Burgers' Zoo free-ranging species in Burgers Bush, Desert and Mangrove

A very reliable source of mine has let me know there are still five males present at the zoo....he didn’t specify if they were in the Bush or kept offshow, but they for sure still have five of them....

 

All the honeycreepers, both purple and red-legged, are still present to my knowledge. The red-legged honeycreepers have even raised 2 nests in the Mangrove already this year.

In other news, 2.2 violaceous euphonia's have been released in the Mangrove this week. The birds originate from Nürnberg.

 

To add to that, I am sure I have seen an individual recently in the Bush. The information earlier in the thread was incorrect.

 

To add to this, yesterday they were still present at the Bush!

 

Here is my source

 

Since then I have been informed that Lyles' flying foxes are still kept at the zoo and I have since seen these animals.

Back then there were indeed no honeycreepers in the Bush, but not much later the Purple honeycreepers moved from the Mangrove to the Bush, with Red-legged honeycreepers replacing them in the mangrove.

It is also clear now I misidentified those turtles and Orlitia are no longer kept in Burgers' Zoo. The list as it is now, really is the most up-to-date, referring to earlier posts from me is no proof, as I update the list on the front page with changing insights.

 

Okay sorry I was wrong, thanks for explaining it!

 

Orlitia gone?!?

When were these sent away and possibly where to?

 

Pretty sure these have been gone for several years now.

I tried to look for the euphonias, sadly I had no luck seeing them. They are there however, as several of their guides confirmed it.

 

The Red-shouldered teals seem (temporarily?) gone from the Bush, the sign has also been removed.

The last Lungfish also passed away.

 

Was this announced publicly or via a direct source from the zoo itself? They've always been kinda secretive about these animals.

 

Signage for the hybrid White-eyes has been removed and I hadn't seen them for ages anyway. This would be the first time in decades that this species is not around anymore in the Bush. I personally hope they will be replaced by the Kikuyu white-eye, which is around in larger numbers in Europe.

Some observations:
- A female Chestnut-bellied seedcracker in the Rice paddy.
- The male Brazilian tanager in the fig tree close to path 3 (see map on previous page)
- A pair of Pheasant pigeons in a hidden corner of the Bush terrace, the first time in ages I saw them.
- A Rose-bellied bunting and a Montserrat oriole around path 2. The little stream there is quite good for observing some of the smaller bird species
- Both Madagascar crested ibis were in the Capybara enclosure. I have seen the female from Walsrode been referred to as urschi, but it is also the nominate subspecies (completely white crest).
- The Catbird also at the Capybara enclosure and later opposite the entrance to the waterfall bridge.
- Orange-fronted fruit doves next to the wooden log bridge.

 

White-faced whistling duck are back in he Bush too.

 

Some notes of species not on show anymore:
- Four-eyed fish in Mangrove
- Blue-winged teal in Desert
- Blue-crowned laughing thrush in the Bush.

 

A guide told me the four-eyed fish were removed due to a infection.

 

Yesterday I managed to see all free-flying bird species in one visit for the first time. Strangely enough I wasn't even trying. The small dead end between the Giraffe stables and the Otters is really productive these days with Screaming Piha, Chestnut-bellied Seedcracker, Rose-bellied Bunting, Montserrat Oriole and White-rumped Shama being present regularly. The Chaco Chacalaca are much less shy then in the beginning and I saw a pair on the Bush terrace, which is also the easiest place to find the Green-naped Pheasant-pigeons. I saw the Golden-fronted Leaf-bird on path 23 (see map on previous page).

 

How about all reptiles?

 

A pair of Argus Pheasants has been released in the bush some weeks ago.

 

2 pairs of crested quail doves are now freeroaming in the bush