The Philippines

2 week Custom Tour (Luzon, Mindanao & Palawan)

Systematic Bird List

22nd April – 5th May 2007

Leader: Rob Hutchinson

1

Palawan Peacock Pheasant – St Paul NP, Palawan       © Rob Hutchinson/Birdtour Asia

Click here to return to Tour Report

Systematic Bird List

Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
1 Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
2 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
3 Great Egret Ardea alba
4 Pacific Reef-Egret                    Egretta sacra
5 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
6 Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes
7 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
8 Little (Striated) Heron                  Butorides striata
9 Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus (ibis) coromandus
10 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
11 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
12 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
13 Black Bittern Dupetor  flavicollis
Whistling Ducks, Shelducks 
14 Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
Dabbling Ducks
15 Philippine Duck Anas luzonica Philippine Endemic
Ospreys 
16 Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Buzzards, Kites, Eagles, Vultures, Harriers, Hawks
17 Oriental Honeybuzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
18 Steere's Honeybuzzard Pernis steerei Philippine Endemic
          ssp. winkleri
19 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
20 Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis
21 Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
          ssp. palawanus
          ssp. extimus
22 Philippine Serpent-Eagle Spilornis holospilus    Philippine Endemic
23 Philippine (Monkey-eating) Eagle                            Pithecophaga jefferyi Philippine Endemic
24 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus limnaeetus
25 Philippine Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus (philippensis) pinskeri Philippine Endemic
Falconets, Falcons 
26 Philippine Falconet Microhierax erythrogenys Philippine Endemic
Megapodes 
27 Tabon Scrubfowl                     Megapodius cumingii
Junglefowl, Pheasants, Patridges, Quails
28 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus philippensis
29 Palawan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron napoleonis Philippine Endemic
Buttonquails
30 Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
31 Spotted Buttonquail Turnix ocellatus Philippine Endemic
Rails, Crakes, Waterhens, Coots
32 Barred Rail Gallirallus torquatus torqatus Heard only
33 White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea ocularis
34 Plain Bush-hen Amaurornis olivacea Philippine Endemic
35 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
36 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
37 Philippine Swamphen Porphyrio pulverulentus Philippine Endemic
Painted Snipes
38 Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Lapwings, Plovers
39 Asian Golden-Plover   Pluvialis fulva
40 Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii
Curlews, Godwits, Sandpipers, Snipes
41 Little Curlew Numenius minutus
42 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
43 Common Redshank Tringa totanus
44 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
45 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
46 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
47 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
48 Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes
49 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
Pratincoles
50 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
Terns, Noddies
51 Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii
52 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
Doves, Pigeons
53 Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra
54 Philippine Green-Pigeon Treron axillaris Philippine Endemic
55 Pink-necked Green-Pigeon Treron vernans
56 White-eared Brown-Dove Phapitreron leucotis Philippine Endemic
          ssp. leucotis
57 Amethyst Brown-Dove Phapitreron (amethystinus) amethystinus Philippine Endemic
58 Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus occipitalis Philippine Endemic
59 Black-chinned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus leclancheri Near-endemic
60 Pink-bellied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula poliocephala Philippine Endemic
61 Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea
          ssp. aenea / palawanensis
62 Philippine Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia tenuirostris Philippine Endemic
63 Spotted Dove   Streptopelia chinensis
64 Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
65 Common Emerald Dove   Chalcophaps indica
66 Luzon Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba luzonica Philippine Endemic (H)
Lorikeets, Cockatoos, Parrots, Racquet-tails, Hanging Parrots
67 Guaiabero Bolbopsittacus lunulatus Philippine Endemic
68 Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia Philippine Endemic
69 Blue-naped Parrot Tanygnathus lucionensis Near-endemic
70 Blue-crowned Racquet-tail Prioniturus discurus Philippine Endemic
71 Blue-headed Racquet-tail Prioniturus platenae Philippine Endemic
72 Mindanao Montane Racquet-tail Prioniturus waterstradti   Philippine Endemic
73 Colasisi Loriculus philippensis Philippine Endemic
          ssp. philippensis
          ssp. apicalis
Cuckoos, Malkohas, Coucals
74 Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus pectoralis Philippine Endemic
75 Horsfield's Cuckoo Cuculus horsfieldi
76 Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
77 Rusty-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis sepucralis
78 Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
79 Asian Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
80 Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus velutinus Philippine Endemic
81 Common Koel                               Eudynamys scolopaceus
82 Scale-feathered Malkoha Lepidogrammus cumingi Philippine Endemic
83 Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Zanclostomus curvirostris harringtoni
84 Red-crested Malkoha Dasylophus superciliosus Philippine Endemic
85 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
86 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
87 Philippine Coucal Centropus viridis Philippine Endemic
88 Black-faced Coucal Centropus melanops Philippine Endemic
Grass Owls
89 Eastern Grass-Owl Tyto capensis amauronota
 
