ZooChat Challenge (Global) 2017

Oh... my bad. Could you edit that out for me please?

 

Paradise Wildlife Park
39) Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

 

I've checked and double checked my list this time to make sure that I don't make a tired mistake and call something a passerine that isn't (thanks for editing that by the way Chlidonias).
Columbus Zoo 4/9/17
45. Emerald starling Lamprotornis iris
46. Violet-backed starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
47. White-headed buffalo weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
48. Red-billed leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
49. Black-throated laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis
50. Grosbeak starling Scissirostrum dubium
51. Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis
52. Tufted titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
53. Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis
54. American robin Turdus migratorious
55. Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis
56. Fox sparrow Passerella iliaca
57. American goldfinch Spinus tristis
58. Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheuticus ludovicianus
59. Azure-winged magpie Cyanopica cyanus
60. White-crested laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
61. Hooded pitta Pitta sordida

 

Weltvogelpark Walsrode:
127) Blue-winged pitta, Pitta moluccensis
128) Long-wattled umbrellabird, Cephalopterus penduliger
129) Spangled cotinga, Cotinga cayana
130) Capuchinbird, Perissocephalus tricolor
131) Andean cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola peruvianus
132) Guianan cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola rupicola
133) Pompadour cotinga, Xipholena punicea
134) Chestnut-backed ground thrush, Zoothera dohertyi
135) Black headed sibia, Malacias desgodinsi
136) Chestnut-backed scimitar-babbler, Pomatorhinus montanus
137) Magpie shrike, Urolestes melanoleucus
138) White-breasted woodswallow, Artamus leucorhynchus
139) Greater bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea apoda
140) Count Raggi's bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea raggiana
141) Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis melanoleuca
142) White-tailed jay, Cyanocorax mystacalis
143) Inca jay, Cyanocorax yncas
144) Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer
145) Yellow-faced myna, Mino dumontii
146) Black-necked weaver, Ploceus nigricollis
147) Redpoll, Carduelis flammea
148) Red-cowled cardinal, Paroaria dominicana
149) Red-capped cardinal, Paroaria gularis
150) Red legged honeycreeper, Cyanerpes cyaneus
151) Blue dacnis, Dacnis cayana
152) Thick billed euphonia, Euphonia laniirostris
153) Silver beaked tanager, Ramphocelus carbo
154) Paradise tanager, Tangara chilensis
155) Blue necked tanager, Tangara cyanicollis
156) Bay headed tanager, Tangara gyrola
157) Flame faced tanager, Tangara parzudakii
158) Saffron crowned tanager, Tangara xanthocephala
159) Scarlet-headed blackbird, Amblyramphus holosericeus
160) Montezuma oropendola, Psarocolius montezuma
161) Green oropendola, Psarocolius viridis
162) Sickle-billed vanga, Falculea palliata

I might be missing a few, I'm very tired, but I'll set that straight as soon as I can.
I absolutely loved Walsrode, it had many amazing species that I'm very glad to be able to have seen! I definitely should go there more often.

 

1) Pekin Robin (Leiothrix lutea)- Chester Zoo
2) Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora)- Chester Zoo
3) Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis)- Chester Zoo
4) Snowy-Crowned Robin Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)- Chester Zoo
5) White-Rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)- Chester Zoo
6) Emerald Starling (Lamprotornis iris)- Chester Zoo
7) Royal Starling (Lamprotornis regius)- Chester Zoo
8) Red-Whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)- Chester Zoo
9) Chestnut-Backed Thrush (Zoothera dohertyi)- Chester Zoo
10) Timor Sparrow (Padda fuscata)- Chester Zoo
11) Timor Zebra Finch (Poephila guttata guttata)- Chester Zoo
12) Red-Billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha occipitalis)- Chester Zoo
13) Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)- Chester Zoo
14) Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella)- Chester Zoo
15) Grosbeak Starling (Scissirostrum dubium)- Chester Zoo
16) Azure-Winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)- Chester Zoo
17) Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)- Colwyn Bay
18) Pagoda Myna (Sturnia pagodarum)- Colwyn Bay
19) Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)- Colwyn Bay
20) Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)- Colwyn Bay
21) Red-Billed Quelea (Quelea quelea)- Colwyn Bay
22) Common Raven (Corvus corax)- Colwyn Bay
23) Sumatran Laughing Thrush (Garrulax bicolor)- Chester Zoo
24) Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oriole)- Chester Zoo
25) Yellow-Headed Myna (Mino dumontii)- Chester Zoo
26) Red-Tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei)- Chester Zoo
27) Orange-Headed Thrush (Zoothera citrina)- Chester Zoo
28) Madagascar Fody (Foudia madagascariensis)- Chester Zoo
29) Red-Billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)- Chester Zoo
30) African Montane White-Eye (Zosterops poliogastrus)- Chester Zoo
31) West Nile Red Bishop (Euplecetes franciscus)- ZSL London Zoo
32) Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus)- ZSL London Zoo
33) Red-Legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)- ZSL London Zoo
34) Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida)- ZSL London Zoo
35) Brazilian Tanager (Ramphocelus bresilius)- ZSL London Zoo
36) Grey-Winged Blackbird (Turdus boulboul)- Chester Zoo
37) Collared Grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)- Chester Zoo
38) Javan Green Magpie (Cissa thalassina)- Chester Zoo
39) Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)- Paradise Wildlife Park
40) Blue-Crowned Laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi)- Chester Zoo
41) Grey-Cheeked Liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis)- Chester Zoo

