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  1. Swedish Zoo Fan

    Swedish Zoo Fan Well-Known Member

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    Since I really liked geomorph's thread with the species list of San Diego, I decided to do a species list from Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan. The species list is from my visit in July 2013, so there might be some changes from then.

    This is a list of species I saw in July:

    East Garden
    ENTRANCE AREA + AVIARIES
    - Palawan Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis)
    - Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
    - Great Curassow (Crax rubra)
    - Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
    - Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria)
    - Japanese Wood Pigeon (Columba janthina)
    - Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
    - Great Argus (Argusianus argus)
    - Japanese Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)
    - Edward's Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
    - Australian Brushturkey (Alectura lathami)
    - Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

    GIANT PANDA EXHIBIT
    - Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

    JAPANESE BIRD HOUSE
    - Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
    - Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
    - Great Tit (Parus major)
    - Willow Tit (Poecile montanus)
    - Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
    - Varied Tit (Parus varius)
    - Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)
    - White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
    - Lidth's Jay (Garrulus lidthi)
    - Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis)

    JAPANESE GARDEN
    - Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
    - Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
    - Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
    - Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
    - Japanese Serow (Capricornis crispus)
    - Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
    - Japanese Squirrel (Sciurus lis)
    - Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
    - Bull-headed Shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
    - Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni)
    - Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
    - Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

    BISON EXHIBIT
    - American Bison (Bison bison)
    - Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)
    - Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

    ELEPHANT FOREST
    - Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

    OLD MONKEY CAGES
    - Eastern Black-and-white Colobus (Colobus guereza)
    - Geoffroy's Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
    - De Brazza's Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)

    BIRDS OF PREY + OTTERS
    - European Otter (Lutra lutra)
    - Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)
    - White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)
    - Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
    - Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
    - Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)
    - Barred Eagle Owl (Bubo sumatranus)
    - Bateleur Eagle (Terathopius ecaudatus)
    - White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
    - Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
    - Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
    - Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
    - Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)

    BEAR HILL
    - Japanese Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus japonicus)
    - Hokkaido Brown Bear (Ursus arctos lasiotus)
    - Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)
    - Oriental Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea)
    - Japanese Badger (Meles anakuma)
    - Masked Palm Civet (Paguma larvata)

    CRANES AND STORKS
    - White-naped Crane (Grus vipio)
    - Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus)
    - Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
    - Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
    - Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

    DHOLES + NOCTURNAL JUNGLE
    - Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
    - Lesser Mouse-deer (Tragulus kanchil)
    - Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
    - Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang)
    - Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)
    - Leschenault's Rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii)

    GORILLA WOODS
    - Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

    TIGER FOREST
    - Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
    - Asian Lion (Panthera leo persica)
    - White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
    - Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus)

    BIRD HOUSE
    - Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
    - Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri)
    - Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
    - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
    - Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
    - Giant Wood Rail (Aramides ypecaha)
    - Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
    - Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus)
    - Brown-headed Thrush (Turdus chrysolaus)
    - Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa)
    - Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
    - Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius)
    - Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
    - Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus)
    - Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius)
    - Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans)
    - King Quail (Coturnix chinensis)
    - Crowned Lapwing (Vanellus coronatus)
    - Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus)
    - Red-and-yellow Barbet (Trachyphonus erythrocephalus)
    - Great Slaty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
    - Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)
    - Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)
    - Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
    - Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)
    - Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus)
    - Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea)
    - Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
    - Star Finch (Neochmia ruficauda)
    - Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea)
    - Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
    - Blue-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cumanensis)
    - Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
    - African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
    - Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    - Blue-and-yellow Tanager (Pipraeidea bonariensis)
    - Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
    - Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
    - Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
    - Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
    - Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
    - Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans)
    - Barbary Partridge (Alectoris barbara)
    - Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
    - Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    - Long-tailed Paradise Whydah (Vidua paradisaea)

