ZooChat Challenge Europe 2023

Oops! I'll blame that on the new year's brain! Thanks for catching it mate

 

Slight amendments due to an error on my part!

1. Rosy barb, Pethia conchonius
2. Archer fish, Toxotes sp.
3. Tinfoil barb, Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
4. Lion
5. Bony headed toad, Ingerophrynus galeatus
6. Common roach, Rutilus rutilus
7. Crested wood partridge, Rollulus rouloul
8. Amur leopard
9. Spiny turtle, Heosemys spinosa
10. Pileated gibbon
11. Red panda
12. Smooth coated otter
13. Amur tiger
14. Great grey owl
15. Lion tailed macaque
16. Wreathed hornbill
17. Grey wolf
18. Burmese python
19. Malaysian sun bear
20. Cheetah

 

You are absolutely correct! Not quite sure how I forgot that while writing up my list...

On that note my list is in fact:

1. Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus entellus)
2. Lion (Panthera leo)
3. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
4. Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys)
5. Grey Slender Loris (Loris lyddekerianus)
6. Pygmy Slow Loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus)
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7. Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimii)
8. Asian Woolly-neck (Ciconia episcopus)
9. Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi)
10. Collared Partridge (Arborophila gingica)
11. Common Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
12. Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
13. Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
14. Edward's Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
15. Emei Shan Liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis)
16. Great White Pelican (Pelicanus onocrotalus)
17. Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
18. Grey-capped Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
19. Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
20. Mountain Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum)
21. Orange-headed Ground-thrush (Geokichla citrina)
22. Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
23. Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
24. Spotted Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata)
25. White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
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26. Annam Leaf Turtle (Mauremys annamensis)
27. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
28. Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
29. Spur-thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca)
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30. Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidanus)
31. Kaiser's Spotted Newt (Neurergus kaiseri)
32. Oriental Fire-bellied Toad (Bombina orientalis)
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33. Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
34. Giant Stick Insect (Tirachoidea jiangfenglingensis)
35. Giant Dead Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys desiccata)
36. Asian Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina)
37. Jungle Nymph (Heteropteryx dilatata)
38. Question-mark Cockroach (Therea olegrandjeani)
39. Jewel Wasp (Ampulex compressa)
40. Giant Asian Mantis (Hierodula membranacea)
41. Biting midge (Culicoides imicola)
42. Vietnamese Magnolia Snail (Berita cambodgiensis)
43. Silkworm (Bombyx mori)
44. Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria)

 

Nice start to the year with managing to get 4/6 eligible bear species in one shot.

Ouwehands Dierenpark

FISH
1. Toxotes jaculatrix

REPTILES
1. Burmese python (Python bivittatus)

BIRDS
1. Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
2. Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
3. Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
4. Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
5. Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus)
6. White-naped crane (Grus vipio)
7. Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
8. Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)
9. Wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)
10. Wrinkled hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus)

MAMMALS
1. Lyle’s flying fox (Pteropus lylei)
2. Pygmy slow loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus)
3. Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa)
4. Lion (Panthera leo krugeri)
5. Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
6. Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
7. Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
8. Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus malayanus)
9. Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
10. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
11. Nepalese red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
12. Yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula aterrima)
13. Lesser mouse deer (Tragulus kanchil)
14. Reeves’ muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
15. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

TOTAL: 27

 

And another Dutch zoo to the list for the year…

Artis

INVERTEBRATES
1. Heterometrus spinifer
2. Hierodula membranacea
3. Gryllus bimaculatus
4. Locusta migratoria
5. Heteropteryx dilatata
6. Phryganistria heusii yentuensis
7. Embaphion muricatum
8. Ampulex compressa

REPTILES
1. European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)
2. Painted batagur (Batagur borneoensis)
3. Golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata)
4. Schneider’s skink (Eumeces schneiderii)
5. Glass lizard (Pseudopus apodus)
6. Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)
7. Sunda gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)

