As of my latest visit, this section of the Explorer’s Aviary contains the following birds. Because, until now, there hasn’t been an up-to-date list for this aviary in over a decade:
• Hadada Ibis
• Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise - (only 0.1)
• Red-Legged Seriema
• Hamerkop
• Waldraap Ibis
• Pied Imperial Pigeon
• Common Myna*
• Lady Ross’ Turaco*
• White-Cheeked Turaco*
• Malay Great Argus
• Nicobar Pigeon*
• Scarlet Ibis
• Inca Tern
• Von Der Decken’s Hornbill
• Crested Coua
• Great Curassow
• Curl-Crested Aracari
• Laughing Kookaburra
• Red-and-Yellow Barbet*
• Lady Amherst’s Pheasant - (only 0.1)
• African Golden Oriole
• Red-Billed Hornbill*
• Sun Conure*
Additionally, within the confines of the main aviary, there was also a pair of Green-Winged Macaws that were the only birds that cannot fly freely (aka, “parrots-on-a-stick”).
(*repeated; found in multiple sections)
(underline - personally fed)
I should also mention that the list above only covers the largest section, as the main aviary is divided into three respective areas. As for what is contained in the other sections, listed below are the following birds that inhabit said areas:
“Medium Section”
• Guira Cuckoo*
• Roseate Spoonbill
• Victoria Crowned Pigeon
• Green Imperial Pigeon
• Black-Billed Magpie - (only 0.1)
• Asian Fairy Bluebird
• Bush Thick-Knee
• Fawn-Breasted Bowerbird
• Buff-Crested Bustard
• Sunbittern
• Gray Imperial Pigeon
• Nicobar Pigeon*
• Red-and-Yellow Barbet*
• Common Myna*
• White-Cheeked Turaco*
• Lady Ross’ Turaco*
“Smallest Section”
• Red-Crested Turaco
• Speckled Mousebird
• Cockatiel
• Black-Naped Fruit Dove
• Wompoo Fruit Dove
• Red-Capped Cardinal
• Green Aracari
• Blue-Bellied Roller
• White-Crowned Robin-Chat
• Orange-Bellied Fruit Dove
• Lady Ross’ Turaco*
• Red-Billed Hornbill*
• Sun Conure*
• Guira Cuckoo*
(*repeated; found in multiple sections)
(underline - personally fed)
Thank you for posting this list!! I've been trying to figure out what they have in their aviaries! This is a pretty impressive bird collection and I'm jealous that you were able to feed so many different species! I saw a video on YouTube a few years ago that showed a White-faced Ibis, but it looks like that species is no longer there. However, your list is much longer than anything I've seen so far including all of the videos combined. I like the diversity of their dove collection!
Looking back, I only realized now that the ‘African Golden Oriole’ I listed was in fact, a Black-Naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis). I do apologize for this slight confusion, since I wasn’t too certain of my personal identification at the time.
