Lepidogrammus cumingi
In 3 days <5%
The scale-feathered malkoha (Dasylophus cumingi) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is a spectacular looking bird with its white hood, red eyes and yellowish bill with a line of scaled feathers down from the bill and up over the crown, contrasted with rufous neck and back and a black lower body and tail. It is endemic to the Philippines found only in the islands of Luzon, Catanduanes and Marinduque. The species was named after the collector Hugh Cuming. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scale-feathered Malkoha sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 151st 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 Scale-feathered 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 Scale-feathered Malkoha 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 Scale-feathered Malkoha sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cuculidae
The closest relatives of the Scale-feathered 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 Scale-feathered Malkoha is recorded against all the birds logged in Manila (21 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.
