Burgers' Zoo free-ranging species in Burgers Bush, Desert and Mangrove

Peder said:
Does anyone know if the malayan great argus will return in the bush? According to my calculation without that species there are 35 bird species in the Bush. The leafbird is still there. The only birds I haven't seen are: orangefronted fruit dove, speckled mousebird, yellowlegged honeycreeper, chestnutbacked groundthrush and turquoise tanager. I have spotted the spangled cotinga near the entrance to the Safari. Any advice concerning the other species, apart from what was mentioned earlier in this topic?
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Argus will be added back eventually. We've seen the speckled mousebird and honeycreeper.

Congrats on spotted the cotinga! We looked for it for a while
 
The Great argus is currently breeding, that's why they're not in Bush temporarily. Someone commented about it but I think it was deleted

Edit: It was commented on the Burgers' zoo 2021, it wasn't deleted
 
37 bird species in the bush as of right now. The great argus aren't breeding, but the female is raising her offspring behind the scenes. Speckled mousebird are often found at the trail (Avonturenpad B). But can be seen at other places aswell. The purple honeycreepers currently have offspring and can now be found quite easily throughout the whole bush as they are searching for food. Turquoise tanagers are throughout the whole bush, same for the chestnut-backed thrushes, although these are often found at the avonturenpad or at number 14 of the bush map. Orange-fronted fruit doves I see the most on a low tree later on the day, around number 4. These sit still so they can be tricky to see.
 
The argus male will not be returning to my knowledge. If the female and the chick will return to the bush is also unknown. (The species showed too much aggresion towards strollers and other ground-birds)
 
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Bosjesman said:
37 bird species in the bush as of right now. The great argus aren't breeding, but the female is raising her offspring behind the scenes. Speckled mousebird are often found at the trail (Avonturenpad B). But can be seen at other places aswell. The purple honeycreepers currently have offspring and can now be found quite easily throughout the whole bush as they are searching for food. Turquoise tanagers are throughout the whole bush, same for the chestnut-backed thrushes, although these are often found at the avonturenpad or at number 14 of the bush map. Orange-fronted fruit doves I see the most on a low tree later on the day, around number 4. These sit still so they can be tricky to see.
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Thanks for the tips. I wonder how you come at 37:
1. Scarlet ibis
2. Madagascar crested ibis
3. White-winged wood duck
4. Sunbittern
5. Madagascar fody
6. Brasilian tanager
7. Turquiose tanager
8. Purple honeycreeper
9. Speckled mousebird
10. Golden-fronted leafbird
11. Rose-bellied bunting
12. Chestnut-bellied seedfinch
13. Asain fairy-bluebird
14. Red-whiskered bulbul
15. Montserrat oriole
16. White-eared catbird
17. Chestnut-backed thrush
18. Orange-fronted fruit dove
19. Nicobar pigeon
20. Pinon imperial pigeon
21. Crested quail-dove
22. Green imperial pigeon
23. Common emerald dove
24. Green-naped pheasant pigeon
25. Victoria crowned pigeon
26. Red-crested turaco
27. Wrinkled hornbill
28. Screaming piha
29. Spangled cotinga
30. Vietnam fireback
31. Crested wood patridge
32. Chaco chachalaca
33. Snowy-crowned robin-chat
34. White-rumped shama
35. Blue-back grassquit
36. Luzon bleeding-heart
37. Red-rumped cacique

End of story, I counted wrong indeed 37. Thanks
 
Anubite said:
The argus male will not be returning to my knowledge. If the female and the chick will return to the bush is also unknown. (The species showed too much aggresion towards strollers and other ground-birds)
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That's a shame, any plans of adding a new ground-roamer?
 
Mr Gharial said:
That's a shame, any plans of adding a new ground-roamer?
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Actually, are there any plans for any new free-roamers?

That I know of:

- New quail in Desert (No specific species mentioned)
- New duck in Bush (No specific species mentioned)
- Dart frogs in Mangrove (Possible)

Future for Mangrove (when the trees grow big enough to hold them):
- (Green) iguana in Mangrove
- Grey-winged trumpeter (From pheasantry) in Mangrove

Do we know of any others?

(I know it's a bit off topic, but for some speculation: I think maybe Keel-billed toucan, Great curassow and Black-tailed spiny iguana (if it's safe enough) might also be future animals for Mangrove. Possibly Northern bobwhite as the new quail in Desert. I doubt it will be Californian quail, since they're very similar to the current Gambel's)
 
Toucans can work, its done at several places. Not saying it will work at the mangrove, just saying it can work.
 
Good news: The Edward's pheasants are finally out and about, I spotted the male and female today at adventure path B, so I assume they are now best found in the main central area

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Also: the Crested bobwhites in Mangrove are way more active and easier to spot, today (a rather busy day) a large of group of females and juveniles were walking behind the creek, while the male was screaming near the first part of the adventure path
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Finally found the spangled cotinga! I saw it in the caiman region, on the side of the aardvark enclosure
 
Not sure if it's news: But Green imperial pigeons are in the Bush, I don't have them on my guides, neither have I seen them recently on the thread. But I did see one today (and was very confused)
 
Mr Gharial said:
Very old comment by now, but I managed to see them all on the same day a little while ago

It was the first time I saw the green iguana, and I haven't seen him since
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Is this including the common house geckos in the bush, and the white-throated geckos in the mangrove?
 
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