Today and last Thursday I visited the Pafos Zoo for the first time in a few years, so I thought I'd do an illustrated review given how little attention this collection receives on the site. The zoo itself is on a medium-sized site and has a fairly simplistic layout, with a map available here. It has a massive bird collection, particularly when it comes to fowls and parrots. However due to its location, the zoo receives hardly any visits from those on this site so I will be posting a complete species list very soon below. The zoo begins with a large pond crammed with koi. Oddly enough the koi share the exhibit with a pair of Greater flamingos, one of many odd mixes around the park. However it does seem to be working fine. To the right, visitors move along a path devoted to birds of prey of all shapes and sizes. The path starts off with a few smaller aviaries for Common ravens, Long-eared owls and Rock eagle owls before the exhibits gets larger for Great grey owls and European eagle owls. Finally a series of large aviaries hold Bald, Golden and Steller's sea eagles. In general these aviaries are fine but I would suggest that the Rock eagle owl aviary was too small for its inhabitants and that the eagle exhibits were too barren. There is also a walkthrough area with lemurs where visitors can feed them. European eagle owl exhibit by amur leopard posted 10 Apr 2022 at 3:40 PM Eagle aviaries by amur leopard posted 10 Apr 2022 at 3:40 PM Then visitors move onto the main avenue along which are long rows of aviaries on either side. The first few hold predominantly francolins and partridges, moving on to lovebirds, finches and eventually larger parrots. The fowl exhibits are typically too barren and the birds need more privacy. Along this row are Philby's, Arabian and Cypriot chukar partridges as well as Cream-breasted fruit doves and Gambel's quails. On the left is also the Nile crocodile exhibit which is one of the better exhibits I have seen for the species. To the right another loop takes visitors past a row of hoofstock exhibits and a row of aviaries. The hoofstock area is largely empty with only a few Axis deer in the end paddock. These enclosures used to be home to a variety of species, including Gemsbok, Eland, Scimitar oryx, Cypriot mouflon, Thomson's gazelle so the emptiness comes as somewhat of a disappointment. The row of aviaries on the left however holds various toucan and hornbill species, with the obvious highlight being the Mindanao wrinkled hornbills as well as Red-billed toucans. Erckel’s francolin exhibit by amur leopard posted 10 Apr 2022 at 3:40 PM The path then loops around, passing a large flamingo/ibis/swamphen aviary, a small house from Egyptian fruit bats, a lovely large aviary for Great Indian hornbills and some quaint tortoise exhibits. On this path is also the future Sun bear enclosure, empty awaiting their arrival. Greek tortoise enclosure by amur leopard posted 10 Apr 2022 at 3:29 PM Great Indian hornbill aviary by amur leopard posted 10 Apr 2022 at 3:31 PM Rows of aviaries continuously line the path as visitors pass exhibits for White lions and Siberian tigers. The big cat enclosures are good for a small zoo and have shaded areas for the cats to escape the heat. There are now five lions (a massive male, a younger male, a female and two young cubs) and at least four tigers. White lion enclosure by amur leopard posted 10 Apr 2022 at 3:33 PM To the right is also the elephant exhibit, quite a controversial enclosure. While I will say that the exhibit is too small for an elephant and that the lone female should be reunited with others of her species at another zoo, the female is essentially treated like royalty by the zoo, with a keeper in her exhibit at all times, treating her feet, hosing her down or playing with her. The zoo allows people to take photos right next to the elephant while in her exhibit, something that I don't really like but it provides the zoo with lots of income so I do recognise that many of the developments that I've liked have been made possible in part by this. Part of elephant enclosure by amur leopard posted 10 Apr 2022 at 3:33 PM The path continues past a series of crane exhibits (Manchurian, Sarus, White-naped) as well as an exhibit for Red muntjac. Then there is a small cafe and the giraffe and zebra exhibits - both likely too small and barren for their inhabitants, and the giraffe (Achilles) has