Wisbroek Breeding Center Wisbroek Breeding Center (information)
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InvertTime
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Not open to the public. They have 'open days' but those are announced once or twice a year on socials..
It is a breeding center for birds but also a place they develop specialized birdfood
Also it holds some rare bird species.
Hope all questions are answered
It is a breeding center for birds but also a place they develop specialized birdfood
Also it holds some rare bird species.
Hope all questions are answered
Paul.Haerle
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Do you know which bird species or what types of birds are kept there?Not open to the public. They have 'open days' but those are announced once or twice a year on socials..
It is a breeding center for birds but also a place they develop specialized birdfood
Also it holds some rare bird species.
Hope all questions are answered
InvertTime
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I do some, but the company it self does not like the outside world to know publicly so I won't be sharing a list.
Its a private collection after all
They have/used to have open days, so there is a dedicated gallery for this facility with quite some pictures. The collection houses mainly cranes, hornbills, toucans, birds of paradise, birds of prey, ibises and some random bits and pieces like waterfowl and bee-eaters. There are quite a lot of rarities kept.
This is the species list from yesterday's open day.
This list contain only the species that were signed and/or that I have seen. A section of the Bird-of-Prey row wasn't open for the public.
The weather was extremely bad, that explains some absentees but overall it wasn't so bad, considering the chilly wind and the occasionally driving rain.
Brook Valley Zoo / Wisbroek Breeding Center (Stramproy – The Netherlands) – Species list (25 october 2025)
(*) = signed but not seen
Cranes
Grey-crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
Black-crowned crane (3x) (Balearica pavonina)
Blue crane (Grus paradisea)
Demoiselle crane (Grus virgo)
Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) (2x)
Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) (4x)
Sarus crane (Antigone antigone)
White-naped crane (Antigone vipio) (3x)
Wattled crane (Grus carunculata)
Owls
Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) (2x)
Verreaux Eagle-owl (Ketupa lactea)
Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)
Siberian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo sibericus)
Birds-of-prey
African crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus)
Andes condor (Vultur gryphus)
Verreaux Eagle (Aquila verreauxii) (3x)
Stellers Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
White-bellied Sea-eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster) (3x)
Bateleur (Theratopius ecaudatus)
Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus)
Black-chested Buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Duck pond
1. Harlequin Duck (Histrianicus histricanicus)
2. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
3. Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Grebe pond
1. Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
2. Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus)
3. Radjah Shellduck (Radjah radjah)
4. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
African Savanna
Western Sitatunga (Tragelophus spekii) (*)
Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
Lechwe (Kobus leche)
Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) (*)
Grey Crowned Crane (Balarica regulorum)
Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus)
Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo)
Europea White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Brooke Valley Mountain
Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
South American Pampa
Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
Lowland Paca (Cuniculus paca) (*)
Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
Red-rumped Agouti (Dayprocta leporina)
Falkland Steamer Duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)
South America Aviary
Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
Inca tern (Larosterna inca)
Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus)
White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Argentine Blue-billed Duck (or Lake Duck) (Oxyura vittata)
Toco Tucan (Ramhastos toco) (2-4x)
Hornbills
Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) (2x)
Northern Rufous Hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax hydrocorax) (2x)
Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) (3x)
Writhed Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus) (2x)
Knobbed Hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix) (2x)
Blyth’s Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus)
Wreathed Hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) (2x)
Southern Rufous Hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax mindanensis)
Others
Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)
Greater Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) (3x)
Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Vulturine guineafowl (6x)
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
Humbold penguin (Sphenicus humboldti)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Tropical Marshland aviary
Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
Cotton Pymgy-Goose (Nettopus coromandelianus)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Rock Pratincole (Glareola nuchalis)
Little Grebe (Trachybaptus ruficollis)
Asian Tropical Aviary
Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
Palawan Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napolensis) (*)
Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milei)
Flame Bowerbird (Sericulus ardens) (*)
Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) (*)
African tropical aviary
Great Blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata)
Northern Carmine- bee-eater (Merops nubicus)
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Rock Pratincole (Glareola nuchalis)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
African Pygmy-goose (Nettapus auritus) (*)
European Wading Bird Aviary
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Breeding aviaries
1. Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
2. Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens)
3. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
4. White-crested laughing-thrush (Garrulax leucolophus)
5. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
6. Indochinese Green-Magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
7. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
8. Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens)
9. Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus)
10. Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
11. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
12. Luzon Hornbill (Penepolides manillae)
13. Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
14. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
15. Indochinese Green-magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
16. Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
17. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
18. Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus)
19. Golden Myna (Sarcops calvus)
20. Curl-crested aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
21. Madagascar Ibis Ibis (Lophotibis cristata)
22. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
23. Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens)
24. Indochinese Green-magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
25. Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii)
26. Curl-crested aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
27. Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus)
28. Common Hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
29. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
30. Indochinese Green-magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
31. Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
32. Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens)
33. Luzon Hornbill (Penepolides manillae)
34. Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii)
35. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
36. Mdagascar Ibis (Lophotibis cristata)
37. Common Hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
38. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
39. Indochinese Green-magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
40. Golden Myna (Mino anais)
41. Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens)
42. Madagascar Ibis (Lophotibis cristata)
43. Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii)
44. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
45. Indo-chinese Green-magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
46. Common Hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
47. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
48. Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus)
49. White-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus)
50. Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens)
51. Common Brush-tail possum
This list contain only the species that were signed and/or that I have seen. A section of the Bird-of-Prey row wasn't open for the public.
