Gallirallus torquatus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The barred rail (Gallirallus torquatus) is a species of rail found across the Philippines, Sulawesi (Indonesia) and Salawati (western New Guinea). The species is common, but shy and difficult to see. The species was formerly sometimes placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.
This rail is 32–35 cm (13–14 in) in length, and weighs 241–300 g (8.5–10.6 oz). Wake Island rail (an extinct rail of Pacific, that only lived on Wake island) A Guide to the birds of the philippines(2000) Robert S. Kennedy pedro C. Gonzales, Edward C, Dickinson Hector C. Miranda, jr. & Timothy H. Fisher
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebu City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 2 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 4 | Makassar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sedgwick County Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Rail sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 948 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 191 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April–June and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Rail in Manila on a given day, against about 10% in October, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barred Rail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Barred Rail sightings, Manila ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Cebu City (Philippines, about 50%) and Davao City (Philippines, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barred Rail is recorded against all the birds logged in Manila (948 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.
