List of birds of the Philippines

This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Philippines. The avifauna of the Philippines include a total of 743 species, of which 229 are endemic, five have been introduced by humans.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for the Philippines.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories:

  • (A) Accidental: a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in the Philippines
  • (E) Endemic: a species endemic to the Philippines
  • (I) Introduced: a species introduced to the Philippines as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions


Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Spotted whistling-duck Dendrocygna guttata
Wandering whistling-duck Dendrocygna arcuata
Bar-headed goose Anser indicus (A)
Graylag goose Anser anser (A)
Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons (A)
Lesser white-fronted goose Anser erythropus (A)
Taiga bean-goose Anser fabalis (A)
Tundra bean-goose Anser serrirostris (A)
Brant Branta bernicla (A)
Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus (A)
Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea (A)
Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna (A)
Cotton pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus (A)
Mandarin duck Aix galericulata (A)
Baikal teal Sibirionetta formosa (A)
Garganey Spatula querquedula
Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
Gadwall Mareca strepera (A)
Falcated duck Mareca falcata (A)
Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope
Philippine duck Anas luzonica (VU)
Eastern spot-billed duck Anas zonorhyncha (A)
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (A)
Northern pintail Anas acuta
Green-winged teal Anas crecca
Canvasback Aythya valisineria (A)
Common pochard Aythya ferina (A)
Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca (A)
Baer's pochard Aythya baeri (A)
Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
Greater scaup Aythya marila (A)
Scaly-sided merganser Mergus squamatus (A)

Megapodes

Order: Galliformes   Family: Megapodiidae

The Megapodiidae are stocky, medium-large chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet. All but the malleefowl occupy jungle habitats and most have brown or black coloring.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Tabon scrubfowl Megapodius cumingii

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails, partridges, snowcocks, francolins, spurfowls, tragopans, monals, pheasants, peafowls and jungle fowls. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Palawan peacock-pheasant Polyplectron napoleonis (E)
Blue-breasted quail Coturnix chinensis
Japanese quail Coturnix japonica (A)
Common quail Coturnix coturnix (A)
Chinese francolin Francolinus pintadeanus
Red junglefowl Gallus gallus
Daurian partridge Perdix dauurica

Grebes

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis (A)

Pigeons and doves

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Rock pigeon Columba livia (I)
Metallic pigeon Columba vitiensis
Oriental turtle-dove Streptopelia orientalis (A)
Philippine collared-dove Streptopelia dusumieri
Red collared-dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis
Philippine cuckoo-dove Macropygia tenuirostris
Asian emerald dove Chalcophaps indica
Zebra dove Geopelia striata (I)
Nicobar pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
Mindoro bleeding-heart Gallicolumba platenae (E)
Negros bleeding-heart Gallicolumba keayi (E)
Sulu bleeding-heart Gallicolumba menagei (E)
Luzon bleeding-heart Gallicolumba luzonica (E)
Mindanao bleeding-heart Gallicolumba criniger (E)
White-eared brown-dove Phapitreron leucotis (E)
Amethyst brown-dove Phapitreron amethystina (E)
Mindanao brown-dove Phapitreron brunneiceps (E)
Tawitawi brown-dove Phapitreron cinereiceps (E)
Pink-necked green-pigeon Treron vernans
Philippine green-pigeon Treron axillaris
Thick-billed green-pigeon Treron curvirostra
Gray-cheeked green-pigeon Treron griseicauda
Whistling green-pigeon Treron formosae
Yellow-breasted fruit-dove Ptilinopus occipitalis (E)
Flame-breasted fruit-dove Ptilinopus marchei (E)
Cream-breasted fruit-dove Ptilinopus merrilli (E)
Black-chinned fruit-dove Ptilinopus leclancheri (E)
Superb fruit-dove Ptilinopus superbus (A)
Black-naped fruit-dove Ptilinopus melanospila
Negros fruit-dove Ptilinopus arcanus (E)
Pink-bellied imperial-pigeon Ducula poliocephala (E)
Mindoro imperial-pigeon Ducula mindorensis (E)
Spotted imperial-pigeon Ducula carola (E)
Green imperial-pigeon Ducula aenea
Gray imperial-pigeon Ducula pickeringii
Pied imperial-pigeon Ducula bicolor

