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Annotated checklist of the Birds, Mammals and Reptiles
recorded during the Rockjumper reconnaissance
Philippines Tour
12 th May – 8 th June 2005
BIRDS
Key to abbreviations:
ENDEMISM
E: an endemic species (found only in the Philippines)
NE: a near endemic species (i.e. found mainly in the Philippines but that occur on a few nearby
small islands in other countries)
M: breed outside the Philippines and migrate to the country. Some migrants may oversummer
e: an endemic subspecies
ne: a near endemic subspecies
I: an introduced species
CONSERVATION STATUS
Threatened CR: critical EN: endangered VU: vulnerable
Lower risk CD: conservation dependent DD: data deficient NT: near-threatened
WORLD CHECKLISTS
C: Treated as a full species in James F. Clements: “Birds of the World. A checklist”. Fifth edition
(including updates until December 2005 – see http://www.ibispub.com/updates.html).
1. Little Grebe (e) (Tachybaptus ruficollis) (C)
Luzon
14/5 4 Candaba Marsh. (endemic subspecies philippensis).
2. Red-footed/Brown Booby (Sula sula/leucogaster) (C)
Negros-Cebu
27/5 1 immature, brown-coloured bird, either a Brown Booby or a Red-footed Booby, was seen
at a distance from the jet-ferry, in the strait between Negros and Cebu.
3. Greater/Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata minor/ariel) (C)
Palawan
20/5 An unidentified frigatebird was seen from the airplane over the sea, during landing at
Puerto Princesa.
Mindanao
31/5 Much to our surprise, a frigate bird was soaring over the inland mountain jungle of Mt.
Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, for 15 minutes, and then disappearing behind the mountain
towards the coast to the north west. It was an immature bird, and not identified by species.