Philippines bird checklist
746 bird species in 91 families have been recorded in the Philippines, according to eBird; about 483 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in the Philippines right now
1Barn Swallow
2Black-crowned Night Heron
3Pacific Golden-Plover
4Eurasian Tree Sparrow
5Whiskered Tern
6Great Egret
7Kentish Plover
8Eastern Cattle-Egret
9Little Egret
10Black-winged Stilt
Philippines bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Wandering Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Brant
- Tundra Swan
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Mandarin Duck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Philippine Duck
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Baer's Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Stejneger's Scoter
Megapodes
- Philippine Megapode
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
- Red Junglefowl
- Chinese Francolin
- Blue-breasted Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Metallic Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Philippine Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Philippine Cuckoo-Dove
- Asian Emerald Dove
- Zebra Dove
- Nicobar Pigeon
- Mindoro Bleeding-heart
- Negros Bleeding-heart
- Luzon Bleeding-heart
- Mindanao Bleeding-heart
- White-eared Brown-Dove
- Amethyst Brown-Dove
- Mindanao Brown-Dove
- Tawitawi Brown-Dove
- Pink-necked Green-Pigeon
- Philippine Green-Pigeon
- Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
- Whistling Green-Pigeon
- Flame-breasted Fruit-Dove
- Cream-breasted Fruit-Dove
- Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove
- Black-chinned Fruit-Dove
- Black-naped Fruit-Dove
- Pink-bellied Imperial-Pigeon
- Mindoro Imperial-Pigeon
- Spotted Imperial-Pigeon
- Green Imperial-Pigeon
- Elegant Imperial-Pigeon
- Gray Imperial-Pigeon
- Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Cuckoos
- Rufous Coucal
- Black-faced Coucal
- Black-hooded Coucal
- Greater Coucal
- Philippine Coucal
- Lesser Coucal
- Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
- Red-crested Malkoha
- Scale-feathered Malkoha
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Channel-billed Cuckoo
- Violet Cuckoo
- Little Bronze-Cuckoo
- Banded Bay Cuckoo
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Sunda Brush Cuckoo
- Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo
- Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Himalayan Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Great Eared-Nightjar
- Gray Nightjar
- Large-tailed Nightjar
- Philippine Nightjar
- Chirruping Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Philippine Frogmouth
- Palawan Frogmouth
Swifts
- Philippine Spinetail
- White-throated Needletail
- Brown-backed Needletail
- Purple Needletail
- Pygmy Swiftlet
- Gray-rumped Swiftlet
- Ridgetop Swiftlet
- Philippine Swiftlet
- Whitehead's Swiftlet
- Ameline Swiftlet
- White-nest Swiftlet
- Pacific Swift
- House Swift
- Asian Palm Swift
Treeswifts
- Gray-rumped Treeswift
- Whiskered Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Luzon Rail
- Calayan Rail
- Buff-banded Rail
- Barred Rail
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Black-backed Swamphen
- Philippine Swamphen
- White-browed Crake
- Watercock
- Plain Bush-hen
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Red-legged Crake
- Slaty-legged Crake
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Baillon's Crake
- Spotless Crake
Cranes
- Demoiselle Crane
- Hooded Crane
Thick-knees
- Beach Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Long-billed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Oriental Plover
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Malaysian Plover
- Kentish Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana
- Comb-crested Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Bukidnon Woodcock
- Swinhoe's Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Nordmann's Greenshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Barred Buttonquail
- Spotted Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
- Luzon Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Saunders's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Common Gull
- Vega Gull
- Mongolian Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Aleutian Tern
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-naped Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Great Crested Tern
- Chinese Crested Tern
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Kermadec Petrel
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Tahiti Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
Storks
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork
- Lesser Adjutant
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
