Alternative name: Samar Tarictic Hornbill
- Penelopides samarensis
Identification
45cm. A small hornbill with a ridged lower mandible.
Male
- Creamy-white head and underparts
- Black ear-coverts and throat
- Black wings and upperparts with metallic sheen
- Rufous uppertail-coverts
- Yellowish-brown tail with small black base and tip
- Horn-coloured bill and low casque, blackish-brown at base of upper mandible, lower mandible with brown ridges
- Bluish-white skin around eye and on throat
Female
- Smaller than male
- Black plumage
- Blue skin around eye and on throat
Distribution
Endemic to the east-central Philippines (Samar, Leyte, Calicoan and Bohol).
Still common in parts of its range. A restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Often considered conspecific with Mindanao Hornbill and formerly with all species of the genus on the Philippines.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
Feeds on fruit, seeds, beetles and lizards.
Usually seen in pairs or small flocks.
Little known about breeding.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 2001. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 6: Mousebirds to Hornbills. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334306
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Samar Hornbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Samar_Hornbill
