Would anyone be able to tell me a full species list of the birds that are kept at the Waddesdon Manor Aviary?
From Zootierliste - www.Zootierliste.de Bali Star (Rothschild Maina) (Leucopsar rothschildi) Bartlett-dagger pigeon (pigeon fire) (Gallicolumba crinigera (syn.: Gallicolumba criniger)) Beo (no subspecies status) (Gracula religiosa) Bindenpitta (Blauschwanzpitta) (Pitta Guajana (syn.: Eucichla Guajana)) Blaukappenhäherling (Chinese Gelbkehlhäherling) (courtesy Dryonastes (syn.: Garrulax galbanus courtesy)) Brown breast-Bart Vogel (Lybius melanopterus) Bronze neck pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis) Celebes Rotnacken Ground Dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata bimaculata) China partridge (Fukien forest partridge) (Arborophila gingica) Diademyuhina (Yuhina diademata) Elf Blue Bird (Irena puella) Fischerturako (Tauraco fischeri (syn.: Tauraco corythaix fischeri)) Flores-Thrush (Zoothera dohertyi) Furrow-billed Barbet (Senegal-furrows Schnabel) (Lybius dubius) Yellow-breasted Ground Dove (Gold chest Ground Dove) (Gallicolumba rufigula) Glanzhaubenturako * (Tauraco porphyreolophus *) Beetle Dove (Green-winged Dove) (no sub-species status) (Chalcophaps indica) Grey peacock-pheasant (no subspecies status) (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) Grauhäherling (Ianthocincla cineracea (syn.: Garrulax cineraceus)) Collared Grosbeak (Yellow-leg grosbeak) (Mycerobas affinis (syn.: Coccothraustes affinis)) Kobaltniltava (Kobaltblauschnäpper) (Niltava grandis) Cuba Pfeifgans (Dendrocygna arborea) Luzon-dagger pigeon (Gallicolumba luzonica) Omei-Häherling (Liocichla omeiensis) Prachthäherling (Trochalopteron formosum (syn.: Garrulax formosus)) Red-bellied Blauschnäpper (Rotbauchniltava) * (Niltava sundara *) Rotschwanzhäherling (Trochalopteron milnei (syn.: Garrulax milnei)) Schamadrossel (Copsychus malabaricus) Schiller Starling (Starling Emerald) (Emeraldstar) (Coccycolius Iris (syn.: Lamprotornis iris)) Narrow beak Star (Scissirostrum dubium) Schwarzscheitelhäherling * (Trochalopteron affine (syn.: Garrulax affinis) *) Schwarzweißhäherling (Sumatra-Weißhaubenhäherling) (Garrulax bicolor) Spiegelhäherling (Rhinocichla Mitrata (syn.: Garrulax mitratus)) Strauss Wachtel (Rollulus roulroul) South China Dama throttle (Zoothera citrina melli) Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) Thai Kappenpitta (Pitta sordida muelleri) Tears Bart Vogel (Tricholaema lacrimosa) Tropfenrötel (Cichladusa guttata) Waldhäherling (Ianthocincla ocellata (syn.: Garrulax ocellatus)) Weißhaubenturako (Tauraco leucolophus) Weißscheitelrötel (Cossypha niveicapilla)
In English for anyone not familiar with the scientific names. Bali Starling (Rothschild Mynah) (Leucopsar rothschildi) Bartlett Bleeding Heart pigeon (Gallicolumba criniger) Hill Mynah (Gracula religiosa) Blue-winged pitta (Pitta guajana) Austen's laughing thrush (Dryonastes galbanus courtoisi) Brown breasted barbet (Lybius melanopterus) Bronze neck pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis) Celebes Ground Dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata bimaculata) collared hill partridge (Arborophila gingica) White-collared yuhina (Yuhina diademata) Fairy Blue Bird (Irena puella) Fischer's turaco (Tauraco fischeri) Chestnut-backed Thrush (Zoothera dohertyi) Furrow-billed Barbet (Lybius dubius) Yellow-breasted Ground Dove (Gallicolumba rufigula) purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus ) Green-winged Dove (Chalcophaps indica) Grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) moustached laughing thrush (Ianthocincla cineracea) Collared Grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis) large niltava (Niltava grandis) black-billed whistling duck (Dendrocygna arborea) Luzon bleeding heart pigeon (Gallicolumba luzonica) grey-cheeked liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis) red-winged laughing thrush (Trochalopteron formosum) Red-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara) red-tailed laughing thrush (Trochalopteron milnei) white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus) emerald starling (Coccycolius iris) scissor-billed starling (Scissirostrum dubium) black-faced laughing thrush (Trochalopteron affine) black and white laughing thrush (Garrulax