Are these both Von der Deckens Hornbills? They are both in the same free flight aviary and I thought they were the same bird but now I notice that their bills are different shapes. This one has a thick bill which tapers sharply at the end whereas the other one has a slim pointed bill.
About the bills your right develfish, about the species not. The bird on this picture IS a Von der Decken's Hornbill - look at the unspotted black wing-coverts and the yellow-white bill-tip !
About the bills your right develfish, about the species not. The bird on this picture IS a Von der Decken's Hornbill - look at the unspotted black wing-coverts and the yellow-white bill-tip !
I have pics of a Von der Deckens from Chester Zoo which has a black bill indicating that it is female and although the bill looks a bit shorter than the one above it definitely doesn't look more slender.