 

Staten Island Zoo 4/12/17
62. Green oropendola Psarocolius viridis
63. Superb starling Lamprotornis superbus
64. Venezuelan troupial Icterus icterus
65. Taveta golden weaver Ploceus castaneiceps

 

Bronx Zoo 4/13/17 (woo!)
66. Montezuma oropendola Psarocolius montezuma
67. Plum-headed finch Neochmia modesta
68. Double-barred owl finch Taeniopygia bichenovio
69. Red-faced parrotfinch Erythrura cyaneovirens
70. Blue-faced parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa
71. Lesser bird of paradise Paradiseae minor
72. European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
73. Inca jay Cyanocorax yncas yncas
74. Song thrush Turdus philomelos
75. Violaceous euphonia Euphonia violacea
76. Cuban grassquit Tiaris canorus
77. Yellow-hooded blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus
78. Red fody Foudia madagascariensis
79. Zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata
80. Java sparrow Lonchura oryzivora
81. Plush-crested jay Cyanocorax chrysops
82. Red-billed blue magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
83. Australian magpie Cracticus tibecen
84. Blue whistling thrush Myophonus caeruleus
85. Chestnut-backed thrush Geokichla dohertyi
86. Haitian bananaquit Coereba flaveola bananivora
87. Andean cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus
88. Black-capped social weaver Pseudonigrita cabanisi
Back in second, I think, for probably the last time.

 

The long, slow grind of trying to catch Vision starts to gather pace, even as I briefly lose ground following their (his? Her?) visit to Walsrode.

Assuming I'm allowed to keep #50 I have finally brought up the half-century.

Adelaide Zoo
1) Noisy pitta - Pitta versicolor
2) Metallic starling (Aplonis metallica)
3) Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae)
4) Red-faced parrot finch (Erythrura psittacae)

Halls Gap Zoo
5) Red bishop weaver (Euplectes orix)
6) White-browed woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus)

Melbourne Zoo
7) Helmeted honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops)
8) Blue-faced honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
9) Apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea)
10) Bell miner (Manorina melanophrys)
11) Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
12) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)

Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo
13. Diamond firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)

Al-Ain Zoo
14. Purple glossy starling (Lamprotornis purpureus)
15. Long-tailed glossy starling (Lamprotornis caudatus)
16. Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)

Lisbon Zoo
17. Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
18. Yellow-crowned bishop (Euplectes afer)
19. Village weaver (Placeus cucullatus)

Zoo Barcelona
20. Common hill myna - Gracula religiosa
21. Green jay - Cyanocorax yncas
22. Lesser grey shrike - Lanius minor
23. Spangled cotinga - Cotinga Cayman
24. Bali mynah - Leucopsar rothschildi
25. Grosbeak starling - Scissirostrom dubiam
26. Snowy-crowned robin chat - Cossypha niveicapilla
27. Brazilian tanager - Ramphocelus bresilia
28. White-rumped shama - Copsychus malabaricus
29. Red-tailed laughingthrush - Trochalopteron milnei
30. Chestnut-backed thrush - Zoothera dohertyi
31. Pied crow - Corvus albus

Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes
32. Red-billed blue magpie - Uracissa eruthrorhyncha

Vincennes Zoo
33. Madagascar fody - Foudia madagascariensis

Beauval Zoo
34. Red-whiskered bulbul - Pycnonotus jocotus
35. Northern cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
36. Bank myna - Acridotheres ginginianus
37. Asian fairy-bellbird - Irena puella
38. Masked tanager - Tangara nigrocincta
39. Western bluebird - Sislia mexicana
40. Star finch - Neochmia ruficauda
41. Brahminy starling - Sturnia pagodarum
42. Asian glossy starling - Aplonis panavensis
43. Guianan cock-of-the-rock - Rupicola rupicola
44. Wattled starling - Creatophora cinerea
45. Rufous-bellied thrush - Turdus rufiventris
46. Golden-breasted starling - Lamprotornis regius
47. Red-crested cardinal - Paroaria cucullatis
48. Crested myna - Acridotheres christatellus
49. Peking robin - Leiothrix lutea
50. Black bulbul - Hypsipetes leucocephalus

I'd like an adjudication on the last one. I wrote it down as 'white-faced bulbul' from the sign at the zoo, without taking the scientific name. On looking at Wikipedia I'm convinced I saw a white-headed bulbul but ZTL says there are none in Europe, let alone Beauval. I am 99% sure it was a white-headed bulbul, and my doubt comes only from the slightly different name and the indication that ZTL might be out of date.

 

@CGSwans are you sure it wasn't the white-headed morph of Black bulbul, Hypsipetes leucocephalus, that you saw? They also have a similar white head and are listed on zootierliste for Beauval.

There are some striking differences between the two, however, and if you did see thomsoni I suppose Beauval has gotten hold of a new interesting species! I definitely wouldn't put it past them.

 

Just looked at a photo and yes, it was a black bulbul. The sign was very confusing, then. Thanks!

(Chlidonias, could you make the appropriate edit?)

 

I've just had a short visit to Thailand (more details can be found here: LaughingDove Visits Thailand) and managed two zoos which didn't get me huge number of passerines, but a few unusual species:

Dusit Zoo:
39) Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa)
40) White-crested Laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus)
41) Black-throated Laughingthrush (Garrulax chinensis)
42) Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

Khao Kheow Open Zoo:
43) Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus flaviventris)
44) Golden-crested Myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)
45) Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
46) Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis moluccensis)
47) Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)
48) Greater Green Leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati)
49) White-vented Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
50) Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
51) Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
52) Streak-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus blanfordi)
53) Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus)
54) Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)
55) Lesser Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor)
56) Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)

 

A visit to the Veldhoven Zoo in the Netherlands brought me 6 new species for the 2017 Challenge ( maybe even 1 more ) :

71) Great tit ( Parus major ) ( see Great tit | ZooChat )
72) Common raven ( Corvus corax ) ( see Common raven | ZooChat )
73) Song thrush ( Turdus philomelos ) ( see Song thrush | ZooChat )
74) Red-billed quelea ( Quelea quelea ) ( see Red-billed quelea's | ZooChat )
75) Crested mynah ( Acridotheres cristatellus ) ( see Crested mynah | ZooChat )
76) White-shouldered starling ( Sturnus sinensis ) ( see White-shouldered starling | ZooChat )

Further I saw an African glossy starling ( see African glossy starling ID | ZooChat ) which I still have to identify and I'm quite sure it's another speciesas the ( still ) unidentified glossy starling I saw at the Olmense Zoo a few weeks ago.

 

Central Park Zoo 4/15/17
89. Long-tailed glossy starling Lamprotornis caudatus
90. Chestnut weaver Ploceus rubiginosus

Bronx Zoo 4/16/17 (woo! part 2)
91. Cut-throat finch Amadina fasciata
92. Magpie robin Copsychus saularis
93. African golden oriole Oriolus auratus
94. Black-and-white seedeater Sporophila luctuosa
I also have one to be identified, will post a photo later.

 

Should actually be 93. Black-naped oriole Oriolus chinensis.

 

Prospect Park Zoo 4/16/17
95. African yellow white-eye Zosterops senegalensis

Honestly, my previous post was a mess the quote in this one is correct, though. Sadly, this marks the end of my New York trip so this is probably my last addition for a while.

 

Excellent to see that the whiteeyes did go out, they weren't on-exhibit when I last visited.

~Thylo

 

Updated for Belgium and Switzerland. I am now exactly half-way to Vision's current total.

