Uilen- en Dierenpark De Paay Birds 45. Boobook owl (Ninox boobook) Ouwehands Dierenpark Mammals 35. Common spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) Birds 46. Knobbed hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix) 47. Luzon rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax) TOTAL: 130
Two visits with a couple of zoo enthusiasts (mostly Zoochatters!) yielded a few more species from my "home zoos." Dierenpark Zie-Zoo Birds 7. Kea, Nestor notabilis Ouwehands Dierenpark Birds 8. Knobbed Hornbill, Rhyticeros cassidix Isn't the spotted cuscus also native to the very north of Australia?
Looked this one up in my photos and I’ve discovered the mistake - despite the animals obviously being N.boobook they are signed with the same Latin name as morepork..... So birds back to 44 and total back to 128
First of all, one forgotten: Uilen- en Dierenpark De Paay 47. Striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) And then the final few from a great trip: Apenheul Mammals 35. Red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer) 36. Blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons) Pairi Daiza Mammals 37. Bear cuscus (Ailurops ursinus) Birds 48. Pesquet’s parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) 49. St Vincent amazon (Amazona guildingii) 50. Bulwer’s pheasant (Lophura bulweri) 51. Greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) 52. Lesser bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor) Reptiles 49. New Guinea snapping turtle (Elseya novaeguineae) TOTAL: 138
Little late but I would still want to participate Mammals: Rotterdam Zoo 1. Balabac chevrotain (Tragulus nigricans) 2. Sulawesi black macaque (Macaca nigra) 3. Cuban hutia (Capromys pilorides) 4. Negros warty pig (Sus cebifrons) 5. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) 6. Philippine spotted deer (Rusa alfredi) Paris Menagerie 03-03-2019 7. Lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) 8. Eastern quoll(Dasyurus viverrinus) 9. Goodfellow's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) 10. Northern Luzon phloeomys (Phloeomys pallidus) 11. Dusky pademelon (Thylogale brunii) Artis 15-03-2019 12. Grey mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) 13. Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) 14. Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) 15. Rodriguez flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) Burgers Zoo 26-04-2019 16. Black lemur (Eulemur macaco) Birds: Rotterdam Zoo 1. Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi) 2. Black-naped fruit dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus) 3. Grosbeak starling (Scissirostrum dubium) 4. Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) 5. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) 6. Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) 7. Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) 8. Sclater's crowned pigeon (Goura sclaterii) 9. Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii) Paris Menagerie 03-03-2019 10. Nene (Branta sandvicensis) 11. Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia) 12. Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) 13. Kea (Nestor notabilis) 14. Visayan hornbill (Penelopides panini) Artis 15-03-2019 15. Beautiful fruit-dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus) 16. Mindanao bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera) 17. Purple-naped lory (Lorius domicella) Burgers Zoo 26-04-2019 18. Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) 19. Victoria crowned-pigeon (Goura victoria) 20. Chestnut-backed thrush (Geokichla dohertyi) 21. Green-naped pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) 22. Madagascar crested ibis(Lophotibis cristata) 23. Montserrat oriole (Icterus oberi) 24. Orange-fronted fruit dove (Ptilinopus aurantiifrons) 25. Pinon's imperial pigeon (Ducula pinon) 26. Red fody (Foudia madagascariensis) 27. White-eared catbird(Ailuroedus buccoides) Reptiles: Rotterdam Zoo 1. Angulated tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) 2. Spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) 3. Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) 4. Rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) 5. Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) 6. McCord's snake-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi) 7. Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) 8. Utila spinytail iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) 9. Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) Paris Menagerie 03-03-2019 10. Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) 11. Blue spotted tree monitor (Varanus macraei) 12. Cuban tree boa (Chilabothrus angulifer) 13. Green tree monitor (Varanus prasinus) 14. Knight anole (Anolis equestris) 15. Malagasy ground boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis) 16. New Caledonia giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) 17. Weber's sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus weberi) Artis 15-03-2019 18. Fiji banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) 19. Giant Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma grandis) 20. Philippine sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus) Burgers Zoo 26-04-2019 21. Guadeloupean anole (Anolis marmoratus) Total: 64
It is native to eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania; is thought to have died out on the mainland in the 1960s or so; has been reintroduced to some sites on the mainland. It isn't endemic to Tasmania.
