Is known what happened to them? I hope they were sold or sent to private breeders and not died...
Weltvogelpark Walsrode news from Walsrode 2025
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Totally forgot to mention it in my post on 14th of September, but I did see another new species as well that day, harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus).
Paul.Haerle
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According to ZTL there‘re two male Congo Peafowls in the Paradieshalle (don‘t know which aviary). They were already seen. Nice to see Walsrode keeps this species again.
And as we‘re talking about the Paradieshalle, could someone here please explain which aviary has which theme (and maybe what birds there‘re housed in; I only know the Bali and the Socorro aviary don’t exist anymore and the birds housed last year in the African Savanna aviary aren’t kept in there anymore)? Thanks therefore very much.
And as we‘re talking about the Paradieshalle, could someone here please explain which aviary has which theme (and maybe what birds there‘re housed in; I only know the Bali and the Socorro aviary don’t exist anymore and the birds housed last year in the African Savanna aviary aren’t kept in there anymore)? Thanks therefore very much.
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Nice to see they are on show now! They arrived from Warsaw early August.
I am visiting tomorrow and plan to make a new ”species list” thread like I did last year sometime soon
If no one list the paradieshalle species here before that, they will definitely be included there
Had a nice day today at the park, with perfect weather. Here are some new birds I saw:
- Crowned hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus)
- Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis)
- Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
- Straw-necked ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
- Malayan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacense)
- Ecuadorian ground dove (Columbina buckleyi)
- Abacot Ranger duck (Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica)
If someone is updating zootierliste before I do, keep in mind that only the crowned hornbill and malayan peacock-pheasant were signed. The rest is right now unsigned.
- Crowned hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus)
- Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis)
- Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
- Straw-necked ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
- Malayan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacense)
- Ecuadorian ground dove (Columbina buckleyi)
- Abacot Ranger duck (Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica)
If someone is updating zootierliste before I do, keep in mind that only the crowned hornbill and malayan peacock-pheasant were signed. The rest is right now unsigned.
Nothing new species-wise on today's visit, but I do have some news:
- They seem to be repairing and fixing several areas and aviaries at the moment. The large Steller's Sea Eagle aviary has been empty for a few weeks while the wood is being replaced. Today, I also saw them working on some aviaries in "Blick hinter die Kulissen." Additionally, a large part of the Fasanerie had empty aviaries today, as all the birds were kept indoors, and it looked like some fixing was being done there as well, especially with trimming the overgrown foliage.
- There hasn't been much news about the closed Jungle Trail, but I got a peek in there today, and they have at least demolished some wood structures.
- The last crimson-hooded manakin (Pipra aureola) sadly passed away in September.
- Tropical ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola tropica) is now listed for the park on Zootierliste.
- There are now two giant barbets on show. One in the fasanerie as before, but also one in the paradieshalle.
- They seem to be repairing and fixing several areas and aviaries at the moment. The large Steller's Sea Eagle aviary has been empty for a few weeks while the wood is being replaced. Today, I also saw them working on some aviaries in "Blick hinter die Kulissen." Additionally, a large part of the Fasanerie had empty aviaries today, as all the birds were kept indoors, and it looked like some fixing was being done there as well, especially with trimming the overgrown foliage.
- There hasn't been much news about the closed Jungle Trail, but I got a peek in there today, and they have at least demolished some wood structures.
- The last crimson-hooded manakin (Pipra aureola) sadly passed away in September.
- Tropical ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola tropica) is now listed for the park on Zootierliste.
- There are now two giant barbets on show. One in the fasanerie as before, but also one in the paradieshalle.
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One new species seen on today's visit, Lake duck (Oxyura vittata). Not signed.
Paul.Haerle
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They got 0,0,1 Indochinese Green Magpie (Cissa hypoleuca) from Olching.
Today’s visit to Weltvogelpark Walsrode was a bit different, which was expected. Because of the current bird flu situation, there are restrictions in place and birds have to be kept indoors or as protected as possible. That obviously affects zoos too.
