Germany - Weltvogelpark Walsrode
Founded: 1962
Size: 24 hectares
Species and subspecies (including domestics):
Mammals 2
Birds 650
Reptiles & amphibians 2
Fish 0
Walsrode is one of the most species rich zoos in Germany, which is quite an achievement as the collection consists almost completely of birds. It may not have the huge aviaries like Jurong, but in terms of diversity no zoo comes close to the number of bird species in Walsrode. Most birds are kept in nicely planted moderately sized aviaries, without any geographical consistency. The only consistency is that a lot of the species on display are rare in other zoos. The rainforest hall for example has Capuchinbirds, two Cock-of-the-rock species, Twelve-wired bird of paradise among others, excluding the free-flying rarities. Among the highlights in the collection are Horned screamers, multiple species of Birds of paradise, three Coua species and the only Horned guan in Europe. The on-show collection is ever changing with species being moved off- or on-show and new rarities are acquired yearly. Some species like the Sickle-billed vanga don’t establish, so once it is gone from Walsrode it can be a long time until zoo-nerds get another chance to see them. But every year there are some new rarities on show, with often unexpected surprises like Horned screamers. This is probably the only zoo where there are you can get bored of Coua as both the Crested and Blue coua are on show in at least five differnce aviaries. This duplication is also true for other zoo rarities. The whole zoo has a very strong botanical department and the gardens would be a delight to walk through, even if you would not be distracted by Dwarf cassowary, Harpy eagle, Lesser adjudant or Kiwi, to name just a few….
@lintworm , Large walkthrough aviary
@lintworm , Paradieshalle, with many smaller Tropical bird species
@FunkyGibbon , Main lawn
@FunkyGibbon , Aviary example
Zoochat gallery:
Weltvogelpark Walsrode | ZooChat
www.weltvogelpark.de
Zoo map:
http://www.weltvogelpark.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Weltvogelpark_Parkplan_2018.jpg
Founded: 1962
Size: 24 hectares
Species and subspecies (including domestics):
Mammals 2
Birds 650
Reptiles & amphibians 2
Fish 0
Walsrode is one of the most species rich zoos in Germany, which is quite an achievement as the collection consists almost completely of birds. It may not have the huge aviaries like Jurong, but in terms of diversity no zoo comes close to the number of bird species in Walsrode. Most birds are kept in nicely planted moderately sized aviaries, without any geographical consistency. The only consistency is that a lot of the species on display are rare in other zoos. The rainforest hall for example has Capuchinbirds, two Cock-of-the-rock species, Twelve-wired bird of paradise among others, excluding the free-flying rarities. Among the highlights in the collection are Horned screamers, multiple species of Birds of paradise, three Coua species and the only Horned guan in Europe. The on-show collection is ever changing with species being moved off- or on-show and new rarities are acquired yearly. Some species like the Sickle-billed vanga don’t establish, so once it is gone from Walsrode it can be a long time until zoo-nerds get another chance to see them. But every year there are some new rarities on show, with often unexpected surprises like Horned screamers. This is probably the only zoo where there are you can get bored of Coua as both the Crested and Blue coua are on show in at least five differnce aviaries. This duplication is also true for other zoo rarities. The whole zoo has a very strong botanical department and the gardens would be a delight to walk through, even if you would not be distracted by Dwarf cassowary, Harpy eagle, Lesser adjudant or Kiwi, to name just a few….
@lintworm , Large walkthrough aviary
@lintworm , Paradieshalle, with many smaller Tropical bird species
@FunkyGibbon , Main lawn
@FunkyGibbon , Aviary example
Zoochat gallery:
Weltvogelpark Walsrode | ZooChat
www.weltvogelpark.de
Zoo map:
http://www.weltvogelpark.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Weltvogelpark_Parkplan_2018.jpg
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. After the Dutch zoos it will become a bit more unpredictable though 
