Bird Paradise Bird Paradise news 2023

It's been a little over a month since Jurong Bird Park shut its gates to the public. Work to relocate the birds to their new home is gathering pace. Several hundred birds have already been relocated to the new Bird Paradise, including breeding pairs of dozens of selected species (housed in the new park's back of house breeding centre), all the birds from the High Flyers Show, the Birds of Paradise, and the reduced Pelican flock (Australian, Dalmatian, Eastern White and Spot-billed) from Pelican Cove. Relocation of the birds in the African Treetops aviary is currently ongoing.

For those interested, Google maps has a relatively recent satellite image of the new Bird Paradise site. The aviaries and various structures are clearly visible:

Google Maps

 

Even as the birds in Jurong are being relocated to the new park, new bird imports are also arriving regularly; not an easy task for the staff, having to care for birds across 2 sites. Some of the recent arrivals include:

Palawan Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis)
Western Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator)
Piping Hornbill (Bycanistes fistulator) - Mandai's hornbill collection now stands at 23 species
Western Long-tailed Hornbill (Horizocerus albocristatus) - new females to join existing males
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus)
Black-winged Lovebird (Agapornis taranta)
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua ellsworthi)

 

Good idea. They correlate nicely with the plan/map as well: Bird Paradise to open in Mandai in Q2 of 2023 and will have eight walk-in aviaries

 

Hi zooish are there any species birds that are in jurong bird park but won't be moving over to mandai?

 

No significant species comes to mind. Even the Shoebills have already been relocated to Mandai. Some natural attrition has taken place though, I understand some single-specimen species have passed on, such as Spangled Cotinga, Orange-fronted Fruit Dove and Palm Nut Vulture.

 

Bird Paradise will be officially opening on 8th May 2023 with a soft opening entrance fee for visits until 26th May: Bird Paradise in Mandai to open on May 8 with discounted tickets

 

A new public park called Mandai Wildlife West that serves Bird Paradise and the upcoming Rainforest Wild Asia will also open on 8 May:

Mandai Wildlife West

 

Mandai Wildlife Group's press release on the moving of the birds from Jurong to Bird Paradise, which includes some nice pictures of the new facilities and more details of the species mix:

Feathered residents take flight in Bird Paradise

A related news article with photos and videos of the new park:

A flight to paradise: The bird park’s journey to Mandai

 

A brief video with some of the new walkthrough aviaries and penguin exhibit are shown below. Some of the birds that are housed at Bird Paradise now as well are shown.

Source: The Straits Times

 

There have been a few additional media preview videos released including this detailed 44-minute tour of Bird Paradise along with the entry plaza with all the playgrounds etc. It’s not the best quality but shows a good perspective from a visitor’s angle of some of the aviaries – the pathways, the feel, the layout and especially the size of the exhibits. Around seven minutes in is when the tour from Bird Paradise’s entrance begins. The tour starts at the penguin exhibit (which haven’t arrived yet apparently) with the first part comprising of the underwater viewing area and then visitors will travel up the ramp to the main viewing area. Happy to be corrected as it was quick but it seems that Magellanic Steamer Ducks [13:31] are also signed with the penguins as well.

The penguins lead straight into the Australian aviary – Emus, Magpie Geese, Cape Barren Geese, Eclectus Parrots etc. There is also a sign for wallabies [15:40] he breezes past with the emus. The Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos are really the featured well and have been by several media sources. There is an air-conditioned space between Australia and the Papua aviary [17:48] with the crowned pigeons, cockatoos including White Cockatoos, Blue-eyed Cockatoos and later on, cassowary. After Papua, is the Lory Loft [21:22] for the assortment of lories, lorikeets, crowned pigeons etc. After a detour to the playspaces there is return to the Wings of Asia aviary [29:01] and a few loops till he reaches the very open Crimson Wetlands [36:00] which also shows there are some chelonian species [37:00] signed near the flamingos. It finishes with a quick breeze through Amazonian Jewels [40:56] with a good view of the piping-guan at 42:38

Source: Livestream by BYKidO Pte. Ltd.

 

Bird Paradise has hosted a number of previews over the past week, for staff, educators, members and media. I will be posting some photos in the gallery and the species list for each exhibit (in separate posts as they are quite lengthy) based on signage in the aviaries and personal observations. Those species with asterisks* are, to the best of my knowledge, not presently in Mandai Wildlife Group's collection and are awaiting arrival. The Winged Sanctuary section has yet to be completed, so no species list for that yet (it will supposedly have about 100 species).

