Bronx Zoo Bronx Zoo Species List 6/21

BIRDS OF PREY:
Bald Eagle
Snowy Owl (under renovation)
King Vulture
Golden Eagle
Andean Condor
Andean Condor
Southern White-faced Owl
Burrowing Owl
Cinereous Vulture

Pond past the aviaries:
Bar-headed Goose, Brown Pelican, Peruvian Pelican
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The Birds of Prey Aviaries seemed average to above average. There was no problem with them and they seemed nice enough, but compared to the other exhibits at the zoo, it’s not as impressive. I may also be missing some from the pelican pond since I didn’t get to see it.
 
ZOO CENTER:
Southern White Rhinoceros
Black-headed Monitor, Spiny-tailed Monitor
Mary River Turtle, Mertens’s Water Monitor
Zebra Finch, Komodo Dragon
Blue-spotted Tree Monitor
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
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I kind of rushed through Zoo Center, so there may be a couple things missing, but it should be mostly accurate.

That concludes my list. I hope this will be useful to someone and let me know if you have any questions and hopefully I or Thylo can answer them. :)
 
red river hog said:
BUTTERFLY GARDEN:
Bananaquit, Barbary Dove, Cinnamon Teal, Crested Partridge, Double-barred Finch, Green-backed Twinspot, Red Avadavat, Red-billed Firefinch, Tambourine Dove, Red-footed Tortoise, Koi, Monarchs and a dozen other butterfly species
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This was the only part of the zoo that I didn’t get to see, but thanks to @ThylacineAlive we have a list. The website says “well over a dozen species,” so I’m not sure exactly how many are in there.
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I've only made an effort to ID the butterflies here twice: in 2015 and then in 2019. The species list remained more or less the same with a little variation in that time and combined I have noted 21 species on-exhibit there. The frustrating thing is they used to label the emerging butterflies viewable through that window which made for easy species ID but they don't seem to do that anymore.

red river hog said:
CHILDREN’S ZOO:

Homes:
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Monk Parakeet, Silver Pheasant
Asian Small-clawed Otter

Moving Around:

Pantherophis Hybrid (Eastern x Western Ratsnake)

Common Degu

Tiger Salamander

Florida Softshell Turtle, Florida Gar, Ornate Bichir, Redtail Catfish, Suckermouth Catfish

Giant Anteater

American Flamingo, Guianan Squirrel Monkey, Southern Screamer

Alligator Snapping Turtle, American Alligator, Giant Gourami, Redtail Catfish, Tambaqui, Zebra Tilapia

White-nosed Coati

Staying Safe:
Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth
North American Porcupine
Southern Pudú
Patagonian Mara
Great Horned Owl
Domestic Rabbit
Domestic Rabbit
Red-footed Tortoise

Senses:
African Spurred Tortoise
Egyptian Mastigure
Fennec Fox
Pallid Gerbil
Greek Tortoise
Pine Snake

Children’s Farm:
Goat
Zebu
Zebu
Donkey
Sheep
Alpaca
Chicken, Helmeted Guineafowl
Domestic Pig
Domestic Duck, Domestic Greylag Goose
Domestic Turkey
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I got to the Children’s Zoo right before the it closed and I was very surprised at how much there was. Definitely worth visiting if you have time.
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There's a Striped Skunk on-exhibit near the rabbit pens. Also, the heavily vegetated area between the ASCO and anteater is actually an enclosure for Cape Barren Goose.

red river hog said:
MADAGASCAR!:

Tsingy Cliffs:
Coquerel’s Sifaka
Malagasy Giant Hognose

Tsingy Caves:
Nile Crocodile, Damba Mipentina, Pinstripe Menarambo, Malawi Cichlids

Small Wonders, Big Threats:
Malagasy Ground Boa
Malagasy Tree-Boa
Four-lined Girdled Lizard
Pachypanchax sakaramyi
Gray Mouse Lemur

Spiny Forest:

Collared Brown Lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur, Gray-headed Lovebird, Lesser Vasa, Red Fody, Radiated Tortoise

Madagascar Hissing Cockroach

Ring-tailed Vontsira

Four-lined Girdled Lizard, Merrem’s Madagascar Swift, Radiated Tortoise, Spider Tortoise

Masoala:
Fossa
Red Ruffed-Lemur
Polleni Cichlid, Ptyochromis sp, “Tarantsy”
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Madagascar! is another excellent building. I really loved that they recreated the natural spiny forest habitat of Ring-tailed Lemurs. I also liked that the vontsiras were so active for me, but the mouse lemurs were no-shows. :(
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There are Sambava Tomato Frogs on-exhibit "Small Wonders" gallery.

red river hog said:
AQUATIC BIRD HOUSE:

Exterior Exhibit:
American Flamingo

Boat-billed Heron, Marbled Duck, Snowy Egret

African Pygmy-Goose, Black Rail, Spur-winged Lapwing, Superb Starling

Storm’s Stork

Anhinga, Black Oystercatcher, Masked Lapwing, Orinoco Goose, Roseate Spoonbill, Scarlet Ibis, Chilean Pintail

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail, Ringed Teal, Sunbittern

Bufflehead, Common Tern, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Sterna Hybrid (Forster’s x Common Tern), Little Penguin, Smew

Tufted Puffin

African Spoonbill, Crested Coua, Lesser Whistling Duck, Marbled Duck, Pied Avocet, Red-crested Turaco, Tufted Duck, Yellow-hooded Blackbird

North Island Brown Kiwi, Tawny Frogmouth

Laughing Kookaburra

Sulawesi Hornbill

Giant Wood-Rail, Roseate Spoonbill, Yellow-hooded Blackbird

Exterior Aviary:
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Lesser Adjutant
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The Aquatic Bird House looks a bit like a downsized version of WoB; similarly furnished exhibits, just with more water. There’s a lot of rarities, as you can tell, some of which were no-shows for me.
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The Grey-Necked Wood-Rail enclosure generally houses White-Throated Ground Dove as well.

