Bronx Zoo Bronx Zoo Species List 6/21

red river hog

red river hog

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Since there is no complete, up-to-date list of species on exhibit at the Bronx Zoo on ZooChat, I thought I would go ahead and make one. I will be listing both species with signs, and ones that I noticed that were unsigned. The list will be separated by exhibit complexes in the order that I saw them. Note that there will be some errors, as the zoo is massive and it's hard to keep track of everything.

BISON RANGE:

American Bison
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There's not much to this area, pretty much just a bison exhibit, but a nice one at that. I even saw a wild Wood Duck mother and her baby in the exhibit. :)
 
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WORLD OF BIRDS:


First floor:
Buff-crested Bustard, White-fronted Bee-Eater, White-throated Bee-Eater

Bali Myna, Black-naped Fruit Dove, Double-barred Finch, Maleo, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Forsten’s Tortoise

Amazonian Motmot, Gray-winged Trumpeter, Keel-billed Toucan

Elegant Crested-Tinamou, Guira Cuckoo

Bananaquit, Cuban Amazon, Saffron Finch

Blue-faced Parrotfinch, Crested Partridge, Double-barred Finch, Long-tailed Finch, Mariana Fruit-Dove, Plum-headed Finch, Red-billed Leiothrix, Red-throated Parrotfinch, Star Finch

Red Bird-of-Paradise

Mariana Fruit-Dove, Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Greater Mouse-Deer, Lesser Bird-of-Paradise

Chinese Bamboo-Partridge, Lesser Bird-of-Paradise

Great Argus, Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon, Grosbeak Starling, Nicobar Pigeon, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Tawny Frogmouth

Black-capped Social Weaver, Bruce’s Green-Pigeon, Buff-crested Bustard, Golden-breasted Starling, Gray-headed Lovebird, Red Fody, Red-crested Turaco, Red-faced Lovebird, Southern Red Bishop, Speckled Mousebird, Spur-winged Lapwing, Taveta Weaver, Pancake Tortoise

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Asian Fairy-Bluebird, Bali Myna, Falcated Teal, Green Junglefowl, Luzon Bleeding-Heart, Mariana Fruit-Dove, Metallic Starling, Pied Imperial-Pigeon, Pink Pigeon, Radjah Shelduck, Tawny Frogmouth, Victoria Crowned-Pigeon

Smew, Western Capercaillie

Golden-headed Quetzal, Green Honeycreeper, Helmeted Curassow, Violaceous Euphonia, Red-footed Tortoise

Second floor - labeled “The Jungle:”
Many of the aviaries on the first floor can be seen from the second level.

Labeled “Africa:”
African Pygmy-Goose, Bearded Barbet, Emerald Starling, Great Blue Turaco, Green Wood-Hoopoe, Painted Stork, Ross’s Turaco, Southern Bald-Ibis, Speckled Mousebird, Speckled Pigeon, Superb Starling, Taveta Weaver, Violet-backed Starling, White-crested Hornbill

Labeled “Amazon Rainforest:”
Bananaquit, Black-and-white Seedeater, Blue Dacnis, Blue-billed Curassow, Blue-gray Tanager, Cuban Grassquit, Inca Jay, Keel-billed Toucan, Ocellated Turkey, Palm Tanager, Red-crested Cardinal, Ruddy-breasted Seedeater, Saffron Finch, Scarlet Ibis, Silver-beaked Tanager, Southern Band-tailed Pigeon, Turquoise Tanager, Venezuelan Troupial, Yellow-hooded Blackbird

Chinese Bamboo-Partridge, Lesser Bird-of-Paradise

Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, Plate-billed Mountain Toucan

Knobbed Hornbill

Blue-headed Macaw, Great Blue Turaco, Hyacinth Macaw, Puna Teal

Great Hornbill

Toco Toucan

Nursery: Von Der Decken’s Hornbill

There are some outdoor yards near the exit. The second one is an off-exhibit yard behind the main yard:
Emu
Black-necked Crane, Gray Crowned-Crane
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World of Birds is truly an impressive building. Instead of stairs to get to the second floor, there are large winding ramps. The exhibits are very lush and realistic. Easily one of the best bird houses in the nation, IMO.
 
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TIGER MOUNTAIN:
Large field across from the entrance:
Pére David’s Deer, Whooper Swan

Siberian Tiger
Siberian Tiger, Common Carp
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Tiger Mountain is an excellent exhibit themed as a poacher's camp in the jungle. The two exhibits are large and wooded with little to no visible barrier in the back of the exhibit. The deer exhibit just outside the entrance is vast with a large muddy pool for the deer and swans.
 
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NORTHERN PONDS:

Trumpeter Swan

Barnacle Goose, Canvasback, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Wood Duck

Common Crane
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Northern Ponds is a trio of waterfowl ponds in a wooded setting. Much better than Philadelphia's ancient waterfowl exhibits.
 
BIG BEARS:
Asiatic Dhole
ABC Islands Bear, Grizzly Bear
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The Dholes reside in the former Polar Bear grotto that has been renovated to have grass and vegetation, rather than concrete. The bear exhibit is impressive. The bears have access to a grassy lower level with a pool and large rocky cliff area above and they definitely utilize every inch of it.
 
