Philippines · Palawan
Sabang, Puerto Princesa
172 species and 5,080 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March, with up to 98 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
Palawan CrowCorvus pusillus
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Medium EgretArdea intermedia
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Great EgretArdea alba
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Green Imperial PigeonDucula aenea
Palawan HornbillAnthracoceros marchei
Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifrons
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata43 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 172 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park3 km185 species
- Sabang – Cockatoo Viewpoint, Puerto Princesa11 km144 species
- Irawan Eco Park, Puerto Princesa49 km166 species
- Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm – Ricefields, Puerto Princesa55 km168 species
- Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm56 km186 species
- Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm – Balsahan River Trail, Puerto Princesa57 km178 species
All 172 species recorded here
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Palawan Crow Corvus pusillus
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Grey-rumped Swiftlet Collocalia marginata
- Ashy-fronted Bulbul Pycnonotus cinereifrons
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Palawan Hornbill Anthracoceros marchei
- Palawan Flowerpecker Prionochilus plateni
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Lovely Sunbird Aethopyga shelleyi
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Palawan Bulbul Alophoixus frater
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Yellow-throated Leafbird Chloropsis palawanensis
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Pale Spiderhunter Arachnothera dilutior
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Spot-throated Flameback Dinopium everetti
- Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
- Ameline Swiftlet Aerodramus amelis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Palawan Frogmouth Batrachostomus chaseni
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Sulphur-bellied Bulbul Iole palawanensis
- White-vented Shama Copsychus niger
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
- Pygmy Swiftlet Collocalia troglodytes
- Palawan Tit Periparus amabilis
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
- Blue Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone cyanescens
- Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Purple-throated Sunbird Leptocoma sperata
- Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
- Pygmy Flowerpecker Dicaeum pygmaeum
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
- Palawan Scops Owl Otus fuliginosus
- Blue-headed Racket-tail Prioniturus platenae
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
- Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina striata
- Ashy-headed Babbler Pellorneum cinereiceps
- Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus
- Palawan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis lemprieri
- Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
- White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Palawan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron napoleonis
- Spotted Wood Owl Strix seloputo
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
- Falcated Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla falcata
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Philippine Megapode Megapodius cumingii
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Philippine Pied Fantail Rhipidura nigritorquis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Red-headed Flameback Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Pied Triller Lalage nigra
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Philippine Jungle Crow Corvus philippinus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Philippine Swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi
- Philippine Pitta Erythropitta erythrogaster
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Black-chinned Fruit Dove Ramphiculus leclancheri
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Melodious Babbler Malacopteron palawanense
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
- Palawan Flycatcher Ficedula platenae
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Oriental Hobby Falco severus
- Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor
- Sunda Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis sepulcralis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea
- Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
- Mantanani Scops Owl Otus mantananensis
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Barred Rail Gallirallus torquatus
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sabang, Puerto Princesa?
February–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 98 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sabang, Puerto Princesa?
172 species, from 5,080 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sabang, Puerto Princesa in November?
The most recorded in November: Garden Sunbird, Palawan Crow, Eastern Cattle Egret, Little Egret and Medium Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.