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PHILIPPINES BIRDING TRIP REPORT

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PHILIPPINES

Start:01/30/2016
End:02/18/2016
Duration:20 days
#Species:266
#Endemics:116
#Heard Only:6

2016 Philippines Birding Tour

TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR

List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. 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. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*

color codes

1Philippine DuckAnas luzonicaPCW,PSBE
2Palawan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron napoleonisPIE
3Philippine Collared-DoveStreptopelia dusumieri E
4Mindanao Bleeding-heartGallicolumba crinigera E
5White-eared Brown-DovePhapitreron leucotisBI,CI,PMK,PSBE
6Amethyst Brown-DovePhapitreron amethystinusBIE
7Philippine Green-PigeonTreron axillarisPLM,PSBE
8Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalisBI,PSBE
9Black-chinned Fruit-DovePtilinopus leclancheriBINE
10Pink-bellied Imperial-PigeonDucula poliocephala E
11Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanopsBIE
12Philippine CoucalCentropus viridisBI,CI,PSBE
13Philippine Drongo-CuckooSurniculus velutinusBIE
14Philippine Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx pectoralis E
15Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensisPMK,PUPE
16Chirruping NightjarCaprimulgus griseatus E
17Philippine FrogmouthBatrachostomus septimus E
18Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseniPIE
19Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picina E
20Gray-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginataManyE
21Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonotaPMKE
22Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytesBI,CI,PMKE
23Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsiPMKE
24Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelisBI,X1E
25Philippine SwamphenPorphyrio pulverulentusPCW,PSBE
26Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivaceaCIE
27/Schrenck's Bittern/Botaurus eurhythmus BC
28Philippine Honey-buzzardPernis steerei E
29Philippine Serpent-EagleSpilornis holospilusBI,PMK,PMM
PSB
E
30Pinsker's Hawk-EagleNisaetus pinskeri E
31Philippine Hawk-EagleNisaetus philippensisPSBE
32Palawan Scops-OwlOtus fuliginosusPIE
33Everett's Scops-OwlOtus everettiBIE
34Philippine Eagle-OwlKetupa philippensisPAPSE
35Luzon BoobookNinox philippensisPSBE
36Cebu BoobookNinox rumseyi E
37Philippine TrogonHarpactes ardensBI,PMME
38Rufous HornbillBuceros hydrocorax E
39Palawan HornbillAnthracoceros marcheiPIE
40Samar HornbillPenelopides samarensisBIE
41Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanusPMM,PSBE
42Indigo-banded KingfisherCeyx cyanopectusPMME
43Northern Silvery-KingfisherCeyx flumenicolaBIE
44Dimorphic Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx margarethae E
45Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularisPMM,PSBE
46Rufous-lored KingfisherTodiramphus winchelliBIE
47Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatusPLM,PMK,PSB
PUP
E
48Spot-throated FlamebackDinopium everettiPIE
49Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidusBI,PMKE
50Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalus E
51Southern Sooty-WoodpeckerMulleripicus fuliginosus E
52Philippine FalconetMicrohierax erythrogenysPSBE
53Philippine CockatooCacatua haematuropygiaPIE
54Blue-headed Racquet-tailPrioniturus platenaePIE
55Blue-crowned Racquet-tailPrioniturus discurus E
56Philippine Hanging-ParrotLoriculus philippensisBI,PMK,PMM
PSB
E
57Visayan BroadbillSarcophanops samarensis E
58Azure-breasted PittaPitta steerii E
59Mindanao CuckooshrikeCoracina kochiiBIE
60Black-bibbed CicadabirdEdolisoma mindanense E
61Yellow-bellied WhistlerPachycephala philippinensisBIE
62White-vented WhistlerPachycephala homeyeriCINE
63Philippine OrioleOriolus steeriiBIE
64Visayan Blue-FantailRhipidura samarensis E
65Philippine Pied-FantailRhipidura nigritorquisPCW,PIE
66Short-tailed DrongoDicrurus striatusBI,PMKE
67Palawan DrongoDicrurus palawanensisPIE