BIRDS
1. Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
2. White stork (Ciconia ciconia)
3. Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita)
4. Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leuconordia)
5. Lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
6. Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
7. White-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata)
8. Marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
9. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
10. Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri)
11. Common eider (Somateria mollissima)
12. Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
13. Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
14. Great argus (Argusianus argus)
15. Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
16. Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
17. Edwards’ pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
18. Satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra)
19. Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
20. Roulroul (Rollulus rouloul)
21. Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
22. Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
23. Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
24. Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
25. Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
26. Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
27. Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
28. Common redshank (Tringa totanus)
29. European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
30. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
31. European roller (Coracias garrulus)
32. Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)
33. Hill mynah (Gracula religiosa)

MAMMALS
1. Belanger’s treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)
2. Golden-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae)
3. Persian jird (Meriones persicus)
4. Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
5. Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
6. Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica)

TOTAL: 81

 

Just noticed this challenge, I'm in! Well I will be once I can get to a zoo but yeah, I'm playing!

 

AquaZoo Leeuwarden, Netherlands (05-01-2023)

1. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
2. Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
3. Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
4. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

5. African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
6. Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri)
7. Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
8. Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
9. Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
10. Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
11. Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
12. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
13. Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
14. Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
15. Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
16. Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
17. White-naped crane (Grus vipio)

18. Eurasian carp (Cyprinus carpio)

19. Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

I also saw harbor seal and Père David's deer. I was wondering if those count too?

 

Harbour seal definitely counts - not sure about the stance on EW species but I think it should count for what it's worth...

Fire salamander is very, very borderline, with only a tiny population in (European) Turkey, so well done for spotting that .

 

Didn’t realise that harbour seals count…in that case:

Ouwehands Dierenpark

MAMMALS
1. Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)

TOTAL: 82

 

I'd say that harbour seal and Pere David's deer both count for the challenge!

 

Thanks for the reply! In that case:

20. Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)
21. Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)

 

Forgot about the captive waterfowl in Regent's Park I saw while on my way to the zoo - I'd assume these count?

48. Mute swan, Cygnus olor
49. Mandarin duck, Aix galericulata
50. Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis
51. Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
52. Smew, Mergellus albellus
53. Red breasted goose, Branta ruficollis.

 

First zoo visit of the year! Mammals were a bit limited with several no-shows, but the birds went surprisingly well. Still a bunch to get from this zoo, so I'll visit again later.

I'll keep birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and inverts separate for now at least, to keep a better overview.

Dierenpark Zie-ZOO

Mammals
1. Siberian weasel, Mustela siberica
2. Yellow-throated Marten, Mustela flavigula
3. Dhole, Cuon alpinus
4. Striped Hyena, Hyaena hyaena
5. Corsac Fox, Vulpes corsac
6. Indian Crested Porcupine, Hystrix indica

Birds
1. Glossy Ibis, Plegadis flacinellus
2. Western Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
3. Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
4. Black-crowned Night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
5. Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
6. Stellers' Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus
7. Red-crowned Crane, Grus japonensis
8. Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus
9. Black-tailed Gull, Larus crassirostris
10. Red-billed Blue Magpie, Urocissa erythroryncha
11. European Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur
12. Vietnam Pheasant, Lophura edwardsi
13. Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus
14. Indian Peafowl, Pavo muticus
15. Red-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis
16. White Stork, Ciconia ciconia
17. Northern Raven, Corvus corax
18. Sarus Crane, Antigone antigone
19. Demoiselle Crane, Anthropoides virgo
20. Golden Pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus
21. Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata
22. Grey Partridge, Perdix perdix

 

Lightning quick spin this afternoon…

ZSL London Zoo

INVERTEBRATES
1. Tirachoidea jianfenglingensis
2. Deroplatys desiccata
3. Polyrhachis dives
4. Therea olegrandjeani
5. Cassiopea sp.
6. Culicoides nubeculosus
7. Bertia cambojiensis

AMPHIBIANS
1. Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
2. Kaiser’s spotted newt (Neurergus kaiseri)
3. Oriental fire-bellied toad (Bombina orientalis)

REPTILES
1. King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
2. Annam leaf turtle (Mauremys annamensis)
3. Big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum)
4. Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca)

BIRDS
1. Blue-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi)
2. Collared partridge (Arborophila gingica)
3. Spotted laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata)
4. Silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
5. Orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina)
6. Black-naped fruit dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus)
7. Amethyst starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)
8. White-rumped shama (Kittacincla malabarica)
9. Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
10. Emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)
11. Black kite (Milvus migrans)

