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Coelacanth18 said:
For anyone who has been to Detroit Zoo recently and is familiar with their birds: I've noticed that there are ~10 species in the free-flight aviary that remain unlisted in Zootierliste, based on USDA reports and recent species lists/updates on the forum. Is there doubt as to whether a lot of those birds are present, and would anyone who has seen them recently be willing to add them? It's common for a couple or few holdings to get left off, but this seemed like a high number for one building at a well-visited zoo.

For reference I'm referring to: the tanagers, the starlings, the Green Heron, the bulbul, the robin and the Oriole Warbler.
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The warbler, heron and starlings are for sure still here. The tanagers and bulbul should are here (just never seen) and the robin I have never seen nor have I looked for. It has remained signed for the new signage (summer) along with the others.
 
Detroit Zoo Year In Review:

Losses:
1.0 African Lion Simba, moved to Great Plains Zoo
0.1 African Lion Binti, moved to Sacramento Zoo
1.0 Generic Giraffe Juhudi, moved to Fossil Rim
0.1 Southern Sea Otter Ollie, passed
0.1 NARO, Whisker, passed
1.0 NARO, Lucius, passed
0.1 Chimp, Zuhura, moved to John Ball Zoo
1.0 Asian Water Monitor, Solair, passed
1.0 Grizzly Bear, Mike, passed
Various herps losses due to construction or movement, notably Texas blind cave salamander and much more. There was also the loss of mousebirds in the hideaway.


Gains:
0.1 Sloth Bear, Jagger, from Idaho Falls Zoo
1.1 Schmidt’s Guenons, Nafis and Nhala, unknown zoo
0.1 Southern Sea Otter, Kit, Monterey Bay Aquarium
1.0 African Lion, no information
0.2 Red Pandas, Patti and Ponya, birth
0.1 Western Lowland Gorilla, Motema, Birth
1.0 Southern Cassowary, Cremimi, unknown zoo
1.0 King Penguin, Ernest Shackleton
1.0 Crowned Lemur, Lenny, Lincoln Park Zoo
0.0.1+ various penguin births
0.0.1+ White Naped Cranes, mentioned by @Azamat Shackleford
And various herp gains and births, maybe few moves across the zoo and a new male swan

Remainder of Year (Speculation):
• Polar Bear Cub / Cubs?
• Reveal of Lion
• Random Birth / Death

My Thoughts-
Overall phenomenal year, surprised by loss of binti, she seemed like a valuable female for Detroit. I’d expect to see another gorilla birth soon. Sad about Solair, hopefully we see a proper replacement, and renovation, it’s seems like a mess right now. Hopefully an even better year next year!
 
Breaking News:
Based of a USDA report of November 12th, the zoo currently has 2 bush dogs!!!!
Here are some species I found interesting (numbers are amount of individuals)
• bush dogs, 2
• Jamaican Fruit Bat, 10
• Seba’s Short Tailed Bat, 24
• Southern Flying Squirrel, 1
• Matchies Tree Kangaroo, 1 (AJ)
• Turkey Vulture, 2
• White Stork, 6
• Budgie, 2
• Blue and Yellow Macaw, 1
https://aphis.file.force.com/sfc/dist/version/download/?oid=00Dt0000000GyZH&ids=068SJ00000E8jeL&d=/a/SJ00000168NJ/6_J8VJHKlI4kZhMRxq3QX_YUT8wmDsDxdk1hGgY6Ykc&asPdf=false
Also, I’d like to note that the squirrel monkeys are no longer listed but they were in 2023.
 
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