Hunter Valley Zoo Hunter Valley Wildlife Park Species List 24/1/23

[Osedax]

Species followed by an asterisk* were unsigned.
Species in italics were signed but not seen.


Free-ranging

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)


Area around the zoo entrance with mostly South American / rainforest species

Northern Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus cinereus)

Lorikeet Walkthrough Aviary: Rainbow Lorikeet (including colour morphs) (Trichoglossus moluccanus), Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis), Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)

Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna), Bush Stone Curlew* (Burhinus grallarius)

Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)

Binturong (Arctictis binturong), Red-rumped Agouti* (Dasyprocta leporina)

Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguina oedipus), Chestnut Rail* (Gallirallus castaneoventris)

Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguina oedipus), Chestnut Rail* (Gallirallus castaneoventris)

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis), Red-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)

Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)

Tufted Capuchin (Cebus apella)

Red-handed Tamarin (Saguinus midas), Pygmy Marmoset* (Cebuella sp.)

Bearded Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator subgrisescens), Common Marmoset* (Callithrix jacchus)


Northeastern side of the zoo with mostly desert species

Bustard and Cockatoo Aviary: Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis), Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii), Galah (Eolophus [Cacatua] roseicapillus), Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea), Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera), Apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea), Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), Major Mitchell Cockatoo (Lophocroa [Cacatua] leadbeateri)

African Serval (Leptailurus serval)

Slender-tailed Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

Reptiles:

African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis), Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta)

Australian Tree-crevice Skink (Egernia striolata)

Lace Monitor (Varanus varius) exhibit under construction

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Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus), Australian Bustard* (Ardeotis australis)

Alpine Dingo (Canis [lupus] dingo f. alpinus)


Aviary Row

Arid Aviary: Splendid Fairy Wren (Malurus splendens), Spotted Bowerbird* (Chlamydera maculata), Inland Dotterel (Peltohyas australis), Rainbow Bee-eater* (Merops ornatus), White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons), Long-tailed Finch (Poephila acuticauda), Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae), White-breasted Woodswallow* (Artamus leucorynchus), Star Finch (Neochmia ruficauda), Painted Finch (Emblema pictum), Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala)

Subtropical Aviary: Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus), Bush Stone Curlew (Burhinus grallarius), Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti), Green Pygmy Goose (Nettapus pulchellus), Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)

Coastal Forest Aviary: Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops), Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), Bush Stone Curlew* (Burhinus grallarius), Dollarbird* (Eurystomus orientalis), Regent Bowerbird* (Sericulus chrysocephalus), Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax), Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus), White-cheeked Honeyeater* (Phylidonyris niger), White-winged Fairy Wren (Malurus leucopterus)


Northwestern side of the zoo with mostly Australian species

Northern Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus cinereus)

Northern Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus cinereus)

Kangaroo Walkthrough: Red Kangaroo (including Albino) (Osphranter [Macropus] rufus), Western Grey Kangaroo (including Albino) (Macropus fuliginosus melanops), Agile Wallaby* (Notamacropus [Macropus] agilis), Bennett’s Wallaby (including Albino) (Notamacropus [Macropus] rufogriseus rufogriseus)*

Farmyard Walkthrough: Domestic Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), European Fallow Deer (Dama dama), Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)

Aviaries:

Rainforest Aviary Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris), Regent Bowerbird* (Sericulus chrysocephalus), Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor), Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorynchus tenuirostris)

Woodland Aviary Varied Lorikeet* (Psitteuteles versicolor), Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii), Red-whiskered Bulbul* (Pycnonotus jocosus), Black-throated Finch (Poephila cincta), Bourke’s Parrot (Neopsephotus bourkii), Diamond Dove* (Geopelia cuneata)

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Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harisii)

Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

Northern Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus cinereus), Australian Tree-crevice Skink (Egernia striolata)


Cheetah

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

There was an empty and unsigned exhibit here which may usually house Caracal (Caracal caracal)


Central area of the zoo with mostly South American / wetland species

Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)

Flying Fox Aviary: Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus conspicillatus), Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis), Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae), Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca), Pied Heron (Ardea picata), Nankeen Kestrel* (Falco cenchroides)

Predatory Bird Aviary:

Laughing Kookaburra (Leucistic) (Dacelo novaeguineae), Torresian Crow (Leucistic - signed as "Silver Crow" but the scientific name gave correct identification) (Corvus orru), Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

Frogmouth Nest Box viewing window Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

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Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum), Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)

Alligator Ponds:

Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Ruffed Lemur Island and Waterfowl Lake: Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata), Black Swan* (Cygnus atratus), Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata), Egyptian Goose* (Alopochen aegyptiaca), Indian Peafowl* (Pavo cristatus), Plumed Whistling Duck* (Dendrocygna eytoni), Wandering Whistling Duck* (Dendrocygna arcuata), Radjah Shelduck* (Tadorna radjah), Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)


Southern part of the zoo with mostly African / savannah / grassland species

Feeding Paddock: Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius), Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia), Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus), Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)

Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

African Tawny Lion (Panthera leo)

Kruger White Lion (Panthera leo krugeri)

hybrid Giraffe (Giraffa sp.), hybrid Burchell’s Zebra (Equus quagga)

 

[Zoofan15]

Thanks for providing this species list. It really highlights their impressive collection of small primates - with Hunter Valley Zoo being one of only three facilities in the region to hold Red-handed tamarin.

Since your visit in January, they’ve also welcomed Golden-lion tamarins (their fourth tamarin species).

 

[CGSwans]

A generic Australian collection without any snakes is a strange thing.

 

[Osedax]

Thanks for providing this species list. It really highlights their impressive collection of small primates - with Hunter Valley Zoo being one of only three facilities in the region to hold Red-handed tamarin.

Since your visit in January, they’ve also welcomed Golden-lion tamarins (their fourth tamarin species).

Yes, I was amazed at the range of callitrichid species!
I was also very pleasantly surprised by the impressive bird collection(and that is a huge understatement!). Black-fronted Dotterel, Torresian Crow, White-winged Fairy Wren, Splendid Fairy Wrens, Dusky Woodswallow and Great Bowerbirds - I could hardly believe what I was seeing!

 

[Osedax]

A generic Australian collection without any snakes is a strange thing.

And with more exotic reptiles than native ones!