Philippines · Palawan
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
185 species and 4,078 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March, with up to 100 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Sulphur-bellied BulbulIole palawanensis
White-vented ShamaCopsychus niger
Palawan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron napoleonis
Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularis
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeus
Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
Chestnut-breasted MalkohaPhaenicophaeus curvirostris
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Medium EgretArdea intermedia
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeumSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Sabang, Puerto Princesa3 km172 species
- Sabang – Cockatoo Viewpoint, Puerto Princesa10 km144 species
- Irawan Eco Park, Puerto Princesa48 km166 species
- Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm – Ricefields, Puerto Princesa54 km168 species
- Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm55 km186 species
- Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm – Balsahan River Trail, Puerto Princesa56 km178 species
All 185 species recorded here
- White-vented Shama Copsychus niger
- Palawan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron napoleonis
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Philippine Megapode Megapodius cumingii
- Palawan Hornbill Anthracoceros marchei
- Palawan Crow Corvus pusillus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Palawan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis lemprieri
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Yellow-throated Leafbird Chloropsis palawanensis
- Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
- Grey-rumped Swiftlet Collocalia marginata
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
- Lovely Sunbird Aethopyga shelleyi
- Palawan Flowerpecker Prionochilus plateni
- Palawan Bulbul Alophoixus frater
- Sulphur-bellied Bulbul Iole palawanensis
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
- Ashy-headed Babbler Pellorneum cinereiceps
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Spot-throated Flameback Dinopium everetti
- Blue Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone cyanescens
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
- Ashy-fronted Bulbul Pycnonotus cinereifrons
- Blue-headed Racket-tail Prioniturus platenae
- Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
- Pygmy Swiftlet Collocalia troglodytes
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Pale Spiderhunter Arachnothera dilutior
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Ameline Swiftlet Aerodramus amelis
- Palawan Tit Periparus amabilis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Falcated Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla falcata
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina striata
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Purple-throated Sunbird Leptocoma sperata
- Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
- Palawan Frogmouth Batrachostomus chaseni
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Palawan Scops Owl Otus fuliginosus
- Philippine Pitta Erythropitta erythrogaster
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Citrine Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa helianthea
- Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii
- Pygmy Flowerpecker Dicaeum pygmaeum
- Red-headed Flameback Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
- White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Black-chinned Fruit Dove Ramphiculus leclancheri
- Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
- Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
- Philippine Pied Fantail Rhipidura nigritorquis
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Spotted Wood Owl Strix seloputo
- Pied Triller Lalage nigra
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
- Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Oriental Hobby Falco severus
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Palawan Flycatcher Ficedula platenae
- Philippine Swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi
- Philippine Jungle Crow Corvus philippinus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Philippine Collared Dove Streptopelia dusumieri
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx pectoralis
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Mantanani Scops Owl Otus mantananensis
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor
- Grey Imperial Pigeon Ducula pickeringii
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus
- Sunda Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis sepulcralis
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Northern Boobook Ninox japonica
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus
- Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes ochotensis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
- Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi
- Melodious Babbler Malacopteron palawanense
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park?
February–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 100 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park?
185 species, from 4,078 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Sulphur-bellied Bulbul, White-vented Shama, Palawan Peacock-Pheasant, Pin-striped Tit-Babbler and Rufous-tailed Tailorbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.