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Rufous coucal Centropus unirufus (E)
Black-faced coucal Centropus melanops (E)
Black-hooded coucal Centropus steerii (E)
Greater coucal Centropus sinensis
Philippine coucal Centropus viridis (E)
Lesser coucal Centropus bengalensis
Chestnut-breasted malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Red-crested malkoha Dasylophus superciliosus (E)
Scale-feathered malkoha Dasylophus cumingi (E)
Chestnut-winged cuckoo Clamator coromandus
Pied cuckoo Clamator jacobinus (A)
Asian koel Eudynamys scolopacea
Channel-billed cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae (A)
Violet cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Little bronze-cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus
Banded bay cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii (A)
Plaintive cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
Brush cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
Asian drongo-cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
Philippine drongo-cuckoo Surniculus velutinus (E)
Large hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
Philippine hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx pectoralis (E)
Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
Oriental cuckoo Cuculus optatus

Frogmouths

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Podargidae

The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars. They are named for their large flattened hooked bill and huge frog-like gape, which they use to take insects.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Philippine frogmouth Batrachostomus septimus (E)
Palawan frogmouth Batrachostomus chaseni (E)

Nightjars and allies

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Great eared-nightjar Lyncornis macrotis
Gray nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
Large-tailed nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
Philippine nightjar Caprimulgus manillensis (E)
Savanna nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

Swifts

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Philippine spinetailed swift Mearnsia picina (E)
White-throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
Brown-backed needletail Hirundapus giganteus
Purple needletail Hirundapus celebensis
Pygmy swiftlet Collocalia troglodytes (E)
Gray-rumped swiftlet Collocalia marginata
Ridgetop swiftlet Collocalia isonota
Philippine swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi (E)
Whitehead's swiftlet Aerodramus whiteheadi (E)
Ameline swiftlet Aerodramus amelis
Mossy-nest swiftlet Aerodramus salangana
Black-nest swiftlet Aerodramus maximus
White-nest swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
Germain's swiftlet Aerodramus germani
Pacific swift Apus pacificus
House swift Apus nipalensis
Asian palm-swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

Treeswifts

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Hemiprocnidae

The treeswifts, also called crested swifts, are closely related to the true swifts. They differ from the other swifts in that they have crests, long forked tails and softer plumage.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Gray-rumped treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis (A)
Whiskered treeswift Hemiprocne comata

Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Slaty-breasted rail Lewinia striata
Luzon rail Lewinia mirifica (E)
Calayan rail Gallirallus calayanensis (E)
Buff-banded rail Gallirallus philippensis
Barred rail Gallirallus torquatus
Eurasian moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian coot Fulica atra
Black-backed swamphen Porphyrio indicus
Philippine swamphen Porphyrio pulverulentus (E)
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
Plain bush-hen Amaurornis olivacea (E)
White-breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
White-browed crake Poliolimnas cinereus
Red-legged crake Rallina fasciata
Slaty-legged crake Rallina eurizonoides
Ruddy-breasted crake Zapornia fusca
Baillon's crake Zapornia pusilla
Spotless crake Zapornia tabuensis

Cranes

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae

Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Demoiselle crane Anthropoides virgo (A)
Sarus crane Grus antigone
Hooded crane Grus monacha (A)

Thick-knees

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Burhinidae

The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Beach thick-knee Esacus magnirostris

Stilts and avocets

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta (A)

Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus (A)

Plovers and lapwings

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific golden-plover Pluvialis fulva
Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus (A)
Gray-headed lapwing Vanellus cinereus (A)
Lesser sand-plover Charadrius mongolus
Greater sand-plover Charadrius leschenaultii
Malaysian plover Charadrius peronii
Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula (A)
Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus (A)
Long-billed plover Charadrius placidus (A)
Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius
Oriental plover Charadrius veredus

Painted-snipes

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Rostratulidae

Painted-snipe are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly colored.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Greater painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Jacanas

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Jacanidae

The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Comb-crested jacana Irediparra gallinacea
Pheasant-tailed jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Sandpipers and allies

