Mindoro Hornbill (Penelopides mindorensis)

Other Names (World)
Mindoro Hornbill, Mindoro Tarictic Hornbill

Family
Bucerotidae (Hornbills)

Size
45 cm

First Described (Guide)
Steere, 1890

Habitat
Primary forest, forest edge, secondary growth and occasionally isolated woodlots and single fruiting trees in cultivated areas, in lowlands. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Mindoro (north-central Philippines).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction and fragmentation, hunting, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Onomatopoeic. A weak erratic series of trumpeting calls 'tar-ic-tic'. Sometimes single notes and occasionally longer series.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Mindoro Hornbill (Penelopides mindorensis) [XC348351]
by Brendan Sloan from Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, MIMAROPA, Philippines (call)

Mindoro Hornbill (Penelopides mindorensis) [XC654062]
by id from Abra De Ilog, Occidental Mindoro, MIMAROPA, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Visayan Hornbill (Penelopides panini), Luzon Hornbill (Penelopides manillae) and Mindanao Hornbill (Penelopides affinis), and all formerly considered conspecific. Sulawesi Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus exarhatus) also treated as conspecific by some authors.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mindoro Hornbill (Penelopides mindorensis) - 7 files

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