This checklist includes all bird species found in Negros Occidental , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Negros Occidental [map]
Other names: Province of Negros Occidental
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Wandering Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna arcuata | |
Garganey | Spatula querquedula | |
Philippine Duck | Anas luzonica | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
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Philippine Megapode | Megapodius cumingii | |
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Blue-breasted Quail | Synoicus chinensis | |
Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus | |
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Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
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Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
White-throated Pigeon | Columba vitiensis | |
Island Collared Dove | Streptopelia bitorquata | |
Red Collared Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | |
Spotted-necked Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | |
Philippine Cuckoo Dove | Macropygia tenuirostris | |
Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata | Introduced species |
Negros Bleeding-heart | Gallicolumba keayi | Endemic (country/region) Critically endangered |
Pink-necked Green Pigeon | Treron vernans | |
Pompadour Green Pigeon | Treron pompadora | |
Nicobar Pigeon | Caloenas nicobarica | Near-threatened |
Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
White-eared Brown Dove | Phapitreron leucotis | Endemic (country/region) |
Amethyst Brown Dove | Phapitreron amethystinus | Endemic (country/region) |
Pink-bellied Imperial Pigeon | Ducula poliocephala | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
Spotted Imperial Pigeon | Ducula carola | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Green Imperial Pigeon | Ducula aenea | |
Pied Imperial Pigeon | Ducula bicolor | |
Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus occipitalis | Endemic (country/region) |
Black-chinned Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus leclancheri | Endemic (country/region) |
Negros Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus arcanus | Endemic (country/region) Critically endangered |
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Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda | Rare/Accidental |
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Philippine Frogmouth | Batrachostomus septimus | Endemic (country/region) |
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Grey Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus | |
Philippine Nightjar | Caprimulgus manillensis | Endemic (country/region) |
Savanna Nightjar | Caprimulgus affinis | |
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Whiskered Treeswift | Hemiprocne comata | |
Philippine Spinetailed Swift | Mearnsia picina | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
Purple Needletail | Hirundapus celebensis | |
Pygmy Swiftlet | Collocalia troglodytes | Endemic (country/region) |
Glossy Swiftlet | Collocalia esculenta | |
Ameline Swiftlet | Aerodramus amelis | |
Philippine Swiftlet | Aerodramus mearnsi | Endemic (country/region) |
Edible-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus fuciphagus | |
Mossy-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus salangana | |
Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | |
Fork-tailed Swift | Apus pacificus | |
House Swift | Apus nipalensis | |
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Philippine Coucal | Centropus viridis | Endemic (country/region) |
Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis | |
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo | Clamator coromandus | |
Common Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | |
Little Bronze Cuckoo | Chalcites minutillus | |
Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis merulinus | |
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo | Cacomantis sepulcralis | |
Drongo Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris | |
Large Hawk Cuckoo | Hierococcyx sparverioides | |
Philippine Hawk Cuckoo | Hierococcyx pectoralis | Endemic (country/region) |
Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus | |
Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus optatus | |
Himalayan Cuckoo | Cuculus saturatus | |
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Slaty-legged Crake | Rallina eurizonoides | |
Slaty-breasted Rail | Lewinia striata | |
Barred Rail | Hypotaenidia torquata | |
Buff-banded Rail | Hypotaenidia philippensis | |
Ruddy-breasted Crake | Zapornia fusca | |
Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla | |
Plain Bush-hen | Amaurornis olivacea | Endemic (country/region) |
White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
White-browed Crake | Amaurornis cinerea | |
Watercock | Gallicrex cinerea | |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacifica | |
Streaked Shearwater | Calonectris leucomelas | Near-threatened |
Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | Rare/Accidental |
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Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | |
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Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis | |
Schrenck's Bittern | Ixobrychus eurhythmus | |
Cinnamon Bittern | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | |
Black Bittern | Ixobrychus flavicollis | |
Japanese Night Heron | Gorsachius goisagi | Vulnerable |
Malaysian Night Heron | Gorsachius melanolophus | |
Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
Rufous Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | |
Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
Chinese Pond Heron | Ardeola bacchus | Rare/Accidental |
Javan Pond Heron | Ardeola speciosa | |
Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
Great-billed Heron | Ardea sumatrana | |
Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
Pacific Reef Egret | Egretta sacra | |
Chinese Egret | Egretta eulophotes | Vulnerable |
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Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel | |
Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | |
Christmas Island Frigatebird | Fregata andrewsi | Critically endangered |
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Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | |
Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | |
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Beach Thick-knee | Esacus magnirostris | Near-threatened |
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Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | |
Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | |
Malaysian Plover | Charadrius peronii | Near-threatened |
Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | |
Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
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Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus | |
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Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Near-threatened |
Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | Endangered |
Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Near-threatened |
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Near-threatened |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris | Endangered |
Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Near-threatened |
Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
Broad-billed Sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | |
Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Near-threatened |
Long-toed Stint | Calidris subminuta | |
Spoon-billed Sandpiper | Calidris pygmaea | Rare/Accidental Critically endangered |
Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | Near-threatened |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Asian Dowitcher | Limnodromus semipalmatus | Near-threatened |
Swinhoe's Snipe | Gallinago megala | |
Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | Near-threatened |
Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
Nordmann's Greenshank | Tringa guttifer | Endangered |
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Common Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | |
Spotted Buttonquail | Turnix ocellatus | Endemic (country/region) |
Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator | |
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Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum | |
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Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
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Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | Rare/Accidental |
Aleutian Tern | Onychoprion aleuticus | Rare/Accidental Vulnerable |
Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | |
Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | |
Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | Rare/Accidental |
Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | |
Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana | |
Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
Greater Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
Oriental Honey Buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | |
Philippine Honey Buzzrad | Pernis steerei | |
Crested Serpent Eagle | Spilornis cheela | |
Luzon Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus philippensis | Endemic (country/region) Endangered |
Visayan Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus pinskeri | Endemic (country/region) Endangered |
Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii | Near-threatened |
Pied Harrier | Circus melanoleucos | |
Crested Goshawk | Accipiter trivirgatus | |
Chinese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter soloensis | |
Japanese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter gularis | |
Besra | Accipiter virgatus | |
White-bellied Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | |
Grey-headed Fish Eagle | Icthyophaga ichthyaetus | Near-threatened |
Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
Grey-faced Buzzard | Butastur indicus | |
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Eastern Grass Owl | Tyto longimembris | |
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Northern Boobook | Ninox japonica | |
Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata | |
Philippine Boobook | Ninox randi | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
Luzon Boobook | Ninox philippensis | |
Visayan Lowland Scops Owl | Otus nigrorum | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
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Tarictic Hornbill | Penelopides panini | |
Walden's Hornbill | Rhyticeros waldeni | Endemic (country/region) Critically endangered |
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White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis | |
Greater Flame-backed Woodpecker | Chrysocolaptes lucidus | |
Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker | Dendrocopos maculatus | |
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Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus | |
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Blue-throated Bee-eater | Merops viridis | |
Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus | |
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Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | |
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Variable Dwarf Kingfisher | Ceyx lepidus | |
Indigo-banded Kingfisher | Ceyx cyanopectus | Endemic (country/region) |
Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis | |
Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda | |
White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | |
Spotted Kingfisher | Actenoides lindsayi | Endemic (country/region) |
Rufous-lored Kingfisher | Todiramphus winchelli | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | |
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Philippine Falconet | Microhierax erythrogenys | Endemic (country/region) |
Oriental Hobby | Falco severus | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Philippine Cockatoo | Cacatua haematuropygia | Endemic (country/region) Critically endangered |
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Blue-crowned Racquet-tail | Prioniturus discurus | |
Blue-naped Parrot | Tanygnathus lucionensis | Near-threatened |
Blue-backed Parrot | Tanygnathus sumatranus | |
Colasisi | Loriculus philippensis | |
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Red-bellied Pitta | Pitta erythrogaster | |
Hooded Pitta | Pitta sordida | |
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Golden-bellied Gerygone | Gerygone sulphurea | |
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Scarlet Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus | |
Ashy Minivet | Pericrocotus divaricatus | |
Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike | Coracina striata | |
White-winged Cicadabird | Edolisoma ostentum | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Pied Triller | Lalage nigra | |
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White-vented Whistler | Pachycephala homeyeri | Endemic (country/region) |
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Philippine Oriole | Oriolus steerii | Endemic (country/region) |
Black-naped Oriole | Oriolus chinensis | |
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White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucoryn | |
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Balicassiao | Dicrurus balicassius | Endemic (country/region) |
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Visayan Fantail | Rhipidura albiventris | |
Blue Fantail | Rhipidura superciliaris | |
Philippine Fantail | Rhipidura nigritorquis | |
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Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | |
Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | |
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Philippine Crow | Corvus philippinus | Endemic (country/region) |
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Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | |
Celestial Monarch | Hypothymis coelestis | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Rufous Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone cinnamomea | |
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Thick-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum agile | |
Bicoloured Flowerpecker | Dicaeum bicolor | Endemic (country/region) |
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma | |
Black-belted Flowerpecker | Dicaeum haematostictum | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker | Dicaeum retrocinctum | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Pygmy Flowerpecker | Dicaeum pygmaeum | Endemic (country/region) |
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker | Dicaeum ignipectus | |
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Brown-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes malacensis | |
Purple-throated Sunbird | Leptocoma sperata | |
Olive-backed Sunbird | Cinnyris jugularis | |
Magnificent Sunbird | Aethopyga magnifica | |
Ilongo Sunbird | Aethopyga guimarasensis | |
Handsome Sunbird | Aethopyga bella | Endemic (country/region) |
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Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | |
White-bellied Munia | Lonchura leucogastra | |
Black-headed Munia | Lonchura malacca | |
Java Sparrow | Lonchura oryzivora | Introduced species Endangered |
Green-faced Parrotfinch | Erythrura viridifacies | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
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Forest Wagtail | Dendronanthus indicus | |
Pechora Pipit | Anthus gustavi | |
Olive-backed Pipit | Anthus hodgsoni | |
Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | |
Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus | |
Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
Green-headed Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis | |
White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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Citrine Canary-flycatcher | Culicicapa helianthea | |
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Elegant Tit | Pardaliparus elegans | Endemic (country/region) |
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Horsfield's Lark | Mirafra javanica | |
Oriental Sky Lark | Alauda gulgula | |
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Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
Golden-headed Cisticola | Cisticola exilis | |
Philippine Tailorbird | Orthotomus castaneiceps | Endemic (country/region) |
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Gray's Warbler | Locustella fasciolata | |
Middendorff's Warbler | Locustella ochotensis | |
Lanceolated Warbler | Locustella lanceolata | |
Striated Grassbird | Megalurus palustris | |
Tawny Grassbird | Cincloramphus timoriensis | |
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Oriental Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus orientalis | |
Clamorous Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus | |
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Asian House Martin | Delichon dasypus | |
Striated Swallow | Cecropis striolata | |
Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
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Steere's Bulbul | Hypsipetes guimarasensis | Endemic (country/region) |
Philippine Bulbul | Hypsipetes philippinus | |
Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier | |
Yellow-wattled Bulbul | Poliolophus urostictus | Endemic (country/region) |
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Lemon-throated Leaf Warbler | Seicercus cebuensis | Endemic (country/region) |
Philippine Leaf Warbler | Seicercus olivaceus | Endemic (country/region) |
Arctic Warbler | Seicercus borealis | |
Kamtschatka Leaf Warbler | Seicercus examinandus | |
Japanese Leaf Warbler | Seicercus xanthodryas | |
Mountain Leaf Warbler | Seicercus trivirgatus | |
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Leafworker | Phyllergates cucullatus | |
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Negros Striped Babbler | Zosterornis nigrorum | Endemic (country/region) Endangered |
Flame-templed Babbler | Dasycrotapha speciosa | Endemic (country/region) Endangered |
Yellowish White-eye | Zosterops nigrorum | Endemic (country/region) |
Mountain White-eye | Zosterops montanus | |
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Sulphur-billed Nuthatch | Sitta oenochlamys | Endemic (country/region) |
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Chestnut-cheeked Starling | Agropsar philippensis | |
Crested Myna | Acridotheres cristatellus | |
Stripe-headed Rhabdornis | Rhabdornis mystacalis | Endemic (country/region) |
Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis | Rhabdornis inornatus | |
Coleto | Sarcops calvus | Endemic (country/region) |
Asian Glossy Starling | Aplonis panayensis | |
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Philippine Magpie Robin | Copsychus mindanensis | |
White-browed Shama | Kittacincla luzoniensis | Endemic (country/region) |
Grey-streaked Flycatcher | Muscicapa griseisticta | |
Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | |
Ashy-breasted Flycatcher | Muscicapa randi | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis rufigastra | |
Rufous-tailed Jungle Flycatcher | Cyornis ruficauda | |
Blue-and-white Flycatcher | Cyanoptila cyanomelana | |
Island Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias panayensis | |
White-throated Jungle Flycatcher | Vauriella albigularis | Endemic (country/region) Endangered |
White-browed Shortwing | Brachypteryx montana | |
Siberian Rubythroat | Calliope calliope | |
Snowy-browed Flycatcher | Ficedula hyperythra | |
Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni | |
Mugimaki Flycatcher | Ficedula mugimaki | |
Narcissus Flycatcher | Ficedula narcissina | |
Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
Pied Bush Chat | Saxicola caprata | |
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Sunda Thrush | Zoothera andromedae | |
Eyebrowed Thrush | Turdus obscurus | |
Island Thrush | Turdus poliocephalus |
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