HIMALAYAN HIGHLANDS:
White-naped Crane
Red Panda
Snow Leopard
Temminck’s Tragopan
Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard
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Himalayan Highlands is another excellent exhibit complex. Like the exhibits in Tiger Mountain, the exhibits in Himalayan Highlands have no visible barriers in the back. They also utilized the hilly terrain of the area to add to the Himalayan mountains feel of the area.
 
AFRICA:

African Plains:

Lion

Lowland Nyala, Blue-winged Goose, Gray Crowned-Crane, Indian Peafowl, Marabou Stork

Lowland Nyala OR Red-flanked Duiker**

Rhim Gazelle

Grévy’s Zebra, Lesser Kudu, Thomson’s Gazelle

The next three exhibits are contained within the Carter Giraffe Building
Common Dwarf Mongoose, Von Der Decken’s Hornbill
Hybrid Giraffe
Labeled “Aardvark Burrow:” Aardvark, Southern White-faced Owl

Spotted Hyena

African Wild Dog

Hybrid Giraffe, Common Ostrich

Congo Gorilla Forest:

Angola Colobus

Okapi

Mandrill Forest:
Angola Colobus OR Mandrill; De Brazza’s Monkey, Red River Hog

The following 22 exhibits are part of an indoor exhibit complex called Treasures of the Rainforest:
Blunthead Cichlid, Clown Catfish, Congo Tetra, Front Cichlid, Paracyprichromis nigripinnis, Yellow-tailed African Tetra

East African Black Mud Turtle, Nile Monitor, Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle

Banded Bushfish, Ornate Bichir, Leopard Bushfish

Convict Julie

Ball Python

Emperor Scorpion

Peter’s Elephantnose Fish

Giant African Millipede, Julidae sp., Isopoda sp.

African Butterflyfish

Goliath Beetle

Western Clawed Frog

Two-spotted Assassin Bug

Platymeris laevicollis

African Bullfrog

Calabar Python

Spotted Lungfish

Haplochromis ishmaeli

African Rock Python

Wolf’s Mona Monkey

Blue-bellied Roller, Congo Peafowl, Green Wood-Hoopoe, White-crested Hornbill, Blunthead Cichlid, Convict Cichlid, Front Cichlid, Ophthalmotilapia nasuta

Pygmy Marmoset sp.

De Brazza’s Monkey, Western Lowland Gorilla

Baboon Reserve:
Gelada, Nubian Ibex, Rock Hyrax
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Where do I even begin... The immense Africa area is definitely the highlight of the zoo, with two AZA Exhibit Award-winning complexes and nearly 70 species, the African area is a world-class zoo exhibit. My personal favorite is Congo Gorilla Forest, which is just so well thought-out and designed, though the 2-acre (0.8 hectare) Baboon Reserve should not be forgotten.

**From what I hear, it has been a very long time since the duikers have been on exhibit, however I included them since the exhibit has signs for them.
 
WILD ASIA:

Bengali Express Monorail:
Bactrian Deer, Barasingha, Blackbuck, Chital, Indian Muntjac
Przewalski’s Horse
Burmese Brow-antlered Deer, Gaur
Siberian Tiger
North Sulawesi Babirusa
North Sulawesi Babirusa
Asian Elephant
Indian Rhinoceros
Nilgai, Sambar
Tufted Deer
Bukharan Markhor, Himalayan Tahr
Red Panda

JungleWorld:

Small aviary on exterior:
Northern Bald-Ibis

First room:
Free-flying: Rodrigues Flying Foxes
Asian Small-clawed Otter
Matschie’s Tree-Kangaroo, Asian Forest Tortoise

Small gallery before Mangrove room:
Indian Roofed Turtle, Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle, Weber’s Sailfin Lizard
Atlantic Mudskipper, Banded Archerfish, Green Pufferfish, Silver Moonyfish, Spotted Scat

Mangrove Forest exhibit:
East Javan Langur, Rodrigues Flying Fox, Falcated Duck, Philippine Duck

Small gallery:
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Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat

Large free-flight room:

Free-range: Northern White-cheeked Gibbon, Azure-winged Magpie, Bali Myna, Black-naped Oriole, Javan Pond-Heron, Masked Lapwing, Metallic Starling, Mindanao Bleeding-Heart, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Painted Stork, Pied Imperial-Pigeon, Radjah Shelduck, Rainbow Lorikeet, Red-throated Parrotfinch, Spotted Whistling-Duck, Victoria Crowned-Pigeon, White-breasted Woodswallow

Silvery Lutung

Amur Leopard

Malayan Tapir

Greater Mouse-Deer, Asian Forest Tortoise, Forsten’s Tortoise, Gharial, Malaysian Giant Turtle, Pig-nosed Turtle, Red-crowned Roofed Turtle**, Giant Gourami, Tinfoil Barb

