KENNEDY SUPPLEMENT 2016 WBCP CHECKLIST …...NOTES: 1. All the species listed in the WBCP Checklist...

KENNEDY SUPPLEMENT 2016

WBCP CHECKLIST OF BIRDS OF THE PHILIPPINES 2016

PRESENTED IN THE SEQUENCE AND PAGINATION

OF THE KENNEDY GUIDE

Highlighting taxonomic and name changes,

new records, and newly described species

Edited by Christian Perez

WBCP Records Committee

February 2016

NOTES:

1. All the species listed in the WBCP Checklist of Birds of the Philippines 2016

are shown in the sequence and pagination of “A Guide to the Birds of the

Philippines”, by Kennedy et al, 2000, grouped by plate number

2. Species that have not changed are shown in black without any comment.

3. Minor differences such as spelling and removal of the dash are not

considered name changes and are not highlighted

4. Taxonomic changes and name changes are highlighted in dark red

5. Species that were split into two or more species are listed in the place of

the original species

6. New country records (and one newly described species) are highlighted in

blue and shown at the bottom of the relevant plate

7. For resident split species, the range of the new species is indicated (usually

the main islands only) to allow identification in the field based on location

8. For migrant split species, a reference is given when possible to a guide for

identification in the field

PLATE 1 English name in Kennedy

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata

Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis

Dark-rumped Petrel

Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta

Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca

Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus pacificus

Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas

Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda

White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris New record in April 2012

Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis New record in May 2013

Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa

New record in April 2014

Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis New record in January 2014


Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster Darter

Masked Booby Sula dactylatra

Red-footed Booby Sula sula

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

Great Frigatebird Fregata minor

Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel

Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus New record in January 2009

Christmas Island Frigatebird

Fregata andrewsi New record in May 1995

PLATE 3

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

Great Egret Ardea alba

Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Eastern Reef-Egret

Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia

Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes

Little Egret Egretta garzetta


Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa

Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus

Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus

Japanese Night Heron Gorsachius goisagi

Striated Heron Butorides striata Little Heron

Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus Cattle Egret

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Rufous Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus

PLATE 5

Von Schrenck's Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus Schrenck's Bittern

Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis

Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis

Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris Great Bittern

Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor

Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus

Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia New record in December 2007

Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana New record in April 1997


Spotted Whistling Duck Dendrocygna guttata

Wandering Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata

Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

Northern Pintail Anas acuta

Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Green-winged Teal

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha Spot-billed Duck

Philippine Duck Anas luzonica

Gadwall Anas strepera

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris New record in March 2010

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons New record in December 2010

Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus New record in February 2006

Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata New record in November 2013

PLATE 7

Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope

Garganey Anas querquedula

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus

Common Pochard Aythya ferina

Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri

Greater Scaup Aythya marila

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula


Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus Osprey

Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni

Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus Oriental Honeybuzzard

Philippine Honey Buzzard

Pernis steerei Barred Honeybuzzard. Endemic

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite

Black Kite Milvus migrans

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus New record in September 2002

PLATE 9

White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster

Grey-headed Fish Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus

Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus

Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos

Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis

Besra Accipiter virgatus

Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis Chinese Goshawk

Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus


Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus

Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela Split. Range: Palawan

Philippine Serpent Eagle

Spilornis holospilus Split from Crested Serpent-Eagle. Range: as in Kennedy except Palawan. Endemic

Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus Common Buzzard

Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi

Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle

Lophotriorchis kienerii Rufous-bellied Eagle

Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus

Philippine Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus philippensis Split. Range: Luzon

Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus pinskeri Split from Philippine Hawk-Eagle. Range as in Kennedy except Luzon.