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Bristle-thighed curlew Numenius tahitiensis (A)
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Little curlew Numenius minutus
Far Eastern curlew Numenius madagascariensis
Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Great knot Calidris tenuirostris
Red knot Calidris canutus
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii
Long-toed stint Calidris subminuta
Spoon-billed sandpiper Calidris pygmea (A)
Red-necked stint Calidris ruficollis
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina (A)
Little stint Calidris minuta (A)
Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos (A)
Asian dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus (A)
Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus (A)
Bukidnon woodcock Scolopax bukidnonensis (E)
Latham's snipe Gallinago hardwickii
Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
Pin-tailed snipe Gallinago stenura
Swinhoe's snipe Gallinago megala
Terek sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius (A)
Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Gray-tailed tattler Tringa brevipes
Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus (A)
Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
Nordmann's greenshank Tringa guttifer
Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common redshank Tringa totanus

Buttonquail

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Turnicidae

The buttonquail are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Small buttonquail Turnix sylvatica
Spotted buttonquail Turnix ocellata (E)
Barred buttonquail Turnix suscitator
Luzon buttonquail Turnix worcesteri (E)

Pratincoles and coursers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae

Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings and long, pointed bills which curve downwards.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Oriental pratincole Glareola maldivarum

Skuas and jaegers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus (A)

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Saunders's gull Saundersilarus saundersi (A)
Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little gull Hydrocoloeus minutus (A)
Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla (A)
Black-tailed gull Larus crassirostris (A)
Common gull Larus canus (A)
Herring gull Larus argentatus (A)
Slaty-backed gull Larus schistisagus (A)
Brown noddy Anous stolidus
Black noddy Anous minutus
White tern Gygis alba (A)
Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled tern Onychoprion anaethetus
Aleutian tern Onychoprion aleuticus (A)
Little tern Sternula albifrons
Gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia (A)
White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybrida
Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
Black-naped tern Sterna sumatrana
Common tern Sterna hirundo
Great crested tern Thalasseus bergii
Chinese crested tern Thalasseus bernsteini (A)

Tropicbirds

Order: Phaethontiformes   Family: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (A)
Red-tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda (A)

Northern storm-petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Hydrobatidae

Storm-petrels are small birds which spend most of their lives at sea, coming ashore only to breed. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering or pattering across the water. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Leach's storm-petrel Hydrobates leucorhous (A)
Swinhoe's storm-petrel Hydrobates monorhis (A)

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Kermadec petrel Pterodroma neglecta (A)
Hawaiian petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis (A)
Bonin petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca (A)
Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii (A)
Tahiti petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata (A)
Streaked shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
Wedge-tailed shearwater Ardenna pacificus
Short-tailed shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris (A)

Storks

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Black stork Ciconia nigra (A)
Asian woolly-necked stork Ciconia episcopus
Oriental stork Ciconia boyciana (A)

Frigatebirds

Order: Suliformes   Family: Fregatidae

Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Lesser frigatebird Fregata ariel
Christmas Island frigatebird Fregata andrewsi
Great frigatebird Fregata minor

Boobies and gannets

Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Masked booby Sula dactylatra
Brown booby Sula leucogaster
Red-footed booby Sula sula

Anhingas

Order: Suliformes   Family: Anhingidae

Anhingas or darters are often called "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged. The males have black and dark-brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Oriental darter Anhinga melanogaster

Cormorants and shags

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage coloration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white and a few being colorful.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. They have webbed feet with four toes.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Australian pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus (A)
Spot-billed pelican Pelecanus philippensis
Dalmatian pelican Pelecanus crispus (A)

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Great bittern Botaurus stellaris (A)
Yellow bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
Schrenck's bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus
Cinnamon bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Black bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis
Gray heron Ardea cinerea
Great-billed heron Ardea sumatrana
Purple heron Ardea purpurea
Great egret Ardea alba
Intermediate egret Ardea intermedia
Chinese egret Egretta eulophotes
Little egret Egretta garzetta
Pacific reef-heron Egretta sacra
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
Chinese pond-heron Ardeola bacchus (A)
Javan pond-heron Ardeola speciosa
Striated heron Butorides striata
Black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Nankeen night-heron Nycticorax caledonicus
Japanese night-heron Gorsachius goisagi
Malayan night-heron Gorsachius melanolophus