Owls
90 Mindanao Scops-Owl Otus mirus Philippine Endemic
91 Mantanani Scops-Owl Otus mantananensis Near-endemic (H)
92 Palawan Scops-Owl Otus fuliginosus Philippine Endemic
93 Philippine Scops-Owl Otus megalotis Philippine Endemic (H)
94 Giant Scops-Owl              Mimizuku gurneyi Philippine Endemic (H)
95 Chocolate Boobook Ninox randi  Near-endemic (H)
96 Philippine Boobook Ninox (philippensis) philippensis Philippine Endemic
97 Mindanao Boobook Ninox (philippensis) spilocephala  Philippine Endemic
Frogmouths
98 Philippine Frogmouth Batrachostomus septimus Philippine Endemic
99 Palawan Frogmouth       Batrachostomus chaseni Philippine Endemic
Nightjars
100 Great Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis
101 Philippine Nightjar Caprimulgus manillensis Philippine Endemic
Swifts, Needletails
102 Island Swiflet         Aerodramus amelis Philippine Endemic
103 Palawan Swiftlet Aerodramus palawensis Philippine Endemic
104 Philippine Swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi Philippine Endemic
105 Germain's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani    
106 Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
107 Grey-rumped Swiftlet Collocalia marginata Philippine Endemic
108 Pygmy Swiftlet Collocalia troglodytes Philippine Endemic
109 Philippine Needletail   Mearnsia picina Philippine Endemic
110 Brown-backed Needletail  Hirundapus giganteus
111 Purple Needletail Hirundapus celebensis
112 House Swift Apus nipalensis
113 Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Treeswifts
114 Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata major
Trogons
115 Philippine Trogon Harpactes ardens Philippine Endemic
Rollers
116 Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
Kingfishers
117 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis bengalensis
118 Indigo-banded Kingfisher Alcedo cyanopectus Philippine Endemic
          ssp. cyanopecta
119 Mindanao Silvery Kingfisher Alcedo (argentata) argentata Philippine Endemic
120 Rufous-backed Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa
121 Stork-billed Kingfisher  Pelargopsis capensis
          ssp. gigantea
122 Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
123 White-throated' Kingfisher Halcyon (smyrnensis) gularis
124 Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
125 Rufous-lored Kingfisher Todirhamphus winchelli Philippine Endemic
126 White-collared Kingfisher   Todirhamphus chloris
127 Spotted Wood-Kingfisher  Actenoides lindsayi Philippine Endemic
128 Blue-capped Wood-Kingfisher  Actenoides hombroni Philippine Endemic
Bee-eaters
129 Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
Hornbills
130 Luzon Hornbill             Penelopides manillae Philippine Endemic
131 Mindanao Hornbill Penelopides affinis Philippine Endemic
132 Writhed Hornbilll Aceros leucocephalus Philippine Endemic
133 Palawan Hornbill Anthracoceros marchei Philippine Endemic
134 Rufous Hornbill  Buceros hydrocorax  Philippine Endemic
          ssp. mindanensis
Barbets
135 Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
          ssp. haemacephala
          ssp. mindanensis
Woodpeckers
136 Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker  Dendrocopos maculatus Philippine Endemic
          ssp. validirostris / malulatus
137 Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
138 White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
139 Greater Flameback  Chrysocolaptes lucidus
          ssp. erythrocephalus
          ssp. montanus / lucidus
140 Common Flameback Dinopium javanense everetti
Pittas
141 Red-bellied Pitta Pitta erythrogaster
          ssp. erythrogaster
142 Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
          ssp. palawanensis
143 Steere's (Azure-breasted) Pitta   Pitta steerii Philippine Endemic
Martins, Swallows
144 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
145 Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
146 Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata
Cuckoo-shrikes, Trillers, Minivets
147 Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina striata
          ssp. difficilis / striata
148 Black-bibbed Cuckoo-shrike         Coracina mindanensis Philippine Endemic
          ssp. ripleyi / mindanensis
149 McGregor's Cuckoo-shrike Coracina mcgregori Philippine Endemic
150 Black-and-white Triller Lalage melanoleuca Philippine Endemic
          ssp. minor
151 Pied Triller Lalage nigra chilensis
152 Fiery Minivet  Pericrocotus igneus
153 Scarlet Minivet  Pericrocotus flammeus
          ssp. gonzalesi / johnstoniae
Leafbirds, Ioras
154 Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis Philippine Endemic
155 Yellow-throated Leafbird Chloropsis palawanensis Philippine Endemic
156 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Bulbuls
157 Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps
158 Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
159 Yellow-wattled Bulbul Pycnonotus urostictus Philippine Endemic
160 Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
161 Grey-cheeked Bulbul Criniger  bres
162 Sulphur-bellied Bulbul Iole  palawanensis Philippine Endemic
163 Philippine Bulbul Ixos philippinus Philippine Endemic
164 Yellowish Bulbul Ixos (everetti) everetti Philippine Endemic
Drongos