The park has put several measures in place to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. There are disinfection mats at the entrance and at all the bird house entrances. Aviaries that already have fine mesh on the sides to keep wild birds out are now getting an extra layer of very fine plastic mesh on top, so nothing from wild birds can drop into the enclosures. Some aviaries are being emptied completely, for example the ones in the Uhu-Burg and the Freiflughalle. The pelican, flamingo and a few other enclosures have also been cleared out.
It is worth remembering that some of these birds would have been moved indoors soon anyway for winter because of the colder weather, but the bird flu outbreak has definitely sped everything up, and they have also put birds behind the scenes that were outside during last winter season openings.
Don’t forget to visit and support your local bird park during these times! (Or your local zoo in general!)
The park has put several measures in place to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. There are disinfection mats at the entrance and at all the bird house entrances. Aviaries that already have fine mesh on the sides to keep wild birds out are now getting an extra layer of very fine plastic mesh on top, so nothing from wild birds can drop into the enclosures. Some aviaries are being emptied completely, for example the ones in the Uhu-Burg and the Freiflughalle. The pelican, flamingo and a few other enclosures have also been cleared out.
It is worth remembering that some of these birds would have been moved indoors soon anyway for winter because of the colder weather, but the bird flu outbreak has definitely sped everything up, and they have also put birds behind the scenes that were outside during last winter season openings.
Don’t forget to visit and support your local bird park during these times! (Or your local zoo in general!)
Paul.Haerle
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Walsrode got a male Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) from Warszawa.
Nice to see their carduelid stock is getting bigger.
Nice to see their carduelid stock is getting bigger.
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yeah, a single male. I doubt that they manage to get ay females
Paul.Haerle
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Why?
Walsrode has very good connections to private holders and Pine Grosbeaks aren’t that rare (compared to other birds that Walsrode managed to get from there) in private collections.
Paul.Haerle
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May I ask in which aviaries those birds are kept?
Of course you can ask
- Racket-tailed treepie - Blick hinter die Kulissen.
- Channel-billed toucan - No longer on show since some time back.
- Common ground dove - Fasanerie and Pukara.
- South African shelduck - No longer on show because of the bird flu (Before in the African aviary by the Uhu-Burg).
- Ecuadorian ground dove - Pukara.
- Abacon ranger duck - No longer on show because of the bird flu.
- Lake duck - No longer on show because of the bird flu (Before in the freiflughalle).
Since I was there on the day they began moving birds because of bird flu, it’s possible that even more have been brought backstage since then, or that some species which were previously outdoors might now be kept indoors as well. For example, they moved the little pied cormorants from the outdoor area into the Paradieshalle.
Paul.Haerle
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Walsrode got 1,0 White-browed Coucal (Centropus superciliosus) from Cologne
Only 28 species are left til 700 bird species
Only 28 species are left til 700 bird species
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Paul.Haerle
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Through information from the internet I’ve tried to make species lists for the Paradieshalle, the Fasanerie and the aviaries in the European corner. But there‘re still some gaps, the numbering could be wrong and some species could be missing (I haven’t managed to visit Walsrode this year)
Paradieshalle
Right side
A1 Red-collared Rock and Collared Pratincole, Redshank
A2 Oriental Bay Owl
A3 Mindanao Bleeding-heart (?), White-eared Brown Dove, Pink-headed and Black-capped Fruit Dove, Mindanao Lorikeet
A4
A5 Red-bellied Fruit Dove, Red-flanked Lorikeet, Red-throated Parrotfincgh
A6 Luzon Bleeding-heart, Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove, Red-whiskered Bulbul, (Sumatran) Fairy Bluebird, White-capped Shama (?)
