from which emerged the first man, Malakas, and first woman, Maganda. It is said that the specific tigmamanukan that pecked the bamboo was named by Bathala as Manaul, however, in other sources, it was the bird form of Amihan, the deity of peace and wind, that pecked the bamboo. Some sources also state that Amihan's bird form is Manaul. Possible species While the name "tigmamanukan" is no longer used today, some early western explorers say that the specific bird referred to by the name is a fairy bluebird (genus Irena and family Irenidae). One explorer specifically identified the Asian fairy bluebird (Irena puella turcosa) while another specifically identified the Philippine fairy bluebird (Irena cyanogastra). In any case, most of the sources which describe the tigmamanukan agree that it is distinguished by a "blue" color. In a study confirmed by the IUCN in 2017, it noted that the Philippines has two Irena species, namely, the Philippine fairy-bluebird (Irena cyanogastra) which naturally lives in the Luzon and Mindanao faunal regions, and the Palawan fairy-bluebird (Irena tweeddalii) which naturally lives in the Palawan faunal region and was confirmed to be a separate species from the Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) in 2017. The Visayas faunal region and Mindoro faunal region are not known to have populations of any Irena species. Historical accounts "They were, moreover, very liable to find auguries in things they witnessed. For example, if they left their house and met on the way a serpent or rat, or a bird called Tigmamanuguin which was singing in the tree, or if they chanced upon anyone who sneezed, they returned at once to their house, considering the incident as an augury that some evil might befall them if they should continue their journey—especially when the above-mentioned bird sang. This song had two different forms: in the one case it was considered as an evil omen; in the other, as a good omen, and then they continued their journey. They also practiced divination, to see whether weapons, such as a dagger or knife, were to be useful and lucky for their possessor whenever occasion should offer." Fr. Juan de Plasencia, Customs of the Tagalogs (1589) "The Tagalos adored a blue bird, as large as a thrush, and called it Bathala, which was among them a term of divinity." Fr. Pedro Chirino, Relacion de las Islas Filipinas (1604) "The Tagálogs worshiped a blue bird as