | Endangered | 9 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 2 |
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.