ZooChat Challenge (Global) 2017

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TeaLovingDave said:
It is further worth noting that - as mentioned in this thread since my last post - had I visited Plzen a few months later I could have also counted most of those 36 species :p as many have now gone on-display!

Best get on with updating my list.....
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Well at least you saw them and managed to get there in the appropriate year :p

~Thylo
 
Chester Zoo (03/04/2017)

1) Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis)
2) Amethyst Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)
3) Javan Green Magpie (Cissa thalassina)
4) White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
5) Snowy-crowned Robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)
5) Inca Jay (Cyanocorax yncas)
6) Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
7) Madagascar Fody (Foudia madagascariensis)
8) Sumatran Laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor)
9) Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi)
10) Fairy-Bluebird (Irena puella)
11) Emerald Starling (Lamprotornis iris)
12) Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius)
13) Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
14) Peking Robin (Leiothrix lutea)
15) Bali Mynah (Leucopsar rothschildi)
16) Bengalese Finch (Lonchura striata)
17) Yellow-faced Mynah (Mino dumontii)
18) Collared Grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)
19) Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)
20) Timor Sparrow (Padda fuscata)
21) Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora)
22) Black-necked Weaver (Ploceus nigricollis nigricollis)
23) Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
24) Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
25) Brazilian Tanager (Ramphocelus bresilia)
26) Scissor-billed Starling (Scissirostrum dubium)
27) Timor Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata guttata)
28) Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei)
29) Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha occipitalis)
30) Chestnut-backed Ground-thrush (Zoothera dohertyi)
31) African Montane White-Eye (Zosterops poliogastrus)

Kirkleatham Owl Centre (09/04/2017)

32) White-backed Raven (Corvus albicollis)
33) Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
34) European Raven (Corvus corax corax)

Chester Zoo (29/05/2017)

35) Grey-winged Blackbird (Turdus boulboul)
36) Orange-headed Ground Thrush (Zoothera citrina cyanota)
37) Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Dryonastes courtoisi)
38) Mount Omei Liochichla (Liocichla omeiensis)
39) Western Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus)

Prague Zoo (17/06/2017)

40) White Wagtail (Motacilla alba alba)
41) Black-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus atriceps)
42) Spotted Palm-thrush (Cichladusa guttata)
43) Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope)
44) Sunda Whistling Thrush (Myophonus glaucinus)
45) Black-breasted Thrush (Turdus dissimilis)
46) Blackbird (Turdus merula)
47) Eurasian Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos philomelos)
48) Buffy Laughingthrush (Dryonastes berthemyi)
49) Black-throated Laughingthrush (Dryonastes chinensis chinensis)
50) White-throated Laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis)
51) Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus)
52) Red-fronted Laughingthrush (Garrulax rufifrons)
53) Moustached Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla cineracea)
54) Spotted Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata)
55) Scarlet-faced Liochichla (Liocichla ripponi)
56) Red-winged Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron formosum)
57) Helmeted Friarbird (Philemon buceroides)
58) Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
59) Red-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis niger)
60) Boehm's Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli boehmi)
61) Yunnan Greenfinch (Carduelis ambigua)
62) Common Linnet (Carduelis cannabina cannabina)
63) European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
64) European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
65) Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
66) Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Plzen Zoo (18/06/2017)

67) Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
68) Asian Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
69) Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
70) Upper Guinea Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus)
71) Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)
72) Cream-striped Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogrammicus)
73) Eastern White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis leucotis)
74) Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos)
75) Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)
76) White-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha albicapillus)
77) Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus)
78) Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
79) Grey-backed Thrush (Turdus hortulorum)
80) Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
81) Siberian Thrush (Zoothera sibirica)
82) Siamese White-crowned Laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus diardi)
83) Spectacled Laughingthrush (Rhinocichla mitrata)
84) Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
85) Azure Tit (Cyanistes cyanus)
86) Coal Tit (Periparus ater ater)
87) Black-breasted Tit (Periparus rufonuchalis)
88) Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
89) European Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
90) Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen hypoleuca)
91) Iberian Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cooki)
92) Slender-billed Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes macrorhynchos)
93) Pale-bellied Myna (Acridotheres cinereus)
94) Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
95) Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus)
96) Purple-backed Starling (Agropsar sturninus)
97) Short-tailed Starling (Aplonis minor)
98) Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis)
99) Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus)
100) Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus)
101) Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
102) White-shouldered Starling (Sturnia sinensis)
103) Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)
104) Oriental Greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
105) European Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes coccothraustes)
106) Chinese Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)
107) Northern Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula)
108) Long-tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus sibiricus)
109) Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)
110) Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)
111) Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)

Plzen Zoo (20/06/2017)

112) Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
113) European Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis)
114) Scaly Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor)
115) Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris)
116)Sudan Golden Sparrow (Passer luteus)
117) Napoleon Bishop (Euplectes afer afer)
118) Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus)
119) Fire-crowned Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus)
120) Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra curvirostra)

Zoopark Chomutov (22/06/2017)

121) European Jay (Garrulus glandarius glandarius)

