Philippines Ramsar wetland
Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area
176 bird species recorded; the most from October to November.
Klienneeco · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
107 species in January.121 species in February.98 species in March.111 species in April.91 species in May.69 species in June.63 species in July.80 species in August.113 species in September.135 species in October.134 species in November.115 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
176 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).
- 176Speciesrecorded more than once
- 84Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 61,669Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 6Raptors
- 3Owls
- 27Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 60Songbirds
- 56Other 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 176 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
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Grey-faced BuzzardButastur indicus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eastern Grass-owlTyto longimembris
- Northern BoobokNinox japonica
- Luzon Lowland Scops-owlOtus megalotis
Waders27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
- Swinhoe's SnipeGallinago megala
Gulls & seabirds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Chinese EgretEgretta eulophotesVU
- Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosa
- Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Songbirds60 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
- Philippine Pied FantailRhipidura nigritorquis
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea
- Olive-backed SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
- Red-striped FlowerpeckerDicaeum australe
- Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Crested mynaAcridotheres cristatellus
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
- Pied TrillerLalage nigra
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Lowland White-eyeZosterops meyeni
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Grey-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus derbianus
- Narcissus FlycatcherFicedula narcissina
- Pechora PipitAnthus gustavi
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensis
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- Grey-streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa griseisticta
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Kamchatka Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus examinandus
- Java SparrowLonchura oryzivora
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Ferruginous FlycatcherMuscicapa ferruginea
- Siberian RubythroatLuscinia calliope
- Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Ashy MinivetPericrocotus divaricatus
- Pygmy FlowerpeckerDicaeum pygmaeum
- White-shouldered StarlingSturnia sinensis
- Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinus
- Hooded PittaPitta sordida
- Middendorff's Grasshopper-warblerLocustella ochotensis
- Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicus
- Eyebrowed thrushTurdus obscurus
- Japanese Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus xanthodryas
- Chestnut-cheeked StarlingAgropsar philippensis
- Megalurus timoriensisMegalurus timoriensis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Japanese Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudata
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastra
- Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
- Red-bellied PittaPitta erythrogaster
- Brown-headed ThrushTurdus chrysolaus
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Blue-and-white FlycatcherCyanoptila cyanomelana
Other birds56 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- White-collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginata
- Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatus
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Barred RailGallirallus torquatus
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- White-browed CrakePorzana cinerea
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularis
- Philippine Hanging-parrotLoriculus philippensis
- White-eared Brown DovePhapitreron leucotis
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
- Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytes
- Philippine CoucalCentropus viridis
- Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
- Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollis
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
- Cuculus pectoralisCuculus pectoralis
- Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus
- Salmon-crested CockatooCacatua moluccensis
- King QuailSynoicus chinensis
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
- Yellow-breasted Fruit-DovePtilinopus occipitalis
- Sunda Collared DoveStreptopelia bitorquata
- Philippine Cuckoo-doveMacropygia tenuirostris
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Philippine NightjarCaprimulgus manillensis
- Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
- Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensis
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivacea
- Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsi
- Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriNT
- Black-chinned Fruit DovePtilinopus leclancheri
- Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanus
- Columba vitiensisColumba vitiensis
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from October to November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan27°/20°148 mm
- Feb28°/20°148 mm
- Mar30°/21°119 mm
- Apr32°/23°102 mm
- May32°/24°171 mm
- Jun30°/24°248 mm
- Jul29°/24°312 mm
- Aug28°/24°289 mm
- Sep29°/24°301 mm
- Oct28°/23°341 mm
- Nov28°/23°345 mm
- Dec27°/22°393 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area.
Protected coastal area in Metro Manila, Philippines
Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Philippines.
176 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 61,669 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Tree Sparrow, the Yellow-vented Bulbul and the Little Egret.
18 species come for the summer, 62 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Chinese Egret, Grey Plover and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from October to November.
Get there and watch
- Oyster Plaza Hotelplace to stay · 1.2 km · 705 within 10 km
- Paranaque Citynearest town · 4.1 km in a straight line
- Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 5 km in a straight lineCar hire at MNL airport (Manila)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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmMaxims Tower
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmAirplane Observation Deck
- 86car parks within 3 km
- 105restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 km
- 705places to stay within 10 kmOyster Plaza Hotel, Kinetsu Worlwide Express (T.I. Baguio), DenTin Apartelle and 702 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmTelero Hill · 22 kmPasong Balita Hill · 22 kmMount Campana · 25 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmNational PlanetariumBortle 8 · 10 kmManila ObservatoryBortle 9 · 19 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area
Philippines
- 69Birdyas Score
- 176Species
- 84Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q18356372) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 61,669 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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