Paradise park at Hayle is currently hand rearing a great blue turaco.
Keeper Becky Waite said: "We are delighted to finally have bred our first Great Blue Turaco chick.
"I hand-reared the chick because the female has not reared any of her chicks so far.
"She laid her eggs when the weather was extremely cold, so she would have been very unlikely to incubate for the full 32 days needed."
The chick was first fed on a special pelleted food made for parrots, softened with a sugar-water solution.
It was moved on to greens such as steamed broccoli at 10 days old, then small cut tropical fruit including banana, blueberries, mango, papaya and figs, were added.
BBC News - Cornwall wildlife park breeds rare chick
Keeper Becky Waite said: "We are delighted to finally have bred our first Great Blue Turaco chick.
"I hand-reared the chick because the female has not reared any of her chicks so far.
"She laid her eggs when the weather was extremely cold, so she would have been very unlikely to incubate for the full 32 days needed."
The chick was first fed on a special pelleted food made for parrots, softened with a sugar-water solution.
It was moved on to greens such as steamed broccoli at 10 days old, then small cut tropical fruit including banana, blueberries, mango, papaya and figs, were added.
BBC News - Cornwall wildlife park breeds rare chick
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