Insect gallery:
Phobaeticus serratipes
Indian Ornamental Tree-Spider
Sparassidae sp.
Thorny Devil Stick Insect
Pink-winged Stick Insect
Earth Tiger sp.
Jungle Nymph
Medauroidea sp.
Spiny Leaf-Insect
Tiger Barb
Dorcus titanus
Desmidophorus praetor
Black-breasted Leaf Turtle, Boulenger’s Asian Tree-Toad, Magnificent Tree-Frog
Atlas Beetle
Central Bearded Dragon, Frilled Lizard
File-eared Tree-Frog, Odessa Barb
Heterometrus fulvipes
Northern Treeshrew
Carpet Python
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Wild Asia is a close second for me behind Africa for the best exhibits at the zoo. The hoofstock yards at the monorail are vast and the whole area covers about 40 acres, IIRC. And, of course, I can't forget about the famous JungleWorld. It's the second best indoor rainforest in the US, IMO, just behind Lied Jungle, which is larger. The thing that sets it apart from the others is the geographic theming.

**This turtle hasn't been spotted for a number of months, but the signage in JW is relatively new, which leads me to believe it may go on exhibit soon.
 
PHEASANT AVIARIES:

Mariana Fruit-Dove

Azure-winged Magpie, Cabot’s Tragopan, Elliot’s Pheasant

Blue Whistling Thrush, Brown Eared-Pheasant

Yellow-crested Cockatoo

Lesser Bird-of-Paradise

Lesser Bird-of-Paradise

Palm-nut Vulture

Crested Guineafowl, Pink Pigeon

Mariana Fruit-Dove

Lord Derby’s Parakeet, Swinhoe’s Pheasant

Red-legged Seriema, Superb Starling

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant, Tawny Frogmouth

Red-billed Blue Magpie, Plush-crested Jay

Pool on the other side of the path:
Canada Goose, Chilean Flamingo
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There's nothing particularly special about the Pheasant Aviaries, apart from the rare species and that they are nicely planted. Ironically, only 4 of the 13 aviaries have pheasants.
 
WORLD OF REPTILES:

Nursery:
Chinese Crocodile Lizard
Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle
McCord’s Box Turtle
White-lipped Island Pit-Viper
Green Bush-Viper

Unidentified Shiner (not sure if there's still a Hellbender; there was no sign and I didn't see one)

Gray’s Monitor

Dwarf Crocodile

Burmese Python

Reticulated Python

Green Anaconda, Smooth-sided Toad

Northern Boa

Green Vine-Snake, Two-striped Forest Pit-Viper

Kihansi Spray Toad

Ethiopian Mountain Adder

Blessed Poison Frog, Brazilian Poison Frog, Dyeing Poison Dart Frog, Golden Poison Frog, Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog, Panamanian Golden Frog, Red-eyed Tree Frog, Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog, Zimmerman’s Poison Frog

Common Flat-tail Gecko, Brown Mantella, False Tomato Frog

Pig-nosed Turtle, Melanotaenia sp.

Chinese Alligator

False Gharial

Cuban Crocodile

Chinese Alligator

Kleinmann’s Tortoise

Black Tree Monitor

Western Shingleback

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake

Southern American Bushmaster

Mozambique Girdled Lizard, Pancake Tortoise

False Water Cobra

Green Bush-Viper, Rhinoceros Viper

Emerald Tree Boa

Green Tree Python

Indian Cobra

King Cobra

Egyptian Cobra

Gaboon Viper, Western Bush-Viper

Mangshan Pit-Viper

Northern Copperhead, Timber Rattlesnake, Western Ratsnake

Common Chuckwalla, Common Collared Lizard, Gila Monster

Black Pond Turtle, Broad-shelled River Turtle, Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle

Blue Iguana

Shield-tailed Agama

Giant Horned Lizard

Turquoise Dwarf Gecko

Chinese Crocodile Lizard, Four-eyed Turtle

Cochin Black Turtle, Indian Roofed Turtle, Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle

Mary River Turtle, Painted Terrapin, Philippine Sailfin Lizard

Arrau Turtle, Big-headed Amazon River Turtle, Northern Caiman Lizard, Red Tegu, Red-headed River Turtle

Outdoor pond:
Common Musk Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle, Eastern Painted Turtle, Red-eared Slider, Common Carp
At first, I wasn't sure if the sign was just wild species that entered the pond, but I noticed there was a fence that would surely prevent any turtles from getting in or out.
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World of Reptiles was a very nice reptile house, though, if I'm being honest, I can say that it was outstanding. That said, I liked seeing all the rare species, like the spray toads, rare poison frogs, island pit-vipers, etc.
 
MOUSE HOUSE:

Outdoor cages:
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Red-rumped Agouti
Southern Pudú
White-faced Saki
White-eared Titi

Common Degu
Northern Treeshrew
Northern Treeshrew
Harris’ Antelope-Squirrel
Black-and-rufous Elephant Shrew
Black-and-rufous Elephant Shrew
Pygmy Marmoset sp.
Barbary Striped Grass Mouse
European Harvest Mouse
Damaraland Mole-Rat
African Pygmy Mouse
Long-tailed Chinchilla
Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat
Malagasy Giant Rat, Mohol Bushbaby
Feathertail Glider
Cairo Spiny Mouse
Bushy-tailed Jird
Bushy-tailed Jird
California Deer-Mouse
Cactus Mouse
Pallid Gerbil
Eastern Deer-Mouse
Pallid Gerbil
Lesser Jerboa
Cactus Mouse
Cactus Mouse
African Grass Rat
African Grass Rat
House Mouse
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I'm not 100% sure that I got the order right for the exhibits, because I jumped around a bit. The Mouse House is one of the best small mammal houses I've seen. I'm not sure whether it's better than Smithsonian's, but it's much better than Philadelphia's. It's a shame the spotted skunk and pika are gone, but it definitely isn't lacking in rare species.
 
