Penelopides
| Penelopides | |
|---|---|
| Luzon hornbill (Penelopides manillae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Bucerotidae |
| Genus: | Penelopides Reichenbach, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Buceros panini Boddaert, 1783
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| Species | |
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2-5, see text | |
Penelopides is a genus of relatively small, primarily frugivorous hornbills restricted to forested areas of the Philippines. Their common name, tarictic hornbills, is an onomatopoetic reference to the main call of several of them. They have a ridged plate-like structure on the base of their mandible. All are sexually dimorphic: males of all species are whitish-buff and black, while females of all species except the Mindoro hornbill are primarily black.