ORDER

FAMILY

SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME

Apodiformes

Apodidae

Collocalia troglodytes*

Pygmy Swiftlet

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae

Caprimulgus manillensis

Philippine Nightjar

Columbiformes

Bucerotidae

Buceros hydrocorax*

Rufous Hornbill

 

 

Penelopides panini*

Tariktik Hornbill

 

Columbidae

Phapitreron leucotis*

White-eared Brown Fruit Dove

 

 

Phapitreron amethystine*

Amethyst Brown Fruit Dove

 

 

Ptilinopus leclancheri

Black-Chinned Fruit Dove

 

 

Chalcophalps indica

Common Emerald Dove

 

 

Macropygia phasianella

Reddish Cuckoo Dove

 

 

Ducula aenea

Green Imperial Pigeon

Coraciiformes

Alcedinidae

Halcyon smyrnensis

White-throated Kingfisher

 

 

Halcyon chloris

White-collard Kingfisher

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae

Centropus viridis*

Philippine Coucal

 

 

Eudynamys scolopacea

Common Koel

Falconiformes

Accipitridae

Haliastur Indus

Brahminy Kite

Galliformes

Phasianidae

Gallus gallus

Red Jungle Fowl

Gruiformes

Rallidae

Amaurornis phoenicurus

White-breasted Waterhen

 

 

Gallinula chloropus

Common Moorhen

Passeriformes

Artamindae

Artamus leocorynchus

White-breasted Woodswallow

 

Corvidae

Corvus macrorhynchos

Large-billed Crow

 

Dicruridae

Dicrurus hottentottus

Spangled Drongo

 

Estrildidae

Lonchura mallaca

Chestnut Munia

 

Pittadae

Pitta steerii**

Steere's Pitta

 

Muscicapidae

Rhipidura javanica

Pied Fantail

 

Nectariniidae

Nectarinia jugularis

Olive-backed Sunbird

 

 

Nectarinia sperata

Purple-throated Sunbird

 

Oriolidae

Oriolus chinensis

Black-naped Oriole

 

 

Oriolus xanthonotus

Dark-throated Oriole

 

Pycnonotidae

Hypsipetes philippinus*

Philippine Bulbul

 

 

Pycnonotus goiavier

Yellow-vented Bulbul

 

 

Hypsipetes everetti*

Yellowish Bulbul

 

Sturnidae

Sarcops calvus

Coleto

 

 

Aplonis panayensis

Asian Glossy Starling

 

Sylviidae

Orthothomus castaneiceps*

Philippine Tailorbird

 

Timaliidae

Macronous striaticeps

Brown Tit-babbler

 

Turdidae

Copsychus saularis

Oriental Magpie Robin


 

ORDER

FAMILY

SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME

 

Continuation of Table 1

 

Piciformes

Picidae

Dryocopus javanensis

White-bellied Woodpecker

Psittaciformes

Psittacidae

Loriculus philippensis*

Colasisi

 

 

Tanygnathus lucionensis

Blue-naped Parrot

Stringiformes

Tytonidae

Bubo philippensis*

Philippine Eagle-owl

 

 

Tyto capensis

Grass Owl

 

*Endemic to the Philippines
**Endemic to Samar and the Greater Mindanao faunal region.


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