The weather was extremely bad, that explains some absentees but overall it wasn't so bad, considering the chilly wind and the occasionally driving rain.
Brook Valley Zoo / Wisbroek Breeding Center (Stramproy – The Netherlands) – Species list (25 october 2025)
(*) = signed but not seen
Cranes
Grey-crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
Black-crowned crane (3x) (Balearica pavonina)
Blue crane (Grus paradisea)
Demoiselle crane (Grus virgo)
Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) (2x)
Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) (4x)
Sarus crane (Antigone antigone)
White-naped crane (Antigone vipio) (3x)
Wattled crane (Grus carunculata)
Owls
Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) (2x)
Verreaux Eagle-owl (Ketupa lactea)
Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)
Siberian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo sibericus)
Birds-of-prey
African crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus)
Andes condor (Vultur gryphus)
Verreaux Eagle (Aquila verreauxii) (3x)
Stellers Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
White-bellied Sea-eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster) (3x)
Bateleur (Theratopius ecaudatus)
Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus)
Black-chested Buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Duck pond
1. Harlequin Duck (Histrianicus histricanicus)
2. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
3. Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Grebe pond
1. Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
2. Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus)
3. Radjah Shellduck (Radjah radjah)
4. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
African Savanna
Western Sitatunga (Tragelophus spekii) (*)
Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
Lechwe (Kobus leche)
Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) (*)
Grey Crowned Crane (Balarica regulorum)
Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus)
Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo)
Europea White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Brooke Valley Mountain
Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
South American Pampa
Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
Lowland Paca (Cuniculus paca) (*)
Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
Red-rumped Agouti (Dayprocta leporina)
Falkland Steamer Duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)
South America Aviary
Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
Inca tern (Larosterna inca)
Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus)
White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Argentine Blue-billed Duck (or Lake Duck) (Oxyura vittata)
Toco Tucan (Ramhastos toco) (2-4x)
Hornbills
Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) (2x)
Northern Rufous Hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax hydrocorax) (2x)
Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) (3x)
Writhed Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus) (2x)
Knobbed Hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix) (2x)
Blyth’s Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus)
Wreathed Hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) (2x)
Southern Rufous Hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax mindanensis)
Others
Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)
Greater Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) (3x)
Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Vulturine guineafowl (6x)
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
Humbold penguin (Sphenicus humboldti)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Tropical Marshland aviary
Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
Cotton Pymgy-Goose (Nettopus coromandelianus)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Rock Pratincole (Glareola nuchalis)
Little Grebe (Trachybaptus ruficollis)
Asian Tropical Aviary
Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
Palawan Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napolensis) (*)
Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milei)
Flame Bowerbird (Sericulus ardens) (*)
Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) (*)
African tropical aviary
Great Blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata)
Northern Carmine- bee-eater (Merops nubicus)
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Rock Pratincole (Glareola nuchalis)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
African Pygmy-goose (Nettapus auritus) (*)
European Wading Bird Aviary
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Breeding aviaries
1. Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
2. Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens)
3. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
4. White-crested laughing-thrush (Garrulax leucolophus)
5. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
6. Indochinese Green-Magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
7. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
8. Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens)
9. Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus)
10. Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
11. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
12. Luzon Hornbill (Penepolides manillae)
13. Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
14. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
15. Indochinese Green-magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
16. Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
17. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
18. Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus)
19. Golden Myna (Sarcops calvus)
20. Curl-crested aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
21. Madagascar Ibis Ibis (Lophotibis cristata)
22. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
23. Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens)
24. Indochinese Green-magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
25. Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii)
26. Curl-crested aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
27. Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus)
28. Common Hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
29. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
30. Indochinese Green-magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
31. Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
32. Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens)
33. Luzon Hornbill (Penepolides manillae)
34. Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii)
35. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
36. Mdagascar Ibis (Lophotibis cristata)
37. Common Hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
38. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
39. Indochinese Green-magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
40. Golden Myna (Mino anais)
41. Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens)
42. Madagascar Ibis (Lophotibis cristata)
43. Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii)
44. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnairsii)
45. Indo-chinese Green-magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
46. Common Hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
47. Spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)
48. Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus)
49. White-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus)
50. Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens)
51. Common Brush-tail possum
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Thank you @Philipine eagle for posting the list of species. I know several zoo nerd friends who will be very interested in seeing it!
Does the x numbers indicate repeat aviaries, or number of individuals seen? I would’ve assume the former, but for the (mixed?) South America aviary you have 2-4 written next to toco toucan…?
Also I read somewhere they have reptiles too?
Yes, that was a bit unclear, sorry about that.
