Sylvan Heights Bird Park Sylvan Heights Bird Park Species List- June 2023

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There hasn't been any recent species list for this place since 2021, so I decided to make one. Something I noticed is that birds frequently join/leave the collection, so the website doesn't seem to be a reliable source for information anymore for the time being. This also means that signage can sometimes also be outdated or missing. I will indicate what species were unsigned with blue colored text. Species on the same line that are separated by commas share an exhibit.

Unlike some of my other species lists, I will not indicate what species were absent during my visit this time; if it was signed, I will note it, whether it was seen or not. However, if you want intel on a particular species, feel free to ask me and I will most likely be able to tell you if it was there or not.

Blue Text = Unsigned

Date of Visit: 6/29/23


I will start by listing the main aviaries first, and then move on to the smaller aviaries spread out throughout the park that contain miscellaneous birds.



Multinational Aviary (Entrance Aviary)

Total Number of Species: 32

Waterfowl:


American Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Baikal Teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
Black-Necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
Blue-Winged Teal (Spatula discors)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Cape Teal (Anas capensis)
Chiloé Wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix)
Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Hottentot Teal (Spatula hottentota)
Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis)
Indian Spot-Billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
North American Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Rosy-Billed Pochard (Netta peposaca)
South Georgia Pintail (Anas georgica georgica)
White-Faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)


Other Birds:

American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)


Non-Avian Species:

Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus "koi")


There were also several turtles present in this exhibit but since I was not able to identify them, they do not count towards the total number of species listed above.



The Landing Zone

Total Number of Species: 11


American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)
Mulga Parrot (Psephotellus varius)
Red-Breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri)
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
Spur-Winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
Sun Conure (Aratinga solstitialis)



North American Aviary

Total Number of Species: 33

Waterfowl:

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
American Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
Brant (Branta bernicla)
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Blue-Winged Teal (Spatula discors)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
North American Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
West Indian Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)
White-Cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)


Other Birds:

Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)


Non-Avian Species:

Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus "koi")




South American Aviary

Total Number of Species: 28

Waterfowl:

Argentine Lake Duck (Oxyura vittata)
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)

Chiloé Wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix)
Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) (wild type)
Puna Teal
(Spatula puna)
Red Shoveler (Spatula platalea)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Rosy-Billed Pochard (Netta peposaca)
Silver Teal (Spatula versicolor)
Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma)
South Georgia Pintail
White-Cheeked Pintail
White-Faced Whistling Duck
Yellow-Billed Teal
(Anas flavirostris flavirostris and Anas flavirostris oxyptera) (Both subspecies are present in this exhibit, signed as Chilean Teal and Sharp-Winged Teal. Despite them being signed separately, I have combined them into one species)


Other Birds:

Blue-And-Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna)
Blue-Throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis)

Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
Green-Winged Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Military Macaw (Ara militaris)
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)



Eurasian Aviary

Total Number of Species: 24

Waterfowl:

Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri)
Baikal Teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Chinese Merganser (Mergus squamatus)
Chinese Spot-Billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha)
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
Indian Spot-Billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Philippine Duck (Anas luzonica)
Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
White-Headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)


Other Birds:

Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)



African Aviary

Total Number of Species: 16

Waterfowl:

African Black Duck (Anas sparsa)
Cape Teal (Anas capensis)
Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
Hartlaub's Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii)
Hottentot Teal (Spatula hottentota)
Knob-Billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa)
Madagascar Teal (Anas bernieri)
Meller's Duck (Anas melleri)
Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma)
White-Faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Yellow-Billed Duck (Anas undulata)


Other Birds:

African Gray Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta)
Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
Spur-Winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)



Australian Aviary

Total Number of Species: 20

Waterfowl:


Australasian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
East Indian Gray Teal (Anas gibberifrons)
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)
Hardhead (Aythya australis)
Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae)
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
Pink-Eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)
Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata)



Other Birds:

