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Cuculus pectoralis
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis) is a bird belonging to the cuckoo family. It is found only in the Philippines. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo but is now its own species.
It is a medium-sized cuckoo, about 29 centimetres in length. The adult is dark-grey above and white below with a pale rufous breast and upper belly. The tail has three or four black and buff bars, a broad black band near the tip and a pale rufous tip. There is a bare yellow ring around the eye. The legs and feet are also yellow and the bill is black and olive. Immature birds have rufous barring above and brown streaks below.
The bird has a high-pitched call of five to seven notes. The call lasts for about 1.5 seconds and is repeated up to 10 times, becoming louder and faster. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (H. fugax) but is now commonly treated as a separate species based on differences in vocalizations.
This species is monotypic. It is an insectivore, primarily feeding on caterpillars but also feeds on fruits and berries. There is not much information about its breeding... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cuculus pectoralis sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 129th most-seen of the 191 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cuculus pectoralis in Manila on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Manila, in our data
Manila is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cuculus pectoralis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cuculidae
The closest relatives of the Cuculus pectoralis that you can see in Manila (family Cuculidae, Cuckoos) are Philippine Coucal (about 10%) and Asian Koel (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cuculus pectoralis is recorded against all the birds logged in Manila (45 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.