    POLAR BEAR & SEAL OCEANS
    - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
    - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
    - Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)

    MONKEY MOUNTAIN
    - Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)

    SOUTH AMERICA
    - Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
    - Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

    BRIDGE TO WEST GARDEN
    - Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
     
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  2. Swedish Zoo Fan

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    Part 2

    West Garden
    RED PANDA & PORCUPINE EXHIBITS
    - Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
    - North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
    - Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
    - Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)

    WATERFOWL & PUFFINS
    - Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
    - Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)
    - Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
    - Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    - Green-backed Heron (Butorides striata)
    - Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)
    - White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
    - Southern Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus)
    - Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
    - Madagascar Ibis (Lophotibis cristata)
    - Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
    - Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
    - African Spoonbill (Platalea alba)
    - Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

    SHINOBAZU POND
    - Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    - Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
    - Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
    - Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
    - Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)

    FLAMINGOS & PENGUINS
    - Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
    - American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
    - Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
    - African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
    - Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)

    CHILDREN'S ZOO
    - Domestic Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)
    - Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries)
    - Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
    - Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus)
    - Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)
    - Domestic Donkey (Equus africanus asinus)
    - Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus)
    - Llama (Lama glama)
    - Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
    - House Mouse (Mus musculus)

    KANGAROO HOUSE
    - Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
    - Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
    - Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
    - Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
    - Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)

    SMALL MAMMAL HOUSE
    - Pallas Cat (Otocolobus manul)
    - Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
    - Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
    - Cairo Spiny Mouse (Acomys cahirinus)
    - Ryukyu Flying Fox (Pteropus dasymallus)
    - Southern Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
    - Eurasian Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
    - Japanese Grass Vole (Microtus montebelli)
    - Japanese Field Mouse (Apodemus argenteus)
    - Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)
    - Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
    - Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
    - Degu (Octodon degus)
    - Brazilian Guinea Pig (Cavia aperea)
    - Prevost's Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
    - Northern Night Monkey (Aotus trivirgatus)
    - Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)
    - Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
    - Senegal Bushbaby (Galago senegalensis)
    - Springhare (Pedetes capensi)
    - Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier)
    - African Pygmy Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)
    - Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi)
    - Japanese Hare (Lepus brachyurus)
    - Japanese Dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)
    - Woodland Dormouse (Graphiurus murinus)
    - Seba's Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
    - Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)
    - Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
    - Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel (Pteromys momonga)
    - Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)

    ANIMALS OF AFRICA
    - Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
    - Hartmann's Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae)
    - Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
    - Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
    - Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
    - Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)
    - Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)

    AYE-AYE FOREST
    - Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
    - Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
    - Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)
    - Brown Lemur (Eulemur fulvus)
    - Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur griseus)
    - Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)

    VIVARIUM
    - Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus)
    - Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
    - Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
    - False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
    - Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
    - Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus)
    - Royal Python (Python regius)
    - Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)
    - Japanese Rat Snake (Elaphe climacophora)
    - Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
    - California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae)
    - Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
    - Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)
    - Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum)
    - Kuhl's Flying Gecko (Ptychozoon kuhli)
    - Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides)
    - Chinese Crocodile Lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)
    - Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)
    - Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)
    - Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
    - Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria)
    - Yellow-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulata)
    - Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
    - Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons)
    - Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans)
    - Japanese Pond Turtle (Mauremys japonica)
    - Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
    - Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
    - Oriental Firebelly Toad (Bombina orientalis)
    - Japanese Toad (Bufo japonicus)
    - Argentine Horned Frog (Ceratophrys ornata)
    - Japanese Treefrog (Hyla japonica)
    - American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
    - Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)
    - Surinam Toad (Pipa pipa)
    - Rococo Toad (Rhinella schneideri)
    - Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
    - Mandarin Salamander (Tylototriton verrucosus)
     
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  3. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Thank you for providing us with this information. Because it is a zoo which most of us rarely or never visit, it's realy nice to know what's kept in Ueno !