ZooChat Challenge Europe 2018

Antwerp Zoo, 16/03/2018:
11) Crested wood partridge, Rollulus rouloul

Edward's pheasant and yellow-necked spurfowl still not seen, and it would seem the king quails and yellow-knobbed curassows have disappeared/moved off-show since the (very minimal) construction/reorganisation of the bird house. Still a very slow year for me, but tomorrow should be better...

 

Bioparc Fuengirola

126. South African shelduck (Tadorna cana)
127. Crested fireback (Lophura ignita)

 

Wuppertal Zoologischer Garten, 17/03/2018:
12) Black-necked swan, Cygnus melancoryphus
13) Brant goose, Branta bernicla
14) Red-breasted goose, Branta ruficollis
15) Emperor goose, Chen canagica
16) Magellan goose, Chloephaga picta
17) Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
18) Northern pintail, Anas acuta
19) Yellow-billed pintail, Anas georgica
20) Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
21) Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
22) Mandarin duck, Aix galericulata
23) Brazilian teal, Amazonetta brasiliensis
24) African pygmy goose, Nettapus auritus
25) White-headed duck, Oxyura leucocephala
26) Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis
27) Common pochard, Aythya ferina
28) Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
29) Ferruginous duck, Aythya nyroca
30) Rosy-billed pochard, Netta peposaca
31) Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina
32) Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
33) Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
34) Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica
35) Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
36) Smew, Mergellus albellus
37) Spectacled eider, Somateria fischeri
38) Common eider, Somateria mollissima
39) King eider, Somateria spectabilis
40) Harlequin quail, Coturnix delegorguei

 

Zoo Wuppertal, 17/03/2018:
16. Harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei)
17. African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus)
18. Emperor goose (Anser canagicus)
19. Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
20. Brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)
21. Brent goose (Branta bernicla)
22. Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
23. Chilean pintail (Anas georgica)
24. Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
25. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
26. Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
27. Barrow’s goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
28. Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope)
29. Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca)
30. European pochard (Aythya ferina)
31. Tufted pochard (Aythya fuligula)
32. Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
33. Smew (Mergellus albellus)
34. King eider (Somateria spectabilis)
35. Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri)
36. Lake duck (Oxyura vittata)
37. Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
38. White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
39. Magellan goose (Chloephaga picta)
40. Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
41. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
42. Rosy-billed pochard (Netta peposaca)

 

Forgot one

41) Lake duck, Oxyura vittata

 

Update from Burgers' Zoo, the majority of the fowl is still behind the scenes due to birdflu restrictions...

23. Argus pheasant (Argusianus argus)
24. Satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra)

 

Tierpark Bern is especially good to see some European chicken:

25. Alpine rock partridge (Alectoris graeca saxatilis)
26. Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
27. Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
28. Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
29. Eurasian green-winged teal (Anas crecca)
30. Greylag goose (Anser anser)

 

Walked through the zoo for about 10 minutes today as I was closeby, and decided to check for the spurfowl and pheasant again, of which I saw one:

Antwerp Zoo, 25/03/2018:
12) Yellow-necked spurfowl, Pternistis leucoscepus

 

Cotswold Wildlife Park- 29/03/2018
53) Blue-throated Piping Guan (Aburria pipile cumanensis)
54) African Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus)
55) Bernier's Teal (Anas bernieri)
56) Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
57) Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
58) Laysan Teal (Anas laysanensis)
59) Black Curassow (Crax alector)
60) Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
61) Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
62) Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
63) Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
64) Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
65) Emporer Goose (Anser canagicus)
66) Red Shoveler (Anas platelea)
67) Common Golden-eye (Bucephala elargula)
68) Versicolor Teal (Anas versicolor)
69) Common Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
70) Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
71) Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
72) Crested Screamer (Chauna torquata)

 

Marwell Wildlife Park- 30/03/2018
73) Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus)

 

