ZooChat Challenge Europe 2018

141. Yellow-knobbed curassow (Crax daubentoni)

Addition from Birdland following clarification

142. California quail (Callipepla californica)

Jardim Zoológico Lisboa 20.06.2018

143. Bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata)

WWT Arundel 30.06.2018

144. Atlantic harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
145. Bronze-winged duck (Speculanas specularis)
146. Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
147. Emperor goose (Anser canagicus)
148. Long-tailled duck (Clangula hyemalis)
149. New Zealand scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae)
150. Puna teal (Spatula puna)
151. Common scoter (Melanitta nigra)
 
Welsh Mountain Zoo

164. Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
165. Madagascar partridge (Margaroperdix madagascariensis)
166. Black francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
167. Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)

Dudley Zoo

168. Elliot’s pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
 
Pairi Daiza, 28/06/2018:
57) Greylag goose, Anser anser
58) Cackling goose, Branta hutchinsii
59) Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis
60) Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis
61) South African shelduck, Tadorna cana
62) Bulwer's pheasant, Lophura bulweri

Not many additions, but the Bulwer's pheasant is definitely a good one! :D
Zooparc de Beauval, 06/07/2018:
63) Crested screamer, Chauna torquata
64) Lesser whistling duck, Dendrocygna javanica
65) Australian wood duck, Chenonetta jubata
66) Comb duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos
67) Blue-winged goose, Cyanochen cyanopterus
68) Radjah shelduck, Radjah radjah
69) Carolina wood duck, Aix sponsa
70) Bahama pintail, Anas bahamensis
71) Cape teal, Anas capensis
72) Chestnut teal, Anas castanea
73) Indian spot-billed duck, Anas poecilorhyncha
74) African black duck, Anas sparsa
75) Ringed teal, Callonetta leucophrys
76) Chiloe wigeon, Mareca sibilatrix
77) Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus
78) Cabot's tragopan, Tragopan caboti

I'm getting somewhere!
 
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Welsh Mountain Zoo- 30/05/2018
76) Madagascar Partridge (Margaroperdix madagascariensis)
77) Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
78) Great Curassow (Crax rubra)
Zoo Berlin- 21/06/2018
79) Harlequin Quail (Coturnix delegorguei)
80) Asian Blue Quail (Coturnix chinensis)
81) Madagascar Teal (Anas bernieri)
82) Malaysian Fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma)
83) Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
84) Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis)
85) Philippine Duck (Anas luzonica)
86) Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
87) Magellanic Streamer Duck (Tachyeres pteneres)

Tierpark Berlin- 22/06/2018
88) European Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
89) Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri)
90) South African Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma brunnea)
91) Meller's Duck (Anas melleri)
92) Spur-winged Duck (Plectropterus gambensis)
93) Whit Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
94) Mountain Bamboo Partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
95) Blue Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
96) Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)
97) Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii)
98) Copper Pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii)
99) Mikado Pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
100) Elliot's Pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
101) Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
102) Maned Goose (Chenonetta jubata)

Magdeburg Zoo- 23/06/2018
103) Common Merganser (Mergus merganser merganser)
104) Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
105) Spectacled Duck (Speculanas specularis)
106) Orinoco Goose (Neochen jubata)
107) Blue-winged Goose (Cyanochen cyanopterus)
108) Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata)
109) Double-spurred Francolin (Pternistis bicalcaratus)

Leipzig Zoo- 24/06/2018
110) Swinhoe's Pheasant (Lophura swinhoii)
111) Rajah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)
112) Lesser Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis brasiliensis)

Prague Zoo- 25/06/2018
113) Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
114) Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
115) Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus)
116) Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
117) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Plzen Zoo- 26/06/2018
118) Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus torquatus)
119) Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca)
120) Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
121) Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides)
122) Australian Brush Turkey (Alectura lathami)
123) Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
124) European Quail (Coturnix coturnix)

Dudley Zoo Gardens- 21/07/2018
125) Satyr Tragopan (Tragopan satyra)
 
Zoo Wuppertal, 17/03/2018:
16. Harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei)
17. African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus)
18. Emperor goose (Anser canagicus)
19. Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
20. Brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)
21. Brent goose (Branta bernicla)
22. Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
23. Chilean pintail (Anas georgica)
24. Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
25. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
26. Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
27. Barrow’s goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
28. Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope)
29. Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca)
30. European pochard (Aythya ferina)
31. Tufted pochard (Aythya fuligula)
32. Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
33. Smew (Mergellus albellus)
34. King eider (Somateria spectabilis)
35. Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri)
36. Lake duck (Oxyura vittata)
37. Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
38. White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
39. Magellan goose (Chloephaga picta)
40. Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
41. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
42. Rosy-billed pochard (Netta peposaca)
Dierenpark Amersfoort
43. Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
44. Crested screamer (Chauna torquata)

ARTIS
45. Crested guineafowl (Guttera pucherani)
46. Ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata)
47. Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
 