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WORLD OF BIRDS:


First floor:
Buff-crested Bustard, White-fronted Bee-Eater, White-throated Bee-Eater

Bali Myna, Black-naped Fruit Dove, Double-barred Finch, Maleo, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Forsten’s Tortoise

Amazonian Motmot, Gray-winged Trumpeter, Keel-billed Toucan

Elegant Crested-Tinamou, Guira Cuckoo

Bananaquit, Cuban Amazon, Saffron Finch

Blue-faced Parrotfinch, Crested Partridge, Double-barred Finch, Long-tailed Finch, Mariana Fruit-Dove, Plum-headed Finch, Red-billed Leiothrix, Red-throated Parrotfinch, Star Finch

Red Bird-of-Paradise

Mariana Fruit-Dove, Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Greater Mouse-Deer, Lesser Bird-of-Paradise

Chinese Bamboo-Partridge, Lesser Bird-of-Paradise

Great Argus, Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon, Grosbeak Starling, Nicobar Pigeon, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Tawny Frogmouth

Black-capped Social Weaver, Bruce’s Green-Pigeon, Buff-crested Bustard, Golden-breasted Starling, Gray-headed Lovebird, Red Fody, Red-crested Turaco, Red-faced Lovebird, Southern Red Bishop, Speckled Mousebird, Spur-winged Lapwing, Taveta Weaver, Pancake Tortoise

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Asian Fairy-Bluebird, Bali Myna, Falcated Teal, Green Junglefowl, Luzon Bleeding-Heart, Mariana Fruit-Dove, Metallic Starling, Pied Imperial-Pigeon, Pink Pigeon, Radjah Shelduck, Tawny Frogmouth, Victoria Crowned-Pigeon

Smew, Western Capercaillie

Golden-headed Quetzal, Green Honeycreeper, Helmeted Curassow, Violaceous Euphonia, Red-footed Tortoise

Second floor - labeled “The Jungle:”
Many of the aviaries on the first floor can be seen from the second level.

Labeled “Africa:”
African Pygmy-Goose, Bearded Barbet, Emerald Starling, Great Blue Turaco, Green Wood-Hoopoe, Painted Stork, Ross’s Turaco, Southern Bald-Ibis, Speckled Mousebird, Speckled Pigeon, Superb Starling, Taveta Weaver, Violet-backed Starling, White-crested Hornbill

Labeled “Amazon Rainforest:”
Bananaquit, Black-and-white Seedeater, Blue Dacnis, Blue-billed Curassow, Blue-gray Tanager, Cuban Grassquit, Inca Jay, Keel-billed Toucan, Ocellated Turkey, Palm Tanager, Red-crested Cardinal, Ruddy-breasted Seedeater, Saffron Finch, Scarlet Ibis, Silver-beaked Tanager, Southern Band-tailed Pigeon, Turquoise Tanager, Venezuelan Troupial, Yellow-hooded Blackbird

Chinese Bamboo-Partridge, Lesser Bird-of-Paradise

Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, Plate-billed Mountain Toucan

Knobbed Hornbill

Blue-headed Macaw, Great Blue Turaco, Hyacinth Macaw, Puna Teal

Great Hornbill

Toco Toucan

Nursery: Von Der Decken’s Hornbill

There are some outdoor yards near the exit. The second one is an off-exhibit yard behind the main yard:
Emu
Black-necked Crane, Gray Crowned-Crane
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World of Birds is truly an impressive building. Instead of stairs to get to the second floor, there are large winding ramps. The exhibits are very lush and realistic. Easily one of the best bird houses in the nation, IMO.
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Excellent job trying to keep track of what is a constantly changing exhibit! My only corrections would be that the zoo has Blue-Billed Curassow in with the quetzal and co., no more seedeater of either species I don't think (they've always been pretty impossible to see, though), and they haven't had mountain-toucan in some time now.

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TIGER MOUNTAIN:
Large field across from the entrance:
Pére David’s Deer, Whooper Swan

Siberian Tiger
Siberian Tiger, Common Carp
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Tiger Mountain is an excellent exhibit themed as a poacher's camp in the jungle. The two exhibits are large and wooded with little to no visible barrier in the back of the exhibit. The deer exhibit just outside the entrance is vast with a large muddy pool for the deer and swans.
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Worth noting that the second enclosure here alternates with a Malayan Tiger, as does with monorail habitat.

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NORTHERN PONDS:

Trumpeter Swan

Barnacle Goose, Canvasback, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Wood Duck

Common Crane
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Northern Ponds is a trio of waterfowl ponds in a wooded setting. Much better than Philadelphia's ancient waterfowl exhibits.
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Red-Crowned Crane, not Common.

