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The Birds Luzon with Satellite Islands (28): Luzon and Mindoro (3) The birds Philippine endemic species following Clements 2000 until update July 2004 The next list gives the distribution of the endemic birds on the main, larger islands. Status: following Birdlife International “Threatened Birds of the World – update 2004” CRI: Critical endangered (10) END: Endangered (9) VUL: Vulnerable (33) NT: Near threatened (38) birds names in red: observed during this trip Luzon with satellite islands (28): 1. Worcester's Buttonquail Turnix worcesteri († 1930's?) 2. Brown-banded or Luzon Rail Rallus mirificus 3. Luzon Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba luzonica NT 4. Flame-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus marchei VUL 5. Cream-bellied Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus merrilli NT 6. Luzon Montane Racquet-tail Prioniturus montanus NT 7. Green Racquet-tail Prioniturus luconensis VUL 8. Red-crested Malkoha Phaenicophaeus superciliosus 9. Scale-feathered Malkoha Phaenicophaeus cumingi 10. Rufous Coucal Centropus unirufus NT 11. Luzon Scops-Owl Otus longicornis NT 12. Luzon Hornbill Penelopides manillae 13. Whiskered Pitta Pitta kochi VUL 14. White-lored Oriole Oriolus albiloris 15. Isabela Oriole Oriolus isabellae END 16. Blackish Cuckoo-shrike Coracina coerulescens 17. White-browed Jungle-Flycatcher Rhinomyias insignis VUL 18. Ashy-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa randi (Negros† 1879?) VUL 19. Furtive Flycatcher Ficedula disposita NT 20. Blue-breasted Flycatcher Cyornis herioti 21. Luzon Bush-Warbler Cettia seebohmi 22. Lowland White-eye Zosterops meyeni 23. Grey-backed Tailorbird Orthotomus derbianus 24. Rabor's Wren-Babbler Napothera rabori NT 25. Golden-crowned Babbler Stachyris dennistouni NT 26. Chestnut-faced Babbler Stachyris whiteheadi 27. Luzon Striped-Babbler Stachyris striata NT 28. Long-billed Rhabdornis Rhabdornis grandis Luzon and Mindoro (3): The Philippines 24 December 2002 – 21 January 2003 Peter Collaerts 1/34 29. Green-backed Whistler Pachycephala albiventris 30. Ashy Thrush Zoothera cinerea VUL 31. Luzon Redstart Rhyacornis bicolor VUL Mindoro (6): 32. Mindoro Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba platenae CRI 33. Mindoro Imperial-Pigeon Ducula mindorensis VUL 34. Black-hooded Coucal Centropus steerii CRI 35. Mindoro Scops-Owl Otus mindorensis NT 36. Mindoro Hornbill Penelopides mindorensis END 37. Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker Dicaeum retrocinctum VUL Panay (1): 38. Panay Striped-Babbler Stachyris latistriata NT Negros (2): 39. Negros Striped-Babbler Stachyris nigrorum END 40. Negros Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus arcanus CRI Panay and Negros (8): 41. Negros Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba keayi CRI 42. Visayan Hornbill Penelopides panini END 43. Writhe-billed Hornbill Aceros waldeni CRI 44. White-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina ostenta VUL 45. White-throated Jungle-Flycatcher Rhinomyias albigularis END 46. Flame-templed Babbler Stachyris speciosa END 47. Philippine Tailorbird Orthotomus castaneiceps 48. Visayan Flowerpecker Dicaeum haematostictum VUL Luzon and Negros (3): 49. Spotted Buttonquail Turnix ocellata 50. Spotted Kingfisher Actenoides lindsayi 51. Lemon-throated Warbler Phylloscopus cebuensis (+ Cebu) Luzon, Panay and Negros (6): 52. Indigo-banded Kingfisher Alcedo cyanopecta (+ Mindoro) 