I last visited the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park back in 2006, and somewhat surprisingly the only thread about the park on Zoochat is my somewhat-lacking review of that visit, here Kuala Lumpur Bird Park and Zoo Negara [Kuala Lumpur Bird Park] (it is just one paragraph lifted from my travel blog of the time). Otherwise there are only passing mentions of it, even though a number of Zoochatters have visited. The park claims to be "the world's largest free-flight aviary" which is a totally bogus claim made by adding all their aviary space together (and even then I'm not sure if it would actually be true). The main walk-through areas are divided into two large aviaries and one small one; and then there is a further large walk-through aviary separate to those ones. There are also smaller individual aviaries between the two walk-through sections, and within the walk-throughs themselves. Some of these individual aviaries are depressingly inappropriate for the birds within them (being the sort of tall and narrow aviaries in which birds simply cannot fly at all), a fact which is made even more obvious by them being within extemely large aviaries which just emphasises how small they are. Signage is mostly non-existant inside the large walk-throughs. The individual aviaries are generally well-signed, but for the walk-through aviaries there are really just a few "general" signboards (showing all the pigeon species present, for example). ....................................................................... The first part of the park upon entering is the so-called "Love Aviary" which is clearly meant to be a walk-through aviary (there are perches, nest-boxes, etc inside) but all the birds are contained behind mesh in a side-aviary. Despite the name (and signage) there were no lovebirds evident in here. *Peach-faced Lovebird (signed, but none seen) *Budgerigar *Cockatiel *Indian Ringneck (colour mutations) *Monk Parakeet *Sun Conure ....................................................................... From the "Love Aviary" one walks straight into the largest of the walk-through aviaries here. On the map this large aviary is divided into two colour-coded sections ("Zone One" and "Zone Two") which was a little confusing (when inside the aviary) because I expected it to be two separate aviaries when it isn't. As well as all the free-flying birds within this aviary, there are also several smaller individual aviaries, a mid-sized walk-through aviary ("Bulbul Land"), a display of owls on perches, a photo-opportunity with parrots, a refreshment stand, and a pool full of Tilapia which people can feed. Free-flying birds: (These are just the species I saw within the aviary. There was signage which included White-breasted Waterhen, Striated Heron, and Emerald Dove which were probably present [they are all common Asian species] and there were likely a few other unsigned species present which I didn't see) *Great White Pelican *Pink-backed Pelican *Greater Flamingo *Chinese Goose (domestics) *Muscovy Duck (domestics) *Cattle Egret *Black-crowned Night Heron *Sacred Ibis *Scarlet Ibis *Hadada Ibis *Yellow-billed Stork *Grey Crowned Crane *Helmeted Guineafowl (domestics) *Purple Swamphen *Indian Peafowl *Green Peafowl (also hybrids) *Red Junglefowl (I suspect these are actually domestic fowl) *Victoria Crowned Pigeon *Blue Crowned Pigeon *Nicobar Pigeon *Pied Imperial Pigeon *Green Imperial Pigeon *Pink-necked Green Pigeon *Spotted Dove *Zebra Dove *Indian Ringneck *Red-whiskered Bulbul *Baya Weaver *Black-naped Oriole "Bulbul Land" walk-through aviary: (This aviary had good signage, with only the Red-whiskered Bulbuls being unsigned) (Also containing a pool with Koi Carp) *Mandarin Duck *Carolina Wood Duck *Red-crested Pochard *"Australian Green Mallard" (I'm not sure of the reason for the "Australian" qualifier, but the bird present was indeed a Mallard) *Lesser Whistling Duck *Black Swan *Red Junglefowl (as before, perhaps not the genuine article) *Indian Peafowl *Superb Spreo *White-crested Laughing Thrush *Black-throated Laughing Thrush *Scaly-breasted Bulbul *Black-crested Bulbul (signed but I did not see any) *Yellow-vented Bulbul *Red-whiskered Bulbul (unsigned) *Nutmeg Finch (Scaly-breasted Munia) *Java Sparrow *Black-headed Munia *White-headed Munia Owl booth: *Barn Owl *Oriental Bay Owl *Brown Wood Owl *Spotted Wood Owl *Buffy Fish Owl *Barred Eagle Owl Parrot photo display (probably changes by the day): *Scarlet Macaw *African Grey Parrot *Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo *Sun Conure Individual smaller aviaries within the walk-through aviary: *Brahminy Kite *Eurasian Jay (the Asian subspecies leucotis) *Bare-faced Go-Away Bird *Black Crowned Crane *Great Hornbill *White Peafowl; "Yellow Golden Pheasant" (colour mutation); and Northern Red-billed Hornbill Also: *Ostrich in a yard within the walk-through ....................................................................... From the above walk-through aviary the visitor moves directly into another large walk-through named the "Hornbill Park" (or "Zone three") which apparently houses a single Rhinoceros Hornbill. Three smaller aviaries inside also house hornbills, and these aviaries are really very small indeed for birds the size of hornbills. It is just confusing to me why such small aviaries would be built within a huge walk-through and for someone involved to not say "hang on - why are we making these so small?!" *Rhinoceros Hornbill *Great Hornbill *Malayan Black Hornbill *Oriental Pied Hornbill ....................................................................... "Zone Four" of the bird park is mostly comprised of individual aviaries and exhibits. First upon leaving the Hornbill Park is another photo area for parrots (where a visitor pays to have their photo taken with a parrot or, weirdly, pays to just take a photo of one of the parrots with their own camera); then the "World of Parrots" which is a row of individual parrot aviaries within a walk-through parrot aviary; then a very nice stretch of "Oriental Bird Aviaries" (not all of which house Asian birds); a row of ratite pens; some buildings of interpretive and educational material (no live birds in these); and finally another large walk-through named the Waterfall Aviary which basically repeats species from the main walk-through aviary and therefore seems a bit wasted (although Milky Storks are found only in this final aviary). ....................................................................... Parrot photo area (These are the species as at the time of my visit, although I think the line-up is constant because there was a prominent identification board next to the stage) *Scarlet Macaw *Green-winged Macaw *Blue and Gold Macaw *Yellow-headed Amazon *Sun Conure *Green-cheeked Conure (of the "Yellow-sided" colour mutation) *African Grey Parrot *Palm Cockatoo *Galah *Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo *Umbrella Cockatoo *Cockatiel *Rainbow Lorikeet ....................................................................... "World of Parrots" Individual aviaries (in order of viewing): *Indian Ringneck (including colour mutations) *African Grey Parrot *Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo *Blue-fronted Amazon *Eclectus *Umbrella Cockatoo *Galah *Salmon-crested Cockatoo *Pesquet's Parrot Free-flying: *Red Lory *Chattering Lory *Rainbow Lorikeet *Blue-streaked Lory (unsigned) *Duyvenbode's Lory (signed but not seen) *Yellow-streaked Lory (signed but not seen) *Blue-fronted Amazon (signed but not seen) *Mealy Amazon *Blue-cheeked Amazon (unsigned) *African Grey Parrot (unsigned) ....................................................................... Oriental Bird Aviaries (in order of viewing): *Silver Pheasant; Hill Mynah; Black-collared Starling; Javan Mynah [did not see the Javan Mynah] *Golden Pheasant; Red-whiskered Bulbul; Black-throated Laughing Thrush *Silver Pheasant; Red-fronted Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi); Senegal Parrot; Eastern Rosella; Sun Conure; Red-masked Conure [did not see the Red-masked Conure] *Lady Amherst's Pheasant; Crestless Fireback; Asian Pied Starling; Oriental Magpie-Robin *Yellow-necked Spurfowl; Emerald Dove; Pied Imperial Pigeon; Barbary Doves (labelled as being Eurasian Collared Doves Streptopelia decaocto); there was also signage for Spotted Dove and Pink-necked Green Pigeon on this aviary, neither of which I saw. *Blue Eared Pheasant; Red-billed Blue