Macropygia tenuirostris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The Philippine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the Philippines and Taiwan and is rated as a species of least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species.
The Philippine cuckoo-dove was first described by the French zoologist Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte in 1854. Formerly, some authorities classified it as a subspecies of either the ruddy cuckoo-dove or the brown cuckoo-dove. It was split from the slender-billed cuckoo-dove in 2016 and has four sub-species recognized:
Provisionally moved from ruddy cuckoo-dove to Macropygia tenuirostris by the IOU. The Philippine cuckoo-dove is a large cuckoo-dove that measures 38.5 centimetres (15.2 in) in length, and weighs 157 to 191 g (5.5 to 6.7 oz). The head is cinnamon reddish brown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 2 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Philippine Cuckoo-Dove sighting in Davao City on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 66th most-seen of the 100 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Philippine Cuckoo-Dove in Davao City on a given day, against under 5% in May, August, October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Philippine Cuckoo-Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Philippine Cuckoo-Dove sightings, Davao City has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Manila (Philippines, under 5%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Philippine Cuckoo-Dove that you can see in Davao City (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Zebra Dove (about 90%), Rock Pigeon (about 70%) and Pearl-necked Dove (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Philippine Cuckoo-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Davao City (12 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
