As a rare species of endemic hornbills disappeared from island after island in the Philippines, ornithologists pinned their hopes on Negros: a little-surveyed island in the center of the Philippine archipelago, whose remaining forest areas could potentially hide a population never before seen or recorded by experts.
This year, their speculations were confirmed: a recent study led by leading Filipino ornithologist Lisa Paguntalan proved that thousands of Visayan tarictic hornbills (Penelopides panini) thrive in three protected areas on Negros.
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This year, their speculations were confirmed: a recent study led by leading Filipino ornithologist Lisa Paguntalan proved that thousands of Visayan tarictic hornbills (Penelopides panini) thrive in three protected areas on Negros.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.m...nbills-than-thought-on-philippine-island/amp/