Wildwood Trust - 23/09/2017

122) Western Jackdaw (Corvus monedula spermologus)
123) European Magpie (Pica pica pica)

Wingham Wildlife Park - 24/09/2017

124) Orange Weaver (Ploceus aurantius)

ZSL London Zoo - 14/10/2017

125) Purple Glossy-starling (Lamprotornis purpureus)
126) Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana)
127) Sunda Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida mulleri)
128) Orange-spotted Bulbul (Pycnonotus bimaculatus)
129) Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis)
130) Splendid Sunbird (Cinnyris coccinigastrus)
131) Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)
132) Ultramarine Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia brissonii)
133) Blue-faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa)
134) Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix)

So my final total for 2017 is 134 - not too bad considering the fact that barring my Czech trip I haven't been to many zoological collections this year, relatively speaking......
 
Zoo Tycooner FR said:
I thought I would join just for fun, as I have no chance at all to win or even be well-classed because I'm afraid the following additions are my first and last for this year. Let's go! :)

Zoo Berlin, 10/08/2017:

1) African quailfinch, Ortygospiza atricollis
2) African silverbill, Euodice cantans
3) Amethyst starling, Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
4) Asian glossy starling, Aplonis panayensis
5) Australian magpie (ssp. White-backed), Gymnorhina tibicen hypoleuca
6) Bali mynah, Leucopsar rothschildi
7) Black-and-white seedeater, Sporophila luctuosa
8) Black-faced dacnis, Dacnis lineata
9) Black-faced firefinch (ssp. Vinaceous), Lagonosticta larvata vinacea
10) Blue-and-grey tanager, Thraupis episcopus
11) Blue-capped cordon-bleu, Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
12) Blue-faced honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis
13) Brazilian tanager, Ramphocelus bresilia
14) Chestnut-backed ground-thrush, Zoothera dohertyi
15) Common bulbul, Pycnonotus barbatus
16) Common hill myna, Gracula religiosa intermedia
17) Common myna, Acridotheres tristis
18) Cuban grassquit, Tiaris canorus
19) Cut-throat finch, Amadina fasciata
20) Emerald starling, Lamprotornis iris
21) Golden-breasted starling, Lamprotornis regius
22) Golden-headed manakin, Ceratopipra erythrocephala
23) Gouldian finch, Erythrura gouldiae
24) Greater blue-eared glossy starling, Lamprotornis chalybaeus
25) Grey-headed oliveback, Nesocharis capistrata
26) Java finch, Padda oryzivora
27) Northern red bishop, Euplectes franciscanus
28) Paradise tanager (ssp. paradisea), Tangara chilensis paradisea
29) Red-billed leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea
30) Red-cheeked cordon-bleu, Uraeginthus bengalus
31) Red-headed parrot-finch, Erythrura psittacea
32) Red-rumped cacique, Cacicus haemorrhous
33) Rueppell's glossy starling, Lamprotornis purpuroptera
34) Scarlet-headed blackbird, Amblyramphus holosericeus
35) Spangled cotinga, Cotinga cayana
36) Superb starling, Lamprotornis superbus
37) Taveta golden weaver, Ploceus castaneiceps
38) Tricolor parrot-finch, Erythrura tricolor
39) Trumpet manucode, Manucodia keraudrenii
40) Village weaver, Ploceus cucullatus
41) Wattled starling, Creatophora cinerea
42) Western bluebill, Spermophaga haematina
43) White-eared bulbul, Pycnonotus leucotis
44) White-headed buffalo-weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli
45) White-necked raven, Corvus albicollis
46) Yellow-fronted canary, Serinus mozambicus
47) Zebra finch (ssp. Chestnut-eared finch), Taeniopygia guttata castanotis

and because I completely forgot this species but I don't want to change every line number :p :

48) Blue grosbeak, Passerina caerulea

Tierpark Berlin, 12/08/2017:

49) Antillean siskin, Carduelis dominicensis
50) Asian azure-winged magpie, Cyanopica cyanus
51) Asian black bulbul, Hypsipetes leucocephalus
52) Asian fairy-bluebird, Irena puella
53) Black-breasted thrush, Turdus dissimilis
54) Black-headed greenfinch, Carduelis ambigua
55) Black-throated laughingthrush, Dryonastes chinensis
56) Blue-and-yellow tanager, Thraupis bonariensis
57) Blue-crowned laughingthrush, Dryonastes courtoisi
58) Buffy laughingthrush, Dryonastes berthemyi
59) Chinese babax, Babax lanceolatus
60) Chinese grosbeak, Eophona migratoria
61) Chinese hwamei, Leucodioptron canorum
62) Common raven (ssp. nominate), Corvus corax corax
63) Crested oropendola, Psarocolius decumanus
64) European goldfinch (ssp. Grey-headed goldfinch), Carduelis carduelis caniceps
65) Greater Antillean bullfinch, Loxigilla violacea
66) Greater necklaced laughingthrush (ssp. picticollis), Garrulax pectoralis picticollis
67) Lesser necklaced laughingthrush, Garrulax monileger
68) Omei Shan liocichla, Liocichla omeiensis
69) Red-billed blue magpie, Urocissa erythroryncha
70) Red-crested finch, Coryphospingus cucullatus
71) Red-legged honeycreeper, Cyanerpes cyaneus
72) Red-tailed laughingthrush, Trochalopteron milnei
73) Red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus
74) Rosy starling, Pastor roseus
75) Scarlet-faced liocichla, Liocichla ripponi
76) Siberian thrush, Zoothera sibirica
77) Swallow tanager, Tersina viridis
78) Violaceous euphonia, Euphonia violacea
79) White-browed laughingthrush, Pterorhinus sannio
80) White-crested laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus
81) Yellow-faced grassquit, Tiaris olivaceus
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As I thought, these were my first and last additions for the year. Although quite poor compared to some members, 81 it is! Definitely had a great time chasing passerines at both zoos though. :)
 