been alone for several years now (although the zoo will be getting three more giraffes soon). Beyond this is a row of pretty small macaw aviaries, with caging so dense you can hardly see the back of the exhibit. To the right is a separate path with Cassowaries, Ostriches, Rheas and Emus. Then is the Monkey Row, with about six sterile-looking exhibits for mandrills, vervets, patas, lemurs etc. The exhibits are an improvement on what came before them but they still aren't ideal and some of the monkeys appear bored or lonely. Typical monkey exhibit by amur leopard posted 10 Apr 2022 at 3:31 PM To the left is the show building, where a bird show takes place three times a day. It is certainly unlike anything I've seen, featuring a whole host of macaws and cockatoos performing tricks with toy cars, slides, basketball hoops, bicycles, baby toys, you name it... Very impressive from the macaws in particular and I recommend seeing it. Then to the right is the future rhino exhibit, with appears to have a dangerously low wall as well as a large exhibit for Thomson's gazelles and a couple of small paddocks for Axis deer and Kafue lechwe. There is also a large restaurant to the left which serves good food (recommend this option for lunch). Working one's way around, a few passerine exhibits including an exhibit with crowned pigeons signed as Scheepmaker's (?), some lovely cockatoos and Cyprian jays. There is also an exhibit whose signage only says Red and yellow barbets but also present is an Ashy starling and a Song thrush, so watch out for them. Ashy starling, Song thrush and Red and yellow barber exhibit by amur leopard posted 10 Apr 2022 at 3:33 PM As well as this, there is a Reptile House. While the collection formerly held lots of venomous snakes (particularly cobras) these have left gradually. Furthermore while there are at least 40 terraria in the whole thing, at least ten are empty and a further six or seven hold Reticulated pythons, including a juvenile Reticulated python in a terrarium signed as a Black whip snake exhibit. There are however a few nice rarities (Coin snakes, Apachicola kingsnakes and a Peach-throated monitor) but a good percentage of the species are held in exhibit that is either too small or lacks the necessary privacy. Finally there is an inner loop around the central area of the zoo around a massive waterfowl area which blows its potential on odd Mallard breeds (with the only other inhabitants being Black-necked swans, Bar-headed geese, Muscovy ducks and Australian pelicans). Definitely an area with massive potential and a very nice area to explore. Small part of waterfowl area by amur leopard posted 10 Apr 2022 at 3:36 PM Small part of waterfowl area by amur leopard posted 10 Apr 2022 at 3:36 PM Along the sides of the path around this area are also a massive number of aviaries holding parakeets, parrots, turacos, pheasants, curassows and so on. There are also exhibits for peccaries, maras and Red river hogs. Typical path and aviary row by amur leopard posted 10 Apr 2022 at 3:36 PM In terms of wildlife, White storks can often be seen flying over the zoo. Large numbers of Collared doves inhabit the grounds and the bushes and trees around the raptor, waterfowl and hoofstock areas are dense with Sardinian and Spectacled warblers in spring. As ever, a massive number of sparrows inhabit the zoo, particularly near the restaurant but the occasional greenfinch can be seen among them. So that's it! The species list will be posted below very soon, and would be very helpful if someone with the necessary credentials could update ZTL accordingly. AL
And here is the first part of the species list. I've bolded species of particular interest. Most of these species have been conclusively IDed so there is no doubt as to their identity. The only species that is dubious is the Scheepmaker's crowned pigeon, which is otherwise not present in Europe but is signed as such in the zoo and on the website and I could find no morphological feature that could prove it either way, so while it is more likely to be Sclater's for sure, I'll still list it as Scheepmaker's. It would be incredibly useful is someone with the required privileges could make the necessary changes to ZTL. At the bottom I've given a list of species that would need to be added as well as a list of species that are no longer present and need to be taken off so as to make it as easy