- Christmas Island Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Cocos Booby
- Masked Booby
- Nazca Booby
Anhingas
- Oriental Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Black-faced Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Schrenck's Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Nankeen Night Heron
- Malayan Night Heron
- Japanese Night Heron
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- Chinese Egret
- Little Egret
- Pied Heron
- Little Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Javan Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
- Great-billed Heron
Pelicans
- Australian Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Jerdon's Baza
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Philippine Honey-buzzard
- Crested Serpent-Eagle
- Philippine Serpent-Eagle
- Philippine Eagle
- Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle
- Philippine Hawk-Eagle
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle
- Rufous-bellied Eagle
- Crested Goshawk
- Besra
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Chinese Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
- Gray-faced Buzzard
- Eastern Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Australasian Grass-Owl
Owls
- Giant Scops-Owl
- Palawan Scops-Owl
- Philippine Scops-Owl
- Everett's Scops-Owl
- Negros Scops-Owl
- Mindoro Scops-Owl
- Mantanani Scops-Owl
- Ryukyu Scops-Owl
- Mindanao Scops-Owl
- Luzon Scops-Owl
- Philippine Eagle-Owl
- Spotted Wood-Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Brown Boobook
- Northern Boobook
- Chocolate Boobook
- Luzon Boobook
- Mindanao Boobook
- Mindoro Boobook
- Romblon Boobook
- Cebu Boobook
- Camiguin Boobook
- Sulu Boobook
Trogons
- Philippine Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Hornbills
- Rufous Hornbill
- Sulu Hornbill
- Palawan Hornbill
- Writhe-billed Hornbill
- Writhed Hornbill
- Visayan Hornbill
- Luzon Hornbill
- Mindoro Hornbill
- Samar Hornbill
- Mindanao Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Rufous-crowned Bee-eater
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- Rainbow Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Blue-eared Kingfisher
- Indigo-banded Kingfisher
- Northern Silvery-Kingfisher
- Southern Silvery-Kingfisher
- Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Philippine Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Dimorphic Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- Ruddy Kingfisher
- Brown-breasted Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Rufous-lored Kingfisher
- Sacred Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Spotted Kingfisher
- Blue-capped Kingfisher
Rollers
- Dollarbird
Asian Barbets
- Coppersmith Barbet
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker
- Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker
- Luzon Flameback
- Yellow-faced Flameback
- Buff-spotted Flameback
- Red-headed Flameback
- Spot-throated Flameback
- Northern Sooty-Woodpecker
- Southern Sooty-Woodpecker
- Great Slaty Woodpecker
- White-bellied Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Philippine Falconet
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Spotted Kestrel
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Oriental Hobby
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
- Palm Cockatoo
- Philippine Cockatoo
- Tanimbar Corella
- White Cockatoo
- Salmon-crested Cockatoo
- Yellow-crested Cockatoo
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Mindanao Racquet-tail
- Luzon Racquet-tail
- Blue-headed Racquet-tail
- Mindoro Racquet-tail
- Blue-winged Racquet-tail
- Green Racquet-tail
- Blue-crowned Racquet-tail
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Blue-naped Parrot
- Blue-backed Parrot
- Crimson Rosella
- Large Fig-Parrot
- Guaiabero
- Budgerigar
- Mindanao Lorikeet
- Red-and-blue Lory
- Philippine Hanging-Parrot
- Camiguin Hanging-Parrot
- Black-billed Hanging-Parrot
- Gray-headed Lovebird
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills
- Visayan Broadbill
- Wattled Broadbill
Pittas
- Whiskered Pitta
- Philippine Pitta
- Blue-winged Pitta
- Western Hooded Pitta
- Azure-breasted Pitta
Thornbills and Allies
- Golden-bellied Gerygone
Cuckooshrikes
- Fiery Minivet
- Scarlet Minivet
- Ashy Minivet
- Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike
- Mindoro Cuckooshrike
- Visayan Cuckooshrike
- Mindanao Cuckooshrike
- Sulu Cuckooshrike
- McGregor's Cuckooshrike
- Black-and-white Triller
- Pied Triller
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike
- Blackish Cuckooshrike
- White-winged Cuckooshrike
- Black-bibbed Cicadabird
Whistlers and Allies
- Yellow-bellied Whistler
- Mangrove Whistler
- Green-backed Whistler
- White-vented Whistler
Old World Orioles
