Jurong Bird Park Jurong Bird Park News

January will see the official launch of the aviary, but the aviary is slated to open to the public on December 15th 2014. Apparently some of the birds are still in quarantine, but most will be out.
I'll try to visit next week and give a general feedback ;)
 
I would appreciate that, thanks. I didn't come down to Singapore last month because it wasn't open, however I'll be back in Thailand next week for a few weeks and would like to visit then.
 
The park opened a breeding centre where tourists and visitors can see the bird's eggs being incubated and see baby birds being cared for
 
Some updates from Jurong:

Macaw Island has been closed as WRS is phasing out "parrot on a stick" type displays in all its parks. Only exception are the parrots used for photography sessions.

Red BoP is back on display with the 12-wired BoP.

Andean Condor going back on display soon at the Birds of Prey exhibit (former Griffon Vulture, Bald Eagle and King Vulture aviaries joined together to form one large space), after many years of absence.

Wings of Asia is open but not all the birds are in yet. The aviary looks refreshed, with the new finer mesh allowing for better viewing of the individual aviaries. Most of the individual aviaries have also been joined up to form communal aviaries. Here's the species list (including those not on display yet):

Green Peafowl
Great Argus
Edward's Pheasant
Vietnamese Pheasant
Swinhoe's Pheasant
Kalij Pheasant
Reeve's Pheasant
Golden Pheasant
Silver Pheasant
Vieillot's Crested Fireback
Siamese Crested Fireback
Malayan Crestless Fireback
Temminck's Tragopan
Cabot's Tragopan
Malay Peacock Pheasant
Bronze-tailed Peacock Pheasant
Germaine's Peacock Pheasant
Mountain Peacock Pheasant
Mountain Bamboo Partridge
White-necklaced Partridge
Chinese Bamboo Partridge
Philby's Partridge
Crested Wood Partridge
Black Francolin

Ruddy Shelduck
Radjah Shelduck
Spotted Whistling Duck
Lesser Whistling Duck
Mandarin Duck
Red-legged Crake
Masked Lapwing
Straw-necked Ibis
Ruddy Kingfisher
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher
White-collared Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher

Philippine Cockatoo
Eclectus Parrot
Blue-rumped Parrot
Derbyan Parrot
Moustache Parakeet
Blossom-headed Parakeet
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot

Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Nicobar Pigeon
Pinon's Imperial Pigeon
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Green Imperial Pigeon
Spice Imperial Pigeon
Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon
Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon
Orange-fronted Fruit Dove
Pink-necked Green Pigeon
Jambu Fruit Dove
White-bibbed Ground Dove
Luzon Bleeding Heart Pigeon
Mindanao (Bartlett's) Bleeding Heart Pigeon
Emerald Dove
Red Turtle Dove
Zebra Dove

Red-billed Blue Magpie
Common Green Magpie
Azure-winged Magpie
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Black-naped Oriole
Fire-tufted Barbet
Lineated Barbet
Coppersmith Barbet
Asian Glossy Starling
White-shouldered Starling
Red-billed Starling
Asian Pied Starling
Black-winged Starling
Bali Myna
Crested Myna
Bank Myna
Blue Whistling Thrush
Black-breasted Thrush
Common Rock Thrush
Hwamei
White-crested Laughingthrush
Black-throated Laughingthrush
White-rumped Sharma
Asian Fairy Bluebird
Black-crested Bulbul
Brown-breasted Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Green Broadbill
Greater Green Leafbird
Lesser Green Leafbird
Blue-winged Leafbird
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Hooded Pitta
Blue-winged Pitta
Baya Weaver
European Goldfinch
Red-throated Parrotfinch
Silver-eared Mesia
Oriental Magpie Robin
Pekin Robin
Oriental White-eye
Java Sparrow
Scaly-breasted Munia
White-headed Munia
Black-headed Munia

And supposedly Red Crowned and White-naped Cranes to be displayed in open paddocks outside the aviary (not ready yet).
 