68BalicassiaoDicrurus balicassiusPMM,PSBE
69Blue Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cyanescensPIE
70Rufous Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomea NE
71Palawan CrowCorvus pusillusPIE
72Large-billed CrowCorvus philippinusPMK,PSB,PUPE
73Elegant TitPeriparus elegansCI,PMK,PSBE
74Palawan TitPeriparus amabilisPIE
75Rufous-fronted TailorbirdOrthotomus frontalisBIE
76Visayan TailorbirdOrthotomus castaneicepsPSBE
77Yellow-breasted TailorbirdOrthotomus samarensisBIE
78/Streaked Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus sorghophilus CR
79Gray-throated BulbulAlophoixus fraterPIE
80Sulphur-bellied BulbulIole palawanensisPIE
81Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinusManyE
82Streak-breasted BulbulHypsipetes siquijorensis E
83Yellow-wattled BulbulMicrotarsus urostictusBI,PMME
84Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifronsPIE
85Lemon-throated Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus cebuensis E
86Philippine Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus olivaceusBIE
87/Japanese Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus xanthodryasBI,PMK,PMM
PSB
BC
88Negros Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus nigrorumPMKE
89Visayan BabblerSterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus E
90Palawan Striped-BabblerZosterornis hypogrammicus E
91Everett's White-eyeZosterops everettiBI,CIBC
92Brown Tit-BabblerMacronus striaticepsBIE
93Palawan BabblerMalacopteron palawanensePIE
94Ashy-headed BabblerPellorneum cinereicepsPIE
95Striated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla mindanensisBIE
96Falcated Wren-BabblerPtilocichla falcata E
97Sulphur-billed NuthatchSitta oenochlamys E
98Stripe-sided RhabdornisRhabdornis mystacalisPMM,PSBE
99ColetoSarcops calvusBI,PMK,PSBNE
100Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerataPIEN
101Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensisCI,PLM,PSBE
102White-vented ShamaCopsychus nigerPIE
103Black ShamaCopsychus cebuensisCIE
104Palawan Blue FlycatcherCyornis lemprieriPIE
105Chestnut-tailed Jungle FlycatcherCyornis ruficaudaBIE
106Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogynaPMKE
107Palawan FlycatcherFicedula platenaePIE
108Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensis E
109Palawan FlowerpeckerPrionochilus plateni E
110Olive-backed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa olivaceus E
111Bicolored FlowerpeckerDicaeum bicolor E
112Cebu FlowerpeckerDicaeum quadricolor E
113Red-keeled FlowerpeckerDicaeum australe BC
114Black-belted FlowerpeckerDicaeum haematostictumBI,CI,PMM,PSBE
115Buzzing FlowerpeckerDicaeum hypoleucumPMME
116Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeumPI,PLM,PSBE
117Gray-throated SunbirdAnthreptes griseigularisPIE
118Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperataBI,PIE
119Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularisCI,PLM,PMK
PMM
E
120Palawan SunbirdCinnyris auroraPIBC
121Lovely SunbirdAethopyga shelleyiPIE
122Magnificent SunbirdAethopyga magnificaCIE
123Handsome SunbirdAethopyga bellaCIE
124Maroon-naped SunbirdAethopyga guimarasensis E
125Metallic-winged SunbirdAethopyga pulcherrimaBIE
126Orange-tufted SpiderhunterArachnothera flammifera E
127Pale SpiderhunterArachnothera dilutiorPIE
128Palawan Fairy-bluebirdIrena tweeddaliiPIE
129Philippine Fairy-bluebirdIrena cyanogastra E
130Philippine LeafbirdChloropsis flavipennis E
131Yellow-throated LeafbirdChloropsis palawanensisPIE

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

  • Angono Pteroglyps (PAPS)
  • Bohol Island (BI)
  • Candaba Wetlands (PCW)
  • Cebu Island (CI)
  • La Mesa Ecopark (PLM)
  • Mt Kitanglad (PMK)
  • Mt Makiling (PMM)
  • Palawan Island (PI)
  • Subic Bay (PSB)
  • University of the Philippines (PUP)
  • Xfer Subic to Mt Makiling (X1)
  • Xfer to Mt Kitanglad (X2)

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic120
NENear Endemic4
CRCritically Endangered1
ENEndangered1
BCBest Seen in This Country5
ATAlways a Target0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.