Philippines Ramsar wetland
Naujan Lake
122 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
59 species in January.55 species in February.43 species in March.75 species in April.48 species in May.0 species in June.0 species in July.9 species in August.3 species in September.0 species in October.32 species in November.34 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.
CR
CRNo 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
122 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).
- 122Speciesrecorded more than once
- 52Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,350Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 5Raptors
- 2Owls
- 8Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 6Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 40Songbirds
- 45Other 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 122 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Grey-headed Fish EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusNT
- Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Chocolate BoobookNinox randiNT
- Mindoro BoobookNinox mindorensisVU
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
Ducks & geese6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Philippine DuckAnas luzonica
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosa
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
Songbirds40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mindoro BulbulHypsipetes mindorensis
- Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris
- BalicassiaoDicrurus balicassius
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Black-bibbed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina mindanensis
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
- Mangrove Blue-FlycatcherCyornis rufigastra
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
- Bicolored FlowerpeckerDicaeum bicolor
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- ColetoSarcops calvus
- Slender-billed CrowCorvus enca
- Scarlet-collared FlowerpeckerDicaeum retrocinctumNT
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- Rufous Paradise-flycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Philippine Pied FantailRhipidura nigritorquis
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Artamus leucorynArtamus leucoryn
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- Red-bellied PittaPitta erythrogaster
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
- Olive-backed SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
- Purple-throated SunbirdLeptocoma sperata
- Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinus
- Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
- Pechora PipitAnthus gustavi
- Grey-streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa griseisticta
- Black-and-white TrillerLalage melanoleuca
- Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis
- Handsome SunbirdAethopyga bella
- Megalurus timoriensisMegalurus timoriensis
Other birds45 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-eared Brown DovePhapitreron leucotis
- Porphyrio pulverulentusPorphyrio pulverulentus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue-crowned Racket-tailPrioniturus discurus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- White-collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- Philippine CoucalCentropus viridis
- White-browed CrakePorzana cinerea
- CootFulica atra
- Brown-breasted KingfisherHalcyon gularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensisNT
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- Black-hooded CoucalCentropus steeriiCR
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaNT
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Mindoro HornbillPenelopides mindorensis
- Philippine Hanging-parrotLoriculus philippensis
- Sunda Collared DoveStreptopelia bitorquata
- Grey-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginata
- Barred RailGallirallus torquatus
- Mindoro Bleeding-heartGallicolumba platenaeCR
- Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Pink-bellied Imperial PigeonDucula poliocephalaNT
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensis
- Ramphiculus occipitalisRamphiculus occipitalis
- Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comata
- Philippine Cuckoo-doveMacropygia tenuirostris
- Philippine Drongo-cuckooSurniculus velutinus
- Cuculus pectoralisCuculus pectoralis
- Great Eared NightjarLyncornis macrotis
- Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanus
- Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatus
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Black-backed Dwarf KingfisherCeyx erithacaNT
- Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
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 April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/21°83 mm
- Feb27°/21°66 mm
- Mar28°/21°58 mm
- Apr30°/22°67 mm
- May31°/24°176 mm
- Jun29°/24°292 mm
- Jul28°/23°338 mm
- Aug28°/23°290 mm
- Sep28°/23°291 mm
- Oct28°/23°302 mm
- Nov27°/23°224 mm
- Dec26°/22°208 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Naujan Lake.
Lake in the Philippines
Naujan Lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Philippines.
122 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,350 open records.
The most recorded are the Mindoro Bulbul, the Wandering Whistling-Duck and the White-eared Brown Dove.
16 species come for the summer, 34 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Black-hooded Coucal, Mindoro Boobook and Mindoro Bleeding-heart.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- RIZ Diamond Hotel & Restaurantplace to stay · 6.0 km · 2 within 10 km
- Saabannearest town · 5.6 km in a straight line
- San Jose Airport (SJI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 95 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
- 1campsites within 10 km
- 2places to stay within 10 kmRIZ Diamond Hotel & Restaurant, EightyEight Hotel And Restuarant
- 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
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Naujan Lake.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas4 mountains within 25 kmMount Franks · 7.6 kmMount Naujan · 10 kmMount Dumali · 21 kmMount Beyer · 22 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.
Naujan Lake
Philippines
- 60Birdyas Score
- 122Species
- 52Migrants
- 4Threatened
Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area
Philippines · 152 km
- 69Birdyas Score
- 176Species
- 84Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7332643) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,350 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, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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