as possible. So here are all the mammals on show at Pafos Zoo as of the 10/04/22: Mammals Axis deer, Axis axis Common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus Geoffroy's marmoset, Callithrix leucocephala Prevost's squirrel, Callosciurus prevostii Caracal, Caracal caracal De Brazza's monkey, Cercopithecus neglectus Vervet monkey, Chlorocebus pygerythrus Patagonian mara, Dolichotis patagonum Chacoan mara, Dolichotis salinicola Asian elephant, Elephas maximus Grant's zebra, Equus quagga boehmi Patas monkey, Erythrocebus patas Thomson's gazelle, Eudorcas thomsonii Reticulated giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena Crested porcupine, Hystrix cristata Kafue lechwe, Kobus lechwe kafuensis Ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis African wild dog, Lycaon pictus Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx Red muntjac, Muntiacus muntjak Bennett's wallaby, Notamacropus rufogriseus Red kangaroo, Osphranter rufus Lion, Panthera leo Siberian tiger, Panthera tigris Collared peccary, Pecari tajacu Red river hog, Potamochoerus porcus Midas tamarin, Saguinus midas Cottontop tamarin, Saguinus oedipus Meerkat, Suricatta suricatta So in summary, that means removing the following from ZTL: Asian small-clawed otter Black howler monkey Common eland Golden-headed lion tamarin Northern raccoon Reeves' muntjac Scimitar-horned oryx South American coati Striped skunk Western sitatunga And adding the following: Prevost's squirrel Red river hog Red muntjac Vervet monkey Chacoan mara Patas monkey And that's it for mammals, next up is birds! Fairly underwhelming list but the birds will make up for it.
Quoting the relevant sections of the post above: Birds Vulturine guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum Madagascar lovebird, Agapornis canus Rosy-faced lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis Barbary partridge, Alectoris barbara Cypriot chukar partridge, Alectoris chukar cypriotes Arabian partridge, Alectoris melanocephala Philby's partridge, Alectoris philbyi Ambon king parrot, Alisterus amboinensis Turquoise-fronted amazon, Amazona aestiva Orange-winged amazon, Amazona amazonica Red-tailed amazon, Amazona brasiliensis Mealy amazon, Amazona farinosa Lilac-crowned amazon, Amazona finschi Northern mealy amazon, Amazona guatemalae Cuban amazon, Amazona leucocephala Yellow-crowned amazon, Amazona ochrocephala Double yellow-headed amazon, Amazona oratrix oratrix Hispaniolan amazon, Amazona ventralis Vinaceous-breasted amazon, Amazona vinacea Hyacinth macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthus Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus Demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo Indian sarus crane, Antigone antigone antigone White-naped crane, Antigone vipio Red-winged parrot, Aprosmictus erythropterus Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos Great green macaw, Ara ambiguus Blue and yellow macaw, Ara ararauna Green-winged macaw, Ara chloropterus Blue-throated macaw, Ara glaucogularis Scarlet macaw, Ara macao Military macaw, Ara militaris Red-fronted macaw, Ara rubrogenys Chestnut-fronted macaw, Ara severus Nanday parakeet, Aratinga nenday Sun conure, Aratinga solstitialis Collared hill partridge, Arborophila gingica Long-eared owl, Asio otus otus Spotted eagle owl, Bubo africanus Rock eagle owl, Bubo bengalensis European eagle owl, Bubo bubo Great Indian hornbill, Buceros bicornis Trumpeter hornbill, Bycanistes bicolor* White cockatoo, Cacatua alba Triton cockatoo, Cacatua galerita triton Moluccan cockatoo, Cacatua moluccensis Citron-crested cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata Long-billed corella, Cacatua tenuirostris Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata Gambel's quail, Callipepla gambelii Gang-gang cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum Red-tailed black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii Glossy black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus lathami Southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius Cheer pheasant, Catreus wallichi Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus White stork, Ciconia ciconia Blue ground dove, Claravis pretiosa Bobwhite quail, Colinus virginianus cubanensis Speckled pigeon, Columba guinea Rock dove, Columba livia European roller, Coracias garrulus Common raven, Corvus corax Great curassow, Crax