PLATE 11

Philippine Falconet Microhierax erythrogenys

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Eurasian Kestrel

Merlin Falco columbarius

Oriental Hobby Falco severus

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Philippine Megapode Megapodius cumingii Tabon Scrubfowl

Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Polyplectron napoleonis

Amur Falcon Falco amurensis New record in November 2014

Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo New record in September 1994


Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus

Daurian Partridge Perdix daurica

Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica

King Quail Excalfactoria chinensis Blue-breasted Quail

Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus Small Buttonquail

Worcester's Buttonquail Turnix worcesteri

Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator

Spotted Buttonquail Turnix ocellatus

PLATE 13

Sarus Crane Grus antigone

Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis

Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus

Barred Rail Gallirallus torquatus

Brown-banded Rail Lewinia mirificus

Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata

Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides

Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo New record in July 2008

Calayan Rail Gallirallus calayanensis New species described in May 2004


Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla

Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca

Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis

White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea

Plain Bush-hen Amaurornis olivacea

White-breasted Waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicurus

Watercock Gallicrex cinerea

PLATE 15

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Philippine Swamphen Porphyrio pulverulentus Purple Swamphen. Endemic

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus

Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus New record in January 2000


Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Asian Golden-Plover

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii

Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus

Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii

Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus

PLATE 17

Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis

Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata

Little Curlew Numenius minutus

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis

Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa


Common Redshank Tringa totanus

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

Nordmann's Greenshank

Tringa guttifer

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

PLATE 19

Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus

Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii Japanese Snipe

Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus

Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura

Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Bukidnon Woodcock Scolopax bukidnonensis

Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Not in WBCP Checklist (no confirmed record)

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

New record in January 2008


Red Knot Calidris canutus

Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris

Sanderling Calidris alba

Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Rufous-necked Stint

Little Stint Calidris minuta

Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta

Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata

Ruff Philomachus pugnax

Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos New record in October 2013

Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus

New record in May 1996


Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris Beach Thick-knee

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Split. For details on identification, refer to article in the March 2014 issue of Ebon: https://ebonph.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/ask-the-experts-stilt-identification/

White-headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus

Split from Black-winged Stilt. See above

Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger

Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus

Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus

New records in March 2011


Vega Gull Larus vegae Herring Gull

Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus

Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana

Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini

Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii

Mew Gull Larus canus New record in December 2013

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus New record in January 2014

Saunders's Gull Chroicocephalus saundersi

New record in January 2015

Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla New record in February 2013

Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan New record in April 2014


Common Tern Sterna hirundo

Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii

Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus

Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus

Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus

Little Tern Sternula albifrons

White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

Brown Noddy Anous stolidus

Black Noddy Anous minutus

White Tern Gygis alba New record in October 2004

PLATE 24

Whistling Green Pigeon Treron formosae

Thick-billed Green Pigeon

Treron curvirostra

Philippine Green Pigeon Treron axillaris Pompadour Green-Pigeon. Endemic

Pink-necked Green Pigeon

Treron vernans

White-eared Brown Dove

Phapitreron leucotis

Amethyst Brown Dove Phapitreron amethystinus

Tawitawi Brown Dove Phapitreron cinereiceps Split from Dark-eared Brown-Dove. Range: Tawi Tawi

Mindanao Brown Dove Phapitreron brunneiceps

Split from Dark-eared Brown-Dove. Range: Mindanao and Basilan

Rock Dove Columba livia Introduced feral pigeon. Not listed in Kennedy


Flame-breasted Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus marchei

Cream-breasted Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus merrilli Cream-bellied Fruit-Dove

Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus occipitalis

Black-chinned Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus leclancheri

Superb Fruit Dove Ptilinopus superbus

Black-naped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus melanospilus

Negros Fruit Dove Ptilinopus arcanus

PLATE 26

Pink-bellied Imperial Pigeon

Ducula poliocephala

Mindoro Imperial Pigeon Ducula mindorensis

Spotted Imperial Pigeon Ducula carola

Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea

Grey Imperial Pigeon Ducula pickeringii

Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor

Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis


Philippine Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia tenuirostris Reddish Cuckoo-Dove. Endemic

