They have already bred the Negros bleeding hearts. Further, some Luzon bleeding hearts (perhaps up to 20+) were sent back to the Philippines N. Luzon for a release project.
It would be helpful to try to locate or trap more wild born birds of find some with private breeders (do they exist .... as the songbird crisis also extends to Philippines).
Not exactly. Ideally the new premises should be in move-in condition by now to comfortably open by year's end. The next few months will be a mad rush if they are still keeping to that opening date.
Yes that was the intent of their withdrawal from the blue macaws programme (and perhaps some untold politics at work), to focus on Southeast Asian species.
There are some signs the timeline is slipping again. The new Bird Paradise might open in mid 2023 instead.
So when I visited in the end of July, the northern cassowaries were still in a very small yard. At the back of the saddle-billed stork enclosure were some crowned cranes only visible from the little hut by the storks, I presume they are meant to be off show. It seems the southern cassowaries have about 2 proper yards (didn't see any of them that day), strange that the northern cassowaries are kept in quite a discreet area since naturally you'd expect Jurong to flaunt that they have such a rare species
Rod Stewart the park's Egyptian vulture has passed away on August 25th. At over 60 years old, he had exceeded the average life expectancy of an Egyptian vulture. Log into Facebook
Jurong Bird Park will officially close in 126 days, at the turn of the new year. Count down timer has been activated on its website Jurong Bird Park The new Bird Paradise will likely open a couple of months after Jurong's closure, in the first half of 2023.
Has the species roster in the main birds of prey aviary changed recently? Watched a video just now and hooded vultures seem to have a sign instead of the palm-nut vulture and the map has added Andean condors and king vultures idk
Jurong received 2 new species of hornbills recently - a female Wrinkled Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus) and a breeding pair of Sulawesi Hornbills (Rhabdotorrhinus exarhatus sanfordi). The new Bird Paradise will supposedly house "the world's largest living genetic reserve of hornbills under human care, with over 20 species". Jurong currently has 21 species of hornbills, although a few species are single specimens.
A bunch of waterfowl were recently added to the collection: Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni) Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) Indian Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) Hartlaub's Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii) Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) Madagascar Teal (Anas bernieri) Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)
More new birds trickling in: Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus) Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola rupicola) Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnaisii) Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni) Knobbed Hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix)
Missed out the Capuchinbirds (Perissocephalus tricolor), another fantastic new addition. These new species are in quarantine/off-show and will debut at Bird Paradise next year.
