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  1. ShonenJake13

    ShonenJake13 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Lots more additions to add:

    First some late ones:

    Chester Zoo

    156. Red-billed curassow
    157. Blue-necked tanager

    And now, some more recent ones:

    Hamerton Zoo

    158. Red-bellied tamarin
    159. Greater guinea pig
    160. Jaguarundi
    161. Oncilla
    162. Tayra
    163. Great curassow
    164. Yellow-knobbed curassow
    165. Giant wood rail
    166. Yellow-naped amazon
    167. Mealy amazon
    168. Sun conure
     
  2. Quincey

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    Double checking my list from yesterday and have missed a couple:

    108. Red-billed curassow
    109. Blue-necked tanager
     
  3. MagpieGoose

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    Blue Planet Aquarium- 29/06/2019

    176) Bumblebee Toad (Melanophryniscus stelzneri)
    177) Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
    178) Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
    179) Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle (Phrynops geoffroanus)
    180) Emerald Skeleton Tarantula (Ephebopus uatuman)
    181) Brazilian Black Tarantula (Grammostola pulchra)
    182) Suntiger Tarantula (Psalmopoeus irminia)
     
  4. MagpieGoose

    MagpieGoose Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Just been checking through photos and realised I missed one species from Hoo Farm;

    183) Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor)
     
  5. pipaluk

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    Combe Martin 8/7/19

    207 Monk parakeet

    Exmoor Zoo 8/7/19

    208 Grey legged Night Monkey
    209 Brazilian Guinea Pig
    210 Southern Lapwing
    211 Buff necked Ibis
    212 Roseate Spoonbill
    213 Boat billed heron
    214, Margay
    215 Great Green Macaw
    216 Red browed Amazon
    217 Grey breasted Conure
    218 Blue throated Conure
     
  6. pipaluk

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    Just realised I had already seen blue throated Conure at Tilgate, so total after Exmoor is 217.
    Will post today's additions later after a pint.
     
  7. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Living Coasts 9/7/19

    218 South American Fur Seal
    219 Black necked Stilt

    Newquay 9/7/19

    220 Spectacled Parrotlet
    221 White - throated Capuchin
    222 Blue-necked Tanager
    223 Yellow Cardinal
    224 Ultramarine Grosbeak
    225 Blue Ground Dove
    226 Saffron Finch
    227 Maranon Poison Frog
    228 Peruvian Firestick
    229 Hoffman's Sloth
    230 Ecuador Amazon
    231 Green Aracari
     
  8. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Paignton 10/7/19

    232 Blessed Poison Frog
    233 Brazil nut poison frog
    234 Splash - back poison frog
    235 Mimic poison frog
    236 Clown tree frog
    237 Pleasing poison frog
    238 Pebas Stubfoot toad
    239 Sira poison frog
    240 Southern Screamer
    241 Yellow spotted River turtle
    242 Toco toucan
    243 Elegant Crested Tinamou
     
  9. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Just the one to add yesterday from Hamerton 3/8/19

    244 Greater Guinea Pig

    Finally saw it on my 4th visit of the year, the first time I went to the enclosure yesterday!
     
  10. ShonenJake13

    ShonenJake13 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Linton Zoo

    169. Blue-fronted amazon
    170. Yellow-headed amazon
    171. Pink zebra beauty tarantula
    172. Goliath bird-eating spider
    173. Pale-billed aracari
    174. Blue-cheeked amazon
     
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  11. MagpieGoose

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    Realised I counted Goeldi's Monkey twice at Welsh Mountain Zoo and ZSL London Zoo, so start this one on 183!

    Tropiquaria- 20/07/2019

    183) Yellow-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulata)
    184) Green-bottle Blue Tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens)
    185) Bahia Scarlet Tarantula (Lasiodora klugi)
    186) Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)

    Exmoor Zoo- 20/07/2019

    187) Amazon Tree Boa (Corallus hortulanus)
    188) Red-browed Amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha)
    189) Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus)
    190) Blue-throated Conure (Pyrrhura cruentata)
    191) Bodin's Amazon (Amazona bodini)
    192) Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
    193) Large Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)
    194) Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus)
    195) Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis)
    196) Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
    197) Puna Ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi)
    198) Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    199) Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)
    200) Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
    201) Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus)
    202) Tayra (Eira barbara)
    203) Puma (Puma concolor)
    204) Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
    205) Brazilian Guinea Pig (Cavia aperea)
    206) Silvery Marmoset (Mico argentatus)
    207) Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola)
    208) Red-handed Tamarin (Saguinus midas)
    209) Grey-legged Douroucoulli (Aotus lemurinus)

    Newquay Zoo- 23/07/2019

    210) White-throated Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
    211) Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
    212) Ultramarine Grosbeak (Cyanocompsa brissoni)
    213) Hoffman's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
    214) Red-and-white Crake (Laterallus leucopyrrhus)
    215) Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
    216) Blue Ground Dove (Claravis pretiosa)
    217) Lemur Leaf Frog (Hylomantis lemur)
    218) Buffy-headed Capuchin (Sapajus xanthosternos)
    219) Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus)