rubra rubra Patagonian conure, Cyanoliseus patagonum Black-necked swan, Cygnus melancoryphus Laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae Hawk-headed parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus Red-shouldered macaw, Diopsittaca nobilis Common emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae Eclectus parrot, Eclectus roratus Galah cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla Scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber Black francolin, Francolinus francolinus* Luzon bleeding heart, Gallicolumba luzonica Sulawesi ground dove, Gallicolumba tristigmata Purple-crested turaco, Gallirex porphyreolophus Cyprian jay, Garrulus glandarius glaszneri Diamond dove, Geopelia cuneata Scheepmaker's crowned pigeon, Goura scheepmakeri - with the caveat stated above Victoria crowned pigeon, Goura victoria Common hill myna, Gracula religiosa Red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis Golden conure, Guaruba guarouba Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus Steller's sea eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus Ashy starling, Lamprotornis unicolor Bali myna, Leucopsar rothschildi Major Mitchell's cockatoo, Lophochroa leadbeateri Siamese fireback, Lophura diardi Kalij fireback, Lophura leucomelanos Silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera Malay crested fireback, Lophura rufa Bearded barbet, Lybius dubius White-cheeked turaco, Menelikornis leucotis Monk parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus Common bluebonnet, Northiella haematogaster Helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris Red-crested cardinal, Paroaria coronata Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus Green peafowl, Pavo muticus Australian pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus Common bronzewing, Phaps chalcoptera Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber Black-headed caique, Pionites melanocephalus Adelaide rosella, Platycercus adelaidae Pale-headed rosella, Platycercus adscitus Eastern rosella, Platycercus eximius Western rosella, Platycercus icterotis Yellow-fronted parrot, Poicephalus flavifrons Brown parrot, Poicephalus meyeri Senegal parrot, Poicephalus senegalus Grey crowned crane, Polyplectron bicalcaratum Princess parrot, Polytelis alexandrae Superb parrot, Polytelis swainsonii Western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio Golden-collared macaw, Primolius auricollis Blue-headed macaw, Primolius couloni Blue-winged macaw, Primolius maracana Goliath palm cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus goliath Hooded parrot, Psephotellus dissimilis Javan moustached parakeet, Psittacula alexandri alexandri Plum-headed parakeet, Psittacula cyanocephala Derbyan parakeet, Psittacula derbiana Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria African grey parrot, Psittacus erithacus Timneh grey parrot, Psittacus timneh Erckel's francolin, Pternistis erckelii Yellow-necked francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus Black-necked aracari, Pteroglossus aracari Green aracari, Pteroglossus viridis Cream-breasted fruit dove, Ptilinopus merrilli Ochre-marked parakeet, Pyrrhura cruentata White-eared conure, Pyrrhura leucotis Green-cheeked parakeet, Pyrrhura molinae Crimson-bellied conure, Pyrrhura perlata Rose-fronted parakeet, Pyrrhura roseifrons Toco toucan, Ramphastos toco Red-billed toucan, Ramphastos tucanus Channel-billed toucan, Ramphastos vitellinus Writhed hornbill, Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus Greater rhea, Rhea americana Thick-billed parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhncha Humboldt penguin, Spheniscus humboldti Red turtle dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur Great grey owl, Strix nebulosa Common ostrich, Struthio camelus Red-crested turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus Fischer's turaco, Tauraco fischeri White-crested turaco, Tauraco leucolophus Schalow's turaco, Tauraco schalowi Violet turaco, Tauraco violaceus African sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus Western red-billed hornbill, Tockus kempi Red and yellow barbet, Trachyponus erythrocephalus Eurasian song thrush, Turdus philomelos Arabian barn owl, Tyto alba erlangeri Yellow-tailed black cockatoo, Zanda funerea Short-billed black cockatoo, Zanda latirostris So that means removing the