A7 Chestnut-bellied Partridge, Black-winged Myna
A8
A9 Cinnamon Ground Dove, Long-toed Lapwing, Eurasian Hoopoe, Lilac-breasted Roller, Speckled Mousebird, Grey Hypocolius, Red-billed Leiothrix, Wattled Starling, Golden-breasted Starling, Snowy-crowned Robin-chat, Red-headed Quelea
A10 Cape Thick-knee, African Wattled Lapwing, Common Ringed Plover, House and Sudan Golden Sparrow, Chestnut-and-black Weaver
A11 Philippine Scorps Owl
Rechte Seite
A1 Palawan Peacock-pheasant, Little Pied Cormorant, Asian Purple Heron, Striated Heron, Luzon Tarictic Hornbill
A2 Congo Peafowl, Livingstone‘s Turaco, Violet Turaco, Egyptian Plover, Common Ringed Plover, Eurasian Hoopoe, European and Red-throated Bee-eater, Yellow-crowned Gonolek, Emerald Starling
V3 European Quail, Australian Zebra-, Star-, Gouldian-, Masked-, Timor Zebra and Plum-headed Finch
A4 Copper Sunbird
A5 Bearded Reedling, Island Canary
A6 Malayan Peacock-pheasant, Barred Cuckoo Dove, Pink-necked Green Dove, White-rumped Shama
A7 Sunda Teal, Cinnamon Ground Dove, White-naped Pheasant Pigeon, Collared Imperial Pigeon, Pink-spotted-, Wompoo and Beautiful Fruit Dove
A8 Philippine Duck, Philippine Metallic Pigeon, Yellow-breasted and Black-chinned Fruit Dove
Free-flight-area:
Hartlaub’s Teal, Bruce‘s Green Dove, Violet and White-crested Turaco, Black-winged Stilt, Long-toed Lapwing, African Jacana, Blue-belllied Roller, African Golden Oriole, Purple Glossy Starling, White-crowned Robin-chat, Madagascar Weaver
Separate aviary Bernier‘s and Blue-billed Teal, Madagascar Duck, Blue Coua, Allen‘s Gallinule, Madagascar Crested Ibis, Malagasy Pond Heron
Fasanerie
Asian part
A1 New Zealand Scaup, Pink-eared Duck, Javanese Green Peafowl, Cochin-Chinese Red Junglefowl (?), Mitchell‘s Lorikeet, Bali Myna
A2 Cochin-Chinese Red Junglefowl, Malayan Argus Pheasant, Bronze-tailed Peacock-pheasant, Crested Partridge, Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon, Sumbawa Sunset Lorikeet, Black-winged Myna
A3 Javanese Rhinoceros Hornbill
A4 Northern Green Pheasant, Chinese Spotted Dove, European Roller, European Golden Oriole
A5 Maleo, Red-necked Sulawesi Ground Dove, Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon, Southern Sulawesi Hornbill
A6 Maleo, Chestnut-naped Imperial Pigeon, Ornate Lorikeet
A7 White-naped Pheasant Pigeon, Mount Goliath Stella‘s Lorikeet, Raggiana‘s Bird-of-paradise
A8 Taiwan Ring-necked Pheasant, Southeast Asian Ruddy Turtle Dove, Light-vented Bulbul, Emei Shan Liocichla, Golden-crested Myna
A9 Swinhoe’s Pheasant, Australian Boobook
A10 Mikado Pheasant, Great Barbet
A11 Elliot’s Pheasant, Common Emerald Dove, Oriental Turtle Dove, Red-whiskered and Light-vented Bulbul, Red-billed and White-shouldered Starling, Crested Myna, Black-breasted Thrush
A12 White-naped Pheasant Pigeon, Silver-tipped and Pacific Imperial Pigeon, Dusky Lory
A13
African part
A1 Blue Coua, Madagascar Crested Ibis
A2 Marsh Owl
A3 Madagascar Turtle Dove, Crested Coua, Madagascar Crested Ibis, Broad-billed Roller
A4 Madagascar Turtle Dove, Giant Coua, Blue Coua, Madagascar Crested Ibis, Broad-billed Roller
A5 Eastern Crested Guineafowl, Green Wood Hoopoe, Lilac-breasted Roller, Lilian‘s Lovebird, Superb Starling
A6 Erckel‘s Spurfowl, Black-winged Lovebird