Zooparc de Beauval, 06/07/2018:
63) Crested screamer, Chauna torquata
64) Lesser whistling duck, Dendrocygna javanica
65) Australian wood duck, Chenonetta jubata
66) Comb duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos
67) Blue-winged goose, Cyanochen cyanopterus
68) Radjah shelduck, Radjah radjah
69) Carolina wood duck, Aix sponsa
70) Bahama pintail, Anas bahamensis
71) Cape teal, Anas capensis
72) Chestnut teal, Anas castanea
73) Indian spot-billed duck, Anas poecilorhyncha
74) African black duck, Anas sparsa
75) Ringed teal, Callonetta leucophrys
76) Chiloe wigeon, Mareca sibilatrix
77) Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus
78) Cabot's tragopan, Tragopan caboti
Olmense Zoo, 01/08/2017:
79) Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae

I actually did already see this species in Pairi Daiza as well, but forgot to list it then so I'll do it now :P
 
Olmense Zoo, 01/08/2018:
79) Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae

I actually did already see this species in Pairi Daiza as well, but forgot to list it then so I'll do it now :p

Weltvogelpark Walsrode, 05/08/2018:
80) Horned screamer, Anhima cornuta
81) Black swan, Cygnus atratus
82) Bewick's swan, Cygnus bewickii
83) Swan goose, Anser cygnoid
84) Lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus
85) Snow goose, Chen caerulescens
86) Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres pteneres
87) Baer's pochard, Aythya baeri
88) Baikal teal, Sibirionetta formosa
89) Hottentot teal, Spatula hottentota
90) Freckled duck, Stictonetta naevosa
91) Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis
92) Australian brush turkey, Alectura lathami
93) Maleo, Macrocephalon maleo
94) Blue-billed curassow, Crax alberti
95) Bare-faced curassow, Crax fasciolata
96) Crestless curassow, Mitu tomentosum
97) Wattled piping-guan, Aburria aburri
98) Horned guan, Oreophasis derbianus
99) Black-fronted piping-guan, Pipile jacutinga
100) Ocellated turkey, Meleagris ocellata
101) Western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus
102) Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis
103) Arabian partridge, Alectoris melanocephala
104) Chestnut-bellied partridge, Arborophila javanica
105) Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
106) Bornean crested fireback, Lophura ignita
107) Salvadori's pheasant, Lophura inornata
108) Chinese quail, Synoicus chinensis
109) Hume's pheasant, Syrmaticus humiae

A lot of the dabbling ducks, diving ducks and sea ducks seemed to be off-show, so this isn't as high as it probably should have been... Perhaps because a lot of them would be in eclipse plumage now?
A visit to Walsrode is never disappointing though, and the maleos were definitely a highlight! :D
 
Dierenpark Amersfoort
43. Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
44. Crested screamer (Chauna torquata)

ARTIS
45. Crested guineafowl (Guttera pucherani)
46. Ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata)
47. Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
Just realised I had completely forgotten to add my additions from Zoo Salzburg and Tierpark Hellabrunn back in May to my totals, despite having listed them.

Zoo Salzburg, 03/05/2018
48. Blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
49. Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
50. White-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata)
51. Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)

Tierpark Hellabrunn, 07/05/2018
52. Silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
53. Plumed whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
54. Bahama pintail (Anas bahamensis)
55 Red-shouldered teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
56. Carolina duck (Aix sponsa)
57. Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis)
58. Falcated teal (Mareca falcata)
59. Snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

And some recent additions from Hamerton.
Hamerton Zoo,
60. Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
61. Paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
62. Australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami)
63. Great curassow (Crax rubra)
64. Yellow-knobbed curassow (Crax daubentoni)
65. Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)
 
151. Common scoter (Melanitta nigra)

Forgot one from Arundel -

152. Orinoco Goose (Neochen jubatus)

WWT Slimbridge 14.07.2018

153. American black duck (Anas rubripes)
154. Andean goose (Chloephaga melanoptera)
155. Argentine ruddy duck (Oxyura vittata)
156. Australian Black Duck (Anas superciliosa rogersi)
157. Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides)
158. Bewick's swan (Cygnus bewickii)
159. Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors)
160. Cape barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae novaehollandiae)
161. Cape shoveler (Spatula smithii)
162. Chinese spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha)
163. European greater scaup (Aythya marila marila)
164. Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis)
165. Maccoa duck (Oxyura maccoa)
166. Magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
167. New World comb duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola) [if we are accepting it as a full species]
168. New Zealand shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis variegata)
169. Red-billed teal (Anas erythrorhyncha)
170. Red-head pochard (Aythya americana)
171. Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris)
172. Ring-necked teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
173. Ruddy-headed goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) [not on ZTL]
174. Sharp-winged teal (Anas flavirostris oxyptera)
175. South African black duck (Anas sparsa sparsa)
176. South American pochard (Netta erythrophthalma erythrophthalma)
177. Upland goose (Chloephaga picta leucoptera)
178. Wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata)

Birdworld 18.08.11 finally saw the
179. Salvadori's pheasant (Lophura inornata)
 
