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List of Fauna in the Eastern Visayas

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The islands of Samar, Leyte and Biliran were once a part of a larger island known as the Greater Mindanao. This is reflective of the status and both the flora and fauna of the region, hence, making the Islands of the Eastern Visayas to be under the Greater Mindanao Biogeographical region. Further evidence hereof can be observed by the shared faunal makeup in Mindanao and Bohol (i.e. Philippine tarsier, which can be found on all of these islands).

Mammals

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Photo Common Name Scientific name Order Local Name/Taxon Description
Philippine brown deer Rusa marianna Artiodactyla Bugsók[1] The only extant deer species in the eastern visayas region.
Philippine warty pig Sus philippensis Baboy ihalas
Philippine palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus philippinensis Carnivora Mirô An endemic subspecies of the asian palm civet.

Featured in the 20 Philippine peso bill.

Malayan civet Viverra tagalunga Garóng, Singgaróng
Golden-crowned flying fox Acerodon jubatus Chiroptera Kabog
Lesser short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis Kulalaknit
Long-tongued nectar bat Macroglossus minimus Kabag(?)[2] Lives in Samar
Common rousette Rousettus amplexicaudatus Balak-balak
Large flying fox Pteropus vampyrus Panik
Large Mindanao roundleaf bat Hipposideros coronatus Lived in Samar[2], might be locally extirpated
Clear-winged woolly bat Kerivoula pellucida Lived in Samar, might be locally extirpated in the region.
Great-bent winged bat Miniopterus tristis Lives in Samar
Peter's trumpet-eared bat Phoniscus jagorii Balak-balak[2]
Philippine forest horseshoe bat Rhinolophus inops Kagning, Kabat-kabat
Northern woolly horseshoe bat R. perniger Lives in Leyte
Lesser asian house bat Scotophilus kuhlii Kulalaknit, kulabnit
Philippine flying lemur Cynocephalus volans Dermoptera Kagwang
Asian House shrew Suncus marinus Eulipotyphla Minyak
Mindanao shrew Crocidura beatus Kalagtsewey
Long-tailed macaque Macaca fascicularis philippensis Primates Ulot, Amo An endemic subspecies of the crab-eating macaque
Philippine tarsier Carlito syrichta syrichta Magô Nominate race
Common philippine forest rat Rattus everetti Rodentia Yatot
Polynesian rat R. exulans
Common field rat R. mindanensis A supposed subspecies of the black rat
Oriental house rat R. tanezumi
Samar squirrel Sundasciurus samarensis Lalagsing, ulalagsing
Philippine pygmy squirrel Exilisciurus concinnus Ulalagsing

Birds

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The following are the list of non-migratory and non-accidental residents of the Eastern Visayas.[3]

Photo Common Name Scientific name Order Local Name Description
Crested goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus Accipitriformes Sikot
Besra A. virgatus Banog
Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
Brahminy kite Haliastur indus Banog
White-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Manaol
Rufous-bellied eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii Banog
Changeable hawk-eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
Pinsker's hawk-eagle N. pinskeri
Philippine honey buzzard Pernis steerei
Philippine eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi Manaol[4] First formally described in Samar.
Philippine serpent eagle Spilornis holospilus Sikop, Sikob
Philippine swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi Apodiformes Salangan
Mossy-nest swiftlet A. salangana Salangan
House swift Apus nipalensis Balinsasayaw
Grey-rumped swiftlet Collocalia marginata Balinsasayaw[2]
Pygmy swiftlet C. troglodytes Balinsasayaw
Asian palm swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Balinsasayaw
Purple needletail Hirundapus celebensis Balinsasayaw
Philippine spinetailed swift Mearnsia picina Balinsasayaw
Whiskered treeswift Hemiprocne comata Balinsasayaw ha guba
Philippine duck Anas luzonica Anseriformes Tamaw, Tamaw-tamaw, Namaw-tamaw,