Australian Brush Turkey (Alectura lathami)
Blue-Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
Umbrella Cockatoo (Cacatua alba)



Non-Avian Species:

Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus "koi")




Wings Of The Tropics

Total Number of Species: 29


Free-Flying

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
African Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus)
Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni)
Blue-Bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster)
Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius)
Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa)
Hottentot Teal (Spatula hottentota)
Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)
Mulga Parrot (Psephotellus varius)
Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)
Orange Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus)
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
Snowy-Crowned Robin Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
White-Backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus)


Exhibits (inside of Wings Of The Tropics building):

Green Jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus)
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), Plush-Crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)
Fawn-Breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris), Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis)
Gray Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum), Green Aracari (Pteroglossus viridis)
Blue-Bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax), White-Rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)


Non-Avian Species:

Red-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) (free ranging)



Bird Of Paradise Aviaries

Total Number of Species: 27

Note: This walk-through aviary has three parts, all interconnected to each other. I will list everything that appears in these three parts, even if a bird appears more than once.


Walk-Through Aviary #1:

Free-Flying:

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Lady Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae)
Luzon Bleeding-Heart (Gallicolumba luzonica)
Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis)
Plum-Headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)
Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)



Walk-Through Aviary #2:

Band-Tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa)
Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
Pink-Eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
Raggiana Bird-Of-Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)
Spur-Winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)

Exhibits:

Luzon-Bleeding Heart (Gallicolumba luzonica)



Walk-Through Aviary #3:

Free-Flying:

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
European Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)

Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis)
Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus)
Sulawesi Ground Dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata)
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria)

Exhibits:

Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul), White-Breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus)

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)



Other Aviaries

I have now gone over the major aviaries/areas of the facility; these are the smaller exhibits which are spread out throughout the park. Except for one, none of these are walk-through exhibits.


Description: Incubator located in front of the main entrance


There seems to be a different species in here every time I visit, but it's nothing too special; the species kept in here can usually be found in other exhibits throughout the park. On my visit, there were baby Northern Pintails (Anas acuta).



Description: Small aviary located in the northeastern corner of the park. Directly across from the Toad Hall Pavilion.

Red-Billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha), Senegal Thick Knee (Burhinus senegalensis)



Description: A large aviary located next to the treehouse. This was the former King Vulture exhibit; where they went is unknown, but they are most likely being kept BTS.

Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)



Description: A series of two large yards. The first one is viewable on a path that goes past the pavilion and the magpie/thick-knee aviary. The second yard is viewable by going south of the pavilion and turning left at the hornbill aviary.

Yard 1: Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
Yard 2: Whooping Crane (Grus americana)



Description: Three exhibits located in-between the North American Aviary and the South American Aviary. The aviary containing the seriema is viewable from the path that The Landing Zone is on.

Red-Legged Seriema (Cariama cristata)
Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), Ruddy-headed Goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps)
Hartlaub's Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii), Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) (wild type), Saddle-Billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)



Description: Three exhibits viewable from inside the North American Aviary.

Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis), Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator), Canada Goose (Branta canadensis occidentalis)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens atlanticus)



Description: Two exhibits located in-between the Eurasian Aviary and the North American Aviary.

Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus), Blue Crane (Grus paradisea)



Description:
Small exhibit viewable from inside the Eurasian Aviary.

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis), Graylag Goose (Anser anser), Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)



Description: A large aviary located next to the entrance to the Eurasian Aviary

Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimii), African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus), African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus), Gray Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum), White-Faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)



Description: The only walk-through exhibit listed here. Located next to the African Aviary and shares a fence with it. Directly across from the crowned crane exhibit.

Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), Knob-Billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos), Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor), Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)



Description: A small corn crib cage located westward, on the long path that stretches past the crowned crane and Lesser Flamingo exhibit.

Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)



Description: A series of three aviaries. Located just past the corn crib cage and right next to the Wings Of The Tropics building.

