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Aways good to hear that a collection is improving and surtainly when this cllection is Jurong ! Which other tucan-species are kept at Jurong and which other rarer species were among the 150 babies ?
 
Not sure what they keep behind the scenes, but as far as display they have Toco, Channel Billed, Red Billed and Collared Aracari.

As for the babies, some of the ones I know are Blue Throated Macaw (3 chicks), Hyacinth Macaw (6 chicks), Palm Cockatoo (6 chicks), Red Fronted Macaw, Yellow Naped Amazon, Red Lored Amazon, Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Red Tailed Imperial Pigeon, African penguin (artificially incubated), Von der Decken Hornbills, Oriental Hornbills, Black Winged Starling, Malay Peacock Pheasant, White Capped Robin-chat... I should have written it down :p......

I also saw a Crested Tree Swift at the breeding center being hand-reared, not sure if it was an orphaned chick, as I've never seen them on display at Jurong.
 
Great news. The new avian team is headed by Dr Carlos Neves. Anyone know where he was from previously?
 
Zooish said:
Great news. The new avian team is headed by Dr Carlos Neves. Anyone know where he was from previously?
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He was a Veterinary Instructor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias/ Portugal and mostly specialized in avian veterinary! Maybe he was also involved in some collection in Portugal, but not what im aware of.
 
Jurong run a breed and release scheme for Oriental Pieds and Greater Indian. Would love to see more of the Asian species exhibited (allthough they did have Rufous and Hornbills and Tarictics from Luzon.
 
eduardo_Brazil said:
He was a Veterinary Instructor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias/ Portugal and mostly specialized in avian veterinary! Maybe he was also involved in some collection in Portugal, but not what im aware of.
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He was also working at Loro Parque as a vet and curator up to 2006. That should give you some training ;)
I was told he is also a keen private aviculturist. I think it was a very smart move to put him at Jurong, the place was a bit ran down and the results speak for themselves.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Jurong run a breed and release scheme for Oriental Pieds and Greater Indian. Would love to see more of the Asian species exhibited (allthough they did have Rufous and Hornbills and Tarictics from Luzon.
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i saw only one Rufous the last time I went there. They have the mindanensis subspecies. I guess they would be looking for a new mate.

The Tarictic went into the nest this year, but apparently the female broke the eggs (she was a first time breeder) :( Better luck next year...
 
Calyptorhynchus said:
Not sure what they keep behind the scenes, but as far as display they have Toco, Channel Billed, Red Billed and Collared Aracari.
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I have seen the Toco at the entrance to Jungle jewels and from another post Channel Billed is also there although I have never seen. :(

So how about the Red billed and Collared Aracari, where are they kept?
 
Zooish said:
Jurong has released a trio of Oriental Pied Hornbills (2 of which were captive bred) into the wild in Singapore, to boost the genetic diversity of the local population. Hopefully this rather successful reintroduction project in Singapore will embolden Jurong/WRS to take on similar projects in Southeast Asia involving hornbill species that are more endangered.

ORIENTAL PIED HORNBILL WILD POPULATION GETS A BOOST WITH JURONG BIRD PARK?S RELEASE OF THREE BIRDS IN PULAU UBIN | Wildlife Press
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This project has now been going for a considerable time period and has enabled to once tenuous population to become well established. Also, they have Greater Indian Hornbill release program for Singapore.

I agree they may now be in a position to do similar for more endangered taxa. They have a nice collection of hornbills!
 
Jackwow said:
I have seen the Toco at the entrance to Jungle jewels and from another post Channel Billed is also there although I have never seen. :(

So how about the Red billed and Collared Aracari, where are they kept?
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Can anyone advise please?
 
Jackwow said:
I have seen the Toco at the entrance to Jungle jewels and from another post Channel Billed is also there although I have never seen. :(

So how about the Red billed and Collared Aracari, where are they kept?
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When I visited there was a pair of aracari among the hornbill/toucan enclosures. I think they were black-necked. Toco and Cuvier's toucans could be found in the same area.
 
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Was at Jurong yesterday and went to the Riverine, on my way to the Asian Bird Aviary, but couldn't see any birds. Passed by twice more and the same every time, no birds?! Have they been removed or were they all hiding?
 
Jackwow said:
Was at Jurong yesterday and went to the Riverine, on my way to the Asian Bird Aviary, but couldn't see any birds. Passed by twice more and the same every time, no birds?! Have they been removed or were they all hiding?
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Perhaps the birds were confined for maintenance work. There is a holding cage at the back of the exhibit.
 
Jackwow said:
Are you talking about invisible maintenance?
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Maybe there's a fence that needs fixing? Wasn't there so I wouldn't know what kind of maintenance work was going on (if any!).

Another possibility is that a large python was sighted there and the birds have been confined as a precaution until the snake has been caught.

Just guessing of course ;)
 
King Birds of Paradise

Kifaru Bwana said:
Seen them on my previous visit to Jurong Bird Park. Always a joy to behold and watch. Brilliant news they finally hatched some. The female seems to be looking after her chicks very well. :D

Any other noteworthy bird of paradise news from Jurong to report?
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Jurong has bred another King Bird of Paradise chick. This is the third chick since last year.

Also, it looks as if the large waterfall aviary may have its theme changed, as there is a crescent number of non-african birds inside, namely sun conures (nice visual effect ny the way :))

The asian aviary is closed for repair, maybe finally they got the money to do something about the terrible state that place was... (if there is any money left after river safari, that is...;)
 
But it seems like the breeding activity drop quite abit for hornbills last year. They featured great pied hornbill chicks, the wreath hornbills etc. 1 or 2 years back. Usually able to catch the parents feeding their babies outside their nest or some still sealed inside the nestbox. Now dont much breeding activities can be seen. The finches exhibit was sadly closed during my visit.
 
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