American and hornbill part
A1 Horned Guan, Scaled Quail, Socorro Dove, Western Bluebird
A2 Solitary Tinamou, Common Ground Dove, Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Red-cowled Cardinal
A3 Ocellated Turkey, Gambel‘s Quail, White-crowned-, Bare-eyed and Scaly-naped Pigeon, Mexican House Finch, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Northern Cardinak
A6 Toco Toucan
A7 Sulawesi Knobbed Hornbill
A8 Keel-billed Toucan
A9 Javan Rhinoceros Hornbill
A10 Great Tinamou, Scaled Pigeon, Great Kiskadee, Yellow-rumped Cacique, Epaulet Oriole
A11 Solitary Tinamou, Capuchinbird
A12 Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Brazilian Tanager
European Corner
A1 Bianchi‘s Pheasant, Stock Dove, Black Stork
A2 Southern Caucasian Pheasant, Eurasian Jay, Great Grey Shrike
A3 Persian Pheasant, European Turtle Dove, European Blackbird, European Greenfinch, Eurasian Siskin
A4 Northern Lapwing, European Starling
A5 European Turtle Dove, Eurasian Hoopoe, Eurasian Skylark, Eurasian Song Thrush, Western Black Redstart, European Serin
A6 Grey Partridge, Red-footed Falcon
Paradieshalle
Right side
A1 Red-collared Rock and Collared Pratincole, Redshank
A2 Oriental Bay Owl
A3 Mindanao Bleeding-heart (?), White-eared Brown Dove, Pink-headed and Black-capped Fruit Dove, Mindanao Lorikeet
A4
A5 Red-bellied Fruit Dove, Red-flanked Lorikeet, Red-throated Parrotfincgh
A6 Luzon Bleeding-heart, Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove, Red-whiskered Bulbul, (Sumatran) Fairy Bluebird, White-capped Shama (?)
A7 Chestnut-bellied Partridge, Black-winged Myna
A8
A9 Cinnamon Ground Dove, Long-toed Lapwing, Eurasian Hoopoe, Lilac-breasted Roller, Speckled Mousebird, Grey Hypocolius, Red-billed Leiothrix, Wattled Starling, Golden-breasted Starling, Snowy-crowned Robin-chat, Red-headed Quelea
A10 Cape Thick-knee, African Wattled Lapwing, Common Ringed Plover, House and Sudan Golden Sparrow, Chestnut-and-black Weaver
A11 Philippine Scorps Owl
Rechte Seite
A1 Palawan Peacock-pheasant, Little Pied Cormorant, Asian Purple Heron, Striated Heron, Luzon Tarictic Hornbill
A2 Congo Peafowl, Livingstone‘s Turaco, Violet Turaco, Egyptian Plover, Common Ringed Plover, Eurasian Hoopoe, European and Red-throated Bee-eater, Yellow-crowned Gonolek, Emerald Starling
V3 European Quail, Australian Zebra-, Star-, Gouldian-, Masked-, Timor Zebra and Plum-headed Finch
A4 Copper Sunbird
A5 Bearded Reedling, Island Canary
A6 Malayan Peacock-pheasant, Barred Cuckoo Dove, Pink-necked Green Dove, White-rumped Shama
A7 Sunda Teal, Cinnamon Ground Dove, White-naped Pheasant Pigeon, Collared Imperial Pigeon, Pink-spotted-, Wompoo and Beautiful Fruit Dove
A8 Philippine Duck, Philippine Metallic Pigeon, Yellow-breasted and Black-chinned Fruit Dove
Free-flight-area:
Hartlaub’s Teal, Bruce‘s Green Dove, Violet and White-crested Turaco, Black-winged Stilt, Long-toed Lapwing, African Jacana, Blue-belllied Roller, African Golden Oriole, Purple Glossy Starling, White-crowned Robin-chat, Madagascar Weaver
Separate aviary Bernier‘s and Blue-billed Teal, Madagascar Duck, Blue Coua, Allen‘s Gallinule, Madagascar Crested Ibis, Malagasy Pond Heron
Fasanerie
Asian part
A1 New Zealand Scaup, Pink-eared Duck, Javanese Green Peafowl, Cochin-Chinese Red Junglefowl (?), Mitchell‘s Lorikeet, Bali Myna
