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| Mindoro Hornbill Penelopides mindorensis |
| Common Names: Tariktik (Tagalog),
Talusi, Taosi (Visayan) Discoverer: Steere, 1890 Category: ENDANGERED (EN B1+2abcde, C1+2a) Other Names: Mindoro Hornbill (E), Mindoro Tarictic (E), Calao de Mindoro (F) Status: Endemic Habitat/Distribution: mindorensis - Mindoro. Habitat / Behavior: manillae - 21", ticaensis -24 1/2"; Noisy, in pairs or in small groups, in forest and forest edge up to 1500 m. Usually doesn't fly above the canopy but tends to dart between treetops. Flies with alternate flying and gliding. Often seen perched on exposed branches or dead snags. Breeding recorded in May. Known to lay 3 eggs in tree cavities with the female enclosed in the cavity during incubation. Call is 1 or 2 distinctly nasal notes eenk resembling sounds of a toy trumpet, with a brief pause between notes. Single notes more commonly given while foraging. While in flight may give several hurried notes in succession (THF & RSK: R. Kennedy and P. Morris recordings)
Threats: Hunting and habitat loss Photograph Information: Courtesy of the Oxford University Press. Drawing done by Renato C. Aquino taken from "A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines" by Dr. Robert Kennedy et al - all subspecies of the Tarictic Hornbill the mindorensis race looks somewhat like these[left]Courtesy of theMuseum of Natural History, JC Gonzales and FFI. Photos taken by JC Gonzales and Andres Tomas L. Dans [right]. |
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