Tuesday, July 17, 2012

>Penelopides samarensis (Samar Hornbill)

Samar Hornbill

 





SamarHornbill
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:Bucerotidae
Genus:Penelopides
Species:P. samarensis
Binomial name
Penelopides samarensis
Steere, 1890
Synonyms
Penelopides panini samarensisPenelopides affinis samarensis
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 has breed these birds but they are not kept anymore.

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