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Dumaguete is the largest city in Negros Oriental and hosts the airport. Atmosphere is in the nearby town of Dauin.
Negros Oriental is the southeastern half of volcanic Negros Island. A chain of mountains running north-south separates it from Negros Occidental to the west. At the southern end, southwest of Valencia, is Mount Talinis, also called Cuernos de Negros ("Horns of Negros"), a complex dormant volcano. At the northern end of the province is the highest peak, Kanlaon Volcano, which is an active volcano.
Valencia Hot Springs and the Pulong Bato waterfalls are near the small mountain town of Valencia about ten kilometers west of Dumaguete.
Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park on the eastern slope of the Mount Talinis range surrounds two deep crater lakes, Lake Balinsasayao and Lake Danao, separated by a narrow mountain ridge.
The park is known for its bird life. Many species are Philippines endemics.
Visayan (Steere's) bulbul, Hypsipetes guimarasensis, endemic to the western Visayas in the Philippines.
Balicassiao, Dicrurus balicassius, is endemic to the Philippines.
Magnificent sunbird, Aethoopyga magnifica, is endemic to the western Philippines.
Maroon-naped sunbird, Aethopyga gulmarasensis, is endemic to Negros Island.
Yellowish white-eye, Zosterops nigrorum, is endemic to the Philippines.
Elegant tit (male), Pardaliparus elegans, is endemic to the Philippines.
Sulphur-billed nuthatch, Sitta oenochlamys, is endemic to the Philippines.
White-winged cuckoo-shrike, Analisoma (Edolisoma) ostenta, is endemic to the Philippines.
Orange-billed flowerpecker, Dicaeum trigonostigma, is found throughout SE Asia.
Buff-eared (white-eared) brown dove, Phapiteron nigorum (leucotis), is endemic to the Philippines.
Rufius (Nankeen) night heron, Nycticorax caledonicus, is found in SE Asia and nearby regions.
Striated heron, Butorides striata, is a widespread species.
Collared kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris, is found from the Red Sea across SE Asis to Polynesia.
Black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis, is found in many parts of Asia.
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