Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary On Show Species List

[LaughingDove]

This is a list of all species held on show in Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on my visit on the 13th of June 2016. Animals only visible in shows are marked with *.
There were also many species of wild birds and reptiles that I saw in the zoo that are not included in this list.

Mammals:
Koala
Tasmanian Devil
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Red Kangaroo
Swamp Wallaby
Tammar Wallaby
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
Red-necked Wallaby
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
Grey-headed Flying-fox
Short-beaked Echidna
Hairy-nosed Wombat
Dingo
Quokka
Domestic (Merino) Sheep
'Golden' Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula fuliginosus) *
Long-nosed Potoroo
Yellow-bellied Glider
Squirrel Glider
Feathertail Glider
Spinifex Hopping Mouse
Water Rat
Greater Bilby
Ghost Bat

Reptiles:
Brisbane River Turtle
Freshwater Crocodile
Saltwater Crocodile
Green Iguana
Mary River Turtle
Perentie
Amethystine Python
Water Dragon
Mertens' Water Monitor
Eastern Long-necked Turtle
Veiled Chameleon
Green Tree Python
Broad-headed Snake
Common Death Adder
Lace Monitor
Boa Constrictor
Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus amyae)
Frilled Lizard
Coastal Carpet Python


Birds:
Bar-shouldered Dove
Rainbow Lorikeet
Emerald Dove
Black-winged Stilt
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Sacred Kingfisher
Luzon Bleeding-heart Dove
Topknot Pigeon
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Wonga Pigeon
Brown Cuckoo-dove
Buff-banded Rail
Satin Bowerbird
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Emu
Southern Cassowary
Eastern Grass Owl
Tawny Frogmouth
Bush Stone-curlew
Austrlian King Parrot
Galah
Superb Parrot
Crimson Rosella
Princess Parrot
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Little Corella
Musk Lorikeet
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
Bourke's Parrot
Mulga Parrot
Cockatiel
Regent Parrot
Rufous Owl*
Black-breasted Buttonquail
Little Lorikeet
Noisy Pitta
Rose-crowned Fruit-dove
Wompoo Fruit-dove
Eastern Whipbird
Red-browed Fig-parrot
Red-faced Parrot-finch
Black-necked Stork
Brahminy Kite
Pacific Black Duck
White-eyed Duck
Wandering Whistling Duck
Plumed Whistling Duck
Glossy Black Cockatoo
Hooded Robin
Orange-bellied Parrot
Star Finch
Black-throated Finch
Superb Fairy-wren
White-browed Woodswallow
Squatter Pigeon
Budgerigar
Chiming Wedgebill
Regent Bowerbird
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo*
Black-breasted Eagle*
Black Kite*
Barking Owl*
Australian Pelican*
Wedge-tailed Eagle*
Blua-and-gold Macaw*
Green-winged Macaw*

Amphibians:
White-lipped Tree-frog
Liem's Tinker Frog
Spotted Tree Frog
Cane Toad
Magnificent Tree Frog

Fish:
Archerfish
Freshwater Stonefish
Australian Lungfish
Four unsigned rainbowfishes (http://www.zoochat.com/60/four-rainbowfish-species-452343/)

Scientific names can be provided on request.

 

[snowleopard]

The zoo has approximately 115 species and from photos appears to be well worth visiting, but of note is that since the park's location is in a tourist hot-spot the admission fees are staggering. It is $49 per adult and that does not include the cost of parking, lunch, "cuddling a koala" and many other potential fees. A lot of visitors would be families shelling out a few hundred dollars for a visit.

 

[LaughingDove]

The zoo has approximately 115 species and from photos appears to be well worth visiting, but of note is that since the park's location is in a tourist hot-spot the admission fees are staggering. It is $49 per adult and that does not include the cost of parking, lunch, "cuddling a koala" and many other potential fees. A lot of visitors would be families shelling out a few hundred dollars for a visit.

Yes, I would say it's worth visiting and although it is expensive, everything in Gold Coast is. I assume you've seen my pictures and species list of David Fleay Wildlife Park which is a far smaller zoo and admission there is still over $20 per adult. I was lucky to only have to pay $20 to go in to Currumbin due to a deal that they had from their website.

(Also note that I have just noticed I have missed off one species from this list - Southern Cassowary)

 

[zooboy28]

Yes, I would say it's worth visiting and although it is expensive, everything in Gold Coast is. I assume you've seen my pictures and species list of David Fleay Wildlife Park which is a far smaller zoo and admission there is still over $20 per adult. I was lucky to only have to pay $20 to go in to Currumbin due to a deal that they had from their website.

(Also note that I have just noticed I have missed off one species from this list - Southern Cassowary)

Might be worth noting that David Fleay is government run, while Currumbin is owned by the National Trust of Queensland, which may help explain price differences. Overall though, all attractions in that part of Australia are exceedingly expensive, and it is well worth searching for vouchers and deals, which are numerous.

 

[DavidBrown]

Is it weird that they have a non-Australian species of tree kangaroo? Are Lumholz's or Bennett's tree kangaroos not represented in captivity?

 

[LaughingDove]

Is it weird that they have a non-Australian species of tree kangaroo? Are Lumholz's or Bennett's tree kangaroos not represented in captivity?

There are a few Lumholtz's around in captivity, no Bennett's as far as I know. I believe there is a breeding programme in Australian Zoos for Goodfellow's though.

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Is it weird that they have a non-Australian species of tree kangaroo? Are Lumholz's or Bennett's tree kangaroos not represented in captivity?

David, there are breeding programs for both Goodfellow's (a WAZA Global effort) and for Lumholtz's tree kangaroo (a native ZAA / ARAZPA native species program). The former is more or less all Australian and the latter more or less restricted to Queensland zoos.