Moscow Zoo 23.09.2018 180. American wigeon (Mareca americana) 181. Ashy-headed goose (Chloephaga poliocephala) 182. Gadwall (Mareca strepera) 183. Ross's goose (Anser rossii) 184. Siberian Bean Goose (Anser fabalis rossicus) 185. South African shelduck (Tadorna cana) 186. Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) 187. Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Didn't see the grey teal dammit, but I can't see many references to them online so they may not be on display.
BestZoo, 18/11/2018: 117) Grey peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron bicalcaratum 118) Vulturine guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum 119) Siamese fireback pheasant, Lophura diardi 120) Edward's pheasant, Lophura edwardsi
Oh, fair enough, I've edited my post. Not that it mattered anyways, I hadn't seen either taxon yet this year!
Planckendael, 25/11/2018: 121) White-necklaced partridge, Arborophila gingica 122) Brown eared pheasant, Crossoptilon mantchuricum 123) Blue eared pheasant, Crossoptilon auritum 124) Wallich's pheasant, Catreus wallichii 125) Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis 126) White-winged duck, Asarcornis scutulata
I just noticed I didn't post any update since June, so there is some catching up to do: Zoo Wuppertal 144. Harlequin quail 145. African pygmy goose 146. Brent goose 147. Bufflehead 148. Chilean pintail 149. Lake duck 150. Lesser magallan goose 151. Pink-eared duck Pairi Daiza 152. Bulwer's pheasant Zoo Antwerp 153. Californian quail 154. Crested guineafowl Burgers' Zoo 155. Blue-winged teal Zoo Cologne 156. White-headed duck 157. White-backed duck 158. Barrow's goldeneye 159. Black-backed radjan shellduck 160. Canvasback 161. Spot-billed duck 162. Gadwall 163. Hawaiian duck 164. Laysan teal 165. Lesser scaup 166. Lesser whistling duck 167. Maccoa duck 168. Muscovy duck 169. New Zealand black duck 170. New Zealand scaup 171. New Zealand shoveler 172. Ring-necked duck 173. Ross's goose 174. South-African black duck 175. Spotted whistling duck 176. Speckled teal 177. Trumpeter swan That's it for the year.
With no more zoo visits planned for the year, here's my total. Personally considering it a very disappointing one, considering it's barely a quarter of the amount of species I've seen in private collections and during my visit to Sylvan Heights this year. ZOO Antwerpen 1. Madagascar partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis) 2. Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) 3. Helmeted curassow (Pauxi pauxi) 4. Californian quail (Callipepla californica) 5. Madagascar teal (Anas bernieri) 6. Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) 7. Fulvous whistling duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) 8. White-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) Burgers' Zoo 9. Argus pheasant (Argusianus argus) 10. Satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra) Rotterdam Zoo 11. Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) 12. Common eider (Somateria mollissima) 13. Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 14. Marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) 15. Red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) Zoo Wuppertal 16. Harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei) 17. African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus) 18. Emperor goose (Anser canagicus) 19. Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) 20. Brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis) 21. Brent goose (Branta bernicla) 22. Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) 23. Chilean pintail (Anas georgica) 24. Northern pintail (Anas acuta) 25. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 26. Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 27. Barrow’s goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) 28. Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) 29. Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) 30. European pochard (Aythya ferina) 31. Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) 32. Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 33. Smew (Mergellus albellus) 34. King eider (Somateria spectabilis) 35. Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) 36. Lake duck (Oxyura vittata) 37. Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 38. White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) 39. Magellan goose (Chloephaga picta) 40. Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) 41. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) 42. Rosy-billed pochard (Netta peposaca) Dierenpark Amersfoort 43. Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) 44. Crested screamer (Chauna torquata) ARTIS 45. Crested guineafowl (Guttera pucherani) 46. Ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) 47. Black swan (Cygnus atratus) Zoo Salzburg 48. Blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) 49. Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) 50. White-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata) 51. Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) Tierpark Hellabrunn 52. Silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) 53. Plumed whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) 54. Bahama pintail (Anas bahamensis) 55. Red-shouldered teal (Callonetta leucophrys) 56. Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) 57. Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) 58. Falcated teal (Mareca falcata) 59. Snow goose (Anser caerulescens) Hamerton Zoo 60. Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) 61. Paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata) 62. Australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami) 63. Great curassow (Crax rubra) 64. Yellow-knobbed curassow (Crax daubentoni) 65. Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum) 66. Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) Burgers' Zoo 67. Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) 68. Chaco chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis)
