Pseudorectes ferrugineus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The rusty pitohui (Pseudorectes ferrugineus) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found throughout the lowlands of the Aru Islands and New Guinea. The rusty pitohui was originally classified within the genus Rectes (a synonym for the genus Pitohui) until moved to Pseudorectes by the IOC in 2013. Alternatively, some other authorities classify the rusty pitohui in the genus Colluricincla. Alternate names for the rusty pitohui include the ferrugineous pitohui and rusty shrike-thrush.
Found on Waigeo (off western New Guinea) Found on Yapen (off north-western New Guinea) and north-central New Guinea... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty Pitohui sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 160 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 75th most-seen of the 200 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty Pitohui in Raja Ampat on a given day, against about 10% in April, June, August–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rusty Pitohui 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 Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rusty Pitohui sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pachycephalidae
The closest relatives of the Rusty Pitohui that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Pachycephalidae, Whistlers and Allies) are Arafura Shrikethrush (about 20%), Grey Whistler (about 20%) and Island Whistler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rusty Pitohui is recorded against all the birds logged in Raja Ampat (160 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
