Bornean orang-utan don't count sadly, due to only being found on East Malaysia, rather than Peninsular Malaysia!
Oops! I'll blame that on the new year's brain! Thanks for catching it mate
Bornean orang-utan don't count sadly, due to only being found on East Malaysia, rather than Peninsular Malaysia!
First zoo of the year, Colchester Zoo (01/01/2023)
1. Rosy barb, Pethia conchonius
2. Archer fish, Toxotes sp.
3. Tinfoil barb, Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
4. Bornean Orangutan
5. Bony headed toad, Ingerophrynus galeatus
6. Common roach, Rutilus rutilus
7. Crested wood partridge, Rollulus rouloul
8. Amur leopard
9. Spiny turtle, Heosemys spinosa
10. Pileated gibbon
11. Red panda
12. Smooth coated otter
13. Amur tiger
14. Great grey owl
15. Lion tailed macaque
16. Wreathed hornbill
17. Grey wolf
18. Burmese python
19. Malaysian sun bear
I believe the only species I missed were the giant Asian pond turtle, binturong, and small clawed otter.
Bali mynah is not found in mainland Asia.9. Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
You are absolutely correct! Not quite sure how I forgot that while writing up my list...Bali mynah is not found in mainland Asia.
Nice start to the year with managing to get 4/6 eligible bear species in one shot.
Ouwehands Dierenpark
FISH
1. Toxotes jaculatrix
REPTILES
1. Burmese python (Python bivittatus)
BIRDS
1. Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
2. Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
3. Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
4. Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
5. Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus)
6. White-naped crane (Grus vipio)
7. Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
8. Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)
9. Wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)
10. Wrinkled hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus)
MAMMALS
1. Lyle’s flying fox (Pteropus lylei)
2. Pygmy slow loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus)
3. Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa)
4. Lion (Panthera leo krugeri)
5. Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
6. Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
7. Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
8. Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus malayanus)
9. Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
10. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
11. Nepalese red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
12. Yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula aterrima)
13. Lesser mouse deer (Tragulus kanchil)
14. Reeves’ muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
15. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
TOTAL: 27
19. Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
I also saw harbor seal and Père David's deer. I was wondering if those count too?
And another Dutch zoo to the list for the year…
Artis
INVERTEBRATES
1. Heterometrus spinifer
2. Hierodula membranacea
3. Gryllus bimaculatus
4. Locusta migratoria
5. Heteropteryx dilatata
6. Phryganistria heusii yentuensis
7. Embaphion muricatum
8. Ampulex compressa
REPTILES
1. European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)
2. Painted batagur (Batagur borneoensis)
3. Golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata)
4. Schneider’s skink (Eumeces schneiderii)
5. Glass lizard (Pseudopus apodus)
6. Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)
7. Sunda gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
BIRDS
1. Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
2. White stork (Ciconia ciconia)
3. Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita)
4. Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leuconordia)
5. Lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
6. Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
7. White-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata)
8. Marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
9. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
10. Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri)
11. Common eider (Somateria mollissima)
12. Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
13. Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
14. Great argus (Argusianus argus)
15. Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
16. Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
17. Edwards’ pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
18. Satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra)
19. Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
20. Roulroul (Rollulus rouloul)
21. Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
22. Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
23. Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
24. Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
25. Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
26. Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
27. Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
28. Common redshank (Tringa totanus)
29. European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
30. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
31. European roller (Coracias garrulus)
32. Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)
33. Hill mynah (Gracula religiosa)
MAMMALS
1. Belanger’s treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)
2. Golden-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae)
3. Persian jird (Meriones persicus)
4. Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
5. Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
6. Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica)
TOTAL: 81
I'd say that harbour seal and Pere David's deer both count for the challenge!I also saw harbor seal and Père David's deer. I was wondering if those count too?
Thanks for the reply! In that case:I'd say that harbour seal and Pere David's deer both count for the challenge!
20. Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)AquaZoo Leeuwarden, Netherlands (05-01-2023)
1. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
2. Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
3. Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
4. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
5. African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
6. Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri)
7. Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
8. Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
9. Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
10. Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
11. Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
12. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
13. Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
14. Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
15. Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
16. Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
17. White-naped crane (Grus vipio)
18. Eurasian carp (Cyprinus carpio)
19. Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Great idea for the challenge! Got my first, albeit rather incomplete haul at London today...
ZSL London Zoo
1. Asian small-clawed otter, Aonyx cinereus
2. Asiatic lion, Panthera leo
3. Grey langur, Semnopithecus entellus
4. Grey slender loris, Loris lydekkerianus
5. Northern white-cheeked gibbon, Nomascus leucogenys
6. Reeves' muntjac, Muntiacus reevesi
7. Tiger, Panthera tigris
8. Abdim's stork, Ciconia abdimii
9. African sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus
10. Asian woollyneck, Ciconia episcopus
11. Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
12. Blue-crowned laughingthrush, Pterorhinus courtoisi
13. Collared partridge, Arborophila gingica
14. Common black kite, Milvus migrans
15. Crested partridge, Rollulus roulroul
16. Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
17. Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
18. Grey-capped emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica
19. Marbled teal, Marmaronetta angustirostris
20. Mountain peacock pheasant, Polyplectron inopinatus
21. Orange-headed ground thrush, Geokichla citrina
22. Red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus
23. Silver eared mesia, Leiothrix argentauris
24. Spotted laughingthrush, Ianthocincla ocellata
25. White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus
26. Annam leaf turtle, Mauremys annamensis
27. Big-headed turtle, Platysternon megacephalum
28. Chinese crocodile lizard, Shinisaurus crocodilurus
29. King cobra, Ophiophagus hannah
30. Reticulated python, Malayopython reticulatus
31. Spur-thrighed tortoise, Testudo graeca
32. Kaiser's spotted newt, Neurergus kaiseri
33. Oriental fire-bellied toad, Bombina orientalis
34. Desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria
35. Giant stick insect, Tirachoidea jiangfenglingensis
36. Giant dead leaf mantis, Deroplatys desiccata
37. Asian weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina
38. Jungle nymph, Heteropteryx dilatata
39. Question mark cockroach, Therea olegrandjeani
40. Jewel wasp, Ampullex compressa
41. Giant Asian mantis, Hierodula membranacea
42. Biting midge, Culicoides imicola
43. Vietnamese magnolia snail, Bertia cambodjiensis
44. Silkworm, Bombyx mori
45. Bluebottle fly, Calliphora vomitoria
46. Giant house spider, Eratigena atrica
47. Peacock parachute spider, Poecilotheria metallica
I think that's it of what I saw, with notably the giant salamander, Edwards's pheasant and slow loris being no-shows.
Didn’t realise that harbour seals count…in that case:
Ouwehands Dierenpark
MAMMALS
1. Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)
TOTAL: 82
BANHAM ZOO - 1/1
1. Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
2. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
3. Pallas' Cat (Otocolobus manul)
4. Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (N1)
5. Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
6. Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
7. Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) (N2)
8. Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
9. Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
10. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
11. Common Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
12. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
(N1: Obviously not an Asiatic Cheetah, but since I'm unlikely to see one, it counts by the rules given)
(N2: I checked the map, and whilst the Siamang is mostly found on islands, it does have a small population on the mainland...so it still counts, right?)
18) Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons)