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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderBucerotiformes
  5. familyBucerotidae
  6. genusPenelopides
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the samar hornbill

Other species in the same genus Penelopides.

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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

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Samar hornbill (Penelopides samarensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/samar-hornbill

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BibTeX
@misc{samar_hornbill_2026,
  title = {Samar hornbill (Penelopides samarensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/samar-hornbill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}