Philippines · Palawan
Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm – Ricefields, Puerto Princesa
168 species and 3,603 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March and November, with up to 81 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Medium EgretArdea intermedia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Great EgretArdea alba
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm1 km186 species
- Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm – Balsahan River Trail, Puerto Princesa2 km178 species
- Irawan Eco Park, Puerto Princesa7 km166 species
- Zigzag Road, Puerto Princesa13 km141 species
- Napsan, Puerto Princesa City14 km139 species
- Sabang – Cockatoo Viewpoint, Puerto Princesa44 km144 species
All 168 species recorded here
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Palawan Crow Corvus pusillus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra
- Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Purple-throated Sunbird Leptocoma sperata
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Ameline Swiftlet Aerodramus amelis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Blue-headed Racket-tail Prioniturus platenae
- White-vented Shama Copsychus niger
- Blue Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone cyanescens
- Palawan Flowerpecker Prionochilus plateni
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Ashy-fronted Bulbul Pycnonotus cinereifrons
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
- Spot-throated Flameback Dinopium everetti
- Pygmy Flowerpecker Dicaeum pygmaeum
- Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Pale Spiderhunter Arachnothera dilutior
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Palawan Bulbul Alophoixus frater
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
- Yellow-throated Leafbird Chloropsis palawanensis
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Red-headed Flameback Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
- Melodious Babbler Malacopteron palawanense
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Lovely Sunbird Aethopyga shelleyi
- Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina striata
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Grey-rumped Swiftlet Collocalia marginata
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Pied Triller Lalage nigra
- Palawan Flycatcher Ficedula platenae
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Black-chinned Fruit Dove Ramphiculus leclancheri
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Ashy-headed Babbler Pellorneum cinereiceps
- Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Falcated Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla falcata
- Palawan Hornbill Anthracoceros marchei
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Philippine Jungle Crow Corvus philippinus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Sulphur-bellied Bulbul Iole palawanensis
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
- Philippine Pied Fantail Rhipidura nigritorquis
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
- Philippine Swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Spotted Wood Owl Strix seloputo
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Palawan Tit Periparus amabilis
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra
- Palawan Scops Owl Otus fuliginosus
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Eastern Grass Owl Tyto longimembris
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Mantanani Scops Owl Otus mantananensis
- Palawan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron napoleonis
- Palawan Frogmouth Batrachostomus chaseni
- Philippine Megapode Megapodius cumingii
- Palawan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis lemprieri
- Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus
- Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
- Pygmy Swiftlet Collocalia troglodytes
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm – Ricefields, Puerto Princesa?
March and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 81 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm – Ricefields, Puerto Princesa?
168 species, from 3,603 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm – Ricefields, Puerto Princesa in November?
The most recorded in November: Medium Egret, Little Egret, Barn Swallow, White-breasted Woodswallow and Spotted Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.