That's an Australian King Parrot.
Jurong Bird Park Jurong Bird Park species list 2019
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Thank you so much. I can see now I can search it by name how it matches the juvenile/female colouring.
And how appropriate that it is an Alisterus!
Hello, me again. I have been revisiting my Jurong photos trying to tag all of the species and I am stuck on two.
This bird looks quite like the Australian King Parrot, except it appears to be more uniformly green and the bill and eye surround are different colours. It was in the Wings of Asia exhibit, I believe caged.
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This one looks to me like some sort of thrush or lark, but again I cannot pin down the species. This was seen in the Waterfall Aviary hanging around the feeding area during feeding time.
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I would appreciate help on identifying these two specimens, thanks.
This bird looks quite like the Australian King Parrot, except it appears to be more uniformly green and the bill and eye surround are different colours. It was in the Wings of Asia exhibit, I believe caged.
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This one looks to me like some sort of thrush or lark, but again I cannot pin down the species. This was seen in the Waterfall Aviary hanging around the feeding area during feeding time.
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I would appreciate help on identifying these two specimens, thanks.
Pretty sure that the parrot is actually a female Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (which is tiny, like a sparrow).
The other bird is a female Violet-backed Starling.
The other bird is a female Violet-backed Starling.
All the pictures I could find of the blue-crowned hanging parrot had dark bills, but I just found this reference where the juvenile does appear to be a very close match.
And yes, I can see the starling resemblance now and have found multiple references like this shot.
Thanks for the info. I did sometimes look specifically for examples of juvenile, but it never occurred to me that a female would be so vastly differently marked as in the starlings. I suppose we do have at least one similar example in New Zealand in the Paradise Shelduck.
And yes, I can see the starling resemblance now and have found multiple references like this shot.
Thanks for the info. I did sometimes look specifically for examples of juvenile, but it never occurred to me that a female would be so vastly differently marked as in the starlings. I suppose we do have at least one similar example in New Zealand in the Paradise Shelduck.
For those that may be interested, I have finally updated my Flickr album for Jurong. If anyone notices any misidentified birds, please let me know — either here or on Flickr.
The birds signed as Rainbow lorikeets are actually Coconut lorikeets, I think
And the last 'Hyacinth macaw' photo is actually a Lear's macaw, a species many times rarer in captivity than its lookalike counterpart
!Great photos btw
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I just had a look at these. The ones which jumped out at me: the "Zebra Dove" is a Spotted Dove (Spot-necked Dove); the "Nankeen Night Heron" is a Black-crowned Night Heron; and the pelicans are a bit messed up (the last "White Pelican" is something else - I think a Spot-billed? - and I'm not sure what the brown one is - I haven't seen a juvenile that before).
Sigh, yes indeed. I don't know where I got the idea they were rainbow. I have corrected these.The birds signed as Rainbow lorikeets are actually Coconut lorikeets, I think
OK, I can at least claim I was fooled on that one, but I see the difference now in the yellow area by the bill. Also corrected.And the last 'Hyacinth macaw' photo is actually a Lear's macaw, a species many times rarer in captivity than its lookalike counterpart
Thanks! I absolutely loved my visit and was so pleased to get so many good photos.Great photos btw
I recall confusing myself with the doves. Obviously I never resolved that. Now corrected.
The heron I wasn't sure of when I tagged it. It looks remarkably similar to the Nankeen, which I have seen in Australia, but also less brown, so that makes sense to me now.
I was confused with the pelicans at the time and I still am. I think in the shot of three on the log, the left two are definitely Australian pelicans, due to the black wings. The one on the rock preening I wonder if it is in fact an American white. The bill colouring seems to match other pictures I can find. The last shot swimming I wonder if it is also an Australian pelican, juvenile. Those wings look like darkening at the front and back. Otherwise perhaps it is a juvenile American white.
As for the dark brown one, my thinking now is this may be a juvenile brown pelican. The wing feathers have very well defined patterns and this seems to match other pictures I can find.
Thanks! I have corrected them now.
Thanks to everyone offering corrections.
To anyone else watching, I have not simply taken these people's word for their corrections, but have researched the differences between what I originally had and the offered corrections and in every case concluded agreement with them.
In other words, trust but verify. The thing is... without their contributions I would not have known what to compare! So thanks again, knowledgable ones.
To anyone else watching, I have not simply taken these people's word for their corrections, but have researched the differences between what I originally had and the offered corrections and in every case concluded agreement with them.
In other words, trust but verify. The thing is... without their contributions I would not have known what to compare! So thanks again, knowledgable ones.