Friday, August 5, 2011

BIRDS OF ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

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BIRDS OF ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY
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According to the data by Wildbird Club of thePhilippines (WBCP) there are 43 species of birds found in Ateneo deManila University from 2006 to 2011. Below is the list:
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1. Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
2. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
3. Barred Rail (Gallirallus torquatus)
4. Plain Bush-hen (Amaurornis olivacea)
5. White-breasted (Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus)
6. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon (Treron vernans)
7. Red Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
8. Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
9. Colasisi (Loriculus philippensis)
10. Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus)
11. Philippine nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis)
12. Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes)
13. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
14. White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
15. White-collared Kingfisher (Todirhamphus chloris)
16. Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
17. Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos maculatus)
18. Red-bellied Pitta (Pitta erythrogaster)
19. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
20. Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
21. Pied Triller (Lalage nigra)
22. Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)
23. Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
24. Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
25. Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis)
26. Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
27. Golden-bellied Flyeater (Gerygone sulphurea)
28. Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
29. Tawny Grassbird (Megalurus timoriensis)
30. Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris)
31. Grey-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta)
32. Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica)
33. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
34. Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)
35. White-breasted Wood-swallow (Artamus leucorynchus)
36. Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)
37. Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)
38. Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)
39. Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe)
40.Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma)
41. Lowland White-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
42. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
43. Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
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Out of these 43 bird species, 36 are resident and 7 are migratory.
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Of the 36 resident birds, 30 are endemic and 6 are non-endemic.
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