Dasylophus superciliosus
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The rough-crested malkoha (Dasylophus superciliosus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Luzon Island in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is declining due to habitat loss and hunting.
It is large, with a long tail and a unique crest. It is sexually monomorphic. Its upperparts, wings, and tail are black with bluish green gloss. Its superciliary, or eyebrow, is composed of long, loosely-webbed red feathers running from its lores to its nape. Its graduated tail feathers are tipped white, and its underparts are black with a dull greenish tinge.
Two subspecies are recognized D.s. superciliosus: Southern Luzon; red wattle and longer crest D. s. cagayanesis: Northern Luzon; yellow wattle and short crest. Cagayanensis is smaller, with less extensive and shorter superciliary crest and with olive wash on underparts compared to superciliosus.
It feeds on insects, especially favouring caterpillars and small mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Forages in the lower levels and likes climbing vines and tangles. Usually observed alone or in small groups.... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-crested Malkoha sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 159th most-seen of the 191 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-crested Malkoha in Manila on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-crested Malkoha sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Red-crested Malkoha sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cuculidae
The closest relatives of the Red-crested Malkoha 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 Red-crested Malkoha is recorded against all the birds logged in Manila (23 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.
