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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 Philippine form of the reddish cuckoo-dove, Macropygia phasianella, is considered by some authorities to be a separate species under the name Philippine cuckoo-dove, Macropygia tenuirostris. However, it is not clear whether the form of the bird found in Borneo should be considered M. phasianella , M. tenuirostris , or a separate species.
Birds that are indigenous or naturalised in the Philippines. Birds that are introduced but not naturalised are not included. Subcategories.
The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), also known as the monkey-eating eagle or great Philippine eagle, is a critically endangered species of eagle of the family Accipitridae which is endemic to forests in the Philippines. It has brown and white-colored plumage, a shaggy crest, and generally measures 86 to 102 cm (2.82 to 3.35 ft) in ...
The Philippine hawk-eagle or north Philippine hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis), earlier treated under Spizaetus, [2] is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Many taxonomists consider the Pinsker's hawk-eagle, a former subspecies, raised to full species status. [3] [4] [5] It is endemic to the Philippines.
Young birds are duller than the adults but otherwise similar unlike young Square-tailed drongo-cuckoo which are spotted white. The call is a repeated series of 8 or 9 ascending notes. It belongs to the genus Surniculus along with the Square-tailed drongo-cuckoo (S. lugubris). The two were previously classified as a single species but are now ...
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 .
The specific name is from Latin calvus "bald" or "without hair". [7] This species is now the only member of the genus Sarcops that was introduced by the English ornithologist Arthur Walden in 1875. [8] The name combines the Ancient Greek words sarx, sarkos "flesh" and ōps, ōpos "face" or "complexion". [9]