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.[2]

There are two subspecies of the Luzon Hornbill: The relatively widespread nominate, and subniger from the islands of Polillo and Patnanongan.[2] It was hunted for meat, but now is considered to be safe as a new hunting ban has been enforced.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzon_Hornbil

Taken: Ternate, Cavite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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[tegeltka]

Exotic colors and exotic bird! I like.

It seems we only have pigeons where I live

 

[dolina]

Thank you tegeltka! It was a 60km drive to get a photo of this hornbill.