My (winning?) total for the year: London Zoo 1. Green peafowl (Pavo cristatus) 2. White-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata) 3. Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) 4. Edwards’ pheasant (Lophura edwardsi) 5. Northern helmeted curassow (Pauxi pauxi) 6. Blue peafowl (Pavo muticus) 7. Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis) 8. Roulroul (Rollulus rouloul) 9. African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus) 10. Hottentot teal (Spatula hottentota) 11. Madagascar teal (Anas bernieri) 12. White-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) 13. Comb duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) 14. Plumed whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) Ouwehands Dierenpark 15. Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) 16. Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) 17. Red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) 18. Bahama pintail (Anas bahamensis) 19. Wood duck (Aix sponsa) 20. Fulvous whistling duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) Artis 21. Black swan (Cygnus atratus) 22. Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) 23. Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) 24. Mute swan (Cygnus olor) 25. Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) 26. Great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus) 27. Crested guineafowl (Guttera pucherani) 28. Trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) 29. Ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) 30. Red-billed curassow (Crax blumenbachii) 31. Palawan peacock pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) 32. Southern screamer (Chauna torquata) 33. Satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra) 34. Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) 35. Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) Hamerton Zoo 36. Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 37. Great curassow (Crax rubra) 38. Paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata) 39. Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) 40. Silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) 41. Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum) 42. Yellow-knobbed curassow (Crax daubentoni) 43. Australian brush turkey (Alectura lathami) Chester Zoo 44. Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri) 45. Cape teal (Anas capensis) 46. Marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) 47. Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) 48. African white-backed duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) 49. White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) 50. Garganey (Spatula querquedula) 51. Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) 52. Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) 53. Smew (Mergellus albellus) 54. Collared partridge (Arborophila gingica) 55. Cabot’s tragopan (Tragopan caboti) 56. Lady Amherst’s pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) 57. Chestnut-bellied partridge (Arborophila javanica) 58. Salvadori’s pheasant (Lophura inornata) 59. Bronze-tailed peacock pheasant (Polyplectron chalcurum) 60. Mountain peacock pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum) Frankfurt Zoo 61. Northern pintail (Anas acuta) Wilhelma Zoo 62. Lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica) 63. Brent goose (Branta bernicla) 64. Argentine shoveler (Spatula platalea) 65. Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa) 66. Bronze-winged duck (Speculanas specularis) 67. Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) 68. Puna teal (Spatula puna) 69. Blue-throated piping guan (Pipile cumanensis) 70. Temminck’s tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) 71. Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) 72. Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracica) 73. Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) Cologne Zoo 74. Magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) 75. Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) 76. West Indian whistling duck (Dendrocygna arborea) 77. Emperor goose (Anser canagicus) 78. Hawaiian goose (Branta sandvicensis) 79. Lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) 80. Ross’ goose (Anser rossii) 81. Swan goose (Anser cygnoid) 82. Spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) 83. Radjah shelduck (Radjah radjah) 84. Orinoco goose (Neochen jubatus) 85. Magellanic steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres) 86. Brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis) 87. Maned wood duck (Chenonetta jubata) 88. Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) 89. Red-shouldered teal (Callonetta leucophrys) 90. Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) 91. Chestnut teal (Anas castanea) 92. Chilean teal (Anas flavirostris) 93. Chiloe wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix) 94. Chinese spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 95. Cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera) 96. Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) 97. Falcated duck (Mareca falcata) 98. Gadwall (Mareca strepera) 99. Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) 100. Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) 101. Meller’s duck (Anas melleri) 102. New Zealand black duck (Anas superciliosa) 103. New Zealand shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) 104. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) 105. Patagonian crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides) 106. Philippine duck (Anas luzonica) 107. Red-billed teal (Anas erythrorhyncha) 108. South African black duck (Anas sparsa) 109. Sunda teal (Anas gibberifrons) 110. Versicolor teal (Spatula versicolor) 111. Yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata) 112. Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 113. Common pochard (Aythya ferina) 114. Greater scaup (Aythya marila) 115. Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) 116. Rosy-billed pochard (Netta peposaca) 117. South African pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) 118. Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) 119. Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 120. Barrow’s goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) 121. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 122. Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 123. Goosander (Mergus merganser) 124. Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 125. Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) 126. Maccoa duck (Oxyura maccoa) 127. Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) 128. Reeves’ pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) 129. Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) 130. European quail (Coturnix coturnix) 131. Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) Bioparc Fuengirola 132. South African shelduck (Tadorna cana) 133. Crested fireback (Lophura ignita) GaiaZOO 134. Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 135. Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 136. Cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichii) Cotswold Wildlife Park 137. Coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) 138. Black curassow (Crax alector) Linton Zoo 139. Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) WWT Slimbridge 140. Bewick’s swan (Cygnus columbianus) 141. Greylag goose (Anser anser) 142. Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) 143. Yellow-billed pintail (Anas georgica) 144. Black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) 145. Bean goose (Anser fabalis) 146. Snow goose (Anser caerulescens) 147. Ashy-headed goose (Chloephaga poliocephala) 148. Andean goose (Neochen melanoptera) 149. Upland goose (Chloephaga picta) 150. Blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera) 151. Wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) 152. Redhead (Aythya americana) 153. Argentine ruddy duck (Oxyura vittata) 154. Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) 155. Hardhead (Aythya australis) 156. American wigeon (Mareca americana) 157. Cape shoveler (Spatula smithii) 158. Freckled duck (Stictonetta naevosa) 159. American black duck (Anas rubripes) 160. New World comb duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola) Twycross Zoo 161. Grey peacock pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) Living Coasts 162. King eider (Somateria spectabilis) 163. Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) Hoo Farm 164. Canada goose (Branta canadensis) Welsh Mountain Zoo 165. Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) 166. Madagascar partridge (Margaroperdix madagascariensis) 167. Black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) 168. Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) Dudley Zoo 169. Elliot’s pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti) Weltvogelpark Walsrode 170. Hume’s pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae) 171. White-crested guan (Penelope pileata) 172. Horned guan (Oreophasis derbianus) 173. Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) 174. Bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata) 175. Wattled guan (Aburria aburri) 176. Jungle bush quail (Perdicula asiatica) 177. Chinese painted quail (Synoicus chinensis) 178. Stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) 179. Spotted whistling duck (Dendrocygna guttata) 180. Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) 181. Crestless curassow (Mitu tomentosum) 182. Black-fronted piping-guan (Pipile jacutinga) 183. Arabian partridge (Alectoris melanocephala) 184. Horned screamer (Anhima cornuta) Hannover Zoo 185. Yellow-necked francolin (Pternistis leucoscipus) 186. Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Berlin Zoo 187. Harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei) 188. Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) 189. Germain’s peacock pheasant (Polyplectron germaini) Berlin Tierpark 190. Chinese merganser (Mergus squamatus) 191. Brown-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) 192. Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) 193. Copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii) 194. Mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado) 195. Blue-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum) 196. White-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) 197. Mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii) Leipzig Zoo 198. Swinhoe’s pheasant (Lophura swinhoii) Poznan Nowe Zoo 199. Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) 200. Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi) 201. Razor-billed curassow (Mitu tuberosum) Prague Zoo 202. Malayan peacock pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) 203. Bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus) 204. Indian pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) Plzen Zoo 205. Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) 206. Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) 207. Green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) 208. Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar) 209. Rock partridge (Alectoris graeca)
I still need to get my total out asap! I'll certainly fall behind Jake but I think I have a shot at either second or more likely third place. ~Thylo