Very impresive list of species at Wings of Asia althrough the combination of Edward's and Vietnamese pheasants seems to be quite unlogical.
 
Good list, thanks. Although I don't remember the space being big enough for all those species!
 
@vogelcommando: Jurong still recognizes both as separate species.

@Jackwow: Most of the side aviaries house 4 to 5 species each.
 
vogelcommando said:
Very impresive list of species at Wings of Asia althrough the combination of Edward's and Vietnamese pheasants seems to be quite unlogical.
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do you mean if they were housed together? It is a big walk-through aviary but with many separate aviaries around the edges, so the two species would not be occupying the same space.
 
Left out the Common Hill Myna from the species list above. There are also at least 3 Asian Brown Tortoises free roaming in the aviary.
 
Just an update on Jurong Bird Park:

At Wings of Asia the Cranes are in (one pair of Manchurian Cranes where the Mandarin Ducks used to be and a single White-naped Crane in the opposite side).
There have been some additions to the collection as well:

Moszkowki's King Parrot (together with the Hanging Parrots and Fairy Bluebirds)
Red Lory (together with the Spice Imperial Pigeon and Javanese Black-winged Starling)
Blue-tailed Imperial Pigeon (together with the Ruddy Kingfishers and Bali Black-winged Starling)

Also saw a Secretary Bird in the old Emu exhibit, that now houses Marabou Stork, Grey Crowned Crane and Black Crowned Crane as well. I didn't even know Jurong had Secretary birds :D

The ostriches now share their enclosure with the Rhea.

Saw a baby black-winged starling being hand-reared in the nursery (not sure which subspecies). Other chicks included a hyacinth, palm cockatoo, umbrella cockatoo, Eclectus, Iris lorikeets and Cape parrot
 
The Secretary Bird was retired from the old hawk show, and had been off-display at the hawk arena.

Has the Andean Condor(s) moved into the birds of prey aviary yet?

Calyptorhynchus said:
Just an update on Jurong Bird Park:

At Wings of Asia the Cranes are in (one pair of Manchurian Cranes where the Mandarin Ducks used to be and a single White-naped Crane in the opposite side).
There have been some additions to the collection as well:

Moszkowki's King Parrot (together with the Hanging Parrots and Fairy Bluebirds)
Red Lory (together with the Spice Imperial Pigeon and Javanese Black-winged Starling)
Blue-tailed Imperial Pigeon (together with the Ruddy Kingfishers and Bali Black-winged Starling)

Also saw a Secretary Bird in the old Emu exhibit, that now houses Marabou Stork, Grey Crowned Crane and Black Crowned Crane as well. I didn't even know Jurong had Secretary birds :D

The ostriches now share their enclosure with the Rhea.

Saw a baby black-winged starling being hand-reared in the nursery (not sure which subspecies). Other chicks included a hyacinth, palm cockatoo, umbrella cockatoo, Eclectus, Iris lorikeets and Cape parrot
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Zooish said:
The Secretary Bird was retired from the old hawk show, and had been off-display at the hawk arena.

Has the Andean Condor(s) moved into the birds of prey aviary yet?
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Yes they have. Currently sharing the aviary with King Vultures, Turkey Vultures and Caracaras.
 
Some quick updates:

A Lesser BoP chick was hatched in November, with 2 more eggs being artificially incubated. It's been a while since the species last bred at the park.

World of Darkness is closed for upgrading works. The Ibis and Shorebirds aviaries are also closed for upgrading. The ibis and Peruvian pelicans have been moved to the Spoonbills aviary, while the cormorants have been split between Swan Lake and Waterfall Aviary. With the impending relocation of the park in 3 to 5 years time, no new major exhibits will be built but existing exhibits will continue to receive modest facelifts.

And very sadly the park's sole Shoebill was fatally attacked by a wild reticulated python a few months back.
 
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