Luzon hornbill (Penelopides manillae)

[dolina]

Luzon hornbill (Penelopides manillae) by alabang, on Flickr

The Luzon hornbill (Penelopides manillae), sometimes called Luzon tarictic hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is endemic to forests on 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.

There are two subspecies of the Luzon hornbill: the relatively widespread nominate subspecies, and subniger from the islands of Polillo and Patnanongan. It was hunted for meat, but is now considered to be safe, as a new hunting ban has been enforced.

Source: Luzon hornbill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Location: University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Forestry and Natural Resources - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Raj_55555]

This is really beautiful.. How did you manage to get a horizontal angle here, was the bird sitting at a lower height here?

 

[sscarmack]

Or your 10ft tall


Really nice shot

 

[avraam]

great pic, unusual bird's pose)

 

[dolina]

Thanks Raj, Sean, avraam