Island Collared Dove Streptopelia bitorquata

Red Turtle Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica

Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis

Zebra Dove Geopelia striata

Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica

PLATE 28

Luzon Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba luzonica

Mindanao Bleeding-heart

Gallicolumba crinigera

Sulu Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba menagei

Negros Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba keayi

Mindoro Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba platenae

Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica

PLATE 29

Mindanao Lorikeet Trichoglossus johnstoniae

Guaiabero Bolbopsittacus lunulatus

Red-vented Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia

Philippine Cockatoo

Great-billed Parrot Tanygnathus megalorynchos

Blue-naped Parrot Tanygnathus lucionensis

Blue-backed Parrot Tanygnathus sumatranus

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Introduced species not listed in Kennedy


Green Racket-tail Prioniturus luconensis

Blue-crowned Racket-tail

Prioniturus discurus Split. Range as in Kennedy except Mindoro

Mindoro Racket-tail Prioniturus mindorensis Split from Blue-crowned Racquet-tail. Range: Mindoro

Blue-winged Racket-tail Prioniturus verticalis

Blue-headed Racket-tail Prioniturus platenae

Montane Racket-tail Prioniturus montanus Split. Range: Luzon

Mindanao Racket-tail Prioniturus waterstradti Split from Montane Racquet-tail. Range: Mindanao

Philippine Hanging Parrot/Colasisi

Loriculus philippensis Colasisi in Kennedy. Range: as per Kennedy except Camiguin Sur

Camiguin Hanging Parrot

Loriculus camiguinensis Newly described species in 2006. Range: Camiguin Sur


Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Clamator coromandus

Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides

Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx pectoralis Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Split from Oriental Cuckoo. Difficult to separate from Oriental Cuckoo in the Philippines. For details on identification, refer to article in the June 2014 issue of Ebon: https://ebonph.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/ask-the-experts-the-oriental-cuckoo-and-other-splits/

Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus Split. See above

Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii

Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis sepulcralis Brush Cuckoo

Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus New record in May 2004

Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae

New record in February 2011


Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

Little Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo

Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus velutinus Split from Drongo Cuckoo. Range: as per Kennedy except Palawan. Endemic

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus lugubris Split from Drongo Cuckoo. Range: Palawan

Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus

Common Koel

Scale-feathered Malkoha

Dasylophus cumingi

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus curvirostris

Rough-crested Malkoha Dasylophus superciliosus

Red-crested Malkoha

PLATE 33

Black-hooded Coucal Centropus steerii

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis

Philippine Coucal Centropus viridis

Black-faced Coucal Centropus melanops

Rufous Coucal Centropus unirufus


Eastern Grass Owl Tyto longimembris Grass Owl

Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius Not in WBCP Checklist (no confirmed record)

Mindanao Scops Owl Otus mirus

Mindoro Scops Owl Otus mindorensis

Luzon Scops Owl Otus longicornis

Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans

Mantanani Scops Owl Otus mantananensis

Palawan Scops Owl Otus fuliginosus


Philippine Scops Owl Otus megalotis Split. Range: Luzon, Catanduanes and Marinduque

Everett's Scops Owl Otus everetti Split from Philippine Scops-Owl. Range: Basilan, Biliran, Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao and Samar.

Negros Scops Owl Otus nigrorum Split from Philippine Scops-Owl. Range: Negros and Panay

Giant Scops Owl Otus gurneyi

Philippine Eagle-Owl Bubo philippensis

Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata Split. Range: Palawan only. Resident.

Northern Boobook Ninox japonica Split from Brown Hawk-Owl. Subspecies florensis and japonica are migrants, totogo is resident in the Babuyan Islands

Chocolate Boobook Ninox randi Split from Brown Hawk-Owl. Near endemic. Difficult to separate from Northern Boobook.

Luzon Hawk-Owl Ninox philippensis Split from Philippine Hawk-Owl. Range: Luzon, Leyte, Samar, Masbate, Ticao, Catanduanes, Siquijor, Bohol, Negros and Panay and adjacent islands.