Black-Throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta colliei), Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus), Western Red-Billed Hornbill (Tockus kempi)
Great Argus (Argusianus argus)



Description: A small pond located across from the three aviaries mentioned above.

Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis), White-Winged Duck (Asarcornis scutulata)


Description: A medium-sized aviary located directly in front of the entrance to Wings Of The Tropics.

Emerald Starling (Lamprotornis iris), Hottentot Teal (Spatula hottentota), Gray-Winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans), Malagasy Turtle Dove (Nesoenas picturatus), Silver Teal (Spatula versicolor), Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea)



Description: A small wooden cage located near the exit of the Birds Of Paradise aviary.

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)



Description: Three small aviaries located next to the entrance of the Birds Of Paradise aviary.

Azure-Winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae), Sunda Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) (signed as Timor Zebra Finch)
Edward's Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi), White-Throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta formosa)



Description: Two small yards located wedged in between the Australian Aviary and African Aviary.

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), Spur-Winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus)



Description: Four small exhibits located across from the Australian Aviary entrance.

Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae), Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
King Quail (Synoicus chinensis)



Total Bird Species On Display: 221
Non-Avian Species: 3




 
I'm hoping to visit this year, so this will be helpful. You didn't indicate what species you didn't see, is this a list of everything you saw, or every signed species plus unsigned ones you noticed?
 
I'm hoping to visit this year, so this will be helpful. You didn't indicate what species you didn't see, is this a list of everything you saw, or every signed species plus unsigned ones you noticed?

This is a list of everything that was signed, plus species that I noticed were unsigned. Even if I only made a list of the things I saw, it would pretty much almost be the same length; The birds are extremely easy to spot in certain exhibits, and I would say I definitely saw more than half of the signed species during my trip.
 
This is a list of everything that was signed, plus species that I noticed were unsigned. Even if I only made a list of the things I saw, it would pretty much almost be the same length; The birds are extremely easy to spot in certain exhibits, and I would say I definitely saw more than half of the signed species during my trip.
The problem with not specifying this is that it means that this is not actually a list of species on display, it is just the equivalent of a list of the signs you saw - especially because you started your list by stating "that birds frequently join/leave the collection" and that signage there can be "outdated".

You say that a list of what you actually saw would be almost the same length and that the birds "are extremely easy to spot", but then write that you "would say" (i.e. estimate) that you saw "more than half the signed species". In other words, despite the birds being easy to see in aviaries, somewhere under half were signed but not seen.
 
This is a list of everything that was signed, plus species that I noticed were unsigned. Even if I only made a list of the things I saw, it would pretty much almost be the same length; The birds are extremely easy to spot in certain exhibits, and I would say I definitely saw more than half of the signed species during my trip.

@Chlidonias explained better than I ever could! By not noting which ones you saw and didn't see, we have no idea which species are definitely there right now and which ones are possibly gone but haven't had their signs removed. With over 100 species, there's a huge difference between saying the list of what you saw would "almost be the same length" as the signed species list, and "saw more than half".
 
The reason I did not originally provide a list of unseen species this time is because I believed it would be difficult to differentiate species that were simply no-shows or those that had actually left the collection and their signage was still left up. I felt like that by announcing that something was unseen, I would mistakenly give people the misunderstanding that a particular species was completely gone, rather than simply not being seen that day. For example, species such as the Coscoroba Swan, Killdeer, and Orange Bishop were absent during this trip, but all three were present just three months ago, which leads me to believe they were simply no-shows this time around. Because of this, listing things I didn't see just seemed unimportant and trivial.

However, due to popular request, I will now list every species that was not seen. I apologize for any inconveniences or confusion I may have caused. I will continue to provide a "no-show list" for any future species lists I create.

Fortunately, I kept track of everything I did see on a notepad; all I have to do is backtrack and see which species on the list are missing. This here is the list of everything that did not make an appearance on my trip. Species with the label "(not seen recently)" indicates that the species has not been seen in the last couple of trips I have taken to the park, which might mean that it is no longer in the collection/off-exhibit.