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Black-headed ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus (A)
Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia (A)
Black-faced spoonbill Platalea minor (A)

Osprey

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
Philippine honey-buzzard Pernis steerei (E)
Oriental honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Jerdon's baza Aviceda jerdoni
Cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus (A)
Crested serpent-eagle Spilornis cheela
Philippine serpent-eagle Spilornis holospilus (E)
Philippine eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi (E)
Changeable hawk-eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
Philippine hawk-eagle Nisaetus philippensis (E)
Pinsker's hawk-eagle Nisaetus pinskeri (E)
Rufous-bellied eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
Gray-faced buzzard Butastur indicus
Eastern marsh-harrier Circus spilonotus
Pied harrier Circus melanoleucos (A)
Crested goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
Shikra Accipiter badius (A)
Chinese sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis
Japanese sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
Besra Accipiter virgatus
Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus (A)
Black kite Milvus migrans (A)
Brahminy kite Haliastur indus
White-bellied sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Gray-headed fish-eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus
Eastern buzzard Buteo japonicus

Barn-owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Australasian grass-owl Tyto longimembris
Oriental bay-owl Phodilus badius

Owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Collared scops-owl Otus rufescens
Giant scops-owl Otus gurneyi (E)
Palawan scops-owl Otus fuliginosus (E)
Philippine scops-owl Otus megalotis (E)
Everett's scops-owl Otus everetti (E)
Negros scops-owl Otus nigrorum (E)
Mindoro scops-owl Otus mindorensis (E)
Mantanani scops-owl Otus mantananensis (E)
Ryukyu scops-owl Otus elegans
Mindanao scops-owl Otus mirus (E)
Luzon scops-owl Otus longicornis (E)
Philippine eagle-owl Bubo philippensis (E)
Spotted wood-owl Strix seloputo
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
Brown boobook Ninox scutulata
Northern boobook Ninox japonica
Chocolate boobook Ninox randi (E)
Luzon boobook Ninox philippensis
Mindanao boobook Ninox spilocephala (E)
Mindoro boobook Ninox mindorensis (E)
Romblon boobook Ninox spilonotus (E)
Cebu boobook Ninox rumseyi (E)
Camiguin boobook Ninox leventisi (E)
Sulu boobook Ninox reyi (E)

Trogons

Order: Trogoniformes   Family: Trogonidae

The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colorful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Philippine trogon Harpactes ardens (E)

Hoopoes

Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Upupidae

Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink coloring with a large erectile crest on their head.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops (A)

Hornbills

Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Bucerotidae

Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly colored. All ten of the Philippine hornbills are endemic.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Rufous hornbill Buceros hydrocorax (E)
Sulu hornbill Anthracoceros montani (E)
Palawan hornbill Anthracoceros marchei (E)
Writhe-billed hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni (E)
Writhed hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus (E)
Visayan hornbill Penelopides panini (E)
Luzon hornbill Penelopides manillae (E)
Mindoro hornbill Penelopides mindorensis (E)
Samar hornbill Penelopides samarensis (E)
Mindanao hornbill Penelopides affinis (E)

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Blue-eared kingfisher Alcedo meninting
Indigo-banded kingfisher Ceyx cyanopectus (E)
Northern silvery-kingfisher Ceyx flumenicola (E)
Southern silvery-kingfisher Ceyx argentatus (E)
Black-backed dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx erithaca (A)
Rufous-backed dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa
Philippine dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx melanurus (E)
Dimorphic dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx margaethae (E)
Stork-billed kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
Ruddy kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
Brown-breasted kingfisher Halcyon gularis (E)
Black-capped kingfisher Halcyon pileata
Rufous-lored kingfisher Todirhamphus winchelli (E)
Sacred kingfisher Todirhamphus sanctus (A)
Collared kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris
Rufous-collared kingfisher Actenoides concretus
Spotted kingfisher Actenoides lindsayi (E)
Blue-capped kingfisher Actenoides hombroni (E)

Bee-eaters

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Meropidae

The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterized by richly colored plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Rufous-crowned bee-eater Merops americanus (E)
Blue-tailed bee-eater Merops philippinus

Rollers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Coraciidae

Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colorful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

