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Zoo Birding

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This is another place I've read about and always wanted to visit but never had the time to get around. On April 13th, 2022, I finally got my chance to visit. As with all of my bird rosters, I will list what I saw. I'll also mention what species are listed on their website and I'll either put a (✓) to say I did see them or an (X) if I didn't see them during my trip. I'll BOLD species not listed on their website but I did see during my trip. (?) means I wasn't sure if this was the correct species.

  • [✓] Common ostrich (Struthio camelus ssp.)
  • [✓] Southern (Crested) screamer (Chauna torquata)
  • [✓] White-faced whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
  • [✓] "African" goose (Anser cygnoides domesticus)
  • [✓] Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
  • [✓] Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
  • [✓] Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
  • [✓] African pygmy-goose (Nettapus auritus)
  • [✓] Ringed teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
  • [✓] Wood duck (Aix sponsa)
  • [✓] Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
  • Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
  • [X] White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis ssp.)
  • Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
  • [✓] Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
  • [✓] Domesticated helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris domesticus)
  • [✓] Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)
  • [✓] Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
  • [✓] Malayan great argus (Argusianus argus argus)
  • [✓] Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus ssp.)
  • [✓] American (Caribbean) flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
  • [✓] Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
  • American - greater flamingo hybrids (Phoenicopterus ruber x roseus)
  • [✓] Lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor)
  • Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea guinea)
  • [?] Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)
  • [✓] Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica)
  • [X] Western (Blue) crowned-pigeon (Goura cristata)
  • Victoria crowned-pigeon (Goura victoria ssp.)
  • [X] Rufous-naped green imperial-pigeon (Ducula aenea paulina)
  • [✓] Pied imperial pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
  • [✓] Guinea turaco (Tauraco persa persa)
  • [✓] Violet turaco (Musophaga violacea)
  • [✓] Grey-headed swamphen {Erroneously labeled on the website a Purple swamphen} (Porphyrio poliocephalus ssp.)
  • [✓] East African grey-crowned crane (Balearica regulorum gibbericeps)
  • [✓] Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo)
  • [✓] Blue (Stanley's) crane (Anthropoides paradiseus)
  • [✓] Indian sarus crane (Antigone antigone antigone)
  • [✓] Spotted thick-knee {dikkop} (Burhinus capensis ssp.)
  • [✓] Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
  • [✓] Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii)
  • [✓] European white stork (Ciconia ciconia ciconia)
  • [✓] Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
  • [✓] Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta ssp.)
  • [✓] Western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis)
  • [✓] Scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
  • [✓] African sacred-ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
  • [✓] Northern bald (Waldrapp) ibis (Geronticus eremita)
  • [✓] African spoonbill (Platalea alba)
  • [✓] Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
  • [✓] Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
  • [X] Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
  • [X] Green woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus ssp.)
  • [X] Abyssinian ground-hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus)
  • [✓] Southern ground-hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri)
  • [✓] Trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator)
  • [✓] Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae ssp.)
  • [✓] Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus moluccanus)
  • [✓] Fischer's lovebird (Agapornis fischeri)
  • Congo African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
  • [✓] Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
  • [✓] Taveta golden-weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps)

I just wished that I was able to spend more time in their aviary to get pictures of all their birds :( Maybe next time.
 
I had no idea they had so many large birds! How was the secretary bird enclosure?
 
I had no idea they had so many large birds! How was the secretary bird enclosure?

Couldn't get a good look at it but it looked serviceable. All I can recall is that it was behind their striped hyenas. Didn't see if the top was covered or if it was a pen. I had the briefest look when I was on the tour and they were too far away for my camera to get a decent shot.
 
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