Gakit

Wandering whistling duck Dendrocygna arcuata Kulimaw, Gakit
Southern rufous hornbill Buceros semigaelatus Bucerotiformes Kalaw The Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) and Birdlife International, reconsidered this species as a separate to the Northern rufous hornbill
Samar tarictic hornbill Penelopides samarensis Talusi, Kalaw
Savannah nightjar Caprimulgus affinis Caprimulgiformes Tagkaro
Gray nightjar C. indicus Tagkaro
Philippine nightjar C. manillensis Kaò-kaò, Tagkaro
Great-eared nightjar Lyncornis macrotis Kaò-kaò, Tagkaro
Beach thick-knee Esacus magnirostris Charadriformes Tabalalang, Tabilalang
Malaysian plover Charadrius peronii Taringting
Oriental pranticole Glareola maldivarum
Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybrida Kanaway
Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
Black-naped tern S. sumatrana
Little tern Sternula albifrons
Pheasant-tailed jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Comb-crested jacana Irediparra gallinacea
Greater painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Manurog, Agatsona
Woolly-necked stork Ciconia episcopus Ciconiiformes Madre-madre, Dungon, Sigwenya Went extinct in the region, maybe even in the whole Philippines.
Nicobar pigeon Caloenas nicobarica Columbiformes Dundunay
Common emerald dove Chalcophaps indica Manatad
Common rock pigeon Columba livia Sarapati
Metallic pigeon C. vitiensis Salampati
Green imperial pigeon Ducula aenea Balod
Pied imperial pigeon D. bicolor Kamaso
Pink-bellied imperial pigeon D. poliocephalia Agum-om, Hagumhom
Leyte bleeding-heart Gallicolumba crinigera leytensis Amumukid Some authors considers the leytensis ssp. as a separate species from the Mindanao bleeding-heart
Zebra dove Geopelia striata Kurokutok
Philippine cuckoo-dove Macropygia tenuirostris Tugway, Tugwaw, Agiwon
Amethyst brown dove Phapitreron amethystina Buro-buro
Short-billed brown dove P. brevirostris Kuro-kuro, Limukon
Black-chinned fruit dove Ptinilopus lenchancheri
Black-naped fruit dove P. melanospilus
Yellow-breasted fruit dove P. occipitalis Balorinay
Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis Kurukutok, Tukmo
Philippine collared-dove S. dusumieri Tukmon, Tukmo
Red collared-dove S. tranquebarica Tukmon, Tukmo
Philippine green pigeon Treron axiliaris Punay
Pink-necked green pigeon T. vernans Punay
Northern silvery kingfisher Ceyx flumenicola Coraciiformes Sibit
Philippine dwarf kingfisher C. melanurus Sibit ha guba/

Sibit nga pula

Dimorphic dwarf kingfisher C. margarethae Sibit ha guba
Brown-breasted kingfisher H. gularis Manaliksik, Kiyag-kiyagi
Stork-billed kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis Bakaka
Collared kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Tikarol, Takray, Saliksikan
Rufous-lored kingfisher T. winchelli
Southern rufous hornbill Buceros semigaelatus Kalaw
Samar hornbill Penelopides samarensis Talusi
Dollarbird Eurystomys orientalis Salak
Rufous-crowned bee-eater Merops americanus Huraw-huraw
Blue-tailed bee-eater Merops philippinus
Plaintive cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Cuculiformes Kuko
Rusty-breasted cuckoo C. sepulcralis Kuko The term kuko may have been borrowed, used in waray translations on biblical cuckoos.
Lesser coucal Centropus bengalensis Saguksok
Black-faced coucal C. melanops Abunog, Obon-obon
Philippine coucal C. viridis Kukok, Saguksok, Sabuko
Violet cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhyncus Sabuko
Chestnut-winged cuckoo Clamator coromandus
Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Kuko
Oriental cuckoo C. optatus Kuko
Himalayan cuckoo C. saturatus Kuko
Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Bahaw
Philippine hawk cuckoo Hierococcyx pectoralis
Large hawk cuckoo H. sparverioides
Chestnut-breasted malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Mentioned to be present in Samar Island Natural Park.[5]
Philippine drongo-cuckoo Surniculus velutinus
Philippine falconet Microhierax erythrogenys Falconiformes It-it, Gitgit
Oriental hobby Falco severus Alkon
Philippine megapode Megapodius cumingii Galliformes Tabon
Red jungle fowl Gallus gallus Manok ihalas
King quail Synoicus chinensis Pitpitaw
Sarus crane Antigone antigone Gruiformes Tihol Was not formally described by ornithologists. It was vividly described in the Historia de las islas y indios de Bisayas in 1668 by Fr. Alcina. The crane was about a yard (vara) and a half tall, with browning or dark grey feathers and having a good part of its neck up to its head colored in red. It was also described as larger than those cranes found in Spain.[6] By the end of the 19th century it can only be found in the Central and Northern Luzon. And the last confirmed sightings were around the early 20th century.
White-breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Kurowakwak, Kiyaw
Plain bush-hen A. olivacea Kihaw
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Bibi[7]
Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus Itumon (Leyte), Tinggaw (Samar)
Buff-banded rail Hypotaenidia philippensis Tikling
Barred rail H. torquata Tikling, Hurikling, Tinggaw (N. Samar)
Slaty-breasted rail Lewinia striata Tikling
Slaty-legged crake Rallina eurizonoides
Red-legged crake R. fasciata
Ruddy-breasted crake Zapornia fusca Manhak
Spotless crake Z. tabuensis
  1. ^ Tramp (1997). "SEAlang Library Waray Lexicography". sealang.net. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  2. ^ a b c d Elera, Casto de (1895). Catálogo sistemático de toda la fauna de Filipinas conocida hasta el presente. Vol. 1. Manila,: Imprenta del colegio de Santo Tomás,.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ "Eastern Visayas bird checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  4. ^ Sanchez, Mateo (1711). "Vocabulario de la lengua Bisaya". Biblioteca Digital Hispánica. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  5. ^ "Post Biological Assessment of Faunal Resources in The Samar Island Natural Park – Annals of Tropical Research". annalsoftropicalresearch.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  6. ^ Alcina, Francisco Ignacio; Yepes, Victoria (1996). Historia natural de las Islas Bisayas del padre Alzina (in Spanish). Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press. ISBN 978-84-00-07623-8.
  7. ^ Rosa, Antonio Sánchez de la (1914). Diccionario español-bisaya para las provincias de Sámar y Leyte (in Spanish). Santos y Bermal.