following from ZTL: Asian blue quail Black swan Blue-eared pheasant Blue-billed teal Bronze-winged parrot Bruce's green pigeon California quail Cinnamon teal Common woodpigeon Crested partridge Crested pigeon Crested quail-dove Crimson rosella Dalmatian pelican European starling Ferruginous duck Gouldian finch Grand Cayman amazon Great white pelican Great spotted cuckoo Grey partridge Grey-breasted francolin Himalayan monal Mandarin duck Painted parakeet Peaceful dove Red-billed teal Red-crested pochard Ringed teal Scaly-headed parrot Southeastern European goldfinch Superb starling Tanimbar corella White-fronted amazon Wood duck And adding the following: Vulturine guineafowl Madagascar lovebird Arabian partridge Philby's partridge Northern mealy amazon Red-winged parrot Great Indian hornbill Gambel's quail Southern cassowary Gambel's quail Blue ground dove Common raven Black-necked swan Laughing kookaburra Common emu (Scheepmaker's crowned pigeon - depending on whether an ID can be made) Common hill myna Bearded barbet Monk parakeet Common bluebonnet Helmeted guineafowl Red-crested cardinal Brown parrot Superb parrot Hooded parrot Yellow-necked francolin Green-cheeked parakeet Crimson-bellied conure Greater rhea Great grey owl Common ostrich Western red-billed hornbill So a more or less like for like trade, with the zoo abandoning several waterfowl and passerine species in favour of larger flightless birds and more parrots. Species indicated with a * were seen in visible off-show areas. The Arabian barn owls are only visible during the show. As a note, the cuckoos are a seasonal addition from rescue birds and the Grey-breasted francolins were two elderly females who died recently of old age despite great care and attention. And with that I'm utterly exhausted having done over 23000 steps around the zoo, so I'm going to postpone the reptiles until tomorrow. Nothing to crazy in that department anyway, and unfortunately many of the endemics are gone, replaced with twenty Reticulated pythons .
Given the fact Sclater's is a split from Scheepmaker's, and until recently almost everywhere with the former listed them as the latter, I'd definitely be inclined to suspect the birds in question *are* the former. In any case, to the best of my knowledge Scheepmaker's are not held anywhere in Asia, nor in private collections, so there would not be a source for Pafos to obtain them. Do you have any photographs of the birds in question? Unless you can demonstrate for certain that all of the species you have cited are 100% gone and not merely held off-display it would be unwise to move them into former holdings - someone making precisely that error is why Philby's Partridge wasn't listed on the ZTL current holdings, as it appears someone moved them into "former" a year or two ago because they didn't see them onshow
Perhaps, but that does cause an issue with people coming to the zoo expecting to see certain species and consequently not doing so. The only species that I know are no longer at the zoo at all are Grey breasted francolin, Great spotted cuckoo and all the waterfowl (more or less certain). But at least to me I’d rather know which species are on show rather than just a catch all list which may or may not include species which are offshow, onshow or gone from the zoo altogether. But that’s a different discussion altogether and one which is more generally relevant to ZTL. As for the crowned pigeons, I have photos of the birds but two problems - I won’t be able to upload the images until I get back to the UK and secondly getting half decent images of the birds is nigh on impossible given the dense caging. I’ll try and saturate them a bit so that it’s easier to gauge where the maroon on the chest stops as I understand this is the main identification factor between the two. However I am similarly sceptical for more than one reason.
Well, this is generally-speaking why it is best to add annotations stating whether or not a given species was seen or signposted on a given visit - so for instance, when I get around to updating ZTL for you, I'll be adding remarks such as the following: Besuch 04/222 (gesehen, ausgeschildert) Besuch 04/2022 (nicht gesehen, ausgeschildert) Besuch 04/2022 (nicht gesehen, nicht ausgeschildert) To make this task a little easier, it would be helpful to know which species in your above list were not seen, but were still signposted.