Australian Brush Turkey (Alectura lathami) (not seen recently)
Blue-And-Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
Chinese Merganser (Mergus squamatus) (not seen recently)
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
East Indian Gray Teal (Anas gibberifrons) (not seen recently)
Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
Garganey (Spatula querquedula) (not seen recently)
Green Aracari (Pteroglossus viridis)
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa) (not seen recently)
Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
Meller's Duck (Anas melleri)
Military Macaw (Ara militaris)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Orange Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus)
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) (not seen recently)
Red Shoveler (Spatula platalea)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris) (not seen recently)
Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma)
Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) (not seen recently)
White-Headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) (not seen recently)
Yellow-Billed Duck (Anas undulata)
Yellow-Billed Teal (both Anas flavirostris flavirostris and Anas flavirostris oxyptera)



Green Jay sensu stricto or Inca Jay?

Inca Jay.



The Old World Common Moorhen? Or the New World Common Gallinule?

It was signed as the Old World Common Moorhen.
 
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There hasn't been any recent species list for this place since 2021, so I decided to make one. Something I noticed is that birds frequently join/leave the collection, so the website doesn't seem to be a reliable source for information anymore for the time being. This also means that signage can sometimes also be outdated or missing. I will indicate what species were unsigned with blue colored text. Species on the same line that are separated by commas share an exhibit.

Unlike some of my other species lists, I will not indicate what species were absent during my visit this time; if it was signed, I will note it, whether it was seen or not. However, if you want intel on a particular species, feel free to ask me and I will most likely be able to tell you if it was there or not.

Blue Text = Unsigned

Date of Visit: 6/29/23


I will start by listing the main aviaries first, and then move on to the smaller aviaries spread out throughout the park that contain miscellaneous birds.



Multinational Aviary (Entrance Aviary)

Total Number of Species: 32

Waterfowl:


American Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Baikal Teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
Black-Necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
Blue-Winged Teal (Spatula discors)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Cape Teal (Anas capensis)
Chiloé Wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix)
Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Hottentot Teal (Spatula hottentota)
Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis)
Indian Spot-Billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
North American Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Rosy-Billed Pochard (Netta peposaca)
South Georgia Pintail (Anas georgica georgica)
White-Faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)


Other Birds:

American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)


Non-Avian Species:

Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus "koi")


There were also several turtles present in this exhibit but since I was not able to identify them, they do not count towards the total number of species listed above.



The Landing Zone

Total Number of Species: 11


American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)
Mulga Parrot (Psephotellus varius)
Red-Breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri)
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
Spur-Winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
Sun Conure (Aratinga solstitialis)



North American Aviary

Total Number of Species: 33

Waterfowl:

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
American Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
Brant (Branta bernicla)
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Blue-Winged Teal (Spatula discors)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
North American Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
West Indian Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)
White-Cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)


Other Birds:

Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)


Non-Avian Species:

Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus "koi")




South American Aviary

Total Number of Species: 28

Waterfowl:

Argentine Lake Duck (Oxyura vittata)
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)

Chiloé Wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix)
Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) (wild type)
Puna Teal
(Spatula puna)
Red Shoveler (Spatula platalea)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Rosy-Billed Pochard (Netta peposaca)
Silver Teal (Spatula versicolor)
Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma)
South Georgia Pintail
White-Cheeked Pintail
White-Faced Whistling Duck
Yellow-Billed Teal
(Anas flavirostris flavirostris and Anas flavirostris oxyptera) (Both subspecies are present in this exhibit, signed as Chilean Teal and Sharp-Winged Teal. Despite them being signed separately, I have combined them into one species)


Other Birds:

Blue-And-Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna)
Blue-Throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis)

Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
Green-Winged Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Military Macaw (Ara militaris)
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)



Eurasian Aviary

Total Number of Species: 24

Waterfowl:

Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri)
Baikal Teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Chinese Merganser (Mergus squamatus)
Chinese Spot-Billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha)
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
Indian Spot-Billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Philippine Duck (Anas luzonica)
Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
White-Headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)


Other Birds:

Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)



African Aviary

Total Number of Species: 16

Waterfowl:

African Black Duck (Anas sparsa)
Cape Teal (Anas capensis)
Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
Hartlaub's Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii)
Hottentot Teal (Spatula hottentota)
Knob-Billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa)
Madagascar Teal (Anas bernieri)
Meller's Duck (Anas melleri)
Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma)
White-Faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Yellow-Billed Duck (Anas undulata)


Other Birds:

African Gray Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta)
Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
Spur-Winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)



Australian Aviary

Total Number of Species: 20

Waterfowl:


Australasian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
East Indian Gray Teal (Anas gibberifrons)
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)
Hardhead (Aythya australis)
Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae)
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
Pink-Eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)
Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata)



Other Birds:

Australian Brush Turkey (Alectura lathami)
Blue-Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
Umbrella Cockatoo (Cacatua alba)



Non-Avian Species:

Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus "koi")




Wings Of The Tropics

Total Number of Species: 29


Free-Flying

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
African Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus)
Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni)
Blue-Bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster)
Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius)
Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa)
Hottentot Teal (Spatula hottentota)
Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)
Mulga Parrot (Psephotellus varius)
Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)
Orange Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus)
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
Snowy-Crowned Robin Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
White-Backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus)


Exhibits (inside of Wings Of The Tropics building):

Green Jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus)
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum), Plush-Crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)
Fawn-Breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris), Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis)
Gray Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum), Green Aracari (Pteroglossus viridis)
Blue-Bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax), White-Rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)


Non-Avian Species:

Red-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) (free ranging)



Bird Of Paradise Aviaries

Total Number of Species: 27

Note: This walk-through aviary has three parts, all interconnected to each other. I will list everything that appears in these three parts, even if a bird appears more than once.


Walk-Through Aviary #1:

Free-Flying:

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Lady Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae)
Luzon Bleeding-Heart (Gallicolumba luzonica)
Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis)
Plum-Headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)
Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)



Walk-Through Aviary #2:

Band-Tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa)
Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
Pink-Eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
Raggiana Bird-Of-Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)
Spur-Winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)

Exhibits:

Luzon-Bleeding Heart (Gallicolumba luzonica)



Walk-Through Aviary #3:

Free-Flying:

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
European Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)

Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis)
Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus)
Sulawesi Ground Dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata)
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria)

Exhibits:

Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul), White-Breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus)

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)



Other Aviaries

I have now gone over the major aviaries/areas of the facility; these are the smaller exhibits which are spread out throughout the park. Except for one, none of these are walk-through exhibits.


Description: Incubator located in front of the main entrance


There seems to be a different species in here every time I visit, but it's nothing too special; the species kept in here can usually be found in other exhibits throughout the park. On my visit, there were baby Northern Pintails (Anas acuta).



Description: Small aviary located in the northeastern corner of the park. Directly across from the Toad Hall Pavilion.

Red-Billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha), Senegal Thick Knee (Burhinus senegalensis)



Description: A large aviary located next to the treehouse. This was the former King Vulture exhibit; where they went is unknown, but they are most likely being kept BTS.

Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)



Description: A series of two large yards. The first one is viewable on a path that goes past the pavilion and the magpie/thick-knee aviary. The second yard is viewable by going south of the pavilion and turning left at the hornbill aviary.

Yard 1: Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
Yard 2: Whooping Crane (Grus americana)



Description: Three exhibits located in-between the North American Aviary and the South American Aviary. The aviary containing the seriema is viewable from the path that The Landing Zone is on.

Red-Legged Seriema (Cariama cristata)
Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), Ruddy-headed Goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps)
Hartlaub's Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii), Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) (wild type), Saddle-Billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)



Description: Three exhibits viewable from inside the North American Aviary.

Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis), Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator), Canada Goose (Branta canadensis occidentalis)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens atlanticus)



Description: Two exhibits located in-between the Eurasian Aviary and the North American Aviary.

Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus), Blue Crane (Grus paradisea)



Description:
Small exhibit viewable from inside the Eurasian Aviary.

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis), Graylag Goose (Anser anser), Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)



Description: A large aviary located next to the entrance to the Eurasian Aviary

Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimii), African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus), African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus), Gray Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum), White-Faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)



Description: The only walk-through exhibit listed here. Located next to the African Aviary and shares a fence with it. Directly across from the crowned crane exhibit.

Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), Knob-Billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos), Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor), Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)



Description: A small corn crib cage located westward, on the long path that stretches past the crowned crane and Lesser Flamingo exhibit.

Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)



Description: A series of three aviaries. Located just past the corn crib cage and right next to the Wings Of The Tropics building.

Black-Throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta colliei), Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus), Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus), Western Red-Billed Hornbill (Tockus kempi)
Great Argus (Argusianus argus)



Description: A small pond located across from the three aviaries mentioned above.

Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis), White-Winged Duck (Asarcornis scutulata)


Description: A medium-sized aviary located directly in front of the entrance to Wings Of The Tropics.

Emerald Starling (Lamprotornis iris), Hottentot Teal (Spatula hottentota), Gray-Winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans), Malagasy Turtle Dove (Nesoenas picturatus), Silver Teal (Spatula versicolor), Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea)



Description: A small wooden cage located near the exit of the Birds Of Paradise aviary.

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)



Description: Three small aviaries located next to the entrance of the Birds Of Paradise aviary.

Azure-Winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus), Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae), Sunda Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) (signed as Timor Zebra Finch)
Edward's Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi), White-Throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta formosa)



Description: Two small yards located wedged in between the Australian Aviary and African Aviary.

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), Spur-Winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus)



Description: Four small exhibits located across from the Australian Aviary entrance.

Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae), Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
King Quail (Synoicus chinensis)



Total Bird Species On Display: 221
Non-Avian Species: 3



I like the formatting of this list. Thank you.
 
Thanks for the updated list @BerdNerd; it looks very similar to the 2021 list, although the return of Rhinoceros Hornbills is cool to see. Most of the more interesting/unusual species are still kicking around too. Was the bird-of-paradise indeed free-flight in a walkthrough aviary this time?

The 2021 list was mine, and I also didn't note every species I saw or didn't see. Frankly it would have been a very difficult task: there are ~250 species of bird in the park, including multiple aviaries with over two dozen species. I would agree with @BerdNerd's assessment that most of the signed birds are present and visible, but not all at any given time (as is often/usually the case at other zoos). I appreciate the amount of time and effort that was put into giving us all this information :)
 
Thanks for the updated list @BerdNerd; it looks very similar to the 2021 list, although the return of Rhinoceros Hornbills is cool to see. Most of the more interesting/unusual species are still kicking around too. Was the bird-of-paradise indeed free-flight in a walkthrough aviary this time?

The 2021 list was mine, and I also didn't note every species I saw or didn't see. Frankly it would have been a very difficult task: there are ~250 species of bird in the park, including multiple aviaries with over two dozen species. I would agree with @BerdNerd's assessment that most of the signed birds are present and visible, but not all at any given time (as is often/usually the case at other zoos). I appreciate the amount of time and effort that was put into giving us all this information :)

You're welcome! The bird-of-paradise was indeed free-flying, but I only saw a single female.
 
The reason I did not originally provide a list of unseen species this time is because I believed it would be difficult to differentiate species that were simply no-shows or those that had actually left the collection and their signage was still left up. I felt like that by announcing that something was unseen, I would mistakenly give people the misunderstanding that a particular species was completely gone, rather than simply not being seen that day. For example, species such as the Coscoroba Swan, Killdeer, and Orange Bishop were absent during this trip, but all three were present just three months ago, which leads me to believe they were simply no-shows this time around. Because of this, listing things I didn't see just seemed unimportant and trivial.

