Thank you for a very interesting picture.
I think this is the bird which Franz Robiller says in his books: "Lexikon der Vogelhaltung" from 1986 and "Das grosse Lexikon der Vogelpflege" vol.1 from 2003. Which of the subspecies was it? There was only one individual? He was ever on the display? When he died?
Currently on display in the park is a pair of adult birds from the nominative subspecies.
We had at that time 2 adults and this juvenile. Around 1988 Walsrode build a breeding station at Mallorca and many birds were send there and if I´m right the 3 Philippine hornbills were among them. Therefor it was not possible for me to archieve the further development of the juvenile.
About which subspecies all 3 were I´ve no idea but the 2 adults were of different subspecies because they looked quite different. I´ll post a photo of one of the adults at the Walsrode Gallery rigthaway.
Thank you very much!
This breeding station at Mallorca was Ornis Mallorca. How long has she existent? I know from the literature that were kept there and breed many parrots and hornbills.
It existed till mid-90-ties. Many birds from Walsrode were shipped to this breeding station - parrots, hornbills, turacos, pigeons but also many were obtained from dealers and went directly to Mallorca without being kept at Walsrode - I remember large shipments of aracaris and other softbills.
