- Mindoro Hornbill
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Mindoro Hornbill Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Coraciiformes Family: Bucerotidae Genus: Penelopides Species: P. mindorensis Binomial name Penelopides mindorensis
Steere, 1890Synonyms Penelopides panini mindorensis
The Mindoro Hornbill (Penelopides mindorensis) is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is endemic to forests on Mindoro in the Philippines. As is the case with all Philippine tarictic hornbills, it has been considered a subspecies of P. panini. It is the only tarictic hornbill where both sexes are creamy-white and black. The sexes are very similar, and primarily differ in the colour of the ocular ring (pinkish-white in the male, blue in the female).
The Mindoro Tarictic Hornbill is threatened by habitat loss, and is consequently considered endangered by IUCN
The mindoro tarictic is not currently being kept in captivity.
References
- BirdLife International 2006. Penelopides mindorensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
- BirdLife Species Factsheet.
- 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
Categories:- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Penelopides
- Birds of the Philippines
- Animals described in 1890
- Coraciiformes stubs
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