After mine first sighting of a species for this Challenge which didn't count ( because it was domestic ( and dead )), see ( Almost ) my first for the European ZooChat Challenge ;) | ZooChat, I'm now really in .
On saterday I visited Krefeld Zoo and can add my first species for the 2018-challenge :
1 ) Cinnamon teal - Anas cyanoptera ( see Cinnamon teals | ZooChat )
2 ) Ringed teal - Callonetta leucophrys ( see Ringed teal | ZooChat )
3 ) Bar-headed goose - Anser indicus ( see Bar-headed geese | ZooChat )
4 ) Ruddy shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea ( see Ruddy shelduck | ZooChat )
5 ) Blue peacock - Pavo muticus ( see Blue peacock | ZooChat )

Krefeld surtainly is not well-known for its fowl and waterfowl-collection but evenso I missed quite a number, prop. because the Bird House was still not stocked with birds ( exept 1 weaver-species ) and in the out-side-eclosures many species were kept still behind-the scenes / inside ( birdflue ? ).
Species which should be kept at Krefeld and I didn't see are Painted quail, White-faced whistling duck, Crested wood-patridge, Magpy goose, Red-breasted goose, Imperor goose, Hawaii goose and African pygmy goose. Luckily all these species are quite commonly kept and I'm sure I will see most or all of them later-on in the year at other collections .

 

Borth Wild Animal Kingdom- 03/04/2018
74) Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

 

Artis

128. Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

 

Zoo Budapest

31. Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonnerati)
32. Scaled quail (Callipepla squamata)
33. Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii)
34. Bernier's teal (Anas bernieri)
35. Brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)
36. Fulvous whistling duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
37. Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons albifrons)
38. Maned wood duck (Chenonetta jubata)
39. White-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata)

Zlin-Lesna

40. Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
41. Cape barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandieae)
42. Black-necked swan (Cygnus melanocoryphus)
43. Flying steamer duck (Tachyeres patagonicus)
44. Magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
45. White-winged duck (Asacornis scutulata)

Ostrava Zoo
46. Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thorasica)
47. Grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
48. Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
49. Madagascar partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis)
50. Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
51. White-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
52. White-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)
53. Orinoco goose (Neochen jubatus)
54. Scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)
55. Swan goose (Anser cygnoid)

Zurich Zoo
56. Bewick's swan (Cygnus bewickii)
57. Bronze-winged duck (Speculanas specularis)
58. Chiloe wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
59. Crested screamer (Chauna torquata)
60. Hottentot teal (Spatula hottentota)
61. Lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
62. Magellanic steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres)
63. Meller's duck (Anas melleri)
64. Red-billed teal (Anas erythrohyncha)
65. Rosy-billed pochard (Netta peposaca)
66. Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri)

 

Delightful news (at least for me ), New World quails being rarely kept and especially declining with zoos like Magdeburg not holding much anymore. Do you know when you visited so I can add to zootierliste?

 

GaiaZOO

129. Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
130. Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
131. Cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichii)

 

Yesterday I visited a small collection on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee - the Netherlands, Faunapark Flakkee and also this park is not well-known for its fowl and waterfowl-collection. Evenso again some nice species new for my 2018-list :

6 ) Rock patridge - Alectoris graeca ( see Rock patridge | ZooChat )
7 ) Golden pheasant - Chrysolophus pictus ( see Gold pheasant | ZooChat )
8 ) Silver pheasant - Lophura nycthemera ( see Silver pheasant | ZooChat )
9 ) Black-necked swan - Cygnus melancoryphus ( see Black-necked swan | ZooChat
10 ) Mute swan - Cygnus olor ( see Mute swan | ZooChat )
11 ) Himalayan monal -Lophophorus impejanus ( see Himalayan pheasant | ZooChat )
12 ) Vietnamese pheasant - Lophura ( edwardsi ) hatinhensis ( see Vietnamese pheasant | ZooChat )

 

Cotswold Wildlife Park

132. Coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
133. Black curassow (Crax alector)

 

Made some hideous double counts earlier, current list is:

Waterfowl
African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus)
African white-backed duck (Thalassornis leuconotus)
Aleutian cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii leucopareia)
Argentine shoveler (Spatula platalea)
Australian hardhead (Aythya australis)
Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri)
Bahama pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
Bernier's teal (Anas bernieri)
Barrow’s goldeneye duck (Bucephala islandica)
Black-backed rajah shelduck (Radjah radjah radjah)
Black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla)
Blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanopterus)
Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Cape teal (Anas capensis)
Chiloe wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix)
Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima mollissima)
Common goldeneye duck (Bucephala clangula clangula)
Common pochard (Aythya ferina)
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
Crested screamer (Chauna torquata)
Falcated teal (Mareca falcata)
Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca)
Fulvous whistling duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Greylag goose (Anser anser)
Hawaiian goose (Branta sandvicensis)
Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Hottentot teal (Spatula hottentota)
Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis)
Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
Maned wood duck (Chenonetta jubata)
Marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
Meller's duck (Anas melleri)
Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
North American wood duck (Aix sponsa)
Northern black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens)
Northern mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Old World comb duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos melanotos)
Pacific brent goose (Branta bernicla nigricans)
Patagonian Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides specularioides)
Philippine duck (Anas luzonica)
Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Plumed whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Red-shouldered teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Rosy-billed pochard (Netta peposaca)
Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Snow goose (Anser caerulescens)
Trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator )
Tufted pochard (Aythya fuligula)
Versicolor teal (Spatula versicolor )
West Indian whistling duck (Dendrocygna arborea)
White-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
White-winged Duck (Asarcornis scutulata)

Fowl
Black curassow (Crax alector)
Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron chalcurum)
Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
Cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichii)
Chestnut-bellied partridge (Arborophila javanica)
Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis)
Crested wood partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
Eastern crested guineafowl (Guttera pucherani)
Great argus (Argusianus argus argus)
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Javanese green peafowl (Pavo muticus muticus)
Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
Madagascar partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis)
Nepal kalij (Lophura leucomelanos)
Red-billed curassow (Crax blumenbachii)
Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
Silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
Vietnamese pheasant (Lophura hatinhensis)
Virginia quail (Colinus virginianus)
White-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)

So that's 86 at the moment. I've saved that as a seperate list so hopefully there won't be more double posts.

Zoo Leipzig
25.03.2018

87. Eurasian green-winged teal (Anas crecca crecca)
88. Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope)
89. Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha)
90. Lesser brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis brasiliensis)
91. Lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
92. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
93. South African yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata undulata)
94. Spotted whistling duck (Dendrocygna guttata)
95. Asian blue quail (Synoicus chinensis)
96. Blue-throated piping-guan (Pipile cumanensis cumanensis)
97. Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
98. Swinhoe's pheasant (Lophura swinhoii)

Berlin Zoo
26.03.2018

99. Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
100. Chilean pintail (Anas georgica spinicauda)
101. Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
102. Eurasian merganser (Mergus merganser merganser)
103. Greenland white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons flavirostris)
104. Magellanic steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres)
105. North American ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis jamaicensis)
106. Swan goose (Anser cygnoid)
107. Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
108. Yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata)
109. Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
110. Germain’s peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron germaini)
111. Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
112. Grey Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
113. Harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei)
114. Malayan crested fireback (Lophura ignita rufa)
115. Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis)
116. Siamese fireback pheasant (Lophura diardi)
117. Yellow-necked francolin (Francolinus leucoscepus)
118. Cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera) *not on ZTL, but I have a photo of a drake

Tierpark Berlin
27.03.2018

119. Freckled duck (Stictonetta naevosa)
120. Pink-eared duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
121. Scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)
122. Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri)
123. Arabian partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)
124. Blue-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
125. Brown-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)
126. Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
127. Khivan pheasant (Phasianus colchicus chrysomelas)
128. Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
129. Mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
130. Mountain bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
131. Satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra)
132. Scintillating cooper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii scintillans)
133. Tibetan white-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon drouynii)

 

This should, of course, be 42 and not 12, after my Wuppertal post earlier

Zagreb Zoo, 11/04/2018:
43) Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
44) Mute swan, Cygnus olor
45) Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca
46) Cape barren goose, Cereopsis novaehollandiae
47) Orinoco goose, Neochen jubatus
48) Spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis
49) Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
50) Laysan teal, Anas laysanensis
51) Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
52) Garganey, Anas querquedula
53) Great curassow, Crax rubra
54) Blue peafowl, Pavo cristatus