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AFRICA:

African Plains:

Lion

Lowland Nyala, Blue-winged Goose, Gray Crowned-Crane, Indian Peafowl, Marabou Stork

Lowland Nyala OR Red-flanked Duiker**

Rhim Gazelle

Grévy’s Zebra, Lesser Kudu, Thomson’s Gazelle

The next three exhibits are contained within the Carter Giraffe Building
Common Dwarf Mongoose, Von Der Decken’s Hornbill
Hybrid Giraffe
Labeled “Aardvark Burrow:” Aardvark, Southern White-faced Owl

Spotted Hyena

African Wild Dog

Hybrid Giraffe, Common Ostrich

Congo Gorilla Forest:

Angola Colobus

Okapi

Mandrill Forest:
Angola Colobus OR Mandrill; De Brazza’s Monkey, Red River Hog

The following 22 exhibits are part of an indoor exhibit complex called Treasures of the Rainforest:
Blunthead Cichlid, Clown Catfish, Congo Tetra, Front Cichlid, Paracyprichromis nigripinnis, Yellow-tailed African Tetra

East African Black Mud Turtle, Nile Monitor, Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle

Banded Bushfish, Ornate Bichir, Leopard Bushfish

Convict Julie

Ball Python

Emperor Scorpion

Peter’s Elephantnose Fish

Giant African Millipede, Julidae sp., Isopoda sp.

African Butterflyfish

Goliath Beetle

Western Clawed Frog

Two-spotted Assassin Bug

Platymeris laevicollis

African Bullfrog

Calabar Python

Spotted Lungfish

Haplochromis ishmaeli

African Rock Python

Wolf’s Mona Monkey

Blue-bellied Roller, Congo Peafowl, Green Wood-Hoopoe, White-crested Hornbill, Blunthead Cichlid, Convict Cichlid, Front Cichlid, Ophthalmotilapia nasuta

Pygmy Marmoset sp.

De Brazza’s Monkey, Western Lowland Gorilla

Baboon Reserve:
Gelada, Nubian Ibex, Rock Hyrax
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Where do I even begin... The immense Africa area is definitely the highlight of the zoo, with two AZA Exhibit Award-winning complexes and nearly 70 species, the African area is a world-class zoo exhibit. My personal favorite is Congo Gorilla Forest, which is just so well thought-out and designed, though the 2-acre (0.8 hectare) Baboon Reserve should not be forgotten.

**From what I hear, it has been a very long time since the duikers have been on exhibit, however I included them since the exhibit has signs for them.
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The zebra have their own enclosure that borders that of the gazelle and kudu, who also share their yard with Blue Crane.

The zoo doesn't exhibit De Brazza's Monkey anymore, and the Angolan Colobus are only found in their solo habitat at the beginning of CGF.

The goliath beetles have recently been replaced by Pachnoda marginata peregrina.

red river hog said:
WILD ASIA:

Bengali Express Monorail:
Bactrian Deer, Barasingha, Blackbuck, Chital, Indian Muntjac
Przewalski’s Horse
Burmese Brow-antlered Deer, Gaur
Siberian Tiger
North Sulawesi Babirusa
North Sulawesi Babirusa
Asian Elephant
Indian Rhinoceros
Nilgai, Sambar
Tufted Deer
Bukharan Markhor, Himalayan Tahr
Red Panda

JungleWorld:

Small aviary on exterior:
Northern Bald-Ibis

First room:
Free-flying: Rodrigues Flying Foxes
Asian Small-clawed Otter
Matschie’s Tree-Kangaroo, Asian Forest Tortoise

Small gallery before Mangrove room:
Indian Roofed Turtle, Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle, Weber’s Sailfin Lizard
Atlantic Mudskipper, Banded Archerfish, Green Pufferfish, Silver Moonyfish, Spotted Scat

Mangrove Forest exhibit:
East Javan Langur, Rodrigues Flying Fox, Falcated Duck, Philippine Duck

Small gallery:
Empty
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Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat

Large free-flight room:

Free-range: Northern White-cheeked Gibbon, Azure-winged Magpie, Bali Myna, Black-naped Oriole, Javan Pond-Heron, Masked Lapwing, Metallic Starling, Mindanao Bleeding-Heart, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Painted Stork, Pied Imperial-Pigeon, Radjah Shelduck, Rainbow Lorikeet, Red-throated Parrotfinch, Spotted Whistling-Duck, Victoria Crowned-Pigeon, White-breasted Woodswallow

Silvery Lutung

Amur Leopard

Malayan Tapir

Greater Mouse-Deer, Asian Forest Tortoise, Forsten’s Tortoise, Gharial, Malaysian Giant Turtle, Pig-nosed Turtle, Red-crowned Roofed Turtle**, Giant Gourami, Tinfoil Barb

