Penelopides manillae
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The Luzon hornbill (Penelopides manillae), sometimes called Luzon tarictic hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is endemic to forests on Luzon and nearby islands in the northern Philippines. All five Philippine tarictics were once considered a single species. It is declining due to habitat destruction, hunting and the illegal wildlife trade.
It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess these birds under Philippine Law RA 9147. EBird describes it as "A fairly large bird of lowland and foothill forest on Luzon and neighboring islands. Small for a hornbill. Bill fairly short with black bands. Has black wings and rump, a black tail with a pale band, and bare skin with a blue tinge around the eye and chin. Male has pale underparts and head with a black cheek, while female is entirely black. The only other hornbill in range is Rufous Hornbill, but Luzon lacks the red bill. Voice is a sharp, medium-pitched nasal honk, reminiscent of a squeaky toy."
The Luzon hornbill was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Leipzig Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Zoo Pilsen | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 4 | Yaroslavl Zoo | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Zoologischer Garten Leipzig | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 7 | Attica Zoological Park | 🇬🇷 Greece | |
| 8 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 9 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 10 | Frankfurt Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 12 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
No species of the same family or order lives in Manila, so these are its closest relatives here: other birds.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Luzon Hornbill sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 77 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 117th 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.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Luzon Hornbill in Manila on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Manila's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain against 100 mm in April.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Luzon Hornbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Manila, in our data
Manila is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Luzon Hornbill sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Luzon Hornbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Manila (77 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.
