swallow Hirundo striolata grey heron (Ardea cinerea) great egret (Casmerodius albus) little egret (Egretta garzetta) osprey (Pandion haliaetus) grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus) buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis) barred rail (Gallirallus torquatus) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrines) greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultia) Eurasian whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) grey-tailed tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) fork-tailed swift (Apus pacificus kanoi) house swift (Apus affinis) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica) elegant tit (Parus elegans) orange-flanked bush robin (Tarsiger cyanurus) Asian glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) pygmy flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) Tourism The Sibang Cove is known for the many ancient burial grounds, and many artifacts unearthed here are in the National Museum. The municipal administration of the island is developing the cove as an ecotourism destination. As the area is also one of the breeding grounds of the humpback whales, this aspect is also intended to be highlighted for whale watching by tourists. References This article contains Public domain text from the U.S. Government Elihu Root collection of United States documents relating to the Philippine Islands (1906) Babuyan Islands