Magpie (labelled as being Formosan Blue Magpie, which it most certainly wasn't) *Malayan Peacock-Pheasant; Straw-headed Bulbul; Violet Touraco *Yellow-necked Spurfowl (unsigned); Channel-billed Toucan; Eurasian Jay (the Asian subspecies leucotis) *Reeves' Pheasant; White-crested Laughing Thrush; also Yellow-necked Spurfowl was labelled for this aviary (they were in the previous aviary) ....................................................................... Ratite enclosures: *Ostrich *Emu (in two enclosures) *Common Cassowary (in two enclosures) ....................................................................... Waterfall Aviary (walk-through): *Spot-billed Pelican *Cattle Egret *Black-crowned Night Heron (signed but not seen) *Sacred Ibis *Yellow-billed Stork *Milky Stork *Indian Peafowl
The following is the full species list, but grouped taxonomically so that it is easier to see which species they display overall. *Ostrich *Emu *Common Cassowary *Great White Pelican *Pink-backed Pelican *Spot-billed Pelican *Greater Flamingo *Mandarin Duck *Carolina Wood Duck *Red-crested Pochard *Mallard *Lesser Whistling Duck *Muscovy Duck (domestics) *Chinese Goose (domestics) *Black Swan *Cattle Egret *Black-crowned Night Heron *Striated Heron (signed but not seen) *Sacred Ibis *Scarlet Ibis *Hadada Ibis *Yellow-billed Stork *Milky Stork *Grey Crowned Crane *Black Crowned Crane *Purple Swamphen *White-breasted Waterhen (signed but not seen) *Helmeted Guineafowl (domestics) *Yellow-necked Spurfowl *Indian Peafowl *Green Peafowl (also hybrids) *Red Junglefowl (I suspect these are actually domestic fowl) *Golden Pheasant *Lady Amherst's Pheasant *Crestless Fireback *Reeves' Pheasant *Silver Pheasant *Malayan Peacock-Pheasant *Blue Eared Pheasant *Victoria Crowned Pigeon *Blue Crowned Pigeon *Nicobar Pigeon *Pied Imperial Pigeon *Green Imperial Pigeon *Pink-necked Green Pigeon *Barbary Dove (labelled as being Eurasian Collared Doves Streptopelia decaocto) *Spotted Dove *Zebra Dove *Emerald Dove *Scarlet Macaw *Green-winged Macaw *Blue and Gold Macaw *Yellow-headed Amazon *Mealy Amazon *Blue-fronted Amazon *Blue-cheeked Amazon *Red-masked Conure (signed but not seen) *Sun Conure *Monk Parakeet (Quaker) *Green-cheeked Conure (only of the "Yellow-sided" colour mutation) *African Grey Parrot *Red-fronted Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi) *Senegal Parrot *Peach-faced Lovebird (signed but not seen) *Indian Ringneck *Eastern Rosella *Budgerigar *Palm Cockatoo *Galah *Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo *Umbrella Cockatoo *Salmon-crested Cockatoo *Cockatiel *Eclectus *Pesquet's Parrot *Rainbow Lorikeet *Red Lory *Chattering Lory *Blue-streaked Lory *Duyvenbode's Lory (signed but not seen) *Yellow-streaked Lory (signed but not seen) *Brahminy Kite *Barn Owl *Oriental Bay Owl *Brown Wood Owl *Spotted Wood Owl *Buffy Fish Owl *Barred Eagle Owl *Rhinoceros Hornbill *Great Hornbill *Malayan Black Hornbill *Oriental Pied Hornbill *Northern Red-billed Hornbill *Bare-faced Go-Away Bird *Violet Touraco *Channel-billed Toucan *White-crested Laughing Thrush *Black-throated Laughing Thrush *Scaly-breasted Bulbul *Black-crested Bulbul (signed but not seen) *Yellow-vented Bulbul *Red-whiskered Bulbul *Straw-headed Bulbul *Oriental Magpie-Robin *Nutmeg Finch (Scaly-breasted Munia) *Java Sparrow *Black-headed Munia *White-headed Munia *Baya Weaver *Black-naped Oriole *Superb Spreo *Hill Mynah *Black-collared Starling *Javan Mynah (signed but not seen) *Asian Pied Starling *Red-billed Blue Magpie *Eurasian Jay (the Asian subspecies leucotis)
I have uploaded a bunch of photos of aviaries and birds to the gallery: Kuala Lumpur Bird Park - ZooChat
On Facebook the park said they have bred 3 Southern red-billed hornbills ( @Chlidonias ) is mentioning Northern red-billed hornbills in his species list ) : https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=260211245210267
I checked my notebook and I had written "Northern Red-billed Hornbill (erythrorhynchus)", so that must have been what the aviary was signed as. @ronnienl has just uploaded a photo from February labelled as a Southern: Southern red-billed hornbill - ZooChat I don't know how to tell the difference between the two though.