Thanks a lot - really useful. I'll put the taxa into categories below - apologies for the slight formatting oddities with the italics: Gesehen, Ausgeschildert: Vulturine guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum Madagascar lovebird, Agapornis canus Rosy-faced lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis Cypriot chukar partridge, Alectoris chukar cypriotes Arabian partridge, Alectoris melanocephala Ambon king parrot, Alisterus amboinensis Turquoise-fronted amazon, Amazona aestiva Orange-winged amazon, Amazona amazonica Red-tailed amazon, Amazona brasiliensis Mealy amazon, Amazona farinosa Lilac-crowned amazon, Amazona finschi Cuban amazon, Amazona leucocephala Yellow-crowned amazon, Amazona ochrocephala Double yellow-headed amazon, Amazona oratrix oratrix Hispaniolan amazon, Amazona ventralis Vinaceous-breasted amazon, Amazona vinacea Hyacinth macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthus Demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo Indian sarus crane, Antigone antigone antigone White-naped crane, Antigone vipio Red-winged parrot, Aprosmictus erythropterus Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos Great green macaw, Ara ambiguus Blue and yellow macaw, Ara ararauna Green-winged macaw, Ara chloropterus Blue-throated macaw, Ara glaucogularis Scarlet macaw, Ara macao Military macaw, Ara militaris Red-fronted macaw, Ara rubrogenys Chestnut-fronted macaw, Ara severus Nanday parakeet, Aratinga nenday Sun conure, Aratinga solstitialis Long-eared owl, Asio otus otus Spotted eagle owl, Bubo africanus Rock eagle owl, Bubo bengalensis European eagle owl, Bubo bubo Great Indian hornbill, Buceros bicornis White cockatoo, Cacatua alba Triton cockatoo, Cacatua galerita triton Moluccan cockatoo, Cacatua moluccensis Citron-crested cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata Long-billed corella, Cacatua tenuirostris Gang-gang cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum Red-tailed black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii Glossy black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus lathami Southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus White stork, Ciconia ciconia Blue ground dove, Claravis pretiosa Bobwhite quail, Colinus virginianus cubanensis Speckled pigeon, Columba guinea European roller, Coracias garrulus Common raven, Corvus corax Great curassow, Crax rubra rubra Patagonian conure, Cyanoliseus patagonum Laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae Hawk-headed parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus Red-shouldered macaw, Diopsittaca nobilis Common emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae Eclectus parrot, Eclectus roratus Galah cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla Scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber Luzon bleeding heart, Gallicolumba luzonica Sulawesi ground dove, Gallicolumba tristigmata Purple-crested turaco, Gallirex porphyreolophus Cyprian jay, Garrulus glandarius glaszneri Diamond dove, Geopelia cuneata Scheepmaker's crowned pigeon, Goura scheepmakeri - with the caveat stated above Victoria crowned pigeon, Goura victoria Common hill myna, Gracula religiosa Red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis Golden conure, Guaruba guarouba Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus Steller's sea eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus Bali myna, Leucopsar rothschildi Major Mitchell's cockatoo, Lophochroa leadbeateri Siamese fireback, Lophura diardi Kalij fireback, Lophura leucomelanos Silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera Malay crested fireback, Lophura rufa Bearded barbet, Lybius dubius White-cheeked turaco, Menelikornis leucotis Monk parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus Red-crested cardinal, Paroaria coronata Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus Common bronzewing, Phaps chalcoptera Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber Black-headed caique, Pionites melanocephalus Pale-headed rosella, Platycercus adscitus Eastern rosella, Platycercus eximius Western rosella, Platycercus icterotis Yellow-fronted parrot, Poicephalus flavifrons Brown