53. Blue-headed Fantail Rhipidura cyaniceps 54. White-browed Shama Copsychus luzoniensis 55. Yellowish White-eye Zosterops nigrorum (+ Mindoro) The Philippines 24 December 2002 – 21 January 2003 Peter Collaerts 2/34 56. Green-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura viridifacies VUL 57. Flaming Sunbird Aethopyga flagrans Luzon, Mindoro and Mindanao (3): 58. Philippine Duck Anas luzonica VUL 59. Spotted Imperial-Pigeon Ducula carola (+ Negros) VUL 60. Mountain Shrike Lanius validirostris NT Luzon and Mindanao (6): 61. Whitehead's Swiftlet Collocalia whiteheadi 62. Short-crested Monarch Hypothymis helenae NT 63. Long-tailed Bush-Warbler Bradypterus caudatus 64. White-fronted Tit Parus semilarvatus NT 65. Flame-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum anthonyi NT 66. White-cheeked Bullfinch Pyrrhula leucogenis Mindanao with satellite islands (28): 67. Bukidnon Woodcock Scolopax bukidnonensis 68. Mindanao Racquet-tail Prioniturus waterstradti NT 69. Mindanao Lorikeet Trichoglossus johnstoniae NT 70. Mindanao Scops-Owl Otus mirus NT 71. Giant Scops-Owl Mimizuku gurneyi VUL 72. Blue-capped Kingfisher Actenoides hombroni VUL 73. Mindanao Hornbill Penelopides affinis 74. Writhed Hornbill Aceros leucocephalus NT 75. Mindanao Broadbill Eurylaimus steerii VUL 76. Black-and-cinnamon Fantail Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea 77. McGregor's Cuckoo-shrike Coracina mcgregori NT 78. Apo Myna Basilornis miranda NT 79. Slaty-backed Jungle-Flycatcher Rhinomyias goodfellowi NT 80. Cryptic Flycatcher Ficedula crypta 81. Zamboanga Bulbul Ixos rufigularis NT 82. Black-masked White-eye Lophozosterops goodfellowi 83. Cinnamon Ibon Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus 84. Rufous-headed Tailorbird Orthotomus heterolaemus 85. Black-headed Tailorbird Orthotomus nigriceps 86. White-eared Tailorbird Orthotomus cinereiceps 87. Bagobo Babbler Trichastoma woodi 88. Rusty-crowned Babbler Stachyris capitalis 89. Red-eared Parrotfinch Erythrura coloria NT 90. Whiskered Flowerpecker Dicaeum proprium NT 91. Olive-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum nigrilore 92. Grey-hooded Sunbird Aethopyga primigenius NT The Philippines 24 December 2002 – 21 January 2003 Peter Collaerts 3/34 93. Apo Sunbird Aethopyga boltoni NT 94. Lina's Sunbird Aethopyga linaraborae NT Mindanao and Sulu Islands (2): 95. Philippine Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus olivaceus (+ Neg, Boh & Sam) 96. Dark-eared Dove Phapitreron (cinereiceps) brunneiceps (+ Basilan) VUL Mindanao, Bohol, Samar or Leyte (16): 97. Mindanao Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba criniger END 98. Black-faced Coucal Centropus melanops 99. Philippine Needletail Mearnsia picina (+ Negros, not Bohol) NT 100. Silvery Kingfisher Alcedo argentata VUL 101. Azure-breasted Pitta Pitta steerii VUL 102. Blue Fantail Rhipidura superciliaris 103. Black-bibbed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina mindanensis (+ Mindoro) VUL 104. Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis (Mindanao & Leyte) VUL 105. Little Slaty Flycatcher Ficedula basilanica (not on Bohol) VUL 106. Yellowish Bulbul Ixos everetti (+ Sulu Islands, not Bohol) 107. Rufous-fronted Tailorbird Orthotomus frontalis 108. Striated Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla mindanensis 109. Brown Tit-Babbler Macronous striaticeps (+ Sulu Islands) 110. Pygmy Babbler Stachyris plateni (not on Bohol) NT 111. Miniature Tit-Babbler Micromacronus leytensis (not on Bohol) 112. Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis Rhabdornis inornatus (Ma, S & N) Bohol, Samar and Leyte (3): 113. Samar Hornbill Penelopides samarensis 114. Visayan Broadbill Eurylaimus samarensis VUL 115. Yellow-breasted Tailorbird Orthotomus samarensis NT Sulu Islands (3): 116. Sulu Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba menagei CRI 117. Blue-winged Racquet-tail Prioniturus verticalis END 118. Sulu Hornbill Anthracoceros montani CRI Siquijor, Romblon, Tablas and Cebu (1): 119. Streak-breasted Bulbul Ixos siquijorensis END Cebu (2): The Philippines 24 December 2002 – 21 January 2003 Peter Collaerts 4/34 120. Black Shama Copsychus cebuensis END 121. Cebu Flowerpecker Dicaeum quadricolor CRI Luzon, Leyte, Samar and Mindanao (9): 122. Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi CRI 123. Guaiabero Bolbopsittacus lunulatus 124. Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx melanurus VUL 125. Sooty Woodpecker Mulleripicus funebris 126. Black-and-white Triller Lalage melanoleuca (+ Mindoro) 127. Philippine Fairy-bluebird Irena cyanogaster 128. Celestial Monarch Hypothymis coelestis (+ Negros, not on Leyte) VUL 129. Sulphur-billed Nuthatch Sitta oenochlamys 130. Naked-faced Spiderhunter Arachnothera clarae Luzon, Bohol, Leyte, Samar and Mindanao (11): 131. Philippine Falconet Microhierax erythrogenys 132. Philippine Scops-Owl Otus megalotis (+ Negros) 133. Philippine Eagle-Owl Bubo philippensis VUL 134. Philippine Trogon Harpactes ardens 135. Rufous Hornbill Buceros hydrocorax NT 136. Yellow-bellied Whistler Pachycephala philippinensis (+ Siquijor) 137. Yellow-wattled Bulbul Pycnonotus urostictus 138. Black-crowned Babbler Stachyris nigrocapitata (not Mindanao) 139. Olive-backed Flowerpecker Prionochilus olivaceus 140. Buzzing Flowerpecker Dicaeum hypoleucum (+ Sulu Is.) 141. Metallic-winged Sunbird Aethopyga pulcherrima Palawan and satellite islands (18): 142. Palawan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron emphanum VUL 143. Blue-headed Racquet-tail Prioniturus platenae VUL 144. Palawan Scops-Owl Otus fuliginosus NT 145. Palawan Swiftlet Collocalia palawanensis 146. Palawan Hornbill Anthracoceros marchei VUL 147. Blue Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone cyanescens NT 148. Yellow-throated Leafbird Chloropsis palawanensis 149. Palawan Flycatcher Ficedula platenae VUL 150. Palawan Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis lemprieri NT 151. White-vented Shama Copsychus niger 152. Sulphur-bellied Bulbul Ixos palawanensis 153. Ashy-headed Babbler Malacocincla cinereiceps 154. Melodious Babbler Malacopteron palawanense NT 155. Falcated Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla falcata VUL 156. Palawan Striped-Babbler Stachyris hypogrammica NT The Philippines 24 December 2002 – 21 January 2003 Peter Collaerts 5/34 157. Palawan Tit Parus amabilis NT 158. Palawan Flowerpecker Prionochilus plateni 159. Lovely Sunbird Aethopyga shelleyi More or less all islands except Palawan (23): 160. Philippine Serpent-Eagle Spilornis holospilus 161. Plain Bush-hen Amaurornis olivaceus 162. White-eared Brown-Dove Phapitreron leucotis 163. Amethyst Brown-Dove Phapitreron amethystina (not Mindoro, Panay) 164. Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus occipitalis (not Panay) 165. Pink-bellied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula poliocephala NT 166. Blue-crowned Racquet-tail
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