Mammals: Burgers's Zoo: 1. Black lemur (Eulemur macaco) 2. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) 3. Rodriguez flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) Ouwehands dierenpark: 4. Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) 5. Java mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus) Reptiles: Burgers' Zoo: 1. Guadeloupean anole, Anolis marmoratus Birds: Burgers' Zoo: 1. Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) 2. Pinon's imperial pigeon (Ducula pinon) 3. Luzon bleeding-heart pigeon (Gallicolumba luzonica) 4. Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) 5. Pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) 6. Orange-fronted fruit dove (Ptilinopus aurantiifrons) 7. Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) 8. White-eared catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides) 9. Montserrat oriole (Icterus oberi) 10. Grosbeak starling (Scissirostrum dubium) 11. Chestnut-backed thrush (Zoothera dohertyi) 12. Kea (Nestor notabilis) 13. Red fody (Foudia madagascariensis) Ouwehands dierenpark: 14. Knobbed hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix) 15. Luzon rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax)
Exmoor Zoo Mammals 38. Fanaloka (Fossa fossana) Birds 53. Cuban amazon (Amazona leucocephala) Reptiles 50. Standing’s day gecko (Phelsuma standingi) TOTAL: 141
Ouwehand Zoo 29-04-2019 Mammals: 16. Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) Birds: 28. Luzon rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax) 29. Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) 30. Sulawesi knobbed hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix) 31. Papuan hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) Total: 68 Also removed eastern quoll
Bristol Zoo Mammals 39. Livingstone’s flying fox (Pteropus livingstonii) Birds 54. Sulawesi ground dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata) 55. Meller’s duck (Anas melleri) Reptiles 51. Aruba Island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) 52. Cuban boa (Chilabothrus angulifer) 53. Amethystine python (Morelia amethistina) Noah’s Ark Reptiles 54. Crocodile skink (Tribolonotus gracilis) TOTAL: 148
They're listed as "Java mouse deer (no species or subspecies status)," meaning that the animals are either hybrids or (which is probably the case with these mouse deer) their origin is unknown, so it is not currently known to which species they belong. I think the general consensus now is that they are lesser mouse deer, but don't quote me on that. Either way I'd say it's probably better not to count them until we have more certainty.
A great visit to Zoo Antwerpen yielded a lot of new species for the challenge! I'll write a small review soon. Zoo Antwerpen Mammals 6. Balabac Mouse Deer, Tragulus nigricans 7. Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo, Dendrolagus goodfellowi 8. Black Lemur, Eulemur macaco 9. Red Ruffed Lemur, Varecia rubra 10. Javan Lutung, Trachypithecus auratus Birds 9. Red-Throated Parrotfinch, Erythrura psittacea 10. Goldie's Lorikeet, Psitteuteles goldiei 11. Mindanao Bleeding-Heart, Gallicolumba crinigera 12. Chestnut-Backed Thrush, Geokichla dohertyi 13. Sumatran Laughingthrush, Garrulax bicolor 14. Striated Caracara, Phalcoboenus australis 15. Red Fody, Foudia madagascariensis 16. King Penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus 17. Madagascan Partridge, Margaroperdix madagascariensis Reptiles 6. Branderhorst's Snapping Turtle, Elseya branderhorstii 7. Solomon Islands Skink, Corucia zebrata 8. Peacock Day Gecko, Phelsuma quadriocellata 9. Yellow-Headed Day Gecko, Phelsuma klemmeri 10. Madagascar Ground Boa, Acrantophis madagascariensis 11. Cuban Rock Iguana, Cyclura nubila 12. Komodo Dragon, Varanus komodoensis 13. Malagasy Tree Boa, Sanzinia madagascariensis 14. Radiated Tortoise, Astrochelys radiata 15. Madagascar Day Gecko, Phelsuma madagascariensis 16 Seychelles Giant Day Gecko, Phelsuma sundbergi 17 Gold Dust Day Gecko, Phelsuma laticauda Total: 44 I could have counted Timor Zebra Finch too but who splits zebra finches anyway? Oh wait...
Never realised king penguins counted....! In which case, a late addition: Diergaarde Blijdorp Birds 56. King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) TOTAL: 149