Philippines Ramsar wetland
Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
82 bird species recorded; the most in January.
Rob and Stephanie Levy from Townsville, Australia · CC BY 2.0
This month here
69 species in January.35 species in February.5 species in March.41 species in April.22 species in May.36 species in June.7 species in July.0 species in August.0 species in September.0 species in October.57 species in November.38 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
NT
No records for this month.
No records for this month.
No records for this month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
82 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 82Speciesrecorded more than once
- 19Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 941Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 6Raptors
- 1Owls
- 4Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 2Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 28Songbirds
- 31Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 82 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Grey-headed Fish EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusNT
- Philippine Serpent EagleSpilornis holospilus
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Grey-faced BuzzardButastur indicus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mindanao Hawk-OwlNinox spilocephalaNT
Waders4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosa
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Songbirds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
- Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- Olive-backed SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
- Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris
- Philippine Pied FantailRhipidura nigritorquis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Pied TrillerLalage nigra
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Middendorff's Grasshopper-warblerLocustella ochotensis
- Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensis
- Mangrove Blue-FlycatcherCyornis rufigastra
- Brown tit-babblerMacronus striaticeps
- Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Red-striped FlowerpeckerDicaeum australe
- Grey-streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa griseisticta
- Dicrurus striatusDicrurus striatus
- Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeum
- ColetoSarcops calvus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Megalurus timoriensisMegalurus timoriensis
Other birds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Porphyrio pulverulentusPorphyrio pulverulentus
- White-collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Philippine CoucalCentropus viridis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- White-browed CrakePorzana cinerea
- Barred RailGallirallus torquatus
- GuaiaberoBolbopsittacus lunulatus
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularis
- Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivacea
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- White-eared Brown DovePhapitreron leucotis
- Mindanao HornbillPenelopides affinis
- Philippine Hanging-parrotLoriculus philippensis
- Southern Silvery KingfisherCeyx argentatusNT
- Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatus
- Philippine Green-pigeonTreron axillaris
- Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanus
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Sunda Collared DoveStreptopelia bitorquata
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Black-faced CoucalCentropus melanops
- Great Eared NightjarLyncornis macrotis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan29°/21°396 mm
- Feb29°/20°269 mm
- Mar30°/21°191 mm
- Apr31°/21°152 mm
- May32°/22°194 mm
- Jun31°/22°246 mm
- Jul31°/22°230 mm
- Aug32°/22°192 mm
- Sep32°/22°186 mm
- Oct31°/22°221 mm
- Nov30°/22°251 mm
- Dec29°/22°313 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
Wildlife reserve
Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Philippines.
82 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 941 open records.
The most recorded are the Porphyrio pulverulentus, the White-collared Kingfisher and the Javan Pond-Heron.
5 species come for the summer, 14 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in January.
Get there and watch
- La Paznearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Bancasi Airport (BXU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 83 km in a straight lineCar hire at DVO airport (Davao)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmMount Tauaua · 24 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
Philippines
- 42Birdyas Score
- 82Species
- 19Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q398765) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 941 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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