I'll start with Penguin Cove:
King Penguin
Gentoo Penguin
Northern Rockhopper Penguin
Humboldt Penguin
Magellanic Steamerduck*
Silver Gull

 

Australian Outback:
Common Emu
Australian Brush Turkey*
Laughing Kookabura
Tawny Frogmouth
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Rainbow Lorikeet
Massena Coconut Lorikeet
Pale-headed Rosella*
Crimson Rosella*
Eastern Rosella*
Golden-shouldered Parrot
Red-capped Parrot*
Red-rumped Parrot*
Superb Parrot*
Princess Parrot*
Regent Parrot*
Australian King Parrot
Australian Ringneck*
Bluebonnet*
Papuan Eclectus
Cockatiel
Galah
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Blue-faced Honeyeater*
Wonga Pigeon
Crested Pigeon
Common Bronzewing
Bar-shouldered Dove
Black Swan*
Magpie Goose
Cape Barren Goose
Maned Duck
Freckled Duck
Radjah Shelduck
Plumed Whistling Duck
Straw-necked Ibis
Masked Lapwing
Red-necked Wallaby

 

Mysterious Papua:
Southern Cassowary
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Pacific Imperial Pigeon
Pinon's Imperial Pigeon
Island Imperial Pigeon
Nicobar Pigeon
Metallic Pigeon
Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon
Sclater's Crowned Pigeon
Sumba Eclectus
Black Lory
Yellow-streaked Lory
Coconut Lorikeet
Stella's Lorikeet
Northern Papuan King Parrot
Salvadori's Fig Parrot*
Edward's Fig Parrot*
Great-billed Parrot*
Solomons Corella*
Tanimbar Corella
White Cockatoo
Blue-eyed Cockatoo
Salmon-crested Cockatoo
Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Citron-crested Cockatoo
Palm Cockatoo

 

Lory Loft:
Northern Cassowary
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Seychelles Magpie-robin
Red-billed Blue Magpie
Blue-eyed Cockatoo
Yellow-bibbed Lory
Black-capped Lory
Purple-bellied Lory
Purple-naped Lory
Chattering Lory
Red-collared Lorikeet
Coconut Lorikeet
Iris Lorikeet
Goldie's Lorikeet
Red Lory
Dusky Lory
Brown Lory
Pesquet's Parrot

 

Songs of the Forest:
Pied Avocet
Philippine Duck*
Moluccan King Parrot
Blue-naped Parrot*
Blue-rumped Parrot
Solomon Island Eclectus
Red-breasted Parakeet
Blossom-headed Parakeet
Laced Woodpecker
Fire-tufted Barbet
Lineated Barbet*
Iberian Azure-winged Magpie
Bali Mynah
Black-winged Mynah
Golden-crested Mynah
Coleto
Brahminy Starling
Rosy Starling
Javan Pied Starling*
Grosbeak Starling*
Chestnut-backed Thrush
Black-breasted Thrush
Grey-backed Thrush
Eurasian Blackbird
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Straw-headed Bulbul
White-throated Laughingthrush
Red-winged Laughingthrush
Chinese Hwamei
Ashy Woodpigeon*
Pale-capped Pigeon
Barred Cuckoo-dove
Luzon Bleeding-heart
Cinnamon Ground-dove
Sulawesi Ground-dove
Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove
Black-naped Fruit Dove
Jambu Fruit Dove
Collared Partridge
Mountain Bamboo-partridge
Crested Wood Partridge
Green Junglefowl
Sri Lankan Junglefowl
Mikaodo Pheasant*
Spotted Imperial Pigeon
White Imperial Pigeon
Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon
Chestnut-naped Imperial Pigeon
Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon
Western Crowned Pigeon

 

Amazonian Jewels:
Bare-faced Curassow
Helmeted Curassow
Chaco Chachalaca
Blue-throated Piping-guan
Grey-winged Trumpeter*
Solitary Tinamou*
Sunbittern*
Peruvian Pigeon
White-crowned Pigeon
Eared Dove
Crested Quail-dove
Ruddy Quail-dove
Blue Ground Dove
Black-spotted Barbet
Spangled Cotinga*
Blue-backed Tanager
Silver-beaked Tanager
Blue-grey Tanager
Saffron Finch
Yellow-green Grosbeak*
Red-crested Cardinal
Moriche Oriole
Montserrat Oriole*
Yellow Oriole
Green Jay*
Green Oropendola
Golden-headed Quetzal*
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock
Capuchinbird
Amazonian Motmot
Northern Red-shouldered Macaw
Blue-winged Macaw
Blue-headed Macaw
Yellow-collared Macaw
Military Macaw
Yellow-faced Amazon
Red-crowned Amazon
Lilacine Amazon
Lilac-crowned Amazon
Yellow-shouldered Amazon
Pileated Parrot
Dusky Parrot
Red-fan Parrot
Peruvian Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Golden Parakeet
Ochre-marked Parakeet*
Pearly Parakeet
Crimson-bellied Parakeet
Toco Toucan
Saffron Toucanet

