Collared hill-partridge : Waddesdon : 09 Oct 2015

ro6ca66 said:

Arborophila gingica. Also known as: white-necklaced partridge.

Aviary No 6.

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Nanook said:

How many have they currently got do you know ?

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ro6ca66 said:

There were two in this aviary (the only ones on-show); I don't know if there were/are any others off-show though.

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Nanook said:

Thank you, can you tell me how heavily planted the aviary is at ground level and what sort of substrate have they please ?

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ro6ca66 said:

The attached photos are of the side and front of this aviary (Aviary No 6); hopefully they give some idea of the density of planting throughout.

The substrate is mostly as shown in the main photo and is similar to that in most of the other aviaries (although I don't know exactly what it is - bark? / peat? / soil? / mixture?). There are also some rocks surrounding a small raised pool in the centre of the exhibit.

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