Asian barbets

Order: Piciformes   Family: Megalaimidae

The Asian barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly colored.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Coppersmith barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus

Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Philippine pygmy woodpecker Yungipicus maculatus (E)
Sulu pygmy woodpecker Yungipicus ramsayi (E)
Luzon flameback Chrysocolaptes haematribon (E)
Yellow-faced flameback Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus (E)
Buff-spotted flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus (E)
Red-headed flameback Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus (E)
Spot-throated flameback Dinopium everetti (E)
Northern sooty woodpecker Mulleripicus funebris (E)
Southern sooty woodpecker Mulleripicus fuliginosus (E)
Great slaty woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
White-bellied woodpecker Dryocopus javensis

Falcons and caracaras

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Philippine falconet Microhierax erythrogenys (E)
Eurasian kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Spotted kestrel Falco moluccensis (A)
Merlin Falco columbarius (A)
Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo (A)
Oriental hobby Falco severus
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus

Cockatoos

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Cacatuidae

The cockatoos share many features with other parrots including the characteristic curved beak shape and a zygodactyl foot, with two forward toes and two backwards toes. They differ, however, in a number of characteristics, including the often spectacular movable headcrest.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Philippine cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia (E)

Old World parrots

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittaculidae

Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly colored, and some are multi-colored. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Mindanao racquet-tail Prioniturus waterstradti (E)
Luzon racquet-tail Prioniturus montanus (E)
Blue-headed racquet-tail Prioniturus platenae (E)
Mindoro racquet-tail Prioniturus mindorensis (E)
Blue-winged racquet-tail Prioniturus verticalis (E)
Green racquet-tail Prioniturus luconensis (E)
Blue-crowned racquet-tail Prioniturus discurus (E)
Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri (I)
Great-billed parrot Tanygnathus megalorynchos
Blue-naped parrot Tanygnathus lucionensis
Azure-rumped parrot Tanygnathus sumatranus
Guaiabero Bolbopsittacus lunulatus (E)
Mindanao lorikeet Saudareos johnstoniae (E)
Philippine hanging-parrot Loriculus philippensis (E)
Camiguin hanging-parrot Loriculus camiguinensis (E)

Asian and Grauer's broadbills

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Eurylaimidae

The broadbills are small, brightly colored birds, which feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Wattled broadbill Sarcophanops steerii (E)
Visayan broadbill Sarcophanops samarensis (E)

Pittas

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pittidae

Pittas are medium-sized by passerine standards and are stocky, with fairly long, strong legs, short tails and stout bills. Many are brightly colored. They spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors, eating snails, insects and similar invertebrates.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Whiskered pitta Erythropitta kochi (E)
Blue-breasted pitta Erythropitta erythrogaster (E)
Blue-winged pitta Pitta moluccensis (A)
Fairy pitta Pitta nympha (A)
Hooded pitta Pitta sordida
Azure-breasted pitta Pitta steerii (E)

Thornbills and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acanthizidae

Thornbills are small passerine birds, similar in habits to the tits.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Golden-bellied gerygone Gerygone sulphurea

Cuckooshrikes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Campephagidae

The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly grayish with white and black, although some species are brightly colored.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Fiery minivet Pericrocotus igneus
Scarlet minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Ashy minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
Bar-bellied cuckooshrike Coracina striata
McGregor's cuckooshrike Coracina mcgregori (E)
Black-and-white triller Lalage melanoleuca (E)
Pied triller Lalage nigra
Black-winged cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos (A)
Blackish cuckooshrike Analisoma coerulescens (E)
White-winged cuckooshrike Analisoma ostenta (E)
Black-bibbed cuckooshrike Edolisoma mindanense (E)

Whistlers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pachycephalidae

The family Pachycephalidae includes the whistlers, shrikethrushes, and some of the pitohuis.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Yellow-bellied whistler Pachycephala philippinensis (E)
Mangrove whistler Pachycephala cinerea
Green-backed whistler Pachycephala albiventris (E)
White-vented whistler Pachycephala homeyeri (E)

Old World orioles

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oriolidae

The Old World orioles are colorful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Dark-throated oriole Oriolus xanthonotus
White-lored oriole Oriolus albiloris (E)
Philippine oriole Oriolus steerii (E)
Isabela oriole Oriolus isabellae (E)
Black-naped oriole Oriolus chinensis