- Ventriloquial Oriole
- White-lored Oriole
- Philippine Oriole
- Isabela Oriole
- Black-naped Oriole
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- White-breasted Woodswallow
Ioras
- Common Iora
Fantails
- Black-and-cinnamon Fantail
- Mindanao Blue-Fantail
- Visayan Blue-Fantail
- Tablas Fantail
- Visayan Fantail
- Blue-headed Fantail
- Philippine Pied-Fantail
Drongos
- Black Drongo
- Ashy Drongo
- Hair-crested Drongo
- Short-tailed Drongo
- Palawan Drongo
- Balicassiao
- Tablas Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Short-crested Monarch
- Black-naped Monarch
- Celestial Monarch
- Blue Paradise-Flycatcher
- Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher
- Black Paradise-Flycatcher
- Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Tiger Shrike
- Red-backed Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Mountain Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Sierra Madre Crow
- Samar Crow
- Palawan Crow
- Rook
- Philippine Jungle Crow
Fairy Flycatchers
- Citrine Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Elegant Tit
- Palawan Tit
- White-fronted Tit
Larks
- Singing Bushlark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Leyte Plumed-Warbler
- Mindanao Plumed-Warbler
- Rufous-fronted Tailorbird
- Ashy Tailorbird
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
- Visayan Tailorbird
- Gray-backed Tailorbird
- Green-backed Tailorbird
- Yellow-breasted Tailorbird
- White-browed Tailorbird
- White-eared Tailorbird
- Zitting Cisticola
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Streaked Reed Warbler
- Oriental Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Cordillera Ground-Warbler
- Sierra Madre Ground-Warbler
- Bicol Ground-Warbler
- Gray's Grasshopper Warbler
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
- Long-tailed Bush Warbler
- Benguet Bush Warbler
- Tawny Grassbird
- Striated Grassbird
Swallows
- Gray-throated Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Pacific Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Siberian House-Martin
- Asian House-Martin
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- Gray-throated Bulbul
- Sulphur-bellied Bulbul
- Philippine Bulbul
- Mindoro Bulbul
- Streak-breasted Bulbul
- Visayan Bulbul
- Yellowish Bulbul
- Camiguin Bulbul
- Zamboanga Bulbul
- Brown-eared Bulbul
- Black Bulbul
- Yellow-wattled Bulbul
- Black-headed Bulbul
- Olive-winged Bulbul
- Ashy-fronted Bulbul
- Light-vented Bulbul
- Yellow-vented Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Radde's Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Lemon-throated Leaf Warbler
- Philippine Leaf Warbler
- Ijima's Leaf Warbler
- Japanese Leaf Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler
- Yellow-breasted Warbler
- Negros Leaf Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Asian Stubtail
- Mountain Tailorbird
- Rufous-headed Tailorbird
- Philippine Bush Warbler
- Manchurian Bush Warbler
- Aberrant Bush Warbler
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Flame-templed Babbler
- Visayan Pygmy-Babbler
- Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler
- Rusty-crowned Babbler
- Golden-crowned Babbler
- Calabarzon Babbler
- Visayan Babbler
- Palawan Striped-Babbler
- Luzon Striped-Babbler
- Chestnut-faced Babbler
- Panay Striped-Babbler
- Negros Striped-Babbler
- Mindanao Heleia
- Yellowish White-eye
- Warbling White-eye
- Lowland White-eye
- Everett's White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
- Brown Tit-Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Palawan Babbler
- Ashy-headed Babbler
- Striated Wren-Babbler
- Falcated Wren-Babbler
Nuthatches
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
- Sulphur-billed Nuthatch
Starlings
- Stripe-sided Rhabdornis
- Long-billed Rhabdornis
- Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis
- Visayan Rhabdornis
- Asian Glossy Starling
- Short-tailed Starling
- Apo Myna
- Coleto
- Common Hill Myna
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Daurian Starling
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling
- White-shouldered Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Red-billed Starling
- White-cheeked Starling
- Common Myna
- Crested Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Sunda Thrush
- White's Thrush
- Ashy Thrush
- Chestnut-capped Thrush
- Chinese Blackbird
- Japanese Thrush
- Mindoro Island-Thrush
- Luzon Island-Thrush
- Mindanao Island-Thrush
- Pale Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Brown-headed Thrush
- Red-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann's Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Gray-streaked Flycatcher
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Ferruginous Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Ashy-breasted Flycatcher