 

Crimson Wetlands:
Red-legged Seriema*
American Flamingo
Scarlet Ibis
White Ibis
Roseatte Spoonbill
Southern Screamer
Boat-billed Heron
Inca Tern*
Great Curassow
Occelated Turkey*
Black-necked Swan
Coscoroba Swan*
Orinoco Goose*
Muscovy Duck*
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Cinnamon Teal
Ringed Teal
Brazilian Teal
Southern Lapwing*
Burrowing Owl
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Curl-crested Aracari
Hyacinth Macaw
Great Green Macaw
Red-and-green Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Blue-throated Macaw
Red-fronted Macaw
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Red-bellied Macaw
Burrowing Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot
Cactus Parakeet*
Monk Parakeet
Sun Parakeet
Red-footed Tortoise
Yellow-spotted River Turtle

 

Wings of Asia:
Sarus Crane
Demoiselle Crane*
Lesser Adjutant
Black-necked Stork
Milky Stork
Rufous Night Heron
Cattle Egret
Black-faced Spoonbill
Masked Lapwing
Green Peafowl
Great Argus
Lady Amherst's Pheasant*
Golden Pheasant
Hawaiian Goose
Swan Goose
Bar-headed Goose
White-winged Duck
Laysan Duck*
Mandarin Duck
Spotted Whistling Duck
Lesser Whistling Duck
Baikal Teal*
Marbled Teal
Common Teal
Baer's Pochard
Common Green Magpie
Red-billed Blue Magpie
Black-throated Laughingthrush*
White-crested Laughing Thrush
Common Hill Mynah
Crested Mynah
Bank Mynah
Asian Pied Starling
Luzon Hornbill
Papuan Hornbill
Rufous Hornbill - will make an appearance during keeper talks
Oriental Pied Hornbill - will make an appearance during keeper talks
Lesser Malay Mousedeer

 

Heart of Africa:
Shoebill
Wattled Crane
Blue Crane*
Black Crowned Crane
Grey Crowned Crane
Saddlebill Stork
Yellow-billed Stork*
Abdim's Stork
Hamerkop
Vulturine Guineafowl
Eastern Crested Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl
Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo
Northern Bald Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Madagascar Crested Ibis
Spur-winged Lapwing*
African Jacana*
Spur-winged Goose
African Pygmy Goose
African Comb Duck
Meller's Duck
Hartlaub's Duck
Madagascar Teal
Blue-billed Teal
White-faced Whistling Duck
Vasa Parrot
Brown-necked Parrot*
Red-fronted Parrot*
Ruppell's Parrot*
Red-bellied Parrot
Senegal Parrot*
Black-cheeked Lovebird
Black-winged Lovebird
Crowned Hornbill
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Red-billed Hornbill
West African Pied Hornbill
Taveta Golden Weaver
Chestnut-and-black Weaver
Red-winged Starling
Ashy Starling
Emrald Starling
Violet-backed Starling
Purple Starling
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lesser Blue-eared Starling
Superb Starling
Golden-breasted Starling
Wattled Starling
Crested Coua
Grey-headed Bristlebill
White-crowned Robin-chat
Northern Carmine Bee-eater*
Bruce's Green Pigeon
African Olive Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Lemon Dove
European Turtle Dove
Laughing Dove
Blue-headed Wood-dove
Tambourine Dove
Bearded Barbet
Brown-breasted Barbet*
Red-and-yellow Barbet*
White-headed Barbet*
Red-fronted Barbet
Great Blue Turaco
Livingstone's Turaco
White-cheeked Turaco
White-crested Turaco
Red-crested Turaco
Purple-crested Turaco
Green Turaco
Hartlaub's Turaco
Violet Turaco
Brown-faced Go-away-bird*
Lilac-breasted Roller*
Purple Roller
European Roller
Blue-bellied Roller
Hooded Vulture
Ring-tailed Lemur

 

This is going to be amazing. As ever, very grateful for the work you put into these lists.

Do you know the expected opening date for Winged Sanctuary?