bicolor) chestnut-capped laughing thrush (Rhinocichla mitrata) roulroul (Rollulus roulroul) South China orange-headed ground thrush (Zoothera citrina melli) Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) Muller's hooded pitta (Pitta sordida muelleri) spotted-flanked barbet (Tricholaema lacrimosa) spotted palm thrush (Cichladusa guttata) spotted laughing thrush (Ianthocincla ocellata) white-crested turaco (Tauraco leucolophus) snowy-crowned robin chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) Two new species at Waddesdon are pink-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus porphyrea) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
Partly updating an old thread, the following is a list of the on-show species, aviary-by-aviary from the left-hand (north-west) end of the row. List is (I think) correct at 11 Oct 2015. Aviary 1 Royal starling / Golden-breasted starling (Lamprotornis regius / Cosmopsarus regius) Blue-crowned laughingthrush / Courtois's laughingbird (Garrulax courtoisi) Green-naped pheasant-pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) Javan banded pitta (Hydrornis guajana, syn. Pitta guajana) Aviary 2 Rothschild's mynah / Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) Black-and-white laughingthrush / Sumatran laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor) Roul-roul / Crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul) Aviary 3 Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) Pekin robin / Red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) Hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) Aviary 4 Emerald starling / Iris glossy starling (Lamprotornis iris, syn. Coccycolius iris) Moustached laughingthrush / Ashy-capped laughingthrush (Ianthocincla cineraceus cinereiceps) Mindanao bleeding-heart / Bartlett's bleeding-heart dove (Gallicolumba crinigera) Aviary 5 Pagoda mynah / Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum) Chestnut-backed thrush (Geokichla dohertyi, syn. Zoothera dohertyi) Goldenheart / Cinnamon ground-dove (Gallicolumba rufigula) Aviary 6 White-bellied go-away-bird (Corythaixoides leucogaster) Black-spotted barbet (Capito niger) Orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina, syn. Zoothera cinerea) Collared hill-partridge / White-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica) Aviary 7 Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) Omei Shan liocichla / Emei Shan liocichla / Grey-faced liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis) Hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) Aviary 8 Pink-headed fruit dove / Temminck's fruit pigeon (Ptilinopus porphyreus) Cape robin-chat (Cossypha caffra) Javan banded pitta (Hydrornis guajana, syn. Pitta guajana) Aviary 9 Brown-breasted barbet (Lybius melanopterus) Snowy-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) Aviary 10 Fischer's turaco (Tauraco fischeri fischeri) Grosbeak starling / Grosbeak myna / Scissor-billed starling (Scissirostrum dubium, syn. Lanius dubium) Blue-crowned laughingthrush / Courtois's laughingbird (Garrulax courtoisi / Dryonastes courtoisi) White-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus) Grey-capped emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica) Pekin robin / Red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis, syns. Polyplectrum napoleonis, Polyplectron emphanum) 31 species in total. Photos of most will follow soon.
I was most impressed with the layout and range of species when I visited in summer. Aviaries can be a little difficult to view through the mesh + sunshine however. Interesting that there were no psittacines which you would expect as a staple in most bird collections.
It does have a good range of species (with several additional ones off-show). Most of the on-show aviaries contain a ground-dwelling species, another which frequents the lower bushes, and another which favours the higher canopy. Although the structure itself looks great in the sunshine, a bright overcast day is definitely better for viewing the aviary interiors and occupants - I sometimes found myself waiting for a strategically-positioned cloud when I was photographing the birds themselves. Historically, parrots did once form a major part of the collection (source: keeper talk).
