maleo (Macrocephalon maleo)

Chlidonias · 30 Mar 2010

I believe this is the only maleo in captivity. It was very difficult to get a photo of this bird as it was so used to being fed by the visitors that it would continually come right up to the wire and I couldn\'t focus on it!
September 2009
review of my visit here: http://www.zoochat.com/238/ragunan-zoo-visit-27-september-2009-a-107542/

Benzoo · 30 Mar 2010

There is a breeding group in New York (2,5,1 according to ISIS). I don't remember seeing any in Weltvogelpark Walsrode (new name of the park 2010) last year, but they had a pair on display for several years. The park is not in the ISIS. The birds at Walsrode didn't have the clear pink color like this one.

Chlidonias · 30 Mar 2010

Oh thanks. I had heard this was the only captive one (obviously wrong!)

pilandok · 30 Mar 2010

There is a number of Meloeo in Indonesian rescue stations and (obscure) zoos. I suspect a total number might be close to 40 individuals and they still show up on Bird Market in Jakarta. Good enough to fund a breeding programme.

Tomek · 31 Oct 2011

Benzoo said:
There is a breeding group in New York (2,5,1 according to ISIS). I don't remember seeing any in Weltvogelpark Walsrode (new name of the park 2010) last year, but they had a pair on display for several years. The park is not in the ISIS. The birds at Walsrode didn't have the clear pink color like this one.

Currently Weltvogelpark Walsrode has one male Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami lathami) and few birds of Wattled Brush-turkey (Aepypodius arfakianus) from two subspecies: arfakianus (one female) and misoliensis (pair).

ThylacineAlive · 1 Nov 2015

Just as an update the Bronx Zoo currently has 12 Maleos, including three chicks born last year.

I believe the zoo works with a center in Sulawesi which houses them captively as well.

~Thylo

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