The relevant thick knee for a South American exhibit would be Double-Striped Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus bistriatus, but I am not sure there are...
Absolutely - I have seen this as well. But after a break of an hour they will usually be coming down to feed, especially in large aviaries where...
Given how tame even wild European Robins can get - it is easy to get them to feed from your hand with mealworms - I suspect many of the thrushes...
I was unaware of any captive breeding ofm hirundines - do you have any links? I would like to follow up on this
For birds I would say all those that feed on flying insects are practically impossible - swallows and swifts for example. Some bee eaters which...
There is also the issue that many species of Malawi and other cichlids will hybrisise in a captive situation, so even if they new at the start...
I dont know about cuckoos, but I believe several species of whydah have been bred at least occaisionally in captivity. Whydahs parasitise waxbills...
Having just got back from a birding holiday in The Gambia I thought I would start a thread on conservation issues I saw while there. We only...
Seen at Mandina Lodge
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