Bird Paradise Bird Paradise news 2023

[Chong]

Probably female Santa Cruz Ground Doves.

thank you, I compared my photos with the female of Santa Cruz Ground Dove and they matched.

 

[DannySG]

Just got a question, but I don't have answer, maybe someone could help. How much is the buffer in penguin cove restaurant?
I didn't notice it in past visit.
Thanks.

 

[Zooish]

Now that the birds and staff are a bit more settled in, new species have started arriving again. These arrived recently:

Goldie's Lorikeet (Psitteuteles goldiei)
Scarlet-fronted Conure (Psittacara wagleri)
Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)
Vieillot's Barbet (Lybius vieilloti)

 

[DannySG]

just read the statement from this board from the heart of africa, it mentioned the fruits of African Oil Palm make up a large part of the palm-nut Vulture's diet. We retained this tree for this very purpose.

So can I assume maybe in near future part will introduce the palm-nut Vulture into this aviary? Or they only will collect the fruit to feed the palm-nut Vulture in other area, like Winged Sanctuary.

 

[DannySG]

Also may I ask one more quesiton, what kind of duck in the photo?

Thanks a lot.

 

[NATY]

Think they're lesser whistling ducks. Also would be great to see them bring back palm-nut vultures coz pretty much all their birds of prey are off display and only a few of them are in the show. They could bring back the raptor retirement aviary like in the old park

 

[Zooish]

just read the statement from this board from the heart of africa, it mentioned the fruits of African Oil Palm make up a large part of the palm-nut Vulture's diet. We retained this tree for this very purpose.

So can I assume maybe in near future part will introduce the palm-nut Vulture into this aviary? Or they only will collect the fruit to feed the palm-nut Vulture in other area, like Winged Sanctuary.

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This could have been planned when the Palm Nut Vulture was still alive at Jurong. Would love to see this species return someday.

 

[Zooish]

Also may I ask one more quesiton, what kind of duck in the photo?

Thanks a lot.

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These are juvenile White-faced Whistling Ducks. They have been breeding very well.

 

[DannySG]

These are juvenile White-faced Whistling Ducks. They have been breeding very well.

thanks a lot.

 

[DannySG]

Think they're lesser whistling ducks. Also would be great to see them bring back palm-nut vultures coz pretty much all their birds of prey are off display and only a few of them are in the show. They could bring back the raptor retirement aviary like in the old park

thanks for help, forget to mention I saw them in Heart of africa.

 

[boof]

I visited bird paradise earlier this month. WOW!!!!
Once the trees and plants grow this place will be even better. Simply amazing. You forget you're in an avairy most of the time.

 

[CGSwans]

I visited bird paradise earlier this month. WOW!!!!
Once the trees and plants grow this place will be even better. Simply amazing. You forget you're in an avairy most of the time.

This is what I'm wrestling with. How long do I need to wait for the trees and plants to grow in? I want my first visit to be everything that I've waited 8 years for.

 

[lintworm]

This is what I'm wrestling with. How long do I need to wait for the trees and plants to grow in? I want my first visit to be everything that I've waited 8 years for.

My expectation is that it will take about 10 years for the vegetation to approach their prime, but in 2-3 years it should already be impressive with such a climate. With the rainforest park opening soon too, you could wait 5 years, but if you visit soon ofter the rainforest Park opened and then a few years later, you can see progress which can be very enjoyable too.

 

[Zooish]

This is what I'm wrestling with. How long do I need to wait for the trees and plants to grow in? I want my first visit to be everything that I've waited 8 years for.

If you have money to spare, the hotel should be open in 2025 By then both halves of Rainforest Wild should be open too. And the vegetation at Bird Paradise would have grown considerably, and some of the promised rarities like Maleo and Quetzal would hopefully have arrived.

 

[Zooish]

More new birds have arrived:

A new group of Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua)
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) - 24th hornbill species in Mandai's collection
Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans)
Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana)
Pompadour Cotinga (Xipholena punicea)

 

[Veno]

A new group of Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua)

They have come from Japan.
https://news.goo.ne.jp/article/asahi_region/nation/asahi_region-ASR7G6SVVR7BOBJB00G.html

 

[Zooish]

Winged Sanctuary has fully opened (although some aviaries seem to have "filler" species for now. This is the species list sorted by each aviary:

Philippine Eagle

Knobbed Hornbill, Malayan Crestless Fireback

Wrinkled Hornbill, Vietnamese Pheasant

Sulawesi Hornbill, Mountain Peacock Pheasant

White-Cowned Hornbill

Great Pied Hornbill

Rhinoceros Hornbill

Black Hornbill, Malay Peacock Pheasant

Wreathed Hornbill, Siamese Fireback

Southern Ground Hornbill, African Grey Hornbill

Trumpeter Hornbill, Eastern Crested Guineafowl

Crowned Hornbill, Eastern Crested Guineafowl

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Western Piping Hornbill

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Vulturine Guineafowl

Yellow Cardinal, Spangled Cotinga, Pompadour Cotinga, White-lined Tanager, Turquoise Tanager, Opal-rumped Tanager, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Socorro Dove, Crested Quail Dove

African Pygmy Falcon

Sumatran Laughingthrush

Straw-headed Bulbul, Blue-winged Leafbird, Bronze-tailed Peacock Pheasant

Bali Myna, Java Sparrow, Chestnut-backed Thrush

Papuan Hornbill, Malayan Crested Fireback

Blue-crowned Laughingthrush, Greater Green Leafbird, Hooded Pitta, Baya Weaver, Grey Peacock Pheasant

Cabot's Tragopan, Fire-tufted Barbet

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Paradise Tanager, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Saffron Finch, Silver-beaked Tanager

Chestnut-eared Aracari

Burrowing Owl

Golden-shouldered Parrot, Wonga Pigeon, Crested Pigeon, Bar-shouldered Dove, Common Bronzewing

Lesser Bird-of-paradise, Vicctoria Crowned Pigeon

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

King Bird-of-paradise

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise, Victoria Crowned Pigeon

Pink Pigeon, Madagascar Blue Pigeon, Eurasian Hoopoe, Speckled Mousebird, Nyasa Lovebird, Village Weaver, Madagascar Partridge

Mindanao Bleeding-heart Dove, Black-chinned Fruit Dove, Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, Silver-eared Mesia, Asian Blue Quail, Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove

Santa Cruz Ground Dove, Superb Fruit Dove, Blue-winged Pitta, Germain's Peacock Pheasant

Negros Bleeding-heart Dove, Mindanao Lorikeet

Red-billed Toucan, Bare-faced Curassow

Philippine Cockatoo

Vietnamese Pheasant

Oriental Pied Hornbill

Luzon Hornbill, Palawan Peacock Pheasant

Great Pied Hornbill

 

[Zooish]

Just got a question, but I don't have answer, maybe someone could help. How much is the buffer in penguin cove restaurant?
I didn't notice it in past visit.
Thanks.

Buffet lunch is $48++ for adults

 

[NATY]

Glad to see all their birds of paradise species on display. Don't they also have black-casqued hornbills?

 

[Zooish]

Glad to see all their birds of paradise species on display. Don't they also have black-casqued hornbills?

They've been replaced by Trumpeter Hornbills. It seems like the Black-casqued Hornbills might be introduced into Heart of Africa.