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PALAWAN ISLAND

PHILIPPINES
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# Species:266
# Excl Vagrants:266
# Endemics:44
# Near Endemics:2
Habitat: Lowland forest, secondary forest, mangroves, beach

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.*

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Ducks: Anatidae

1Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
2/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
3Philippine DuckAnas luzonica

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

4Philippine MegapodeMegapodius cumingii

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

5Palawan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron napoleonis
6Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
7Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensis
9Sunda Collared-DoveStreptopelia bitorquata
10Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieri
11Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
12Philippine Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia tenuirostris
13Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
14Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
15Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica
16Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
17Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostra
18Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalis
19Black-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus leclancheri
20Black-naped Fruit-DovePtilinopus melanospilus
21Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea
22Gray Imperial-PigeonDucula pickeringii
23Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolor

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

24/Himalayan Cuckoo/Cuculus saturatus
25Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
26Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
27Chestnut-breasted MalkohaPhaenicophaeus curvirostris
28/Chestnut-winged Cuckoo/Clamator coromandus
29Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
30Channel-billed CuckooScythrops novaehollandiae
31Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
32Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
33/Large Hawk-Cuckoo/Hierococcyx sparverioides
34Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralis
35Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
36Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
37Sahul Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

38/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotaka
39Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

40Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseni

 
Swifts: Apodidae

41Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
42Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonota
43Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytes
44Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsi
45Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelis
46Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensis
47White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
48Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
49Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

50Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatus
51Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
52White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinerea
53WatercockGallicrex cinerea
54White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
55Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciata
56Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
57/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusilla

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

58Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

59/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
60/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
61Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
62Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolus
63/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
64Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii
65/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

66Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

67/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
68/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
69/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica
70/Swinhoe's Snipe/Gallinago megala
71/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenura
72/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
73/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
74/Gray-tailed Tattler/Tringa brevipes
75/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
76/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
77/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris
78/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellus
79/Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/Calidris acuminata
80/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminuta
81/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis
82/Sanderling/Calidris alba

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

83Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
84Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

85Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

86#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

87Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
88Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
89Little TernSternula albifrons
90/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
91/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida
92/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
93Roseate TernSterna dougallii
94Common TernSterna hirundo
95Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
96Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

97Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

98Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

99Swinhoe's Storm-PetrelHydrobates monorhis

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

100Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulwerii
101#Streaked Shearwater#Calonectris leucomelas
102#Wedge-tailed Shearwater#Ardenna pacificus
103Short-tailed ShearwaterArdenna tenuirostris

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

104#Lesser Frigatebird#Fregata ariel
105#Great Frigatebird#Fregata minor
106Christmas Island FrigatebirdFregata andrewsi

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

107Red-footed BoobySula sula

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

108Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

109Black BitternBotaurus flavicollis
110Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeus
111/Schrenck's Bittern/Botaurus eurhythmus
112Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensis
113Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
114Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophus
115/Japanese Night Heron/Gorsachius goisagi
116Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
117/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes
118/Little Egret/Egretta garzetta
119Striated HeronButorides striata
120Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosa
121Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus
122/Medium Egret/Ardea intermedia
123Purple HeronArdea purpurea
124Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

125Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
126Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoni
127Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steerei
128Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
129Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
130Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
131Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii
132Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatus
133/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza gularis
134/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza soloensis
135/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotus
136Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
137Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
138White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster
139Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

140Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembris

 
Owls: Strigidae

141Palawan Scops-OwlOtus fuliginosus
142Spotted Wood-OwlStrix seloputo
143/Brown Boobook/Ninox scutulata

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

144Palawan HornbillAnthracoceros marchei

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

145Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
146Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

147/Common Kingfisher/Alcedo atthis
148Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
149Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithaca
150Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsa
151Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
152Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
153White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
154Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileata
155Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

156Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

157Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

158Spot-throated FlamebackDinopium everetti
159Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
160Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus
161White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

162Oriental HobbyFalco severus
163Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cockatoos: Cacatuidae

164Philippine CockatooCacatua haematuropygia

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

165Blue-headed Racquet-tailPrioniturus platenae
166Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensis

 
Pittas: Pittidae

167Philippine PittaErythropitta erythrogaster
168Fairy PittaPitta nympha
169Western Hooded PittaPitta sordida

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

170Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

171Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneus
172/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatus
173Bar-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina striata
174Pied TrillerLalage nigra

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

175Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

176Ventriloquial OrioleOriolus consobrinus
177Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensis

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

178White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

179Common IoraAegithina tiphia

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

180Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquis

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

181Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
182Palawan DrongoDicrurus palawanensis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

183Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
184Blue Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cyanescens
185Japanese Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudata

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

186Tiger ShrikeLanius tigrinus
187/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
188Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

189Palawan CrowCorvus pusillus
190Large-billed CrowCorvus philippinus

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

191Citrine Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa helianthea

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

192Palawan TitPeriparus amabilis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

193Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeus
194Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
195Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

196/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

197/Gray's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes fasciolata
198/Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes ochotensis
199/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolata
200Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

201Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
202Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
203Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypus
204Striated SwallowCecropis striolata

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

205Gray-throated BulbulAlophoixus frater
206Sulphur-bellied BulbulIole palawanensis
207Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalos
208Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifrons
209Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

210Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealis
211Yellow-breasted WarblerPhylloscopus montis
212Negros Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nigrorum

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

213Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatus
214Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceus

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

215Palawan Striped-BabblerZosterornis hypogrammicus
216Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus

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

217Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularis

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

218Palawan BabblerMalacopteron palawanense
219Ashy-headed BabblerPellorneum cinereiceps
220Falcated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla falcata

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

221Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

222Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
223ColetoSarcops calvus
224Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerata
225/Chestnut-cheeked Starling/Agropsar philippensis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

226/Eurasian Blackbird/Turdus merula
227/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

228/Gray-streaked Flycatcher/Muscicapa griseisticta
229/Ferruginous Flycatcher/Muscicapa ferruginea
230/Asian Brown Flycatcher/Muscicapa dauurica
231White-vented ShamaCopsychus niger
232/Blue-and-white Flycatcher/Cyanoptila cyanomelana
233Palawan Blue FlycatcherCyornis lemprieri
234Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastra
235Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogyna
236/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliope
237Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygia
238/Narcissus Flycatcher/Ficedula narcissina
239Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
240Palawan FlycatcherFicedula platenae
241Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensis
242Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

243Palawan FlowerpeckerPrionochilus plateni
244Thick-billed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa agile
245Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
246Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeum

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

247Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularis
248Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperata
249Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostetha
250Palawan SunbirdCinnyris aurora
251Lovely SunbirdAethopyga shelleyi
252Pale SpiderhunterArachnothera dilutior

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

253Palawan Fairy-bluebirdIrena tweeddalii

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

254Yellow-throated LeafbirdChloropsis palawanensis

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

255Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
256White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastra
257Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

258Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

259/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
260/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensis
261/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
262Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
263/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni
264/Pechora Pipit/Anthus gustavi
265/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

266Black-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephala

 

 *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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor60
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental9

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened23
VVulnerable15
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered1

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.