Samar Hornbill
A species of Tarictic hornbills Scientific name : Penelopides samarensis Genus : Tarictic hornbills
Samar Hornbill, A species of Tarictic hornbills
Botanical name: Penelopides samarensis
Genus: Tarictic hornbills
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Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen
Description
The Samar hornbill (Penelopides samarensis) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. 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.
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen