Is it safe to assume that Black-necked Storks Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus currently in Australian zoos are ssp. australis? If I recall correctly, Perth Zoo had ssp. asiaticus at one point decades ago, but did this bird ever breed?
Subspecies held in Australia for ZTL
- Thread starter DaLilFishie
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No, Perth never bred the species. I'm unsure about Melbourne's pair as they weren't mentioned under the main facilities that held the Australian sub species from a 2023 husbandry report.
Do you have a link to that husbandry report?