MAMMALS
1. Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus entellus)

TOTAL: 108

 

Prague Zoo, Czech republic, 07/01/23

Mammals

01/ Red Panda / Ailurus fulgens / panda červená
02/ Southern Pig-tailed Macaque / Macaca nemestrina / makak vepří
03/ Greater Slow Loris / Nycticebus coucang / outloň váhavý
04/ Chinese Pangolin / Manis pentadactyla / luskoun krátkoocasý
05/ Northern Treeshrew / Tupaia belangeri / tana severní
06/ Asian Elephant / Elephas maximus / slon indický
07/ African Straw-coloured Fruit-bat / Eidolon helvum / kaloň plavý (found in Yemen)
08/ Tiger / Panthera tigris altaica / tygr ussurijský
09/ Leopard / Panthera pardus orientalis / levhart mandžuský
10/ Grey Wolf / Canis lupus lupus / vlk eurasijský

Birds

01/ Egyptian Vulture / Neophron percnopterus / sup mrchožravý
02/ Cinereous Vulture / Aegypius monachus / sup hnědý
03/ Red Kite / Milvus milvus / luňák červený
04/ Booted Eagle / Hieraaetus pennatus / orel nejmenší
05/ Black-crowned Night-heron / Nycticorax nycticorax / kvakoš noční
06/ Eurasian-Spoonbill / Platalea leucorodia / kolpík bílý
07/ Red-breasted Goose / Branta ruficollis / berneška rudokrká
08/ Tundra Swan / Cygnus columbianus bewickii / labuť Bewickova
09/ Black-headed Ibis / Threskiornis melanocephalus / ibis černohlavý
10/ White-naped Crane / Antigone vipio / jeřáb bělošíjí
11/ Smew / Mergellus albellus / morčák bílý
12/ White-winged Duck / Asarcornis scutulata / pižmovka bělokřídlá
13/ Red-crested Pochard / Netta rufina / zrzohlávka rudozobá
14/ Baer's Pochard / Aythya baeri / polák černohlavý
15/ Rock Dove / Columba livia / holub skalní
16/ Marbled Teal / Marmaronetta angustirostris / čírka úzkozobá
17/ Lesser Kestrel / Falco naumanni / poštolka jižní
18/ White-headed Duck / Oxyura leucocephala / kachnice bělohlavá
19/ Northern Bald Ibis / Geronticus eremita / ibis skalní
20/ Demoiselle Crane / Anthropoides virgo / jeřáb panenský
21/ Greater Flamingo / Phoenicopterus roseus / plameňák růžový
22/ Ural Owl / Strix uralensis / puštík bělavý

Fish

01/ Spotted Scat / Scatophagus argus / kaložrout skvrnitý
02/ Banded Archerfish / Toxotes jaculatrix / stříkoun lapavý
03/ Green Chromide / Etroplus suratensis / skvrnivec proužkovaný (Possibly Extant in India)

Total: 35

 

There was actually an animal I missed off the list, so I'm adding it now.

13. Common Genet (Genetta genetta)

 

Very much looking forward to taking part in my first ZooChat Challenges this year. Hopefully my plans for the year will enable me to get a good tally!

First zoo of the year: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (06/01/2023)

1) Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
2) Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
3) European Bison (Bison bonasus)
4) Gaur (Bos gaurus)
5) Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
6) Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
7) Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
8) Lion (Panthera leo)
9) Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
10) Indian Hog Deer (Axis porcinus)
11) Pere David’s Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
12) Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis)
13) European Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
14) Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
15) Tiger (Panthera tigris)
16) Przewalski’s Horse (Equus przewalskii)
17) Indian Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis)
18) Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons)
19) Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

1) Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
2) African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
3) Eastern White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
4) Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis)

1) Chinese Crocodile Lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)

1) Omani Blind Cavefish (Garra barreimiae)

Total: 25

 

I don't think that counts. I think that's an island-only species.

 

Yes, your right, it is! I can't believe I missed that. I'll update my list after my next visit, so I don't clog up the thread.