Travelling The US With Hornbills!

ThylacineAlive said:
Oriental Pied Hornbill
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@Ituri posted a photo of an Oriental Pied Hornbill in the African Lion Safari gallery, but it says its from 2016 so it may not even be there or alive anymore. Its a shame they aren't popular in zoos like the Rhinoceros, Wreathed, and Great Indian. I've always liked the sharp contrast of their yellowish beaks against their light blue skin and black feathers. Also I think they'd make an ideal species to keep in aviculture. Not too big, not too small, just the right size!
 
ThylacineAlive said:
I think there is also a breeding center on the Florida panhandle with a Penelopides sp. but I can't remember the name or which species.

~Thylo
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The species I was thinking of is Samar Hornbill, which was kept at the Avian Biodiversity Center. @Ituri has informed me that this institute has since moved to a new location and opened publicly as none other than the North Florida Wildlife Center. It seems they no longer have the hornbill sadly.

~Thylo
 
Creation Kingdom Zoo is a bit too much up north but they have black-and-white casqued hornbill and claim to have tanzanian red-billed hornbill
 
drill said:
Creation Kingdom Zoo is a bit too much up north but they have black-and-white casqued hornbill and claim to have tanzanian red-billed hornbill
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They definitely do not have Tanzanian Red-Billed Hornbill. Is there a photo of the supposed casqued?

~Thylo
 
QUOTE="ThylacineAlive, post: 1365737, member: 6898"]They definitely do not have Tanzanian Red-Billed Hornbill. Is there a photo of the supposed casqued?

~Thylo[/QUOTE]
I remember seeing both they should be on their website
 
Given the zoo in question I would want to see photos of both species.

Regarding their "Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill" I seriously doubt it is that species, but if there was a good photo it would be very easy to tell. This species (ruahae) is the only Red-billed Hornbill with the combination of black orbital skin and a yellow iris.
 
Chlidonias said:
Given the zoo in question I would want to see photos of both species.

Regarding their "Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill" I seriously doubt it is that species, but if there was a good photo it would be very easy to tell. This species (ruahae) is the only Red-billed Hornbill with the combination of black orbital skin and a yellow iris.
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Yeah this was the species I am more in doubt of. The casqued has been kept in US zoos in the past but afaik only the nominate red-billed species was ever imported into the country. If any others were, I would expect them to have been hybridized by now.

Chlidonias said:
I found this photo on Tripadvisor, which I suspect is their "Black and White Casqued Hornbill" (the link might not go direct to the photo but it should be amongst the line of photos): Creation Kingdom Zoo - Picture of Creation Kingdom Zoo, Gate City - Tripadvisor
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I see the photo. It's possible but that animals looks a lot like a Trumpeter Hornbill to me, especially with the bug white abdomen and the pinkish skin around the eyes. It's certainly possible it's a Black-and-White Casqued but a side view of the bird would be much more telling.

~Thylo
 
SafARI TAILS in Missisipi that has african pied hornbill. As far as I know it is the kind of collection that requires a reservation rather than a walk-in.
 
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