However, due to popular request, I will now list every species that was not seen. I apologize for any inconveniences or confusion I may have caused. I will continue to provide a "no-show list" for any future species lists I create.

Fortunately, I kept track of everything I did see on a notepad; all I have to do is backtrack and see which species on the list are missing. This here is the list of everything that did not make an appearance on my trip. Species with the label "(not seen recently)" indicates that the species has not been seen in the last couple of trips I have taken to the park, which might mean that it is no longer in the collection/off-exhibit.


Australian Brush Turkey (Alectura lathami) (not seen recently)
Blue-And-Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
Chinese Merganser (Mergus squamatus) (not seen recently)
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
East Indian Gray Teal (Anas gibberifrons) (not seen recently)
Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
Garganey (Spatula querquedula) (not seen recently)
Green Aracari (Pteroglossus viridis)
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa) (not seen recently)
Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
Meller's Duck (Anas melleri)
Military Macaw (Ara militaris)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Orange Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus)
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) (not seen recently)
Red Shoveler (Spatula platalea)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris) (not seen recently)
Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma)
Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) (not seen recently)
White-Headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) (not seen recently)
Yellow-Billed Duck (Anas undulata)
Yellow-Billed Teal (both Anas flavirostris flavirostris and Anas flavirostris oxyptera)
Thank you! Since we all go to zoos on here, it's assumed that with any species list, unseen could be for either reason :) Something being seen recently also doesn't necessarily mean it's there now - there has to be a point where they're there one day and gone the next if they leave/die - but it is a better likelihood, yes. Thank you again for making the list.
 
Hey BerdNerd, thank you for this list. I actually got to visit this facility myself for the first time back in late May after it has been on my radar for a while, but I never got around to posting a thread myself (I have species lists for every visit to zoos I have done in the past 3 years, but only posted a few of them). Your list is very detailed and formatted well, thank you for especially providing latin names.

If you are interested, here is an iNaturalist list I compiled after that visit if you want to compare -> [VISIT] Sylvan Heights Bird Park Species List - 2023/05/25. I counted 214 species signed, of which about half are waterfowl.

There were also several turtles present in this exhibit but since I was not able to identify them, they do not count towards the total number of species listed above.

The only turtle species I saw in that aviary on my visit was a native Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta). I didn't include it on my list either, because it was unsigned and I was not sure if it was an actual captive or not.

Red-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) (free ranging)

I don't remember seeing any tortoises in there on my visit (or anywhere in the park, period), nor did I ever even see any signage. And your formatting suggests it was signed. Was this a new species? Or did I actually miss it?
 
I don't remember seeing any tortoises in there on my visit (or anywhere in the park, period), nor did I ever even see any signage. And your formatting suggests it was signed. Was this a new species? Or did I actually miss it?

Thank you for pointing out an error, I forgot to make the text for this species blue. The tortoise is indeed unsigned and currently resides in the Wings Of The Tropics building. I assume it is a new addition since it was not present on my trip three months prior and it is still missing signage.
 
If it could be arranged(possibly as a small group) the off-show breeding facilities are very extensive...a recent visit revealed all three species of pygmy goose,and single specimens of Andean Crested Duck and American Avocet (unknown outside of North American collections these days).
 
Further to the above dialogue...I can add that the park is very keen to have its labelling up-to-date and I doubt that more than one or two things are labelled that are not there. With regard to seeing the off-show Avian Breeding Center this may not be so simple(but you could ask) however, so -called "Upper Level " members do have a tour once a year (this is a place worth supporting). Finally,upon checking around,it could be that this is the largest bird collection in the States.. with only San Antonio coming close on species numbers and no-one coming close on numbers of individual birds.
 
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