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  1. dwatsonbirder

    Hornbill spp, C.160km SE Windhoek Namibia (summer 2010)

    Thanks for the commentary so far - much appreciated. Unfortunately these are the only two (crap) images I have of this bird. The angle is particularly frustrating as if we could see the breast, the answer would be much simpler! The location was here, unsure if that helps very much though. I may...
  2. dwatsonbirder

    Hornbill spp, C.160km SE Windhoek Namibia (summer 2010)

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  3. dwatsonbirder

    Hornbill spp, C.160km SE Windhoek Namibia (summer 2010)

    Thanks for the input so far, a vote each for the three species! Is there anything visible which excludes Monteiro's or SYB?
  4. dwatsonbirder

    Hornbill spp, C.160km SE Windhoek Namibia (summer 2010)

    Thanks both - I'm wondering if the apparent white markings on the face are as a result of very strong light/poor photography? E.g. here and here (better photos, but show the effect of strong light?). Also it appears that Monteiro's can show a white supercilium - as here.
  5. dwatsonbirder

    Hornbill spp, C.160km SE Windhoek Namibia (summer 2010)

    I've been trawling through some old photos in order to attempt to calculate how many species I've seen, and I found these photos. My notes from the time aren't much help sadly "grey and white hornbill, spotted wing coverts, white in the tail, heavy orange/yellow bill", luckily my notes have...
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