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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 ...
The bird is included in the Philippines endemics list. The Philippines form of the uniform swiftlet, Aerodramus vanikorensis, (itself previously known as the island swiftlet) has recently been designated by the International Ornithological Committee as a different species, the Ameline swiftlet Aerodramus amelis. The Ameline swiftlet is included ...
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Pages in category "Endemic birds of the Philippines" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 281 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A Philippine eagle at Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City. There are 714 species of birds in the Philippines, of which 243 are endemic, three have been introduced by humans, and 52 are rare or accidental occurrences. The Philippines has the third-highest number of endemic birds, behind the much larger countries of Australia and Indonesia.
A male L. p. philippensis eating fruit at Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines. Philippine hanging parrots are usually encountered alone or in pairs, rarely in small groups. [8] They mostly forage for food in the canopy or middle storeys of forests, [8] and their diet is composed of nectar and flowers as well as soft fruits such as those from figs ...
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The only other member of the genus and family is the Philippine fairy-bluebird, I. cyanogastra, which replaces the Asian fairy-bluebird in most of the Philippines. Both species are considered as sacred to the Tagalog people as they are perceived as tigmamanukan omens. The adult Asian fairy bluebird is about 24 to 27 centimetres (9.4 to 10.6 in).