This was my first visit to what I call the main San Diego Zoo. I also did the behind-the-scenes tour, hoping to see some species that were off exhibit. Like with the San Diego Safari Park post, I will post species I saw and those that were listed but didn't get to see. Below is the list of species I did see: White-faced whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata) Emperor goose (Anser canagicus) Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) Cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera ssp.) Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Gadwall (Mareca strepera) Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos) Northern pintail (Anas acuta) Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) Redhead (Aythya americana) Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii ssp.) Edward's (Vietnamese) pheasant (Lophura edwardsi) Great argus (Malayan) (Argusianus argus argus) Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) Rameron (African olive) pigeon (Columba arquatrix) Metallic pigeon (Columba vitiensis ssp.) Adamawa turtle-dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha) Laughing dove (Streptopelia senegalensis senegalensis) Namaqua dove (Oena capensis ssp.) Asian emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica ssp.) Wonga pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica) Pheasant pigeon (Green-nape) (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis) Pheasant pigeon (White-nape) (Otidiphaps nobilis aruensis) Western (Blue) crowned-pigeon (Goura cristata) Victoria crowned-pigeon (Goura victoria ssp.) Bruce's green-pigeon (Treron waalia) Pink-headed (Temminck's) fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyreus) Black-chinned fruit-dove (Ptilinopus leclancheri ssp.) Wompoo fruit-dove (Vogelkop Mountain) (Ptilinopus magnificus puella) Beautiful fruit-dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus ssp.) Green imperial-pigeon (Rufous-naped) (Ducula aenea paulina) Collared imperial-pigeon (Ducula mullerii ssp.) Papuan mountain-pigeon (Gymnophaps albertisii ssp.) Great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) White-bellied go-away-bird (Corythaixoides leucogaster) Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles miles) Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana [jacana group]) Inca tern (Larosterna inca) African openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus lamelligerus) African jacana (Anhinga rufa rufa) Great cormorant (White-breasted) (Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus) Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Great blue heron (Ardea herodias ssp.) Great egret (American) (Ardea alba egretta) Madagascar crested ibis (Lophotibis cristata ssp.) African spoonbill (Platalea alba) California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo ssp.) Blue-naped mousebird (Urocolius macrourus ssp.) Green-backed trogon (Trogon viridis) Green woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus ssp.) Southern ground-hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) Trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator) Sulawesi hornbill (Southern or Sanford's) (Rhabdotorrhinus exarhatus sanfordi) Wrinkled hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus) Collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris chloris) White-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) Northern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicus) Plate-billed mountain-toucan (Andigena laminirostris) Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) Pygmy falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) Red-tailed black-cockatoo (Forest) (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso) Horned parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) Blue-crowned lorikeet (Vini australis) Blue-crowned hanging-parrot (Loriculus galgulus) Congo African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) Blue-headed macaw (Primolius couloni) Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus) Hooded pitta (Philippine) (Pitta sordida sordida) Andean cock-of-the-rock (Peruvian) (Rupicola peruvianus peruvianus) Capuchinbird (Perissocephalus tricolor) Spangled cotinga (Cotinga cayana) Screaming piha (Lipaugus vociferans) Pompadour cotinga (Xipholena punicea) Fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) Blue-faced honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis ssp.) White-breasted woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus ssp.) Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana ssp.) Plush-crested jay (Cyanocorax chrysops ssp.) Black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia) Common raven (Corvus corax ssp.) White-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis ssp.) Chestnut-backed scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus montanus ssp.) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus ssp.) Black-throated laughingthrush (Pterorhinus chinensis ssp.) Metallic starling (Aplonis metallica ssp.) Emerald starling (Lamprotornis iris) Purple [glossy] starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) White-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha albicapillus ssp.) White-headed buffalo-weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli dinemelli) Taveta golden-weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Tricolored parrotfinch (Erythrura tricolor) Purple grenadier (Granatina ianthinogaster) Red-cheeked cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus ssp.) Pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) Violaceous euphonia (Euphonia violacea ssp.) Golden-breasted bunting (Emberiza flaviventris ssp.) Turquoise tanager (Tangara mexicana ssp.) Paradise tanager (Tangara chilensis ssp.) Opal-rumped tanager (Tangara velia velia) Swallow tanager (Tersina viridis ssp.) Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza ssp.)