Insect gallery:
Phobaeticus serratipes
Indian Ornamental Tree-Spider
Sparassidae sp.
Thorny Devil Stick Insect
Pink-winged Stick Insect
Earth Tiger sp.
Jungle Nymph
Medauroidea sp.
Spiny Leaf-Insect
Tiger Barb
Dorcus titanus
Desmidophorus praetor
Black-breasted Leaf Turtle, Boulenger’s Asian Tree-Toad, Magnificent Tree-Frog
Atlas Beetle
Central Bearded Dragon, Frilled Lizard
File-eared Tree-Frog, Odessa Barb
Heterometrus fulvipes
Northern Treeshrew
Carpet Python
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Wild Asia is a close second for me behind Africa for the best exhibits at the zoo. The hoofstock yards at the monorail are vast and the whole area covers about 40 acres, IIRC. And, of course, I can't forget about the famous JungleWorld. It's the second best indoor rainforest in the US, IMO, just behind Lied Jungle, which is larger. The thing that sets it apart from the others is the geographic theming.

**This turtle hasn't been spotted for a number of months, but the signage in JW is relatively new, which leads me to believe it may go on exhibit soon.
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Generally Indian Hog Deer and Formosan Sika share the Nilgai and Indian Sambar yard, though I've yet to see either this year.

The tree-kangaroo habitat also houses Vietnamese Pond Turtle and Sulawesi Forest Turtle

The other displays in the nocturnal gallery aren't animal habitats, so it's only the old slow loris/future cloud rat.

I'm not sure if the free-flight room still has magpie-robin, parrotfinch, or magpie in it, and I don't think I've ever seen the woodswallows there (they've always been in World of Birds). The lorikeet I believe died. There are also Indian Flying Fox, Green Junglefowl, and Philippine Duck in here. The chevrotain and Forsten's Tortoise are contained to a small fenced in area viewable at the window where the female gibbon likes to hang out.

red river hog said:
PHEASANT AVIARIES:

Mariana Fruit-Dove

Azure-winged Magpie, Cabot’s Tragopan, Elliot’s Pheasant

Blue Whistling Thrush, Brown Eared-Pheasant

Yellow-crested Cockatoo

Lesser Bird-of-Paradise

Lesser Bird-of-Paradise

Palm-nut Vulture

Crested Guineafowl, Pink Pigeon

Mariana Fruit-Dove

Lord Derby’s Parakeet, Swinhoe’s Pheasant

Red-legged Seriema, Superb Starling

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant, Tawny Frogmouth

Red-billed Blue Magpie, Plush-crested Jay

Pool on the other side of the path:
Canada Goose, Chilean Flamingo
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There's nothing particularly special about the Pheasant Aviaries, apart from the rare species and that they are nicely planted. Ironically, only 4 of the 13 aviaries have pheasants.
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On Thursday there was a Sri Lankan Junglefowl in with the female BOP. The Plush-Crested Jay are actually in a separate aviary from the blue-magpies. There is a Chestnut-Breasted Malkoha viewable in an aviary behind the jays as well. You actually visited just as they "reopened" the aviaries from a recent refurbishment and restocking. A year or two ago there were a lot more pheasants present but it seems their pheasant collection (along with the AZA's) is starting to age and die-off... I am happy with the newer inhabitants, though.

red river hog said:
WORLD OF REPTILES:

Nursery:
Chinese Crocodile Lizard
Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle
McCord’s Box Turtle
White-lipped Island Pit-Viper
Green Bush-Viper

Unidentified Shiner (not sure if there's still a Hellbender; there was no sign and I didn't see one)

Gray’s Monitor

Dwarf Crocodile

Burmese Python

Reticulated Python

Green Anaconda, Smooth-sided Toad

Northern Boa

Green Vine-Snake, Two-striped Forest Pit-Viper

Kihansi Spray Toad

Ethiopian Mountain Adder

Blessed Poison Frog, Brazilian Poison Frog, Dyeing Poison Dart Frog, Golden Poison Frog, Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog, Panamanian Golden Frog, Red-eyed Tree Frog, Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog, Zimmerman’s Poison Frog

Common Flat-tail Gecko, Brown Mantella, False Tomato Frog

Pig-nosed Turtle, Melanotaenia sp.

Chinese Alligator

False Gharial

Cuban Crocodile

Chinese Alligator

Kleinmann’s Tortoise

Black Tree Monitor

Western Shingleback

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake

Southern American Bushmaster

Mozambique Girdled Lizard, Pancake Tortoise

False Water Cobra

Green Bush-Viper, Rhinoceros Viper

Emerald Tree Boa

Green Tree Python

Indian Cobra

King Cobra

Egyptian Cobra

Gaboon Viper, Western Bush-Viper

Mangshan Pit-Viper

Northern Copperhead, Timber Rattlesnake, Western Ratsnake

Common Chuckwalla, Common Collared Lizard, Gila Monster

Black Pond Turtle, Broad-shelled River Turtle, Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle

Blue Iguana

Shield-tailed Agama

Giant Horned Lizard

Turquoise Dwarf Gecko

Chinese Crocodile Lizard, Four-eyed Turtle

Cochin Black Turtle, Indian Roofed Turtle, Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle

Mary River Turtle, Painted Terrapin, Philippine Sailfin Lizard

Arrau Turtle, Big-headed Amazon River Turtle, Northern Caiman Lizard, Red Tegu, Red-headed River Turtle