A2 Cochin-Chinese Red Junglefowl, Malayan Argus Pheasant, Bronze-tailed Peacock-pheasant, Crested Partridge, Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon, Sumbawa Sunset Lorikeet, Black-winged Myna
A3 Javanese Rhinoceros Hornbill
A4 Northern Green Pheasant, Chinese Spotted Dove, European Roller, European Golden Oriole
A5 Maleo, Red-necked Sulawesi Ground Dove, Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon, Southern Sulawesi Hornbill
A6 Maleo, Chestnut-naped Imperial Pigeon, Ornate Lorikeet
A7 White-naped Pheasant Pigeon, Mount Goliath Stella‘s Lorikeet, Raggiana‘s Bird-of-paradise
A8 Taiwan Ring-necked Pheasant, Southeast Asian Ruddy Turtle Dove, Light-vented Bulbul, Emei Shan Liocichla, Golden-crested Myna
A9 Swinhoe’s Pheasant, Australian Boobook
A10 Mikado Pheasant, Great Barbet
A11 Elliot’s Pheasant, Common Emerald Dove, Oriental Turtle Dove, Red-whiskered and Light-vented Bulbul, Red-billed and White-shouldered Starling, Crested Myna, Black-breasted Thrush
A12 White-naped Pheasant Pigeon, Silver-tipped and Pacific Imperial Pigeon, Dusky Lory
A13
African part
A1 Blue Coua, Madagascar Crested Ibis
A2 Marsh Owl
A3 Madagascar Turtle Dove, Crested Coua, Madagascar Crested Ibis, Broad-billed Roller
A4 Madagascar Turtle Dove, Giant Coua, Blue Coua, Madagascar Crested Ibis, Broad-billed Roller
A5 Eastern Crested Guineafowl, Green Wood Hoopoe, Lilac-breasted Roller, Lilian‘s Lovebird, Superb Starling
A6 Erckel‘s Spurfowl, Black-winged Lovebird
American and hornbill part
A1 Horned Guan, Scaled Quail, Socorro Dove, Western Bluebird
A2 Solitary Tinamou, Common Ground Dove, Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Red-cowled Cardinal
A3 Ocellated Turkey, Gambel‘s Quail, White-crowned-, Bare-eyed and Scaly-naped Pigeon, Mexican House Finch, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Northern Cardinak
A6 Toco Toucan
A7 Sulawesi Knobbed Hornbill
A8 Keel-billed Toucan
A9 Javan Rhinoceros Hornbill
A10 Great Tinamou, Scaled Pigeon, Great Kiskadee, Yellow-rumped Cacique, Epaulet Oriole
A11 Solitary Tinamou, Capuchinbird
A12 Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Brazilian Tanager
European Corner
A1 Bianchi‘s Pheasant, Stock Dove, Black Stork
A2 Southern Caucasian Pheasant, Eurasian Jay, Great Grey Shrike
A3 Persian Pheasant, European Turtle Dove, European Blackbird, European Greenfinch, Eurasian Siskin
A4 Northern Lapwing, European Starling
A5 European Turtle Dove, Eurasian Hoopoe, Eurasian Skylark, Eurasian Song Thrush, Western Black Redstart, European Serin
A6 Grey Partridge, Red-footed Falcon
My full 2025 species list for Walsrode is now up:
Weltvogelpark Walsrode - Species list - October 2025 [Weltvogelpark Walsrode]
Weltvogelpark Walsrode - Species list - October 2025 [Weltvogelpark Walsrode]
I noticed two new species on show today:
- White-browed coucal (Centropus superciliosus)
- Orange-fronted fruit dove (Ptilinopus aurantiifrons)
Both are kept in the paradieshalle.
- White-browed coucal (Centropus superciliosus)
- Orange-fronted fruit dove (Ptilinopus aurantiifrons)
Both are kept in the paradieshalle.
Paul.Haerle
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In the African Savanna and the Papua aviary?