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Hi there! I'm visiting Parc des Oiseaux in a few weeks and I was wondering if there are any locals / regular visitors who could help me with species lists for the aviaries and indoor areas. I like having animal pages showcasing the animals of specific exhibits with me, to make sure I don't miss anything, as I've missed quite a few enclosures or species in the past. And on top of that, my French is absolutely abysmal.

If you want to help me, maybe send a private chat, as to not fill up the news thread too much ;)
 
In 2025, the Parc des Oiseaux reopens an area dedicated to Asian hornbills. This visiting area has not been accessible for several years.

Three aviaries will be for Blyth's Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus), Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) and Wreathed Hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus).

Two others will be walkthrough aviaries with arboreal and aquatic Asian birds.

Architectural design and vegetation will be typically Asian (bamboo, rice field).

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Birth of yellow-billed storks (Mycteria ibis).

Birth of a little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) as part of a conservation project.

Birth of 2 mountain caracaras (Phalcoboenus megalopterus).

Birth of 3 Goliath herons (Ardea goliath).

Birth of a red-and-yellow barbet (Trachyphonus erythrocephalus).

Birth of a cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus).
19K views · 644 reactions | Retour du Vautour moine au nid | RETOUR AU NID... Le Vautour moine, né en incubateur à la Nurserie du Parc la semaine dernière, a rejoint ce lundi 05 mai 2025 ses parents biologiques.... | By Parc des Oiseaux | Facebook

Arrival of a Darwin's rhea (Rhea pennata) from Paris (France).

Birth of a Blyth's hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus).

Source : Facebook account of Le Parc des Oiseaux
 
Gab_1 said:
Birth of yellow-billed storks (Mycteria ibis).

Birth of a little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) as part of a conservation project.

Birth of 2 mountain caracaras (Phalcoboenus megalopterus).

Birth of 3 Goliath herons (Ardea goliath).

Birth of a red-and-yellow barbet (Trachyphonus erythrocephalus).

Birth of a cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus).
19K views · 644 reactions | Retour du Vautour moine au nid | RETOUR AU NID... Le Vautour moine, né en incubateur à la Nurserie du Parc la semaine dernière, a rejoint ce lundi 05 mai 2025 ses parents biologiques.... | By Parc des Oiseaux | Facebook

Arrival of a Darwin's rhea (Rhea pennata) from Paris (France).

Birth of a Blyth's hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus).

Source : Facebook account of Le Parc des Oiseaux
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Quite a few memorable hatchings here!

Two queries:
a) Wonder how many little bustards the zoo is hatching annually?
b) The cinereous vulture is a first breeding/hatching (or have they bred/hatched previously)?
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Quite a few memorable hatchings here!

Two queries:
a) Wonder how many little bustards the zoo is hatching annually?
b) The cinereous vulture is a first breeding/hatching (or have they bred/hatched previously)?
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I don't know if there have been any bustard hatches in previous years.
This hatching is part of a project to preserve the biodiversity of a military site. The eggs were collected from the wild, with the aim of raising the young in an aviary before releasing them this autumn. Source and second source

The Parc des oiseaux has 3 pairs of black vultures as part of the “Barnabé” program (breeding center for Bearded Vultures, Cinereous Vultures and Little Bustards). There was already one birth in 2023 and one in 2024.
Source 1 Source 2 Source 3
 
The first little bustards were released on August 18 at a military camp 25 kilometers east of Lyon (France). The birds are ringed and equipped with GPS tags.
12K views · 238 reactions | RÉINTRODUCTION DE L’OUTARDE CANEPETIÈRE ✅ C’est avec beaucoup de joie que nous vous partageons ces images ! ☺️ Les premières Outardes canepetières élevées au Parc des Oiseaux, dans le cadre du projet européen #LIFELaValbonne, ont été réintroduites dans la nature Retour sur les grandes étapes de la concrétisation du projet : Mai 2025 : éclosion à la Nurserie du Parc des œufs récoltés à l’aéroport de Marseille Provence Juin – Juillet : élevage des jeunes à la Nurserie du Parc puis transfert dans des volières d’acclimatation au camp militaire de La Valbonne 18 août 2025 : ouverture des volières, les premières Outardes retrouvent la liberté et partent se camoufler parmi les steppes du camp militaire de la Valbonne Un formidable succès pour la biodiversité de notre territoire et la préservation de cette espèce menacée, rendu possible notamment grâce à nos partenaires du Conservatoire d’espaces naturels Rhône-Alpes et de la LPO Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Et l'aventure continue, puisque d’autres jeunes Outardes se préparent à rejoindre leurs congénères dans les prochaines semaines ! Tous les oiseaux sont bagués et équipés de balises GPS afin de suivre leur évolution dans la nature | Parc des Oiseaux
 
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