Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

Bycanistes subcylindricus

Other names: -

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Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Canon 40D Focal length 400mm 1/200 sec exposure F5.6 ISO 400
March 2009 Entebbe Botanical Gardens, Uganda Adult male
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Canon 40D Focal length 400mm 1/1000 sec exposure F7.1 ISO 400
March 2009 Mabamba Swamp, Uganda Adult female

Experiences with species

My first sighting of these large Hornbills was when we were enjoying a beer in the guesthouse gardens after a long day at work in Kampala. Subsequently I saw them at Mabamba and Entebbe.