There are West Indian Whistling-Duck in the Roseate Spoonbill aviary.

red river hog said:
BIRDS OF PREY:
Bald Eagle
Snowy Owl (under renovation)
King Vulture
Golden Eagle
Andean Condor
Andean Condor
Southern White-faced Owl
Burrowing Owl
Cinereous Vulture

Pond past the aviaries:
Bar-headed Goose, Brown Pelican, Peruvian Pelican
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The Birds of Prey Aviaries seemed average to above average. There was no problem with them and they seemed nice enough, but compared to the other exhibits at the zoo, it’s not as impressive. I may also be missing some from the pelican pond since I didn’t get to see it.
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There should be Wild Swan Geese in the pelican pond as well.

red river hog said:
ZOO CENTER:
Southern White Rhinoceros
Black-headed Monitor, Spiny-tailed Monitor
Mary River Turtle, Mertens’s Water Monitor
Zebra Finch, Komodo Dragon
Blue-spotted Tree Monitor
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
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I kind of rushed through Zoo Center, so there may be a couple things missing, but it should be mostly accurate.

That concludes my list. I hope this will be useful to someone and let me know if you have any questions and hopefully I or Thylo can answer them. :)
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Only correction here is the Black-Headed Monitor died and currently a bearded dragon shares the enclosure with the Spiny-Tailed Monitor (ssp. brachyurus).

One that I missed from last night is that the CGF aviary also houses Guinea Turaco.

Other than a few corrections and easy misses/losses, you've done a fantastic job! Kudos to you for taking on such a massive project and doing so well with it. A little unfortunate that the list will probably be very different within a few months :oops:

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Other than a few corrections and easy misses/losses, you've done a fantastic job! Kudos to you for taking on such a massive project and doing so well with it. A little unfortunate that the list will probably be very different within a few months :oops:

~Thylo
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Thank you very much for the corrections! :) I may make a new list eventually when I get around to visiting again.
 
red river hog said:
JungleWorld:

Small aviary on exterior:
Northern Bald-Ibis

First room:
Free-flying: Rodrigues Flying Foxes
Asian Small-clawed Otter
Matschie’s Tree-Kangaroo, Asian Forest Tortoise

Small gallery before Mangrove room:
Indian Roofed Turtle, Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle, Weber’s Sailfin Lizard
Atlantic Mudskipper, Banded Archerfish, Green Pufferfish, Silver Moonyfish, Spotted Scat

Mangrove Forest exhibit:
East Javan Langur, Rodrigues Flying Fox, Falcated Duck, Philippine Duck

Small gallery:
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Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat

Large free-flight room:

Free-range: Northern White-cheeked Gibbon, Azure-winged Magpie, Bali Myna, Black-naped Oriole, Javan Pond-Heron, Masked Lapwing, Metallic Starling, Mindanao Bleeding-Heart, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Painted Stork, Pied Imperial-Pigeon, Radjah Shelduck, Rainbow Lorikeet, Red-throated Parrotfinch, Spotted Whistling-Duck, Victoria Crowned-Pigeon, White-breasted Woodswallow

Silvery Lutung

Amur Leopard

Malayan Tapir

Greater Mouse-Deer, Asian Forest Tortoise, Forsten’s Tortoise, Gharial, Malaysian Giant Turtle, Pig-nosed Turtle, Red-crowned Roofed Turtle**, Giant Gourami, Tinfoil Barb

Insect gallery:
Phobaeticus serratipes
Indian Ornamental Tree-Spider
Sparassidae sp.
Thorny Devil Stick Insect
Pink-winged Stick Insect
Earth Tiger sp.
Jungle Nymph
Medauroidea sp.
Spiny Leaf-Insect
Tiger Barb
Dorcus titanus
Desmidophorus praetor
Black-breasted Leaf Turtle, Boulenger’s Asian Tree-Toad, Magnificent Tree-Frog
Atlas Beetle
Central Bearded Dragon, Frilled Lizard
File-eared Tree-Frog, Odessa Barb
Heterometrus fulvipes
Northern Treeshrew
Carpet Python
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Wild Asia is a close second for me behind Africa for the best exhibits at the zoo. The hoofstock yards at the monorail are vast and the whole area covers about 40 acres, IIRC. And, of course, I can't forget about the famous JungleWorld. It's the second best indoor rainforest in the US, IMO, just behind Lied Jungle, which is larger. The thing that sets it apart from the others is the geographic theming.
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Does anyone know if the Pygmy Slow Loris has returned?
 
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