Samar Hornbill
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| SamarHornbill | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Bucerotidae |
| Genus: | Penelopides |
| Species: | P. samarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Penelopides samarensis Steere, 1890 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Penelopides panini samarensis Penelopides affinis samarensis |
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The Samar Hornbill (Penelopides samarensis is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is found in forests on the islands of Samar, Calicoan, Leyte and Bohol in the east-central Philippines. As is the case with all Philippine tarictic hornbills, it has been considered a subspecies of P. panini. Alternatively, it is considered a subspecies of P. affinis.
In captivity Walsrode Bird Park is the only place where the bird can be seen outside the Philippines. They have one male. San Diego[specify] has breed these birds but they are not kept anymore.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Penelopides samarensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
- Kemp, A. C. (2001). Family Bucerotidae (Hornbills). pp. 436–523 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (2001). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 6. Mousebirds to Hornbills. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-30-X
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