Samar hornbill
Penelopides samarensis Steere, 1890
Status not recordedbirds
The samar hornbill (Penelopides samarensis) is a species in the family Bucerotidae, order Bucerotiformes. Recorded adults weigh 442.5 g to 520.8 g.
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Quick facts about the samar hornbill
- Weight
- 442.5 g – 520.8 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the samar hornbill live?
Not recorded
Is the samar hornbill endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the samar hornbill classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderBucerotiformes
- familyBucerotidae
- genusPenelopides
- SpeciesPenelopides samarensis Steere, 1890
Synonyms Penelopides affinis samarensis, Penelopides panini boholensis, Penelopides panini leytensis, Penelopides panini samarensis
Other names and names in other languages (25)
- أبو قرن السمريArabic
- zoborožec samarskýCzech
- SamarhornfuglDanish
- SamarhornvogelGerman
- samara buceroEsperanto
- Cálao chico de SamarSpanish
- Calao de SamarFrench
- samari szarvascsőrűHungarian
- Bucero di SamarItalian
- サマールカオグロサイチョウJapanese
- Samarinis penelopidasLithuanian
- SamarneushoornvogelDutch
- dzioborożec samarskiPolish
- calau-de-sámarPortuguese
- Самаранский калаоRussian
- zobákorožec samarskýSlovak
- samarnäshornsfågelSwedish
- Samar BoynuzgagasıTurkish
- калао самарськийUkrainian
- 沙馬犀鳥Chinese
- Samar-TariktikhornvogelGerman
- calau-pequeno-de-samarPortuguese
- Самарская птица-носорогRussian
- 萨岛犀鸟Chinese
- 薩馬犀鳥Chinese
Relatives of the samar hornbill
Other species in the same genus Penelopides.

Visayan hornbill
Penelopides panini

Mindanao hornbill
Penelopides affinis

Luzon hornbill
Penelopides manillae

Mindoro hornbill
Penelopides mindorensis
CompareSamar hornbill vs Visayan hornbillSamar hornbill vs Mindanao hornbillSamar hornbill vs Luzon hornbillSamar hornbill vs Mindoro hornbill
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the samar hornbill?
An adult samar hornbill weighs 442.5 g – 520.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the samar hornbill?
The samar hornbill (Penelopides samarensis) belongs to the family Bucerotidae in the order Bucerotiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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