Rhipidura nigritorquis
In 3 days >90%
The Philippine pied fantail (Rhipidura nigritorquis) is a medium-size species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae endemic to the Philippines. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Malaysian pied fantail. This bird is of moderate size and has a long tail. It is commonly found in wooded areas and open spaces in lowland regions. Its upper body is a sooty gray color, while its underbody is white. It features a black band on its chest and a black face, with a distinct white throat and brow. It frequently moves its tail from side to side, displaying its white tips. The bird's song is composed of diverse, somewhat unmusical, and scratchy whistled phrases.
Other names by which this bird is referred to are Maria Capra (Philippines), Lawlawigan (Northern Luzon, Philippines), and tarerekoy (Visayas, Philippines). It differs from the Oriental magpie-robin with its white belly, all black tail, paler gray throat and breast in female, smaller size especially its bill and wing. It also considerably differs vocally.
The Philippine pied fantail eats insects, which it catches on the wing. It joins mixed flocks with other insectivorous... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Cebu City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 2 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 4 | Angeles | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Philippine Pied-Fantail sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 3,182 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 191 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Philippine Pied-Fantail in Manila on a given day, against about 60% in December to April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Philippine Pied-Fantail 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 Philippine Pied-Fantail sightings, Manila ranks 3rd at about 70%. The best odds are in Cebu City (Philippines, about 90%) and Davao City (Philippines, about 80%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Philippine Pied-Fantail that you can see in Manila (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Yellow-vented Bulbul (about 90%), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 80%) and Golden-bellied Gerygone (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Philippine Pied-Fantail is recorded against all the birds logged in Manila (3,182 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.