Mindanao Hawk-Owl Ninox spilocephala Split from Philippine Hawk-Owl. Range: Basilan, Mindanao, Siargao and Dinagat

Mindoro Hawk-Owl Ninox mindorensis Split from Philippine Hawk-Owl. Range: Mindoro

Romblon Hawk-Owl Ninox spilonota Split from Philippine Hawk-Owl. Range: Sibuyan and Tablas

Cebu Hawk-Owl Ninox rumseyi Newly described species in 2012. Range: Cebu

Camiguin Hawk-Owl Ninox leventisi Newly described species in 2012. Range: Camiguin Sur

Sulu Hawk-Owl Ninox reyi Split from Philippine Hawk-Owl. Range: Sulu Archipelago

Spotted Wood Owl Strix seloputo

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus


Philippine Frogmouth Batrachostomus septimus

Palawan Frogmouth Batrachostomus chaseni

Javan Frogmouth. Endemic

Great Eared Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis

Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka

Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus

Philippine Nightjar Caprimulgus manillensis

Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

PLATE 37

Whitehead's Swiftlet Aerodramus whiteheadi

Ameline Swiftlet Aerodramus amelis Island Swiflet. Endemic

Philippine Swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi

Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus

Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana

Germain's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani Edible-nest Swiftlet

Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta

Pygmy Swiftlet Collocalia troglodytes


Philippine Spine-tailed Swift

Mearnsia picina Philippine Needletail

Brown-backed Needletail

Hirundapus giganteus

Purple Needletail Hirundapus celebensis

Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift

House Swift Apus nipalensis

Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata

Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis

White-throated Needletail

Hirundapus caudacutus New record in April 2009

PLATE 39

Philippine Trogon Harpactes ardens

Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Dollarbird

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting

Indigo-banded Kingfisher

Ceyx cyanopectus

Southern Silvery Kingfisher

Ceyx argentatus Split from Silvery Kingfisher. Range: Mindanao, Basilan, Dinagat and Siargao

Northern Silvery Kingfisher

Ceyx flumenicola Split from Silvery Kingfisher. Range: Bohol, Leyte and Samar

Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher

Ceyx margarethae Variable Dwarf-Kingfisher. Endemic

Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher

Ceyx melanurus

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

Ceyx erithaca


Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis

Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Black-capped Kingfisher

Halcyon pileata

Rufous-lored Kingfisher Todiramphus winchelli

Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris White-collared Kingfisher

Spotted Wood Kingfisher

Actenoides lindsayi

Blue-capped Wood Kingfisher

Actenoides hombroni

PLATE 41

Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis

Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Hoopoe

Luzon Hornbill Penelopides manillae Split from Tarictic Hornbill. Range: Luzon, Catanduanes, Marinduque and Polillo

Mindoro Hornbill Penelopides mindorensis

Split from Tarictic Hornbill. Range: Mindoro

Mindanao Hornbill Penelopides affinis Split from Tarictic Hornbill. Range: Mindanao, Siargao, Dinagat, Bucas and Basilan

Samar Hornbill Penelopides samarensis

Split from Tarictic Hornbill. Range: Samar, Leyte, Bohol and Biliran

Visayan Hornbill Penelopides panini Split from Tarictic Hornbill. Range: Negros, Panay, Guimaras and Masbate

Walden's Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni

Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus

Sulu Hornbill Anthracoceros montani

Palawan Hornbill Anthracoceros marchei

Rufous Hornbill Buceros hydrocorax


Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala

Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker

Dendrocopos maculatus Split. Range as in Kennedy except Sulu Archipelago

Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker

Dendrocopos ramsayi Split from Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker. Range: Sulu Archipelago

Sooty Woodpecker Mulleripicus funebris

Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus

White-bellied Woodpecker

Dryocopus javensis

Buff-spotted Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus Split from Greater Flameback. Range: Samar, Leyte, Bohol, Mindanao and Basilan,

Luzon Flameback Chrysocolaptes haematribon

Split from Greater Flameback. Range: Luzon, Catanduanes and Marinduque

Yellow-faced Flameback Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus

Split from Greater Flameback. Range: Negros, Panay, Guimaras and Masbate

Red-headed Flameback Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus

Split from Greater Flameback. Range: Palawan

Spot-throated Flameback

Dinopium everetti Common Flameback

PLATE 43

Wattled Broadbill Sarcophanops steerii Split. Range: Mindanao, Basilan, Siargao, Dinaget

