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Weltvogelpark Walsrode news from Walsrode 2014

Discussion in 'Germany' started by vogelcommando, 14 Feb 2014.

  1. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    @ Merintina : I visited Zoo Veldhoven ( the formerly Papegaaienpark NOP ) last week and the only Cotingas kept are the pair of Bare-necked fruitcrows.
     
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    Thank you for the info Vogelcommando! Is a pity, they had a really nice collection of cotingas...

    Those Horned Screamers are a great new! Hope they´ll keep some at public view.
     
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    2 young Toco toucans and 2 Black-casquad hornbill young have left the nest ( FB ) :).
     
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    New species at Walsode : Brown tinamous Crypturellus obsoletus. These are the only ones on public displaqy in Europe :)
     
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    Are tinamous kept privately in Europe? Is that where these birds originated from, or were they imported?
     
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    They are in private hands to some degree, so I assume this is where these animals derive from.
     
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    It seems to me that this species came from the Belgian Cracid Breeding and Conservation Center (CBCC) in Zutendaal. They have a large collection of different species of Cracids, Cranes and Tinamous. Current director of the park in Walsrode is the founder of this Belgian facility.
     
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    2 Celebes hornbills have left the nest :)
     
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    = Sulawesi knobbed hornbill, Aceros cassidix.
    There are two hornbills on Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) and the name "Celebes hornbill" has been used for both: Sulawesi knobbed and Sulawesi tarictic. Walsrode has both species.
     
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    Two Lesser Adjutant Storks are currently on display.

    The park also organizes 1-hour behind the scenes tours, paid extra. They take you only to one of several chosen popular birds (owls etc) not to off-show specialities like birds of paradise or hummingbirds.
     
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    During October a Kagu hatched :) !
     
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    Is Walsrode closed during the winter?
     
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    Yes they open again on the 21st of March
     
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    3 Common ringed plovers hatched :).