Outdoor pond:
Common Musk Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle, Eastern Painted Turtle, Red-eared Slider, Common Carp
At first, I wasn't sure if the sign was just wild species that entered the pond, but I noticed there was a fence that would surely prevent any turtles from getting in or out.
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World of Reptiles was a very nice reptile house, though, if I'm being honest, I can say that it was outstanding. That said, I liked seeing all the rare species, like the spray toads, rare poison frogs, island pit-vipers, etc.
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The bush-viper in the nursery right now is a Variable Bush-Viper. The zoo keeps two species of bush-vipers. The room viewable behind the nursery houses Pan's, Golden Coin, and Yellow-Headed Box Turtles, as well as Annulated Boa and William's Dwarf Gecko.

The fish with the Hellbender (still present, saw it on Thursday, it just looks very similar to the log in the tank) is Golden Shiner.

There are new Common Flat Lizards in with the Egyptian Tortoises.

The Egyptian cobra is not actually an Egyptian Cobra but rather a Banded Cobra, which was elevated to species status some years ago but the sign is outdated. Fun fact, this animal is the same one that escaped back in 2011.

There should be a Mary River Turtle in with the snake-necked turtles and short-necked turtles, too.

red river hog said:
MOUSE HOUSE:

Outdoor cages:
Empty
Empty
Red-rumped Agouti
Southern Pudú
White-faced Saki
White-eared Titi

Common Degu
Northern Treeshrew
Northern Treeshrew
Harris’ Antelope-Squirrel
Black-and-rufous Elephant Shrew
Black-and-rufous Elephant Shrew
Pygmy Marmoset sp.
Barbary Striped Grass Mouse
European Harvest Mouse
Damaraland Mole-Rat
African Pygmy Mouse
Long-tailed Chinchilla
Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat
Malagasy Giant Rat, Mohol Bushbaby
Feathertail Glider
Cairo Spiny Mouse
Bushy-tailed Jird
Bushy-tailed Jird
California Deer-Mouse
Cactus Mouse
Pallid Gerbil
Eastern Deer-Mouse
Pallid Gerbil
Lesser Jerboa
Cactus Mouse
Cactus Mouse
African Grass Rat
African Grass Rat
House Mouse
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I'm not 100% sure that I got the order right for the exhibits, because I jumped around a bit. The Mouse House is one of the best small mammal houses I've seen. I'm not sure whether it's better than Smithsonian's, but it's much better than Philadelphia's. It's a shame the spotted skunk and pika are gone, but it definitely isn't lacking in rare species.
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The spiny mice are Arabian, no Cairo. The sign has the common name "Egyptian" which is generally used for Cairo but the scientific name correctly identifies them as Arabian. There is a tenrec somewhere along the row of smaller nocturnal displays, too.

~Thylo
 
Thanks, very useful review for knowing where in the zoo is located each animal. I always wanted to know what is what I missed during my (2019) visit, when, thanks mainly to a extremely heavy repentine rain, I was unable to visit Congo Gorilla House, the Pheasant Aviaries and the Butterfly house. I see that I missed a few succulent things in these places. Especially the goliath beetles would have been very interesting as I never saw one alive.

There is no review of what species can be seen in Butterfly House? I wanted to know if they keep only the typical "butterfly-house-species" of butterflies that every western zoo keeps, or rather some more interesting species.

red river hog said:
Free-range: Northern White-cheeked Gibbon, Azure-winged Magpie, Bali Myna, Black-naped Oriole, Javan Pond-Heron, Masked Lapwing, Metallic Starling, Mindanao Bleeding-Heart, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Painted Stork, Pied Imperial-Pigeon, Radjah Shelduck, Rainbow Lorikeet, Red-throated Parrotfinch, Spotted Whistling-Duck, Victoria Crowned-Pigeon, White-breasted Woodswallow
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so... no Ceylon junglefowl anymore? It was here during my visit according to Zoochat recommendations, but I was completely unable to spot it (not an enclosure with great visibility).

Surprised to find that the Malayan tapirs are now isolated. During my visit they were free-ranging with the painted storks, fruit bats, etc.

The duiker has been already gone during my 2019 visit despite the signage being still here. His enclosure only holded a male Nyala separated from the female herd. Maybe the keep the signage in hope to get another duiker in the future.

Red bird of paradise is a fantastifabulous addition. During my visit in this enclosure were Greater bird of paradise instead. I need absolutely to replace my very very horrible photo of a Red BoP taken in Taipei zoo 15 years ago, when I didn't had a decent camera with good zoom.
 
Kakapo said:
so... no Ceylon junglefowl anymore? It was here during my visit according to Zoochat recommendations, but I was completely unable to spot it (not an enclosure with great visibility).

Surprised to find that the Malayan tapirs are now isolated. During my visit they were free-ranging with the painted storks, fruit bats, etc.

The duiker has been already gone during my 2019 visit despite the signage being still here. His enclosure only holded a male Nyala separated from the female herd. Maybe the keep the signage in hope to get another duiker in the future.