Visayan Broadbill Sarcophanops samarensis

Split from Wattled Broadbill. Range: Bohol. Leyte and Samar

Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis

Red-bellied Pitta Erythropitta erythrogaster

Whiskered Pitta Erythropitta kochi

Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida

Azure-breasted Pitta Pitta steerii Steere's Pitta

Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha New record in September 2013


Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis Plain Martin

Sand Martin Riparia riparia

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica

Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata Red-rumped Swallow

Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus

PLATE 45

Horsfield´s Bush Lark Mirafra javanica Singing Bushlark

Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula

Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike

Coracina striata

Blackish Cuckooshrike Coracina coerulescens

Black-bibbed Cuckooshrike

Coracina mindanensis

White-winged Cuckooshrike

Coracina ostenta

McGregor's Cuckooshrike

Coracina mcgregori

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Coracina melaschistos New record in December 2004


Black-and-white Triller Lalage melanoleuca

Pied Triller Lalage nigra

Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus

Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus Small Minivet

Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus

Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis

Yellow-throated Leafbird

Chloropsis palawanensis

Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

PLATE 47

Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps

Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier

Yellow-wattled Bulbul Pycnonotus urostictus

Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus Split. Range: Cagayan Sulu Is.

Ashy-fronted Bulbul Pycnonotus cinereifrons Split from Olive-winged Bulbul. Range: Palawan, Busuanga, Culion. Endemic

Palawan Bulbul Alophoixus frater Grey-cheeked Bulbul. Endemic

Sulphur-bellied Bulbul Iole palawanensis

Philippine Bulbul Hypsipetes philippinus Split. Range: as in Kennedy except for Mindoro, Negros, Panay, Guimaras, Masbate and Ticao

Mindoro Bulbul Hypsipetes mindorensis Split from Philippine Bulbul. Range: Mindoro

Visayan Bulbul Hypsipetes guimarasensis

Split from Philippine Bulbul. Range: Negros, Panay, Guimaras, Masbate and Ticao

Zamboanga Bulbul Hypsipetes rufigularis


Streak-breasted Bulbul Hypsipetes siquijorensis

Yellowish Bulbul Hypsipetes everetti

Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis Chestnut-eared Bulbul

Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans

Balicassiao Dicrurus balicassius

Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus Split from Spangled Drongo. Range: as in Kennedy except Tablas

Tablas Drongo Dicrurus menagei Split from Spangled Drongo. Range: Tablas

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus New record in September 2001

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Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus

Philippine Oriole Oriolus steerii Split. Range: as in Kennedy except Luzon

White-lored Oriole Oriolus albiloris Split from Philippine Oriole. Range: Luzon

Isabela Oriole Oriolus isabellae

Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

Philippine Fairy-bluebird

Irena cyanogastra

Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella

Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica New record in March 2013


Elegant Tit Periparus elegans

Palawan Tit Periparus amabilis

White-fronted Tit Parus semilarvatus

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis Split. Range: Palawan

Sulphur-billed Nuthatch Sitta oenochlamys Split from Velvet-fronted Nuthatch. Range as per Kennedy except Palwan

Stripe-headed Rhabdornis

Rhabdornis mystacalis

Grand Rhabdornis Rhabdornis grandis

Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis

Rhabdornis inornatus

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Bagobo Babbler Leonardina woodi

Ashy-headed Babbler Malacocincla cinereiceps

Melodious Babbler Malacopteron palawanense

Falcated Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla falcata Falcated Ground-Babbler

Striated Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla mindanensis Streaked Ground-Babbler

Cordillera Ground Warbler

Robsonius rabori Split from Rabor's Wren-Babbler. Range: Luzon (Cordillera)

Sierra Madre Ground Warbler

Robsonius thompsoni Newly described species. Range: Luzon (Sierra Madre)