parrot, Poicephalus meyeri Senegal parrot, Poicephalus senegalus Grey crowned crane, Polyplectron bicalcaratum Princess parrot, Polytelis alexandrae Superb parrot, Polytelis swainsonii Western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio Golden-collared macaw, Primolius auricollis Blue-headed macaw, Primolius couloni Blue-winged macaw, Primolius maracana Goliath palm cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus goliath Hooded parrot, Psephotellus dissimilis Javan moustached parakeet, Psittacula alexandri alexandri Plum-headed parakeet, Psittacula cyanocephala Derbyan parakeet, Psittacula derbiana Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria African grey parrot, Psittacus erithacus Timneh grey parrot, Psittacus timneh Erckel's francolin, Pternistis erckelii Yellow-necked francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus Black-necked aracari, Pteroglossus aracari Green aracari, Pteroglossus viridis Cream-breasted fruit dove, Ptilinopus merrilli Ochre-marked parakeet, Pyrrhura cruentata White-eared conure, Pyrrhura leucotis Green-cheeked parakeet, Pyrrhura molinae Crimson-bellied conure, Pyrrhura perlata Rose-fronted parakeet, Pyrrhura roseifrons Toco toucan, Ramphastos toco Red-billed toucan, Ramphastos tucanus Channel-billed toucan, Ramphastos vitellinus Writhed hornbill, Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus Greater rhea, Rhea americana Thick-billed parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhncha Humboldt penguin, Spheniscus humboldti Red turtle dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur Great grey owl, Strix nebulosa Common ostrich, Struthio camelus Red-crested turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus Fischer's turaco, Tauraco fischeri White-crested turaco, Tauraco leucolophus Schalow's turaco, Tauraco schalowi Violet turaco, Tauraco violaceus African sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus Western red-billed hornbill, Tockus kempi Red and yellow barbet, Trachyponus erythrocephalus Yellow-tailed black cockatoo, Zanda funerea Short-billed black cockatoo, Zanda latirostris Nicht Gesehen, Ausgeschildert Collared hill partridge, Arborophila gingica Gesehen, Nicht Ausgeschildert Barbary partridge, Alectoris barbara Philby's partridge, Alectoris philbyi Northern mealy amazon, Amazona guatemalae Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus Trumpeter hornbill, Bycanistes bicolor Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata Gambel's quail, Callipepla gambelii Cheer pheasant, Catreus wallichi Rock dove, Columba livia Black-necked swan, Cygnus melancoryphus Black francolin, Francolinus francolinus* Ashy starling, Lamprotornis unicolor Common bluebonnet, Northiella haematogaster Helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris Green peafowl, Pavo muticus Australian pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus Adelaide rosella, Platycercus adelaidae Eurasian song thrush, Turdus philomelos Arabian barn owl, Tyto alba erlangeri Nicht Gesehen, Nicht Ausgeschildert Asian blue quail Black swan Blue-eared pheasant Blue-billed teal Bronze-winged parrot Bruce's green pigeon California quail Cinnamon teal Common woodpigeon Crested partridge Crested pigeon Crested quail-dove Crimson rosella Dalmatian pelican European starling Ferruginous duck Gouldian finch Grand Cayman amazon Great white pelican Grey partridge Himalayan monal Mandarin duck Painted parakeet Peaceful dove Red-billed teal Red-crested pochard Ringed teal Scaly-headed parrot Southeastern European goldfinch Superb starling Tanimbar corella White-fronted amazon Wood duck Gone from the collection for certain: Great-spotted cuckoo Grey-breasted francolin NB: The Great-spotted cuckoos are rescue birds which normally join the collection in the summer and leave in the autumn.
The creme-bellied fruit-dove is not there anymore. During my last visit, October 2021, only the sign was left, but there was a Waalia dove in the aviary.
Oh wow, I’ve had another shocker. No idea why I implicitly trusted the signage on this one but yeah, that’s absolutely right. My bad - yet another pretty awful signage blunder by the zoo but my fault for trusting it in the first place.
