That's such a relief - whilst I love walk through aviaries, I love being able to get up close and personal with some of the smaller species
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FoxBat
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a few changes around Winged Sanctuary:
1. Oriental Pied and Southern Rufous Hornbills have swapped cages
2. all inhabitants of Twelve-wired and King BoP aviaries have swapped cages
3. Crested Quail-dove added to Golden-shouldered Parrot cage
4. European Turtle Dove added to Madagascar Blue Pigeon cage. not sure if its the 1.0 from HOA
5. Black-cheeked Lovebirds added to Northern Bald Ibis cage
1. Oriental Pied and Southern Rufous Hornbills have swapped cages
2. all inhabitants of Twelve-wired and King BoP aviaries have swapped cages
3. Crested Quail-dove added to Golden-shouldered Parrot cage
4. European Turtle Dove added to Madagascar Blue Pigeon cage. not sure if its the 1.0 from HOA
5. Black-cheeked Lovebirds added to Northern Bald Ibis cage
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honeybadger
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Osedax
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That is definitely a Red-and-green Macaw!
LeMandaiEnthusiast‧
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The last time I asked a keeper regarding this (As Mary was in the BoH area for maybe around 2-3 weeks during its construction) was just to improve Mary's enclosure space.
Is it possible to get another Asian Black-Necked Stork though? To my understanding there's not that many of this species in captivity and I doubt Mary would be of breeding age since she's very old
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LeMandaiEnthusiast‧
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The Bali Mynas in Winged Sanctuary have taken over the Sumatran Laughingthrush enclosure, which in turn a pair of Western Long-Tailed Hornbills have taken over their enclosure.
I should also specify the Hornbills are not the ones in Heart of Africa, as they seem to be smaller and I spotted at least the male still in Heart of Africa on the same day (20 minutes ago)
Also not sure if it's super important, but the female White-Crowned Hornbill has been hiding inside of the custom breeding box, I doubt she's actually nesting since she's old but who knows
Additionally, I am currently unaware of the whereabouts of the Sumatrans
I should also specify the Hornbills are not the ones in Heart of Africa, as they seem to be smaller and I spotted at least the male still in Heart of Africa on the same day (20 minutes ago)
Also not sure if it's super important, but the female White-Crowned Hornbill has been hiding inside of the custom breeding box, I doubt she's actually nesting since she's old but who knows
Additionally, I am currently unaware of the whereabouts of the Sumatrans
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The male of the Sumatran Laughingthrush pair died recently. Not sure where the female is now. There are 2 breeding pairs of Western Long-tailed Hornbills.
I hope they can acquire a new male for the Sumatran laughing thrushes. Or even better a few more ...
Very unfortunate that the tragopans passed away.
I have fond memories of working with 'Rex' the Cabot's tragopan, back in Jurong's 'Wings of Asia' during my intern and part-time days, and was elated at the news of tragopans returning to the collection at the present Mandai location.
I have fond memories of working with 'Rex' the Cabot's tragopan, back in Jurong's 'Wings of Asia' during my intern and part-time days, and was elated at the news of tragopans returning to the collection at the present Mandai location.
Zhao yun
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Sad news on the Tragopans. I liked how they added a challenge factor to looking for the birds in the SOTF aviary. I was rather excited for their reappearance in the collection, having no recollection of the ones in Jurong.
The parrots have arrived yesterday and will be released into either Australian Outback or Mysterious Papua in the next month or so
Is that a confirmed thing or are you guessing? Given how small they are, and the only ones outside Australia, it seems unlikely that they would be released into such big aviaries rather than being kept separately.
Zhao yun
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With all due respect, @nadchew is a member of the Mandai Parks Staff.
This came from a keeper that I spoke to on the day that I visited as a guest. I mean plans are subjected to change which is very common in this park, but if there are any changes, it will be reported by either myself or someone else
Guinea is 0.5, red-crested 0.6
Not sure if anyone here is aware, but on Eid Al-Fitr (Hari Raya Puasa), the Saddlebill Stork in HoA laid eggs. I can't recall if they only have one stork in the collection at the moment or if they have a pair, can anyone confirm?
If they indeed have a pair, I hope that we will hear good news soon!
If they indeed have a pair, I hope that we will hear good news soon!
honeybadger
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IIRC, I saw 2 individuals 2-3 weeks ago and there has been a pair since the park opening.