Posted by Larry Manfredi on May 28, 2003 at 12:28:29:
In Reply to: Re: Silvery-cheeked Hornbill posted by Alex on May 27, 2003 at 21:58:53:
: I am positive this was not a native species. Today I searched online for sites on Hornbills, and that was exactly like what I saw, unless its a different species of Hornbill. It was on a palm tree in Morningside Park, then flew into a Ficus tree. It had a yellowish, huge bill, and was black and white. Morningside Park is far from the Parrot Jungle site, and is along Biscayne Boulavard.
There were at least two of these after Hurricane Andrew that escaped from I believe the Ft. Lauderdale area. I think they were from a private party. There certainly could be others around.
Larry Manfredi
Homestead, FL.
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