Mixed species exhibit ideas

Couple mixes I had in mind for aviaries and terrarium displays in a New Zealand/Pacific Islands area:
Aviary 1: Guam Kingfisher, Guam Rail, Tongan Megapode
Aviary 2: New Caledonian Imperial Pigeon, North Island Brown Kiwi
Terrarium 1: Solomon Island Skink, Solomon Island Leaf Frog
Terrarium 2: Gargoyle or Crested Gecko, Solomon Island Leaf Frog

Also, can I mix Kea or Kagu with anything?
 
Van Beal said:
Aviary 1: Guam Kingfisher, Guam Rail, Tongan Megapode
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It wouldnt work
Van Beal said:
Aviary 2: New Caledonian Imperial Pigeon, North Island Brown Kiwi
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The activity and droppings of pigeons could stress the kiwis so this wouldnt work
Van Beal said:
Terrarium 1: Solomon Island Skink, Solomon Island Leaf Frog
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This mix has worked
Van Beal said:
Terrarium 2: Gargoyle or Crested Gecko, Solomon Island Leaf Frog
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It could also work
Van Beal said:
Also, can I mix Kea or Kagu with anything?
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Kagu can be mixed with fruit-doves, pigeons, etc.
 
MOG2012 said:
The activity and droppings of pigeons could stress the kiwis so this wouldnt work
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Kiwis were/are mixed with e. g. Red-crowned Parakeets, Guira Cuckoos, Blue-throated Piping Guans etc., so I don't think pigeons would stress them.
Van Beal said:
Also, can I mix Kea or Kagu with anything?
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Keas can be mixed with Kookaburras or Australian Magpies.
Kagus can be mixed with pigeons/doves (like @MOG2012 said), Horned Parakeets, Deplanche's Lorikeets or Metallic Starlings.
 
1. Red-Tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor), Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish, & Boeseman's Rainbowfish. Would the sharks be too aggressive?

Are there other species of fish that mix well with Red-Tailed Black Sharks? Thanks in advance!
 
ZooBoy99 said:
1. Red-Tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor), Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish, & Boeseman's Rainbowfish. Would the sharks be too aggressive?
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It could work but the sharks can stress the rainbowfish so it would have to be a large tank. Larger barbs, larger danios, and loaches could be added
 
Would this ecoregion diorama for a Bird House work?

Peninsular Malaysian Lowland Rainforest:
A large, open-fronted display with simulated dead tree trunks (some are hollow to accommodate nesting) and vines, a small pond, and lots of vegetation (Alocasias, Ficus, Aglaonema, etc.).
Asian emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)
Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)
Crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
Jambu fruit-dove (Ptilinopus jambu)
Malayan great argus (Argusianus argus argus)
White-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
 
AndyJ08 said:
Would this ecoregion diorama for a Bird House work?

Peninsular Malaysian Lowland Rainforest:
A large, open-fronted display with simulated dead tree trunks (some are hollow to accommodate nesting) and vines, a small pond, and lots of vegetation (Alocasias, Ficus, Aglaonema, etc.).
Asian emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)
Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)
Crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
Jambu fruit-dove (Ptilinopus jambu)
Malayan great argus (Argusianus argus argus)
White-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
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Should work if you keep only a female Argus
 
AndyJ08 said:
Would this ecoregion diorama for a Bird House work?

Peninsular Malaysian Lowland Rainforest:
A large, open-fronted display with simulated dead tree trunks (some are hollow to accommodate nesting) and vines, a small pond, and lots of vegetation (Alocasias, Ficus, Aglaonema, etc.).
Asian emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)
Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)
Crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
Jambu fruit-dove (Ptilinopus jambu)
Malayan great argus (Argusianus argus argus)
White-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
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Most of the listed birds coexist with one another at Disney’s Animal Kingdom (which includes a male argus). Therefore, as far as there’s enough vertical and horizontal space for each bird; they should get along just fine.
 
Would a Grey Hypocolius leave smaller birds like wheatears, redstarts or serins alone or would they be attacked/stressed/… by the Hypocolius?
 
FBBird said:
Why? Can’t see any particular issues with male Argus. My only caveat might be potential predation by (both!) Argus of other species’ chicks. This could be addressed by careful management
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All mixes of Argus with smaller groundbirds that I know (Olching and Walsrode) only keep females (if they don‘t got some males recently). That’s why I thought that a male Argus can be risky for smaller groundbirds because of their aggressive behaviour. And if I remember correctly Burger’s male had also problems with other groundbirds (if I don’t mix it up with the curassows).
 
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Paul.Haerle said:
All mixes of Argus with smaller groundbirds that I know (Olching and Walsrode) only keep females (if they don‘t got some males recently). That’s why I thought that a male Argus can be risky for smaller groundbirds because of their aggressive behaviour. And if I remember correctly Burger’s male had also problems with other groundbirds (if I don’t mix it up with the curassows).
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Artis has three females and a male in a medium-sized hall with Crested wood partridges
 
Paul.Haerle said:
All mixes of Argus with smaller groundbirds that I know (Olching and Walsrode) only keep females (if they don‘t got some males recently). That’s why I thought that a male Argus can be risky for smaller groundbirds because of their aggressive behaviour. And if I remember correctly Burger’s male had also problems with other groundbirds (if I don’t mix it up with the curassows).
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I already had that issue in mind when creating it- the simulated tree hollows allow the nesting birds some privacy out of reach of the argus, but if problems were to arise, however, the argus would temporarily moved into another exhibit.
 
If I were to design a Fragile Forest-esque walkthrough (definitely not the exact size), would White-rumped Shama work with the following species:
Red-necked Flying Fox
Beautiful Fruit Dove
Pink-necked Green Dove
Red-billed Leiothrix
Greater Indo-Malayan Chevrotain
White-breasted Woodswallow
Crested Wood Partridge
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Alternatively, could the shama work in a significantly smaller space with the following three species:
Indian Peafowl
Nicobar Pigeon
Indian Star Tortoise
 
Van Beal said:
If I were to design a Fragile Forest-esque walkthrough (definitely not the exact size), would White-rumped Shama work with the following species:
Red-necked Flying Fox
Beautiful Fruit Dove
Pink-necked Green Dove
Red-billed Leiothrix
Greater Indo-Malayan Chevrotain
White-breasted Woodswallow
Crested Wood Partridge
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
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It would work but the only possible problem is the white-breasted Woodswallow as they can be feisty but they live in different niches so it's easily avoidable
Van Beal said:
Alternatively, could the shama work in a significantly smaller space with the following three species:
Indian Peafowl
Nicobar Pigeon
Indian Star Tortoise
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The Peafowl is too large, strutting, and occasionally aggressive which could lead to stress for the shama. It could work but it would have to have many escape zones
 
MOG2012 said:
It would work but the only possible problem is the white-breasted Woodswallow as they can be feisty but they live in different niches so it's easily avoidable

The Peafowl is too large, strutting, and occasionally aggressive which could lead to stress for the shama. It could work but it would have to have many escape zones
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Peafowl would certainly swallow Shama chicks when they fledged. I had them eating Java Sparrows as they came out of the box. Even an adult Shama might be caught and eaten
 
MOG2012 said:
It would work but the only possible problem is the white-breasted Woodswallow as they can be feisty but they live in different niches so it's easily avoidable
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Walsrode had White-breasted Woodswallows and White-rumped Shamas for some years in the same aviary, so I don't think there will be any problems.
 
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