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. 2015 Dec;26(2):85–103.

Table 1:

Bird species recorded from three land-use types in lowland south-central Mindanao, Philippines.

Family Species name Endemicity Status Feeding guild Agroforests Rice fields Roads
Accipitridae Haliastur indus Resident LC Carnivore 0 2 0
Alcenidae Halcyon chioris Resident LC Carnivore 29 20 2
Apodidae Callocalia esculenta Resident LC Insectivore 18 4 25
Ardeidae Ardeola speciosa Migrant LC Carnivore 5 4 0
Bubulcus Ibis Migrant LC Carnivore 0 30 0
Egretta garzetta Migrant LC Carnivore 0 40 5
Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus Resident LC Insectivore 2 14 3
Campephagidae Lalage nigra Resident LC Insectivore 12 1 0
Columbidae Chaicophaps indica Resident LC Frugivore 6 0 3
Geopellra striata Resident LC Granivore 37 25 8
Phapitreron amethystina Philippine Endemic LC Frugivore 5 0 2
Stigmatopella chinensis Resident LC Granivore 18 6 3
Streptopella tranquebarica Resident LC Granivore 0 5 0
Corvidae Corvus cf. macrorhynchos Resident LC Carnivore 15 5 3
Cuculidae Centropus viridis Philippine Endemic LC Insectivore 2 0 1
Dicaeidae Dicaeum australe Philippine Endemic LC Nectarinivore 8 0 0
Estrildidae Lonchura oryzivora Resident LC Granivore 21 29 2
Padda oryzlvora Introduced VU Granivore 17 11 3
Hirundinidae Hirundo tahitica Resident LC Insectivore 58 74 21
Tachycineta blcolor Resident LC Insectivore 34 30 10
Laniidae Lanius cristatus Migrant LC Insectivore 23 8 9
Locustellidae Megalurus paiustris Resident LC Insectivore 1 2 0
Meropidae Merops philippinus Resident LC Insectivore 12 41 0
Muscicapidae Rhipidura Javanica Resident LC Insectivore 22 8 8
Muscicapa sp. Resident LC Insectivore 2 0 0
Nectariniidae Nactarinia jugularis Resident LC Nectarinivore 25 0 9
Oriolidae Oriolus chinensis Resident LC Frugivore 12 0 14
Passeridae Passer montanus Resident LC Granivore 18 30 9
Pycnonotidae Pycnonotous goiavier Resident LC Frugiore 64 11 3
Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis Migrant LC Carnivore 0 9 0
Sturnidae Aplonis panayensis Resident LC Frugiore 21 27 25
Turdidae Copsychus saularls Resident LC Insectivore 5 0 2
Cisticolidae Cisticola juncidls Resident LC Insectivore 0 16 0
Abundance 1114 492 452 170
Species richness 33 27 25 22

Note LC’ stands for least concern’: VU’ stands for ‘vulnerable’