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Penelopides manillae manillae
Penelopides manillae (Boddaert, 1783) (Bucerotidae), the Luzon Hornbill or Luzon Tarictic Hornbill, is a small hornbill with prominently ridged bill. It is endemic to forests of Luzon and nearby islands in the northern Philippines. As is the case with all Philippine tarictic hornbills, it has been considered a subspecies of P. panini (as Penelopides panini manillae). The male nominate race (P. m. manillae) is creamy on head, neck and underparts. It is about 45cm and 395–479g; while female is about 470–475g.
Makiling Botanic Gardens, a forest park of the Mt. Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (adjacent or within the UPLB-College of Forestry and Natural Resources), University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Laguna.
Subspecies and Distribution, http://www.hbw.com/species/luzon-hornbil... P. m. manillae (Boddaert, 1783) – Luzon, Marinduque, Catanduanes and adjacent islets; P. m. subniger McGregor, 1910 – Polillo Is (Polillo, Patnanongan). Current IUCN Red List category: Least Concern, http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species....
Spotted on Mar 7, 2015
Submitted on Mar 23, 2015
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