So I was trying to get through all of my European trip photos before the end of the year in order to ensure I didn't miss any potential identifications I needed to make before posting my totals, but obviously the year it just about over. I did skim through, though, so I don't think I'm missing anything and if I am it will only be one or two species. So without further adieu, here are my 2018 European challenge totals: Faunia 1) Black Swan Cygnus atratus 2) Black-Necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus 3) Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 4) Crested Screamer Chauna torquata 5) Mute Swan Cygnus olor 6) Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 7) Red-Crested Pochard Netta rufina 8) Bare-Faced Curassow Crax fasciolata 9) Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 10) Ross’s Goose Anser rossii Madrid Zoo Aquarium 11) Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 12) Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae Duisburg Zoo 13) Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera 14) Common Eider Somateria mollissima 15) Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 16) Cape Teal Anas capensis Krefeld Zoo 17) Nēnē Branta sandvicensis 18) Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys 19) Bar-Headed Goose Anser indicus Weltvogelpark Walsrode 20) Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum 21) Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae 22) Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus 23) Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 24) Garganey Spatula querquedula 25) Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris 26) Australian Brush-Turkey Alectura lathami 27) White-Crested Guan Penelope pileata 28) Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus 29) Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus 30) Maleo Macrocephalon maleo 31) Wattled Guan Aburria aburri 32) Bornean Crested Fireback Lophura ignita 33) Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica 34) Chinese Painted Quail Synoicus chinensis 35) Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus 36) Congo Peafowl Afropavo congensis 37) Crested Wood Partridge Rollulus rouloul 38) North American Wood Duck Aix sponsa 39) Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba 40) Spur-Winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 41) Old World Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 42) Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 43) Magellanic Steamer Duck Tachyeres pteneres 44) Magellan Goose Chloephaga picta 45) White-Faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata 46) Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 47) Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 48) Emperor Goose Anser canagicus 49) Red-Breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 50) Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri 51) Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa 52) Long-Tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 53) King Eider Somateria spectabilis 54) Hottentot Teal Spatula hottentota 55) Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica 56) Palawan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron napoleonis 57) Chestnut-Bellied Hill-Partridge Arborophila gingica 58) Yellow-Knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni 59) Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae 60) Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus 61) Red-Billed Curassow Crax blumenbachii 62) Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta 63) Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosum 64) Black-Fronted Piping-Guan Pipile jacutinga 65) Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata 66) Northern Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi 67) Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala 68) Silver Teal Spatula versicolor 69) Salvadori’s Pheasant Lophura inornata 70) Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri 71) Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 72) Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover 73) Blue-Winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera 74) Yellow-Necked Francolin Pternistis leucoscepus 75) Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 76) Yellow-Billed Duck Anas undulata 77) Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Berlin Zoological Garden 79) Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 80) Blue-Throated Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis 81) Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum 82) Edward’s Pheasant Lophura edwardsi 83) Yellow-Billed Teal Anas flavirostris 84) Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii 85) Bronze-Winged Duck Speculanas specularis 86) Great Curassow Crax rubra 87) Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei 88) White-Winged Wood Duck Asarcornis scutulata 89) Madagascar Teal Anas bernieri 90) Common Pochard Aythya ferina 91) Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 92) Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 93) Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix 94) Greater White-Fronted Goose Anser albifrons 95) Magpie-Goose Anseranas semipalmata 96) Bahama Teal Anas bahamensis 97) Philippine Duck Anas luzonica 98) Greater Scaup Aythya marila 99) Smew Mergellus albellus 100) Common Teal Anas crecca 101) Great Argus Argusianus argus 102) Germain’s Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron germaini 103) Elliot’s Pheasant Syrmaticus ellioti Tierpark Berlin 104) Northern Pintail Anas acuta 105) New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae 106) Australian White-Eyed Duck Aythya australis 107) Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 108) Chinese Merganser Mergus squamatus 109) Meller’s Duck Anas melleri 110) Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 111) Red-Billed Pintail Anas erythrorhyncha 112) Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni 113) Maned Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata 114) Green Peafowl Pavo muticus 115) Ring-Necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 116) Reeves’s Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii 117) Brown Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon mantchuricum 118) Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha 119) Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra 120) Cabot’s Tragopan Tragopan caboti 121) Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii 122) Copper Pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii 123) Mikado Pheasant Syrmaticus mikado 124) White Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon 125) Blue Eared-Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum 126) Mountain Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola fytchii 127) Temminck’s Tragopan Tragopan temminckii 128) Wild Greylag Goose Anser anser 129) Rosy-Billed Pochard Netta peposaca Leipzig Zoological Garden 130) White-Headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala 131) Puna Teal Spatula puna 132) Swinhoe’s Pheasant Lophura swinhoii 133) Indian Spot-Billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 134) Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii 135) Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 136) Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis 137) Eurasian Wigeon Mareca Penelope 138) African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus Magdeburg 139) Common Merganser Mergus merganser 140) African Black Duck Anas sparsa 141) South African Shelduck Tadorna cana 142) Spotted Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna guttata 143) Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata 144) Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 145) Hartlaub’s Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii Tierpark Schönebeck 146) California Quail Callipepla californica 147) Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Nowe Zoo Poznań 148) Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica 149) Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi 150) Razor-Billed Curassow Mitu tuberosum Stare Zoo Poznań 151) Ruddy-Headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps Wrocław Zoological Garden 152) Kenyan Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani 153) Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides 154) Chinese Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus 155) Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Ostrava Zoo 156) Wild Swan Goose Anser cygnoid 157) Madagascar Partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis Prague Zoo 158) Malayan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron malacense 159) Indian Pygmy Goose Nettapus cormomandelianus 160) Bar-Backed Hill-Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus 161) Wild Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 162) American Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 163) Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 164) Bewick’s Swan Cygnus bewickii 165) Bronze-Tailed Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron chalcurum Plzeň Zoo 166) Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides 167) Yellow-Billed Pintail Anas georgica 168) Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa 169) Hawaiian Duck Anas wyvilliana 170) Japanese Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor 171) Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 172) Lesser White-Fronted Goose Anser erythropus 173) Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis 174) Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar 175) West Indian Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arborea 176) Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 177) Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 178) American Black Duck Anas rubripes 179) Blue-Winged Teal Spatula discors 180) Sunda Teal Anas gibberifrons 181) Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 182) Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata 183) White-Necklaced Hill-Partridge Arborophila gingica 184) Pink-Footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 185) Australian White-Eyed Duck Aythya australis 186) Chestnut Teal Anas castanea 187) Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah 188) Falcated Teal Mareca falcata Hamerton Zoo 189) Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata Lotherton Wildlife World 190) Erckel’s Francolin Pternistis erckelii 191) Southern Helmeted Curassow Pauxi unicornis 192) Spix’s Guan Penelope jacquacu 193) Laysan Teal Anas laysanensis Chester Zoo 194) Mountain Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron inopinatum I'm pretty surprised by just how well I did here with having only been in Europe for less than a month. I'm only 15 species shy of first place, maybe had I done Slimbridge when I returned to the UK I could have actually managed a win here! But regardless thanks to @Vision and @KevinVar for a great challenge and I apologize for not putting this out until the very last minute. See you next year! (well I won't... unless I do? But probably not- maybe.) ~Thylo
Have you got one of those Chinese phones like FunkyGibbon? "Without further ado" is the expression - adieu means goodbye...
It’s a good job I checked this thread today as Tyler’s listings reminded me of a species we both saw at Plzen! So this is 100% my final entry for the year haha Plzen Zoo 210. Chaco chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis)
Without further goodbyes make perfect sense in a completely different context I wrote "ado" and then my computer insisted it was wrong and it was actually "adieu". It was very late when I posted that so I didn't bother Googling which it was which was probably not the best decision. Also, I live in America, all of us have Chinese phones ~Thylo
So turns out I did miss one species that I saw from Chester! 195) White-Backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus So my 15 species gap with @ShonenJake13 remains intact ~Thylo
I guess it's due time I finally posted an overview of who won, then! 210 - @ShonenJake13 195 - @ThylacineAlive 187 - @Dormitator 177 - @lintworm 126 - @Vision 125 - @MagpieGoose 68 - @KevinVar 53 - @LaughingDove 28 - @Joshua 17 - @vogelcommando I'm definitely impressed by the very high totals of most of us, at the beginning of the year I definitely didn't think anyone would be able to clinch 200! Congratulations @ShonenJake13 for winning the challenge for the second year in a row!