Zimbabwe Hornbill (1 Viewer)

[ndsutcliffe]

What type of Hornbill is this. Bradfield's? Red-billed?

 

[Butty]

Could you give a much more precise location, please? - and the date. Thanks.
Crowned hornbill.
Bradfield's hornbill is in southern Africa.

 

[ndsutcliffe]

Could you give a much more precise location, please? - and the date. Thanks.
Crowned hornbill.
Bradfield's hornbill is in southern Africa

Will try and find out - was taken by a friend

 

[Figge]

Could you give a much more precise location, please? - and the date. Thanks.
Crowned hornbill.
Bradfield's hornbill is in southern Africa.

Could you give a much more precise location, please? - and the date. Thanks.
Crowned hornbill.
Bradfield's hornbill is in southern Afric

Could you give a much more precise location, please? - and the date. Thanks.
Crowned hornbill.
Bradfield's hornbill is in southern Africa.

Also further north, including western Zimbabwe.

 

[Figge]

What type of Hornbill is this. Bradfield's? Red-billed?

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Check the white spots on the tail and the beak without casque etc. = Bradfield’s.:

 

[Butty]

My apologies - I mis-read the name of the country in the thread's title.
Yes, I agree that Bradfield's hornbill is a possible ID - if it is in an appropriate location. But I have some doubts about whether it could be safely distinguished from female-type crowned hornbill in this photo.

 

[ndsutcliffe]

My apologies - I mis-read the name of the country in the thread's title.
Yes, I agree that Bradfield's hornbill is a possible ID - if it is in an appropriate location. But I have some doubts about whether it could be safely distinguished from female-type crowned hornbill in this photo.

It was taken in early November at the Hwange National Game Reserve near Victoria Falls

 

[Figge]

Bradfield’s and Crowned, both species can be found in Hwange. Still, my vote goes to Bradfield’s, but I admit the picture may be misleading.

 

[Butty]

If the tiny maps in my out-of-date field guide are any guide, it seems that crowned hornbill is in the north of the reserve and Bradfield's hornbill is in the south and north-west of the reserve - and Vic Falls is within the range of crowned hornbill but pretty close to the range of Bradfield's hornbill.

 

[Figge]

Have you checked the maps at ebird.org? There are also two similar threads from 2019 to compare with.