Bicol Ground Warbler Robsonius sorsogonensis

Split form Rabor's Wren-Babbler. Range: Central and Southern Luzon

Mindanao Pygmy Babbler

Dasycrotapha plateni Split from Pygmy Babbler. Range: Mindanao

Visayan Pygmy Babbler Dasycrotapha pygmaea Split from Pygmy Babbler. Range: Leyte and Samar


Rusty-crowned Babbler Sterrhoptilus capitalis

Black-crowned Babbler Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus

Golden-crowned Babbler

Sterrhoptilus dennistouni

Flame-templed Babbler Dasycrotapha speciosa

Chestnut-faced Babbler Zosterornis whiteheadi

Luzon Striped Babbler Zosterornis striatus

Panay Striped Babbler Zosterornis latistriatus

Negros Striped Babbler Zosterornis nigrorum

Palawan Striped Babbler

Zosterornis hypogrammicus

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Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Macronus gularis Split from Striped Tit-Babbler. Range Palawan and Balabac

Bold-striped Tit-Babbler Macronus bornensis Split from Striped Tit-Babbler. Range: Cagayan Sulu

Brown Tit-Babbler Macronus striaticeps

Visayan Miniature Babbler

Micromacronus leytensis

Split from Miniature Tit-Babbler. Range: Leyte and Samar

Mindanao Miniature Babbler

Micromacronus sordidus

Split from Miniature Tit-Babbler. Range: Mindanao

White-browed Shortwing

Brachypteryx montana

Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope

Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane


Philippine Magpie-Robin Copsychus mindanensis

Oriental Magpie-Robin. Endemic

White-browed Shama Copsychus luzoniensis

White-vented Shama Copsychus niger

Black Shama Copsychus cebuensis

Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus

Luzon Water Redstart Rhyacornis bicolor

Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata

Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius

Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri New record in November 2007

PLATE 55

Chestnut-capped Thrush

Geokichla interpres Chestnut-capped Ground-Thrush

Ashy Thrush Geokichla cinerea Ashy Ground-Thrush

Sunda Thrush Zoothera andromedae Sunda Ground-Thrush

White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Scaly Ground-Thrush

Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus

Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus

Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus

Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica New record in February 2012

Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus New record in November 2007

Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus New record in January 2013


Golden-bellied Gerygone

Gerygone sulphurea Golden-bellied Flyeater

Yellow-breasted Warbler Seicercus montis

Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus

Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi

Ijima's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus ijimae

Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Split into Arctic, Kamchatka Leaf, and Japanese Leaf Warbler. Can only be separated from calls and songs. For details on identification, refer to article in the May 2014 issue of Ebon: https://ebonph.wordpress.com/2014/05/01/ask-the-experts-the-arctic-warbler-splits/

Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus

Split from Arctic Warbler. See above

Japanese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus xanthodryas

Split from Arctic Warbler. See above

Philippine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus olivaceus

Lemon-throated Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus cebuensis

Negros Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus nigrorum Mountain Leaf-Warbler

Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus New record in October 2006

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus New record in November 1994


Clamorous Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus stentoreus

Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis

Speckled Reed Warbler Acrocephalus sorghophilus

Streaked Reed-Warbler

Tawny Grassbird Megalurus timoriensis

Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris

Gray's Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella fasciolata

Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata

Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella ochotensis

Black-browed Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus bistrigiceps

New record in April 2008

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Philippine Tailorbird Orthotomus castaneiceps

Split. Range: Negros, Cebu, Panay, Guimaras, Masbate and Ticao

Trilling Tailorbird Orthotomus chloronotus Split from Philippine Tailorbird: range: North and Central Luzon (South to Bataan and Quezon Prov.)