Updating my 13 Oct 2015 post, the following is a list of the currently on-show species, listed according to the signage, aviary-by-aviary from the left-hand (north-west) end of the row. I saw most, but not all, of the species listed, on 04 Oct 2019. Photos will appear in the gallery shortly. Aviary 1 Blue-crowned laughingthrush / Courtois's laughingbird (Garrulax courtoisi) Pekin robin / Red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) Grosbeak starling / Grosbeak myna / Finch-billed myna / Scissor-billed starling (Scissirostrum dubium) Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) Green-naped pheasant-pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) Aviary 2 Rothschild's myna / Bali myna / Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) Black-and-white laughingthrush / Sumatran laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor) Rothschild’s peacock-pheasant / Mountain peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum) Aviary 3 Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) Cape robin-chat (Cossypha caffra) Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) Aviary 4 Emerald starling / Iris glossy starling (Lamprotornis iris, syn. Coccycolius iris) Eastern moustached laughingthrush / Ashy-capped laughingthrush (Garrulax cinereiceps) Mindanao bleeding-heart / Bartlett's bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera) Aviary 5 Pagoda mynah / Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum) Chestnut-backed thrush (Geokichla dohertyi) Goldenheart / Cinnamon ground-dove (Gallicolumba rufigula) Aviary 6 Orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina) Collared hill-partridge / White-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica) Aviary 7 Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) Omei Shan liocichla / Emei Shan liocichla / Grey-faced liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis) Hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) Aviary 8 Painted bunting (Passerina ciris) Red-tailed laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei) Roul-roul / Crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul) Aviary 9 Brown-breasted barbet (Lybius melanopterus) Snowy-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) Aviary 10 Pekin robin / Red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) Fischer's turaco (Tauraco fischeri fischeri) Blue-crowned laughingthrush / Courtois's laughingbird (Garrulax courtoisi) White-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus) Grey-capped emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica) Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis)
I visited Waddesdon with family yesterday and I thought I’d provide an updated species list, according to the signs. So going from left (north-west) to right… Aviary 1: Blue-Crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi) Grosbeak Starling (Scissirostrum dubium) Red-Billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) White-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis aruensis) Fischer’s Turaco (Tauraco fischeri fischeri) Aviary 2: Common Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indicus) Rothschild’s Mynah (Leucpsar rothschildiI) Rothschild’s Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum) Aviary 3: Asian Fairy-Bluebird (Irena puella) Cape Robin-Chat (Cossypha caffra) Socorro Dove (Zenaida graysoni) Aviary 4: Common Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) Eastern Moustached Laughingthrush (Garrulax cineraceus cinerericeps) Mindanao Bleeding-Heart (Gallicolumba criniger) Aviary 5: Chestnut-Backed Thrush (Geokickla dohertyi) Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum) Cinnamon Ground Dove (Gallicolumba rufigula) Aviary 6: Brown-Breasted Barbet (Lybius melanopterus) Buff-Throated Orange-Headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina) Collared Hill Partridge (Arborophila gingica) Aviary 7: Asian Fairy-Bluebird (Irena puella) Emei Shan Liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis) Luzon Bleeding-Heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) Aviary 8: Red-Tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei) Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope) Crested Wood Partridge (Rollulus rouloul) Luzon Bleeding-Heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) Aviary 9: Snowy-Crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) Spotted Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata artemisiae) Green-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis) Aviary 10: Asian Fairy-Bluebird (Irena puella) Blue-Crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi) Fischer’s Turaco (Tauraco fischeri fischeri) Common Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indicus) Red-Billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) Palawan Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) White-Rumped Shama (Copsuchus malabaricus) Other species listed on Zootierliste, but not on-show include: Chestnut-Capped Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus mitratus) Emerald Starling (Lamprotornis iris) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Silver-Eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris) Sumatran Laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor)
