Hornbills in mixed aviaries??

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Arnhem has 3 male Wrinkled hornbills free-flying in their rainforest hall. In the past they had a pair in there, but during breeding the pair started to prey on the smaller birds. Therefore the experiment with 3 males.
 
Have taken-care for a large number of species and esp. many of the smaller ones ( genus Tockus ) were kept with other larger bird-species ( Touracos, Rollers, Pheasants, Waterfowl, larger corvis-species and so on ).
The Ground hornbills are mixed at many places with ( african ) hoofstock and I've seen them also being kept with vultures and large wading birds ( storks, marabous ).
 
Found a photo of a mix which was kept behind the scenes at Walsrode at the end of the 1980s. Next to the Von der Deckens hornbill you can see Violet and Hatlaub touraco, a Guan-species and Crowned pigeons :

4-6-2013_080 von der deckens hornbill.jpg
 

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