Rufous-fronted Tailorbird

Orthotomus frontalis Split from Philippine Tailorbird. Range: Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, Bohol, Basilan, and adjacent islands

Grey-backed Tailorbird Orthotomus derbianus

Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cuculatus Split. Range: Luzon and Palawan

Rufous-headed Tailorbird

Phyllergates heterolaemus

Split from Mountain Tailorbird. Range: Mindanao

Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus

Yellow-breasted Tailorbird

Orthotomus samarensis

Black-headed Tailorbird Orthotomus nigriceps

White-eared Tailorbird Orthotomus cinereiceps


Golden-headed Cisticola

Cisticola exilis Bright-capped Cisticola

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone Split from Oriental Bush-Warbler. For details refer to article in the June 2014 issue of Ebon: https://ebonph.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/ask-the-experts-the-oriental-cuckoo-and-other-splits/

Manchurian Bush Warbler

Horornis borealis Split from Oriental Bush-Warbler. See above

Philippine Bush Warbler Horornis seebohmi Luzon Bush-Warbler

Sunda Bush Warbler Horornis vulcanius

Benguet Bush Warbler Locustella seebohmi

Long-tailed Bush Warbler

Locustella caudata Long-tailed Ground-Warbler

Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps

New record in October 1999

PLATE 60

Rufous-tailed Jungle Flycatcher

Cyornis ruficauda

White-throated Jungle Flycatcher

Vauriella albigularis

White-browed Jungle Flycatcher

Vauriella insignis Luzon Jungle-Flycatcher

Slaty-backed Jungle Flycatcher

Vauriella goodfellowi Goodfellow's Jungle-Flycatcher

Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica

Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica

Ashy-breasted Flycatcher

Muscicapa randi

Grey-streaked Flycatcher

Muscicapa griseisticta

Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea


Turquoise Flycatcher Eumyias panayensis Mountain Verditer-Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina

Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki

Bundok Flycatcher Ficedula luzoniensis Snowy-browed Flycatcher. Endemic

Little Slaty Flycatcher Ficedula basilanica

Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Red-breasted Flycatcher

Palawan Flycatcher Ficedula platenae

Furtive Flycatcher Ficedula disposita

Cryptic Flycatcher Ficedula crypta

Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica New record in February 2003

Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus New record in May 2004

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher

Ficedula zanthopygia New record in October 1999


Blue-and-white Flycatcher

Cyanoptila cyanomelana

Split. For details refer to article in the June 2014 issue of Ebon: https://ebonph.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/ask-the-experts-the-oriental-cuckoo-and-other-splits/

Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis Split from Blue-and-white Flycatcher. See above

Blue-breasted Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis herioti Blue-breasted Flycatcher

Palawan Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis lemprieri

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis rufigastra

Citrine Canary-flycatcher

Culicicapa helianthea

Philippine Pied Fantail Rhipidura nigritorquis Pied Fantail. Endemic

Mindanao Blue Fantail Rhipidura superciliaris Split from Blue Fantail. Range: Mindanao and Basilan

Visayan Blue Fantail Rhipidura samarensis Split from Blue Fantail. Range: Bohol, Leyte and Samar

Blue-headed Fantail Rhipidura cyaniceps Split. Range: Luzon and Catanduanes

Tablas Fantail Rhipidura sauli Split from Blue-headed Fantail. Range: Tablas

Visayan Fantail Rhipidura albiventris Split from Blue-headed Fantail. Range: Negros, Panay, Guimaras, Masbate and Ticao

Black-and-cinnamon Fantail

Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea


Rufous Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone cinnamomea

Japanese Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone atrocaudata

Blue Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone cyanescens

Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

Celestial Monarch Hypothymis coelestis

Short-crested Monarch Hypothymis helenae

Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea

Green-backed Whistler Pachycephala albiventris

White-vented Whistler Pachycephala homeyeri

Yellow-bellied Whistler Pachycephala philippinensis

PLATE 64

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yellow Wagtail

White Wagtail Motacilla alba

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus

Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Richard's Pipit

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Olive Tree-Pipit

Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi

Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola New record in April 2012

Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Split from the species described in Kennedy. Rare, only one record in the Philippines in October 2013


White-breasted Woodswallow

Artamus leucorynchus

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

Mountain Shrike Lanius validirostris

Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus

Short-tailed Starling Aplonis minor Short-tailed Glossy Starling

Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis

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Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus Silky Starling

White-shouldered Starling

Sturnia sinensis

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Agropsar philippensis

White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus Grey Starling

Coleto Sarcops calvus

Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus

Apo Myna Basilornis mirandus

Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa Hill Myna

Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus New record in October 1991

Rosy Starling Pastor roseus New record in May 2009

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris New record in Februsry 2007


Grey-throated Sunbird Anthreptes griseigularis Split from Plain-throated Sunbird. Range: Luzon, Mindoro, samar, Leyte and Northeast Mindanao

Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis Split from Plain-throated Sunbird. Range: rest of the Philippines.