Passerines

Adelaide Zoo
1) Noisy pitta - Pitta versicolor
2) Metallic starling - Aplonis metallica
3) Gouldian finch - Erythrura gouldiae
4) Red-faced parrot finch - Erythrura psittacae

Halls Gap Zoo
5) Red bishop weaver - Euplectes orix
6) White-browed woodswallow - Artamus superciliosus
Melbourne Zoo
7) Helmeted honeyeater - Lichenostomus melanops
8) Blue-faced honeyeater - Entomyzon cyanotis
9) Apostlebird - Struthidea cinerea
10) Bell miner - Manorina melanophrys
11) Zebra finch - Taeniopygia guttata
12) Java sparrow - Lonchura oryzivora

Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo
13. Diamond firetail - Stagonopleura guttata

Al-Ain Zoo
14. Purple glossy starling - Lamprotornis purpureus
15. Long-tailed glossy starling - Lamprotornis caudatus
16. Yellow-vented bulbul - Pycnonotus goiavier

Lisbon Zoo
17. Superb starling - Lamprotornis superbus
18. Yellow-crowned bishop - Euplectes afer
19. Village weaver - Placeus cucullatus

Zoo Barcelona
20. Common hill myna - Gracula religiosa
21. Green jay - Cyanocorax yncas
22. Lesser grey shrike - Lanius minor
23. Spangled cotinga - Cotinga Cayman
24. Bali mynah - Leucopsar rothschildi
25. Grosbeak starling - Scissirostrom dubiam
26. Snowy-crowned robin chat - Cossypha niveicapilla
27. Brazilian tanager - Ramphocelus bresilia
28. White-rumped shama - Copsychus malabaricus
29. Red-tailed laughingthrush - Trochalopteron milnei
30. Chestnut-backed thrush - Zoothera dohertyi
31. Pied crow - Corvus albus

Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes
32. Red-billed blue magpie - Uracissa eruthrorhyncha

Vincennes Zoo
33. Madagascar fody - Foudia madagascariensis

Beauval Zoo
34. Red-whiskered bulbul - Pycnonotus jocotus
35. Northern cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
36. Bank myna - Acridotheres ginginianus
37. Asian fairy-bellbird - Irena puella
38. Masked tanager - Tangara nigrocincta
39. Western bluebird - Sislia mexicana
40. Star finch - Neochmia ruficauda
41. Brahminy starling - Sturnia pagodarum
42. Asian glossy starling - Aplonis panavensis
43. Guianan cock-of-the-rock - Rupicola rupicola
44. Wattled starling - Creatophora cinerea
45. Rufous-bellied thrush - Turdus rufiventris
46. Golden-breasted starling - Lamprotornis regius
47. Red-crested cardinal - Paroaria cucullatis
48. Crested myna - Acridotheres christatellus
49. Peking robin - Leiothrix lutea
50. Black bulbul - Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Antwerp Zoo
51. Red avadavat - Amandava amandava
52. Ultramarine grosbeak - Cyanocompsa brissoni
53. Common waxbill - Estrilda astrild
54. African silverbill - Lonchura cantans
55. Cut-throat finch - Amadina fasciata
56. Orange-breasted waxbill - Amandava subflava
57. Scaly-breasted munia - Lonchura punctulata
58. Sudan golden sparrow - Passer luteus
59. Red-billed quelea - Quelea quelea
60. Yellow-fronted canary - Serinus mozambicus
61. Crested oropendola - Psarocolius decumanus
62. Rosy starling - Pastor roseus
63. Violet-backed starling - Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
64. Viellot's black weaver - Ploceus nigerrimus

Planckendael
65. Chinese azure-winged magpie - Cyanopica cyanus

Basel Zoo
66. Cape weaver - Ploceus capensis
67. African montane white-eye - Zosterops poliogastrus
68. Long-tailed finch - Poephila acuticauda
69. Cuban grassquit - Tiaris canorus
70. Bay-headed tanager - Tangara gyrola
71. Island canary - Serinus canaria
72. Red-legged honeycreeper - Cyanerpes cyaneus
73. Turquoise tanager - Tangara mexicana
74. Paradise tanager - Tangara chilensis
75. Golden-naped tanager - Tangara ruficervix
76. Sociable weaver - Philetairus socius

Zurich Zoo
77. Saffron finch - Sicalis flaveola
78. Red Siskin - Spinus cucullatus
79. Montserrat oriole - Icterus oberi
80. Shining honeycreeper - Cyanerpes lucidus
81. Plush-crested jay - Cyanocorax chrysops