165 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
166 Luzon Balicassiao Dicrurus (balicassius) balicassius Philippine Endemic
167 Palawan Drongo Dicrurus (hottentottus) palawanensis Philippine Endemic
168 Mindanao Drongo Dicrurus (bracteatus) striatus Philippine Endemic
Orioles, Fairy-Bluebirds
169 Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus
170 Philippine Oriole Oriolus steerii Philippine Endemic
171 Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
172 Philippine Fairy-Bluebird Irena cyanogastra Philippine Endemic (H)
173 Asian Fairy-Bluebird Irena puella
Crows
174 Palawan Crow Corvus pusillus Philippine Endemic
175 Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Tits
176 Palawan Tit Parus amabilis Philippine Endemic
177 Elegant Tit Parus elegans Philippine Endemic
Nuthatches
178 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis 
179 Sulphur-billed Nuthatch Sitta oenochlamys Philippine Endemic
Rhabdornis (Creepers)
180 Stripe-headed Rhabdornis    Rhabdornis mystacalis Philippine Endemic
181 Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis    Rhabdornis inornatus Philippine Endemic
Babblers
182 Ashy-headed Babbler Malacocincla cinereiceps Philippine Endemic
183 Melodious Babbler Malacopteron palawanense Philippine Endemic
184 Falcated Ground-Babbler  Ptilocichla falcata Philippine Endemic
185 Streaked Ground-Babbler  Ptilocichla mindanensis Philippine Endemic
186 Mindanao Pygmy Babbler Stachyris plateni Philippine Endemic
187 Rusty-crowned Babbler Stachyris capitalis Philippine Endemic
188 Bold-striped Tit-babbler Macronous bornensis 
189 Brown Tit-Babbler Macronous striaticeps Philippine Endemic
Robins, Shamas, Thrushes
190 White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana Heard only
          ssp. mindanensis
191 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis deuteronymus
192 White-browed Shama Copsychus (luzoniensis) luzoniensis Philippine Endemic
193 White-vented Shama Copsychus niger Philippine Endemic
194 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
195 Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus
          ssp. katanglad
Old World Warblers
196 Philippine Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus olivaceus Philippine Endemic
197 Lemon-throated Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus cebuensis Philippine Endemic
          ssp. luzonensis
198 Mountain Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus
          ssp. mindanensis / diuatae
199 Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
200 Tawny Grassbird Megalurus timoriensis
201 Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris forbesi
202 Rufous-fronted Tailorbird Orthotomus frontalis Philippine Endemic
203 Grey-backed Tailorbird Orthotomus derbianus Philippine Endemic
204 Rufous-headed Tailorbird Orthotomus heterolaemus Philippine Endemic
205 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
206 Black-headed Tailorbird Orthotomus nigriceps Philippine Endemic
207 Bright-capped Cisticola    Cisticola exilis
208 Zitting Cisticola          Cisticola juncidis
209 Long-tailed Ground-Warbler Bradypterus caudatus Philippine Endemic
Flycatchers
210 Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
211 Mountain Verditer-Flycatcher    Eumyias panayensis
          ssp. nigrimentalis
212 Little Slaty Flycatcher Ficedula basilanica Philippine Endemic
213 Palawan Flycatcher Ficedula platenae Philippine Endemic (H)
214 Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
215 Palawan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis lemprieri Philippine Endemic
216 Citrine Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa helianthea
217 Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
218 Blue Fantail Rhipidura superciliaris Philippine Endemic
219 Black-and-cinnamon Fantail Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea Philippine Endemic
220 Mindanao Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone (cinnamomea) cinnamomea Philippine Endemic
221 Blue Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone cyanescens Philippine Endemic
222 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
          ssp. azurea
223 Celestial Monarch Hypothymis coelestis Philippine Endemic
224 Short-crested  Monarch Hypothymis helenae Philippine Endemic
Whistlers
225 Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala grisola plateni
226 Yellow-bellied Whistler Pachycephala philippinensis Philippine Endemic
Wagtails, Pipits
227 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
228 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla simillima
229 Paddyfield Pipit                Anthus rufulus lugubris
Wood-swallows
230 White-breasted Wood-swallow Artamus leucorynchus
Shrikes
231 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach nasutus
232 Mountain Shrike Lanius validirostris Philippine Endemic
233 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Starlings
234 Short-tailed Glossy Starling    Aplonis minor todayensis
235 Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
236 Coleto Sarcops calvus Philippine Endemic
237 Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
238 Apo Myna Basilornis miranda Philippine Endemic
239 Eastern Hill Mynah Gracula religiosa palawanensis
     