Woodswallows, bellmagpies, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Artamidae

The woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-colored passerine birds. They are smooth, agile flyers with moderately large, semi-triangular wings.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
White-breasted woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus

Ioras

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Aegithinidae

The ioras are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in coloration, ioras are sexually dimorphic, with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Common iora Aegithina tiphia

Fantails

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Rhipiduridae

The fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders. There are 7 species which have been recorded in the Philippines.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Black-and-cinnamon fantail Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea (E)
Mindanao blue-fantail Rhipidura superciliaris (E)
Visayan blue-fantail Rhipidura samarensis (E)
Tablas fantail Rhipidura sauli (E)
Visayan fantail Rhipidura albiventris (E)
Blue-headed fantail Rhipidura cyaniceps (E)
Philippine pied-fantail Rhipidura nigritorquis (E)

Drongos

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dicruridae

The drongos are mostly black or dark gray in color, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright when perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus (A)
Ashy drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
Crow-billed drongo Dicrurus annectens (A)
Hair-crested drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Balicassiao Dicrurus balicassius (E)
Tablas drongo Dicrurus menagei (E)

Monarch flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Monarchidae

The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by flycatching.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Short-crested monarch Hypothymis helenae (E)
Black-naped monarch Hypothymis azurea
Celestial monarch Hypothymis coelestis (E)
Blue paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone cyanescens (E)
Rufous paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone cinnamomea
Japanese paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata (A)

Shrikes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae

Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Tiger shrike Lanius tigrinus (A)
Brown shrike Lanius cristatus
Long-tailed shrike Lanius schach
Mountain shrike Lanius validirostris (E)

Crows, jays, and magpies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Palawan crow Corvus pusillus (E)
Sierra Madre crow Corvus sierramadrensis (E)
Small crow Corvus samarensis (E)
Philippine jungle crow Corvus philippinus (E)

Fairy flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Stenostiridae

The fairy flycatchers are a family of small passerine birds classified as a result of recent discoveries in molecular systematics. They are also referred to as stenostirid warblers.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Citrine canary-flycatcher Culicicapa helianthea

Tits, chickadees, and titmice

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paridae

The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Elegant tit Pardaliparus elegans (E)
Palawan tit Pardaliparus amabilis (E)
White-fronted tit Sittiparus semilarvatus (E)

Larks

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae

Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds. There are 91 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in the Philippines.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Horsfield's bushlark Mirafra javanica
Oriental skylark Alauda gulgula

Cisticolas and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cisticolidae

The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or gray appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Leyte plumed-warbler Micromacronus leytensis (E)
Mindanao plumed-warbler Micromacronus sordidus (E)
Rufous-fronted tailorbird Orthotomus frontalis (E)
Ashy tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
Rufous-tailed tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
Visayan tailorbird Orthotomus castaneiceps (E)
Gray-backed tailorbird Orthotomus derbianus (E)
Green-backed tailorbird Orthotomus chloronotus (E)
Yellow-breasted tailorbird Orthotomus samarensis (E)
White-browed tailorbird Orthotomus nigriceps (E)
White-eared tailorbird Orthotomus cinereiceps (E)
Zitting cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Golden-headed cisticola Cisticola exilis

Reed warblers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acrocephalidae

The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Black-browed reed warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps (A)
Streaked reed warbler Acrocephalus sorghophilus
Oriental reed warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
Clamorous reed warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus

Grassbirds and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Locustellidae

Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Cordillera ground-warbler Robsonius rabori (E)
Sierra Madre ground-warbler Robsonius thompsoni (E)
Bicol ground-warbler Robsonius sorsogonensis (E)
Tawny grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis
Striated grassbird Megalurus palustris
Gray's grasshopper warbler Helopsaltes fasciolatus
Sakhalin grasshopper warbler Helopsaltes amnicola [[File:Locustella amnicola Hokkaido Japan.jpg 250px]]
Pallas's grasshopper warbler Helopsaltes certhiola (A)
Middendorff's grasshopper warbler Helopsaltes ochotensis
Lanceolated warbler Locustella lanceolata
Long-tailed bush warbler Locustella caudatus (E)
Benguet bush warbler Locustella seebohmi (E)