Copper-throated Sunbird

Leptocoma calcostetha

Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis

Purple-throated Sunbird Leptocoma sperata Endemic

Flaming Sunbird Aethopyga flagrans Split. Range: Luzon and Catanduanes

Maroon-naped Sunbird Aethopyga guamarasensis

Split from Flaming Sunbird. Range: Negros, Panay, Guimaras

Grey-hooded Sunbird Aethopyga primigenia

Metallic-winged Sunbird Aethopyga pulcherrima Split. Range: Mindanao, Leyte, Samar and Basilan

Luzon Sunbird Aethopyga jefferyi Split from Metallic-winged Sunbird. Range: Luzon

Bohol Sunbird Aethopyga decorosa Split from Metallic-winged Sunbird. Range: Bohol

Apo Sunbird Aethopyga boltoni

Lina's Sunbird Aethopyga linaraborae


Lovely Sunbird Aethopyga shelleyi Split. Range: Palawan

Handsome Sunbird Aethopyga bella Split from Lovely Sunbird. Range: rest of the Philippines

Magnificent Sunbird Aethopyga magnifica Crimson Sunbird in Kennedy. Endemic

Naked-faced Spiderhunter

Arachnothera clarae

Orange-tufted Spiderhunter

Arachnothera flammifera

Split from Little Spiderhunter. Range: Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, Bohol and Basilan. Endemic

Pale Spiderhunter Arachnothera dilutior Split from Little Spiderhunter. Range: Palawan. Endemic

Olive-backed Flowerpecker

Prionochilus olivaceus

Palawan Flowerpecker Prionochilus plateni

Striped Flowerpecker Dicaeum aeruginosum

Olive-capped Flowerpecker

Dicaeum nigrilore

Flame-crowned Flowerpecker

Dicaeum anthonyi

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Bicolored Flowerpecker Dicaeum bicolor

Whiskered Flowerpecker

Dicaeum proprium

Cebu Flowerpecker Dicaeum quadricolor

Black-belted Flowerpecker

Dicaeum haematostictum

Split from Red-keeled Flowerpecker. Range: Negros, Panay and Guimaras

Red-keeled Flowerpecker

Dicaeum australe Split. Range: rest of the Philippines

Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker

Dicaeum retrocinctum

Buzzing Flowerpecker Dicaeum hypoleucum

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Dicaeum trigonostigma

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

Dicaeum ignipectus

Pygmy Flowerpecker Dicaeum pygmaeum


Lowland White-eye Zosterops meyeni

Everett's White-eye Zosterops everetti

Yellowish White-eye Zosterops nigrorum

Mountain White-eye Zosterops montanus

Mindanao White-eye Lophozosterops goodfellowi

Black-masked White-eye

Cinnamon Ibon Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus

Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Not in WBCP Checklist (no confirmed record)

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Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch

Erythrura hyperythra

Green-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura viridifacies

Red-eared Parrotfinch Erythrura coloria

Java Sparrow Lonchura oryzivora

White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra

Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla

Pin-tailed Parrotfinch Erythrura prasina New record in May 1983

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Brambling Fringilla montifringilla

Mountain Serin Chrysocorythus estherae

Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus

Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra

White-cheeked Bullfinch Pyrrhula leucogenis

Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla

Yellow-breasted Bunting

Emberiza aureola

Yellow Bunting Emberiza sulphurata

Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala

New record in February 1996

Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria New record in October 1991

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