Sunbirds, Spiderhunters
240 Plain-throated Sunbird     Anthreptes malacensis
241 Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
242 Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
243 Purple-throated Sunbird Leptocoma sperata
           ssp. sperata / trochilus
244 Flaming Sunbird Aethopyga flagrans Philippine Endemic
245 Grey-hooded Sunbird Aethopyga primigenia Philippine Endemic
246 Metallic-winged Sunbird Aethopyga pulcherrima Philippine Endemic
247 Apo Sunbird Aethopyga boltoni Philippine Endemic
248 Lovely (Shelley's) Sunbird                Aethopyga shelleyi Philippine Endemic
249 Handsome Sunbird  Aethopyga bella Philippine Endemic
250 Naked-faced Spiderhunter Arachnothera clarae Philippine Endemic
           ssp. clarae / malindangensis
251 Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
           ssp. dilutior
           ssp. flammifera
Flowerpeckers
252 Olive-backed Flowerpecker Prionochilus olivaceus Philippine Endemic
253 Palawan Flowerpecker Prionochilus plateni Philippine Endemic
254 Striped Flowerpecker     Dicaeum aeruginosum Philippine Endemic
           ssp. striatissimum / aeruginosum
255 Olive-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum nigrilore Philippine Endemic
256 Red-keeled Flowerpecker   Dicaeum australe Philippine Endemic
257 Buzzing Flowerpecker Dicaeum hypoleucum Philippine Endemic
           ssp. pontifex / mindanense / hypoleucum
258 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
259 Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
260 Pygmy Flowerpecker Dicaeum pygmaeum Philippine Endemic
           ssp. palawanorum
           ssp. pygmaeum
           ssp. davao
White-eyes
261 Lowland White-eye Zosterops meyeni Philippine Endemic
262 Everett's White-eye Zosterops everetti
263 Yellowish White-eye      Zosterops nigrorum Philippine Endemic
264 Mountain White-eye Zosterops montanus
265 Black-masked White-eye Lophozosterops goodfellowi Philippine Endemic
266 Cinnamon Ibon Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus Philippine Endemic
Old World Sparrows, Weavers
267 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Avadavats, Parrotfinches, Munias
268 Red-eared Parrotfinch Erythrura coloria Philippine Endemic
269 White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra
270 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
271 Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca
Finches, Crossbills
272 White-cheeked Bullfinch Pyrrhula leucogenis Philippine Endemic (H)

Click here to return to Tour Report

For further information on Custom Tours to the Philippines please contact us via e-mail or follow the links for our scheduled departure tours, please click here