List of species that were posted but didn't get to see during my visit. Oriental (Indian) pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus coromandelianus) African pygmy-goose (Nettapus auritus) Ringed teal (Callonetta leucophrys) Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa) Falcated duck (Mareca falcata) African black duck (Anas sparsa ssp.) Marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) Maccoa duck (Oxyura maccoa) Stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus ssp.) Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) Siamese pheasant (Lophura diardi) Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) Mountain peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum) Philippine collared-dove (Streptopelia dusumieri) Emerald-spotted wood-dove (Turtur chalcospilos) Blue-headed wood-dove (Turtur brehmeri ssp.) Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) Pink-necked green-pigeon (Treron vernans) Marianan fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla) Black-naped fruit-dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus ssp.) Purple-tailed imperial-pigeon (Ducula rufigaster ssp.) White-crested turaco (Tauraco leucolophus) Crested coua (Northern) (Coua cristata cristata) Amazilia hummingbird (Amazilis amazilia ssp.) Black crake (Zapornia flavirostra) White-headed lapwing (Vanellus albiceps) African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta ssp.) Southern bald ibis (Geronticus calvus) Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) Amazonian motmot (Momotus momota momota) Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae ssp.) Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus cinnamominus) White-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis) Blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster) Red and yellow barbet (Trachyphonus erythrocephalus ssp.) Bearded barbet (Lybius dubius) Black-spotted barbet (Capito niger) Australian king-parrot (Alisterus scapularis ssp.) Eclectus parrot (Grand) (Eclectus roratus roratus) Long-tailed parakeet (Malayan) (Psittacula longicauda longicauda) Papuan lorikeet (Mount Goliath) (Charmosyna papou goliathina) Collared lorikeet (Vini solitarius) Mindanao lorikeet (Saudareos johnstoniae) Blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis) Golden-collared manakin (Manacus vitellinus ssp.) White-eared catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides) African golden oriole (Oriolus auratus ssp.) Black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis ssp.) Greater lophorina (Superb bird-of-paradise) (Lophorina superba ssp.) Magnificent bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus ssp.) Magpie shrike (Lanius melanoleucus ssp.) Collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques ssp.) Common bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus ssp.) Black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus ssp.) Red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea ssp.) Scarlet-faced liocichla (Liocichla ripponi ssp.) Spotted laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata ssp.) Blue-crowned laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi ssp.) Golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) Black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi) Violet-backed (Amethyst) starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster ssp.) Golden-breasted starling (Lamprotornis regius) Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) Greater blue-eared starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus ssp.) Chestnut-backed thrush (Geokichla dohertyi) White-rumped shama (thrush) (Copsychus malabaricus ssp.) Snowy-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla niveicapilla) Splendid sunbird (Cinnyris coccinigastrus) Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella ssp.) Golden-fronted leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons ssp.) Baglafecht weaver (Reichenow's) (Ploceus baglafecht reichenowi) Black-headed weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus ssp.) Northern red bishop (Euplectes franciscanus) Yellow-crowned bishop (Euplectes afer ssp.) Yellow-mantled widowbird (Euplectes macroura ssp.) Diamond firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) Plum-headed finch (Aidemosyne modesta) Long-tailed finch (Heck's) (Poephila acuticauda hecki) Magpie mannikin (Spermestes fringilloides) African silverbill (Euodice cantans ssp.) Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae) Common waxbill (Estrilda astrild ssp.) Zebra waxbill (Amandava subflava ssp.) Red-faced (Yellow-winged) pytilia (Pytilia hypogrammica) Red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala ssp.) Exclamatory paradise-whydah (Vidua interjecta) Village indigobird (Vidua chalybeata ssp.) Crested oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus decumanus) Yellow-rumped cacique (Amazonian) (Cacicus cela cela) Blue-necked tanager (Stilpnia cyanicollis ssp.) Purple honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus ssp.) Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola ssp.)