    Paradise Park- 24/07/2019

    220) Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans)
    221) Sun Conure (Aratinga solstitialis)
    222) Emma's Conure (Pyrrhura emma)
    223) Crimson-bellied Conure (Pyrrhura perlata)
    224) Nanday Conure (Aratinga nenday)
    225) Golden Conure (Guaruba guarouba)

    Living Coasts- 27/07/2019

    226) Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)
    227) Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
    228) South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis)

    Shaldon Zoo- 27/07/2019

    229) Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
    230) Green Acouchi (Myoprocta pratti)
    231) Black-legged Poison Frog (Phyllobates bicolor)

    Newquay Zoo- 30/07/2019

    232) Giant Waxy Monkey Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor)
    233) Peruvian Firestick (Oreophoetes peruana)

    Paignton Zoo- 31/07/2019

    234) Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
    235) Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans)
    236) Pebas Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus spumarius)
    237) Splash-back Poison Frog (Ranitomeya variabilis)
    238) Sira Poison Frog (Ranitomeya sirensis)
    239) Blessed Poison Frog (Ranitomeya benedicta)
    240) Brazil-nut Poison Frog (Dendrobates castaneoticus)
    241) Fantastic Poison Frog (Ranitomeya fantastica)
    242) Summer's Poison Frog (Ranitomeya summersi)
    243) Pleasing Poison Frog (Ameerega bassleri)
    244) Clown Tree Frog (Dendropsophus leucophyllatus)
    245) Brown Spider Monkey (Ateles hybridus)
    246) Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)
    247) Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)

    Linton Zoo- 03/08/2019

    248) Blue-cheeked Amazon (Amazona dufresniana)
    249) Pale-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus erythropygius)
    250) Pink Zebra Beauty (Eupalaestrus campestratus)
    251) Southern Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva)

    Hamerton Zoo Park- 03/08/2019

    252) Greater Grison (Galictis vittata)
    253) Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi)
    254) Crested Seriema (Cariama cristata)
    255) Daubenton's Curassow (Crax daubentoni)
    256) Greater Curassow (Crax rubra)
    257) White-lipped Tamarin (Saguinus labiatus)
    258) Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)
    259) Mealy Amazon (Amazona farinosa)
    260) Swamp Cavy (Cavia magna)
     
  12. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Birdworld 14/8/19
    245 Crested Guan
    246 Yellow naped Amazon
    247 yellow crowned amazon
    248 Black headed Caique
    249 White bellied Caique
    250 Long-tailed Chinchilla

    Having double checked 2 species I saw at amazona at Shepreth, I can add one of them

    Amazona
    251 Orange spotted cockroach

    Also somehow missed off

    London Zoo
    252 Apple snail
     
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  13. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Crocodiles of the World 18/8/19
    253 South American River Turtle
    254 Broad snouted Caiman
    255 Scheider's Dwarf Caiman
    256 Black Caiman

    Cotswold Wildlife Park 18/8/19

    257 Eyelash Viper
    258 Silver Teal
    259 Black Curassow
    260 Comb Duck

    From Living Coasts (didn’t think they were technically South American!)
    261 Macaroni Penguin

    Question

    I saw Dyeing Dart frog at Cotswold today, I believe they are possibly the same species as blue dart frog? Others have counted both as separate species. Do I count both or do they delete one?
     
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  14. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    It's the same species, so can only be counted once.
     
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  15. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Thanks for confirming Dave, I won't count it and let others delete....
     
  16. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Probably the biggest number I will manage to post from a single visit for the remainder of the year :
    Chester 23/9/19

    262 Rio Cauca Caecilian
    263 Trinidadian Monkey Frog
    264 Red-billed Curassow
    265 Andean Bear
     
  17. MagpieGoose

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    Folly Farm Adventure Park- 21/08/2019

    261) Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
    262) Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)
     
  18. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    21/08/19?!!! What happened to regular updates? Only joking! But think you need to delete dyeing dart frog as per my earlier post!
    I'm sure you will win though...
     
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  19. MagpieGoose

    MagpieGoose Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I amended the dyeing dart frog on my post about SEALIFE Weymouth :) Sadly I don't believe I'll be able to add to my total again till November :p Thank you for pointing it out though @pipaluk :)
     
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  20. pipaluk

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    Slimbridge 6/10/19

    266 Andean Flamingo
    267 Puna Flamingo
    268 Rosybill
    269 Black-headed duck
    270 Puna Teal
    271 Andean Goose
    272 Orinocco Goose
    273 Patagonian Crested Duck
    274 Bronze winged duck
    275 Greater white-cheeked pintail
    276 Argentine Ruddy Duck
    277 Orange-legged leaf frog