This is cool, and not a species I have heard of before. Which is odd, as apparently it is the sole member of its family, and is an endagered species. It appears there are none in any ZAA zoos, which is a shame. I'll have to get up to Featherdale to see it! And the other species that Featherdale holds that are extremely rare in captivity.
 
This is cool, and not a species I have heard of before. Which is odd, as apparently it is the sole member of its family, and is an endagered species. It appears there are none in any ZAA zoos, which is a shame. I'll have to get up to Featherdale to see it! And the other species that Featherdale holds that are extremely rare in captivity.

He (or she) is in the first aviary opposite the crocodile (coming up from the cassowary). The aviary also holds a crimson chat that I really wanted to get a good shot of but he kept darting around, alas, no luck :(.
 
He (or she) is in the first aviary opposite the crocodile (coming up from the cassowary). The aviary also holds a crimson chat that I really wanted to get a good shot of but he kept darting around, alas, no luck :(.

He, given the female lacks the bold neck markings. I haven't been to Featherdale for about 5 years, will have to push it up the priority visit list a bit I think.
 
He, given the female lacks the bold neck markings. I haven't been to Featherdale for about 5 years, will have to push it up the priority visit list a bit I think.

She, actually. This is one of those species where the dimorphism is reversed; it's the females that are larger and more colourful, like button-quails.
 
She, actually. This is one of those species where the dimorphism is reversed; it's the females that are larger and more colourful, like button-quails.

My bad, didn't look at the gender symbols in the book closely enough!
 

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