Red bird of paradise is a fantastifabulous addition. During my visit in this enclosure were Greater bird of paradise instead. I need absolutely to replace my very very horrible photo of a Red BoP taken in Taipei zoo 15 years ago, when I didn't had a decent camera with good zoom.
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As I mentioned about the Sri Lankan Junglefowl is now on-exhibit with Lesser BOP in the Pheasantry. I spotted it a few times in JW and then once in World of Birds some time later and now it's been moved again to the current location. Green Junglefowl is now in JW.

The tapir is still in the same enclosure you would have seen it in which is contained within the free-flight but not actually a free-roam habitat.

The zoo still has the duiker.

Red BOP has been at the zoo for many years, though they went off-exhibit c.2015 if memory serves. In 2019, they would have exhibited Lesser BOP and Raggiana BOP (there are no Greater in North America to my knowledge, at least not in public institutions) but the latter is now gone and so the Red BOP has gone on-exhibit once again.

~Thylo
 
BUTTERFLY GARDEN:
Bananaquit, Barbary Dove, Cinnamon Teal, Crested Partridge, Double-barred Finch, Green-backed Twinspot, Red Avadavat, Red-billed Firefinch, Tambourine Dove, Red-footed Tortoise, Koi, Monarchs and a dozen other butterfly species
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This was the only part of the zoo that I didn’t get to see, but thanks to @ThylacineAlive we have a list. The website says “well over a dozen species,” so I’m not sure exactly how many are in there.
 
CHILDREN’S ZOO:

Homes:
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Monk Parakeet, Silver Pheasant
Asian Small-clawed Otter

Moving Around:

Pantherophis Hybrid (Eastern x Western Ratsnake)

Common Degu

Tiger Salamander

Florida Softshell Turtle, Florida Gar, Ornate Bichir, Redtail Catfish, Suckermouth Catfish

Giant Anteater

American Flamingo, Guianan Squirrel Monkey, Southern Screamer

Alligator Snapping Turtle, American Alligator, Giant Gourami, Redtail Catfish, Tambaqui, Zebra Tilapia

White-nosed Coati

Staying Safe:
Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth
North American Porcupine
Southern Pudú
Patagonian Mara
Great Horned Owl
Domestic Rabbit
Domestic Rabbit
Red-footed Tortoise

Senses:
African Spurred Tortoise
Egyptian Mastigure
Fennec Fox
Pallid Gerbil
Greek Tortoise
Pine Snake

Children’s Farm:
Goat
Zebu
Zebu
Donkey
Sheep
Alpaca
Chicken, Helmeted Guineafowl
Domestic Pig
Domestic Duck, Domestic Greylag Goose
Domestic Turkey
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I got to the Children’s Zoo right before the it closed and I was very surprised at how much there was. Definitely worth visiting if you have time.
 
MADAGASCAR!:

Tsingy Cliffs:
Coquerel’s Sifaka
Malagasy Giant Hognose

Tsingy Caves:
Nile Crocodile, Damba Mipentina, Pinstripe Menarambo, Malawi Cichlids

Small Wonders, Big Threats:
Malagasy Ground Boa
Malagasy Tree-Boa
Four-lined Girdled Lizard
Pachypanchax sakaramyi
Gray Mouse Lemur

Spiny Forest:

Collared Brown Lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur, Gray-headed Lovebird, Lesser Vasa, Red Fody, Radiated Tortoise

Madagascar Hissing Cockroach

Ring-tailed Vontsira

Four-lined Girdled Lizard, Merrem’s Madagascar Swift, Radiated Tortoise, Spider Tortoise

Masoala:
Fossa
Red Ruffed-Lemur
Polleni Cichlid, Ptyochromis sp, “Tarantsy”
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Madagascar! is another excellent building. I really loved that they recreated the natural spiny forest habitat of Ring-tailed Lemurs. I also liked that the vontsiras were so active for me, but the mouse lemurs were no-shows. :(
 
AQUATIC BIRD HOUSE:

Exterior Exhibit:
American Flamingo

Boat-billed Heron, Marbled Duck, Snowy Egret

African Pygmy-Goose, Black Rail, Spur-winged Lapwing, Superb Starling

Storm’s Stork

Anhinga, Black Oystercatcher, Masked Lapwing, Orinoco Goose, Roseate Spoonbill, Scarlet Ibis, Chilean Pintail

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail, Ringed Teal, Sunbittern

Bufflehead, Common Tern, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Sterna Hybrid (Forster’s x Common Tern), Little Penguin, Smew

Tufted Puffin

African Spoonbill, Crested Coua, Lesser Whistling Duck, Marbled Duck, Pied Avocet, Red-crested Turaco, Tufted Duck, Yellow-hooded Blackbird

North Island Brown Kiwi, Tawny Frogmouth

Laughing Kookaburra

Sulawesi Hornbill

Giant Wood-Rail, Roseate Spoonbill, Yellow-hooded Blackbird

Exterior Aviary:
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Lesser Adjutant
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The Aquatic Bird House looks a bit like a downsized version of WoB; similarly furnished exhibits, just with more water. There’s a lot of rarities, as you can tell, some of which were no-shows for me.
 
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