Swallows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Gray-throated martin Riparia chinensis
Bank swallow Riparia riparia
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Pacific swallow Hirundo tahitica
Striated swallow Cecropis striolata
Asian house-martin Delichon dasypus (A)

Bulbuls

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pycnonotidae

Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colorful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Yellow-wattled bulbul Brachypodius urostictus (E)
Black-headed bulbul Brachypodius melanocephalos
Light-vented bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis (A)
Yellow-vented bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
Olive-winged bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
Ashy-fronted bulbul Pycnonotus cinereifrons (E)
Gray-throated bulbul Alophoixus frater (E)
Sulphur-bellied bulbul Iole palawanensis (E)
Black bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus (A)
Brown-eared bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis
Visayan bulbul Hypsipetes guimarasensis (E)
Zamboanga bulbul Hypsipetes rufigularis (E)
Yellowish bulbul Hypsipetes everetti (E)
Mindoro bulbul Hypsipetes mindorensis (E)
Streak-breasted bulbul Hypsipetes siquijorensis (E)
Philippine bulbul Hypsipetes philippinus

Leaf warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Phylloscopidae

Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with greyish-green to greyish-brown colors.

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus (A)
Radde's warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi (A)
Dusky warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus (A)
Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus (A)
Lemon-throated leaf warbler Phylloscopus cebuensis (E)
Philippine leaf warbler Phylloscopus olivaceus (E)
Ijima's leaf warbler Phylloscopus ijimae
Japanese leaf warbler Phylloscopus xanthodryas
Arctic warbler Phylloscopus borealis
Kamchatka leaf warbler Phylloscopus examinandus
Yellow-breasted warbler Phylloscopus montis
Negros leaf warbler Phylloscopus nigrorum (E)

Bush warblers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Scotocercidae

The members of this family are found throughout Africa, Asia, and Polynesia. Their taxonomy is in flux, and some authorities place some genera in other families.[1]

Common name Scientific name Presence IUCN Image
Asian stubtail Urosphena squameiceps (A)
Yellow-bellied warbler Abroscopus superciliaris
Mountain tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus
Rufous-headed tailorbird Phyllergates heterolaemus (E)
Philippine bush warbler Horornis seebohmi (E)
Japanese bush warbler Horornis diphone
Manchurian bush warbler Horornis borealis
Aberrant bush warbler Horornis flavolivaceus

White-eyes, yuhinas, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Zosteropidae

The white-eyes are small and mostly undistinguished, their plumage above being generally some dull color like greenish-olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their name suggests, many species have a white ring around each eye.

Tree-babblers, scimitar-babblers, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Timaliidae

The babblers, or timaliids, are somewhat diverse in size and coloration, but are characterized by soft fluffy plumage.

Ground babblers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pellorneidae

These small to medium-sized songbirds have soft fluffy plumage but are otherwise rather diverse. Members of the genus Illadopsis are found in forests, but some other genera are birds of scrublands.

Nuthatches

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sittidae

Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet.

Starlings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.

Old World flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae

Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.

Waxwings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Bombycillidae

The waxwings are a group of passerine birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. These tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter.

Flowerpeckers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dicaeidae

The flowerpeckers are very small, stout, often brightly colored birds, with short tails, short thick curved bills and tubular tongues.

Sunbirds and spiderhunters

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Nectariniidae

The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.

Fairy-bluebirds

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Irenidae

The fairy-bluebirds are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub. The males are dark-blue and the females a duller green.

Leafbirds

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Chloropseidae

The leafbirds are small, bulbul-like birds. The males are brightly plumaged, usually in greens and yellows.

Waxbills and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Estrildidae

The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colors and patterns.

Old World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.

Wagtails and pipits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

Longspurs and snow buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calcariidae

The Calcariidae are a group of passerine birds which had been traditionally grouped with the New World sparrows, but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas.

Old World buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae

The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.

See also

References

  1. ^ Gill, F. and D. Donsker (Eds). 2019. IOC World Bird List (v 9.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.9.2 http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ retrieved June 22, 2019.
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