2x = 2 different exhibits with the species signed (and mostly also seen)
(*) means that I haven't seen the species anywhere, regardless of how many aviaries the species was designated in.
Conversely, once I have seen the species somewhere, I no longer label them as (*), even though they were not visible in every aviary where they were indicated.
F.e. there were 6 aviaries signed with Indo-chinese Green-magpie (Cissa hypoleuca), but I did only see it in 2 of these.
South America aviary: this is a complex with 1 mixed species aviary (which can be watched from outside the zoo) and adjacent 4 smaller ones for Toco Tucan. As there were no labels there, I can only guess that all 4 are for Toco toucan, but I have only seen this species in 2 of the 4 (and I think I've seen it when arriving also in het mixed aviary).
About the numbers: all hornbills, cranes, owls, steamer duck, Jacana and birds-of-prey are couples, and are kept sometimes up to 3 (spectacled owl) or 4 (Verreaux's eagle and Bateleur) individuals.
Most myna, bird-of-paradise and magpie I've seen only individuals
2x = 2 different exhibits with the species signed (and mostly also seen)
(*) means that I haven't seen the species anywhere, regardless of how many aviaries the species was designated in.
Conversely, once I have seen the species somewhere, I no longer label them as (*), even though they were not visible in every aviary where they were indicated.
F.e. there were 6 aviaries signed with Indo-chinese Green-magpie (Cissa hypoleuca), but I did only see it in 2 of these.
South America aviary: this is a complex with 1 mixed species aviary (which can be watched from outside the zoo) and adjacent 4 smaller ones for Toco Tucan. As there were no labels there, I can only guess that all 4 are for Toco toucan, but I have only seen this species in 2 of the 4 (and I think I've seen it when arriving also in het mixed aviary).
About the numbers: all hornbills, cranes, owls, steamer duck, Jacana and birds-of-prey are couples, and are kept sometimes up to 3 (spectacled owl) or 4 (Verreaux's eagle and Bateleur) individuals.
Most myna, bird-of-paradise and magpie I've seen only individuals
Fishstick05
New Member
About the reptiles, the only reptiles I saw were a couple sulcata tortoises.
on another note I was surprised by the southern cassowary's as the zooflits article mentions a nothern cassowary (it also includes a picture) but I myself could not find this animal and only saw the 2 southern cassowary's.
Zooflits Article:
Gigantische privédierentuin in Nederland gaat één dag open voor publiek - ZooFlits
on another note I was surprised by the southern cassowary's as the zooflits article mentions a nothern cassowary (it also includes a picture) but I myself could not find this animal and only saw the 2 southern cassowary's.
Zooflits Article:
Gigantische privédierentuin in Nederland gaat één dag open voor publiek - ZooFlits
Interesting and that photo is pretty convincing. I have seen only 1 cassowary, on a terrain outside the zoo, adjacent to the first parking lot. Saw it only very shortly, but I certainly did not notice that distinctive orange collar. But I could be wrong.
Along the dead-end path to the amphibian pond lay a whole series of enclosures that I thought should house large birds such as cranes or cassowaries, but due to the harsh weather, there was nothing to be seen. And on their map (yes they have one) nothing was indicated.
StreptopeliaNL
Active Member
They might changed their mind about this opinion, because the company rebranded itself to 'Brook Valley Zoo' and invited 2000 people to their open day yesterday. All visitors were free to take as many photo's as they desired.
For your information, the kori bustards where on the large field, behind the ibex mountain. I counted 3 individuals, two males and one female. There might've been more, that were hidden behind the rocky parts on the field. You could already see them from the road when you walked from the parking to the entrance.
I also saw northern lapwings and ruffs, those species are missing in your overview.
Yeah, I was a little disappointed about that, I was hyped to see a northern cassowary, but I also saw only the southern cassowary.
One other bird I was really looking forward to see was the flame bowerbird, but as I might expected I suppose it was indoors the whole day because of the bad weather. Luckily there were enough other species to keep me satisfied
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They might changed their mind about this opinion, because the company rebranded itself to 'Brook Valley Zoo' and invited 2000 people to their open day yesterday. All visitors were free to take as many photo's as they desired.
For your information, the kori bustards where on the large field, behind the ibex mountain. I counted 3 individuals, two males and one female. There might've been more, that were hidden behind the rocky parts on the field. You could already see them from the road when you walked from the parking to the entrance.
I also saw northern lapwings and ruffs, those species are missing in your overview.
Yeah, I was a little disappointed about that, I was hyped to see a northern cassowary, but I also saw only the southern cassowary.
One other bird I was really looking forward to see was the flame bowerbird, but as I might expected I suppose it was indoors the whole day because of the bad weather. Luckily there were enough other species to keep me satisfied
Kori Bustard: I know, I have listed them on the Savanna species list, but I could find it.
Ruff and Northern Lapwing: you're right and I have updated my list, thx!
I am missing some species in the list, but don't have time to write them all up now, possibly another day. But I just wanted to say that the Northern cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus) mentioned here before, and shown in one article, was kept in an enclosure behind the two southern cassowaries.