Here is the document I've been compiling the data in (please mind the spelling). Feel free to request permission to edit and help out if you want, dont feel obligated to though.
Birds - Captive
Birds - Captive
Native Birds in Australian Zoos
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Here a list for Hunter Valley Zoo, the bird lineup does change a fair bit and this is a list I’ve done from memory so I may have missed some of the smaller species (eg honeyeaters etc) but at 70 species I think my list covers a decent bit of it haha.
Magpie goose
Plumed whistling duck
Wandering whistling duck
Cape barren goose
Black swan
Radjah shelduck
Australian shelduck
Green Pygmy goose
Emerald dove
Common bronze wing
Diamond dove
Rose crowned fruit dove
Tawny frogmouth
Australian pelican
Black necked stork
Pied heron
Glossy ibis
Nankeen kestrel
Brolga
Chestnut rail
Australian bustard
Bush stone Curlew
Beach stone curlew
Pied stilt
Inland dotterel
Black fronted dotterel
Red tailed black cockatoo
Galah
Sulphur crested cockatoo
Little corella
Cockatiel
Rainbow lorikeet
Scaly breasted lorikeet
Varied lorikeet
Musk lorikeet
Little lorikeet
Eclectus parrot
Australian king parrot
Northern rosella
Twenty-eight parrot
Bourkes parrot
Scarlet chested parrot
Channel billed cuckoo
Forest kingfisher
Sacred kingfisher
Rainbow bee eater
Dollar bird
Noisy pitta
Greater bowerbird
Regent bowerbird
Splendid fairy wren
Purple crowned fairy wren
Eastern spinebill
Spiny cheeked honeyeater
New holland honeyeater
White cheeked honeyeater
Rufous whistler
Australasian fig bird
White breasted woodswallow
White browed woodswallow
Apostle bird
Scarlet robin
Hooded robin
Eastern yellow robin
Metallic starling
Long tailed finch
Star finch
Painted finch
Gouldian finch
Chestnut breasted Mannikin
Magpie goose
Plumed whistling duck
Wandering whistling duck
Cape barren goose
Black swan
Radjah shelduck
Australian shelduck
Green Pygmy goose
Emerald dove
Common bronze wing
Diamond dove
Rose crowned fruit dove
Tawny frogmouth
Australian pelican
Black necked stork
Pied heron
Glossy ibis
Nankeen kestrel
Brolga
Chestnut rail
Australian bustard
Bush stone Curlew
Beach stone curlew
Pied stilt
Inland dotterel
Black fronted dotterel
Red tailed black cockatoo
Galah
Sulphur crested cockatoo
Little corella
Cockatiel
Rainbow lorikeet
Scaly breasted lorikeet
Varied lorikeet
Musk lorikeet
Little lorikeet
Eclectus parrot
Australian king parrot
Northern rosella
Twenty-eight parrot
Bourkes parrot
Scarlet chested parrot
Channel billed cuckoo
Forest kingfisher
Sacred kingfisher
Rainbow bee eater
Dollar bird
Noisy pitta
Greater bowerbird
Regent bowerbird
Splendid fairy wren
Purple crowned fairy wren
Eastern spinebill
Spiny cheeked honeyeater
New holland honeyeater
White cheeked honeyeater
Rufous whistler
Australasian fig bird
White breasted woodswallow
White browed woodswallow
Apostle bird
Scarlet robin
Hooded robin
Eastern yellow robin
Metallic starling
Long tailed finch
Star finch
Painted finch
Gouldian finch
Chestnut breasted Mannikin
A partial list for Serendip Sanctuary, Lara, Victoria. Based on photos from my visit 14 June 2020
Emu
Cape Barren Geese
Brolga
Magpie Goose
Masked Owl
White Faced Heron
Bush Stone Curlew
Buff-banded Rail
Tawny Frogmouth
A more complete list for Territory Wildlife Park, Darwin, Northern Territory. Based on photos from my visit 02 Nov 2019
Rose-Crowned Fruit-Dove
Emerald Ground Dove
Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
White-Bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis
Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii
Shining Flycatcher myiagra alecto
Long-tailed Finches Poephila acuticauda
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii annulosa
Green Pygmy Geese Nettapus pulchellus
Brown Honeyeater Lichmera inditincta
Beach Stone-curlew Esacus neglectus
White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorhynchus
Peaceful Dove Geopelis placida
White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis
Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton
Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
Masked Finch Poephila personata personata
Gouldian Finches Erythrura gouldiae
Partridge Pigeons Geophaps smithii
Varied Lorikeets Psitteuteles versicolor
Hooded Parrots Psephotus dissimilis
Pacific Baza / Crested Hawk Aviceda subcristata
Yellow Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
Figbird Sphecotheres viridis
Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis
Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah
Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
Red-Collard Lorikeets Trichoglossus haematodus
Common Koel Eudynamys orientalis
Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Emu
Cape Barren Geese
Brolga
Magpie Goose
Masked Owl
White Faced Heron
Bush Stone Curlew
Buff-banded Rail
Tawny Frogmouth
A more complete list for Territory Wildlife Park, Darwin, Northern Territory. Based on photos from my visit 02 Nov 2019
Rose-Crowned Fruit-Dove
Emerald Ground Dove
Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
White-Bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis
Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii
Shining Flycatcher myiagra alecto
Long-tailed Finches Poephila acuticauda
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii annulosa
Green Pygmy Geese Nettapus pulchellus
Brown Honeyeater Lichmera inditincta
Beach Stone-curlew Esacus neglectus
White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorhynchus
Peaceful Dove Geopelis placida
White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis
Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton
Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
Masked Finch Poephila personata personata
Gouldian Finches Erythrura gouldiae
Partridge Pigeons Geophaps smithii
Varied Lorikeets Psitteuteles versicolor
Hooded Parrots Psephotus dissimilis
Pacific Baza / Crested Hawk Aviceda subcristata
Yellow Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
Figbird Sphecotheres viridis
Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis
Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah
Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
Red-Collard Lorikeets Trichoglossus haematodus
Common Koel Eudynamys orientalis
Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
A pretty complete list for the National Zoo and Aquarium, Canberra, ACT
Cape barren Goose
Emu
Galah
Superb parrot
A honey eater
Barking owl
Bush stone Carlow
Tawny frogmouth
Cape barren Goose
Emu
Galah
Superb parrot
A honey eater
Barking owl
Bush stone Carlow
Tawny frogmouth
I never got around to posting a species list for Maleny Bird World on ZooChat but here are the native species I saw during my visit. They were renovating their finch aviary at the time so I'm sure they have more species than what's in the list below:
Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata
Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri
Galah Eolophus roseicapillus
Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii
Regent Parrot Polytelis anthopeplus
Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
Crimson-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
Bourke’s Parrot Neopsephotus bourkii
Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius [both Port Lincoln and Mallee Ringneck]
Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans [including Adelaide Rosella]
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximus
Pale-headed Rosella Platycerus adscitus
Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccans
Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
They also had three hybrids during my visit:
Galah x Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Eolophus roseicapillus x Cacatua galerita
Galah x Little Corella Eolophus roseicapillus x Cacatua sanguinea
Rainbow Lorikeet x Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccans x Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Also, just a note from looking at your document - White-breasted Ground Dove isn't a native species.
Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata
Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri
Galah Eolophus roseicapillus
Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii
Regent Parrot Polytelis anthopeplus
Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
Crimson-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
Bourke’s Parrot Neopsephotus bourkii
Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius [both Port Lincoln and Mallee Ringneck]
Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans [including Adelaide Rosella]
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximus
Pale-headed Rosella Platycerus adscitus
Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccans
Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
They also had three hybrids during my visit:
Galah x Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Eolophus roseicapillus x Cacatua galerita
Galah x Little Corella Eolophus roseicapillus x Cacatua sanguinea
Rainbow Lorikeet x Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccans x Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Also, just a note from looking at your document - White-breasted Ground Dove isn't a native species.
Oops, that’s a big mistake. Thanks for the data.
Star finches and king quail should be on that list.
Like I mentioned above, the finch aviary was being renovated at the time of my visit so neither of these species would have been in there.
@WhistlingKite24 I thought you had a list of the bird species at the DDZ which have quite a nice collection!
@Yoshistar888 has already listed the majority of the native bird species that DDZ has in his document above. Here is the list from February of this year anyways for interest’s sake:
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Black Swan Cynus atratus
Rajah Shelduck Radjah radjah
Hardhead Aythya australis
White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longiostris
Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera
Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina
Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
Bush Stone Curlew Burhinus grallarius
Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor [signed but not seen]
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
Barking Owl Ninox connivens
Eastern Grass Owl Tyto longimembris
Eastern Barn Owl Tyto delicatula
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii samuelli
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
Galah Eolophus roseicapillus
Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
Crimson-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
Bush Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor
Regent Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus chrysocephalus
Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
I had listed the species but not DDZ as being a holder for most of them so i'm editing it now. (it takes a loooot of time).
EDIT: DDZ is completed now im going to work on territory wildlife park
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It's already at 141 species and i've only completed the listings of a few collections.
so 19.23% and this is with a handful of zoos...
EDIT: now onto some smaller collections, (Melbourne Zoo, Weribee, Dubbo, National zoo, serendip sanctuary.)
EDIT 2: now up to 152 species with those smaller collections.
EDIT 3:
Zoos that I have data on that I have not completed yet. Halls gap, Ballarat, Maleny bird world, Taronga zoo, Moonlit (partialy done it), Phillip Island Wildlife park (partialy done it), Hunter Valley Zoo, Sea World Gold Coast, WILDlife sydney, D'Alguir wildife and Lone Pine Koala sanctuary.
Collections completed: Melbourne zoo, Territory wildlife park, Serendip sanctuary, dubbo, Weribee, Birdworld Kuranda, Melbourne Museum, DDZ, Featherdale, National, Australia, Curumbinn, Dreamworld, David Flaey.
Data needed. (once ive done my existing data ill get back to researching).
most other institutions.
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The Territory Wildlife Park signage had them listed as "Pied Imperial Pigeon", however The species name was in small print under the australian distribution map. Unfortunately I didn't take a close up of the individual sign so can't zoom in to see what they had listed as the species name.
I will leave it up to the bird experts for a definitive answer - but based on Wikipedia I think you are right in calling these Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa. See my photo below which shows the barring on the underside of the tail feathers.
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Listing each holder has been an overwhelming amount of work so for now I’ll just list the species that are found in Australian zoos without detailed amounts of text. The research is still going and the number of species is well into the 200s
Listing each holder has been an overwhelming amount of work so for now I’ll just list the species that are found in Australian zoos without detailed amounts of text. The research is still going and the number of species is well into the 200s
This list is great!!! I wish I was able to contribute but I don't visit many zoos however I think I can provide some sort of list for the Ipswich Nature Centre
Also does Taronga still have a powerful owl? I remember reading about it being new addition to the bird show but maybe it was just a rehab bird? I'm not sure. But thank you all anyways for all the effort!