Dudley Zoo

168. Elliot’s pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)

Weltvogelpark Walsrode

169. Hume’s pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
170. White-crested guan (Penelope pileata)
171. Horned guan (Oreophasis derbianus)
172. Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo)
173. Bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata)
174. Wattled guan (Aburria aburri)
175. Jungle bush quail (Perdicula asiatica)
176. Chinese painted quail (Synoicus chinensis)
177. Stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus)
178. Spotted whistling duck (Dendrocygna guttata)
179. Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
180. Crestless curassow (Mitu tomentosum)
181. Black-fronted piping-guan (Pipile jacutinga)
182. Arabian partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)
 
Weltvogelpark Walsrode

169. Hume’s pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
170. White-crested guan (Penelope pileata)
171. Horned guan (Oreophasis derbianus)
172. Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo)
173. Bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata)
174. Wattled guan (Aburria aburri)
175. Jungle bush quail (Perdicula asiatica)
176. Chinese painted quail (Synoicus chinensis)
177. Stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus)
178. Spotted whistling duck (Dendrocygna guttata)
179. Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
180. Crestless curassow (Mitu tomentosum)
181. Black-fronted piping-guan (Pipile jacutinga)
182. Arabian partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)

COMPLETELY forgot!

Weltvogelpark Walsrode

183. Horned screamer (Anhima cornuta)
 
Weltvogelpark Walsrode, 05/08/2018:
80) Horned screamer, Anhima cornuta
81) Black swan, Cygnus atratus
82) Bewick's swan, Cygnus bewickii
83) Swan goose, Anser cygnoid
84) Lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus
85) Snow goose, Chen caerulescens
86) Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres pteneres
87) Baer's pochard, Aythya baeri
88) Baikal teal, Sibirionetta formosa
89) Hottentot teal, Spatula hottentota
90) Freckled duck, Stictonetta naevosa
91) Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis
92) Australian brush turkey, Alectura lathami
93) Maleo, Macrocephalon maleo
94) Blue-billed curassow, Crax alberti
95) Bare-faced curassow, Crax fasciolata
96) Crestless curassow, Mitu tomentosum
97) Wattled piping-guan, Aburria aburri
98) Horned guan, Oreophasis derbianus
99) Black-fronted piping-guan, Pipile jacutinga
100) Ocellated turkey, Meleagris ocellata
101) Western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus
102) Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis
103) Arabian partridge, Alectoris melanocephala
104) Chestnut-bellied partridge, Arborophila javanica
105) Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
106) Bornean crested fireback, Lophura ignita
107) Salvadori's pheasant, Lophura inornata
108) Chinese quail, Synoicus chinensis
109) Hume's pheasant, Syrmaticus humiae

Burgers' Zoo, 04/09/2018:
110) Blue-winged teal, Spatula discors
111) Chaco chachalaca, Ortalis canicollis
112) Gambel's quail, Callipepla gambelii
113) Scaled quail, Callipepla squamata
 
Burgers' Zoo, 04/09/2018:
110) Blue-winged teal, Spatula discors
111) Chaco chachalaca, Ortalis canicollis
112) Gambel's quail, Callipepla gambelii
113) Scaled quail, Callipepla squamata
Pairi Daiza, 07/09/2018:
114) Chinese bamboo partridge, Bambusicola thoracicus
115) Himalayan monal, Lophophorus impejanus
116) Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo

Somehow missed these on previous visits!
 
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Well when they’re in a technically offshow aviary and there’s so many goodies it’s hard to remember everything...!

Anyways:

Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover

184. Yellow-necked francolin (Pternistis leucoscipus)
185. Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Zoo Berlin

186. Harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei)
187. Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
188. Germain’s peacock pheasant (Polyplectron germaini)

Tierpark Berlin

189. Chinese merganser (Mergus squamatus)
190. Brown-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)
191. Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
192. Copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii)
193. Mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
194. Blue-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
195. White-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
196. Mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)

Leipzig Zoo

197. Swinhoe’s pheasant (Lophura swinhoii)

Poznan Nowe Zoo

198. Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
199. Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi)
200. Razor-billed curassow (Mitu tuberosum)
 
Zoo Berlin

186. Harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei)
187. Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
188. Germain’s peacock pheasant (Polyplectron germaini)

Tierpark Berlin

189. Chinese merganser (Mergus squamatus)
190. Brown-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)
191. Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
192. Copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii)
193. Mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
194. Blue-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
195. White-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
196. Mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)

Leipzig Zoo

197. Swinhoe’s pheasant (Lophura swinhoii)

Poznan Nowe Zoo

198. Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
199. Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi)
200. Razor-billed curassow (Mitu tuberosum)

Well I’ve hit 200 out of a possible 254 species of Galloanserae in Europe according to ZTL...slow going from here.

Prague Zoo

201. Malayan peacock pheasant (Polyplectron malacense)
202. Bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus)

Plzen Zoo

203. Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana)
204. Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
205. Green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)
206. Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)
207. Rock partridge (Alectoris graeca)
 
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