- Philippine Magpie-Robin
- White-browed Shama
- Visayan Shama
- White-vented Shama
- Black Shama
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- Turquoise Flycatcher
- Blue-breasted Blue Flycatcher
- Rufous-breasted Blue Flycatcher
- Palawan Blue Flycatcher
- Mangrove Blue Flycatcher
- Philippine Jungle Flycatcher
- Sulu Jungle Flycatcher
- Bagobo Robin
- Rusty-flanked Jungle Flycatcher
- Negros Jungle Flycatcher
- Mindanao Jungle Flycatcher
- Philippine Shortwing
- Siberian Blue Robin
- Bluethroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Narcissus Flycatcher
- Mugimaki Flycatcher
- Little Pied Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Palawan Flycatcher
- Furtive Flycatcher
- Little Slaty Flycatcher
- Cryptic Flycatcher
- Bundok Flycatcher
- Luzon Redstart
- Daurian Redstart
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Amur Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
Waxwings
- Japanese Waxwing
Flowerpeckers
- Palawan Flowerpecker
- Olive-backed Flowerpecker
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker
- Whiskered Flowerpecker
- Olive-capped Flowerpecker
- Yellow-crowned Flowerpecker
- Flame-crowned Flowerpecker
- Bicolored Flowerpecker
- Cebu Flowerpecker
- Red-keeled Flowerpecker
- Black-belted Flowerpecker
- Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
- Buzzing Flowerpecker
- Pygmy Flowerpecker
- Fire-throated Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Brown-throated Sunbird
- Gray-throated Sunbird
- Purple-throated Sunbird
- Copper-throated Sunbird
- Garden Sunbird
- Palawan Sunbird
- Lovely Sunbird
- Magnificent Sunbird
- Handsome Sunbird
- Flaming Sunbird
- Maroon-naped Sunbird
- Metallic-winged Sunbird
- Lina's Sunbird
- Gray-hooded Sunbird
- Apo Sunbird
- Tboli Sunbird
- Orange-tufted Spiderhunter
- Pale Spiderhunter
- Naked-faced Spiderhunter
Fairy-bluebirds
- Palawan Fairy-bluebird
- Philippine Fairy-bluebird
Leafbirds
- Philippine Leafbird
- Yellow-throated Leafbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-bellied Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- Green-faced Parrotfinch
- Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch
- Red-eared Parrotfinch
- Red Avadavat
Old World Sparrows
- Cinnamon Ibon
- House Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Pechora Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Yellow-billed Grosbeak
- Japanese Grosbeak
- Common Rosefinch
- White-cheeked Bullfinch
- Red Crossbill
- Mindanao Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Chestnut-eared Bunting
- Pallas's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Yellow Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
- Chestnut Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
Most common birds in Philippines
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Philippines’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Ashy MinivetPericrocotus divaricatus
- Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
Largest bird families in Philippines
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies30
- Old World Flycatchers28
- Pigeons and Doves27
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns17
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites17
- Cuckoos16
- Sunbirds and Spiderhunters16
- Starlings15
Reported in the last 30 days
443 species reported to eBird in Philippines in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Brown Shrike, Black-crowned Night Heron, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Philippine Jungle Crow, Brahminy Kite, Eastern Red-rumped Swallow, Ashy Minivet, Paddyfield Pipit, Kentish Plover, Pacific Swallow, Pacific Golden-Plover, Amur Stonechat, Barn Swallow, Philippine Coucal, Whiskered Tern, Eastern Cattle-Egret, White Wagtail, Buff-banded Rail, Zitting Cisticola, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Zebra Dove, White-breasted Woodswallow, Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Blue Rock-Thrush, White-shouldered Starling, Little Ringed Plover, Common Snipe, Great Egret, Black-winged Stilt, Little Egret, Gray Heron, Common Myna, Wood Sandpiper, Little Bunting, Common Sandpiper, Gray Wagtail, Long-toed Stint, Swinhoe's Snipe, White-breasted Waterhen, Brown-eared Bulbul, …
Get to know some of them
Barn Swallow
Black-crowned Night Heron
Pacific Golden-Plover
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Whiskered Tern
Great Egret
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Little Egret
Black-winged Stilt
Little Ringed Plover
Wood Sandpiper
Gray Heron
Common Sandpiper
Eurasian Moorhen
Rock Pigeon
Gray Wagtail
Common Snipe
Medium Egret
White Wagtail
Marsh Sandpiper
Scaly-breasted Munia
Common Greenshank
Bar-tailed Godwit
Paddyfield Pipit