I'e had a poor year for passerines. Only 33. But if it had been owls or waterfowl, I would have done well (49 and 47 respectively)
 
This is my complete list for the year. As I said earlier in the thread, it is surprising how poor the overall results globally were (from the zoos, not the contestants).


Delhi Zoo (Delhi, India) - 4 February
1) Bank Mynah Acridotheres ginginianus

Dusit Zoo (Bangkok, Thailand) - 5 February
2) Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha

Vinpearl Safari (Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam) - 1 March
3) Black-throated Laughing-thrush Garrulax chinensis
4) Black-collared Starling Sturnus nigricollis
5) Greater Hill Mynah Gracula religiosa
6) Common Mynah Acridotheres tristis
7) White-vented (Great) Mynah Acridotheres grandis

Saigon Zoo (Saigon, Vietnam) - 7 March
nothing added to the above species

Hanoi Zoo (Hanoi, Vietnam) - 14 May
8) Large-billed (Jungle) Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
9) Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus
10) Masked Laughing-thrush Garrulax perspicillatus
11) White-crested Laughing-thrush Garrulax leucolophus

Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo, aka Korat Zoo (Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand) - 17 May
nothing added to the above species

Dusit Zoo (Bangkok, Thailand) - 19 May
12) Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

Songkhla Zoo (Songkhla, Thailand) - 26 May
13) Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
14) Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps
15) Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
16) Lesser Necklaced Laughing-thrush Garrulax monileger
17) Asian Fairy Bluebird Irena puella

Penang Bird Park (Penang, Malaysia) - 29 May
18) Black And Red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
19) Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis
20) Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus flaviventris
21) Grey-bellied Bulbul Pycnonotus cyaniventris
22) Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni
23) Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus saularis
24) Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
25) Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
26) Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora
27) Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae
28) Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
29) Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda
30) Melba Finch Pytilia melba
31) Peter's Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus
32) Blue-capped Cordon Bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
33) Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
34) Red Avadavat (Strawberry Finch) Amandava amandava
35) Zanzibar Red Bishop Euplectes nigroventris
36) Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
37) Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
38) Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea
39) Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
40) Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra
41) Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
42) Grosbeak (Scissorbill) Starling Scissirostrum dubium
43) Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
44) Purple Glossy Starling Lamprotornis purpureus
45) Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
46) Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius
47) House Crow Corvus splendens

Taiping Zoo (Taiping, Malaysia) - 31 May
48) White-headed Munia Lonchura maja

Melbourne Museum (Melbourne, Australia) - 15 June
49) Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
50) Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
51) Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis

Healesville Sanctuary (Melbourne, Australia) - 17 June
52) Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
53) Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea
54) Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
55) Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
56) Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
57) White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
58) Superb Blue Wren Malurus cyaneus
59) Helmeted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix
60) White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
61) Diamond Finch Stagonopleura guttata
62) Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda
63) Chestnut-breasted Finch Lonchura castaneothorax
64) White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis
65) Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus
66) Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae

Moonlit Sanctuary (Melbourne, Australia) - 19 June
67) Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera (Xanthomyza) phrygia


 
I gave up on maintaining this a long time ago, but I had a brief burst of energy this morning so I looked at my notes and did some shoddy calculations. I added about 150 species after Switzerland, but we'll assume I made some mistakes and call it 135, so that would theoretically give me 215. Obviously this doesn't count, but since @CGSwans also seems to have dropped out we can compete for the slackers' cup.
Jurong turned out not to be the gold mine I'd hoped, especially Wings of Asia which gave me nowhere near the 40-50 Zooish suggested (although obviously at that point I'd seen almost 200 species in Europe). Artis was also a disappointment, according to my notes I didn't find a single new species there.
Next year I don't have any big collection based trips planned, so I probably won't compete in whatever challenge comes up.
Happy New Year everyone!
 
I still have my notes, but admittedly haven't had the energy to sort them out (and lack the time today to do so). Suffice to say I'm many birds shy of Vision's total.
 
I know it's not 2018 for everyone yet (or here for another half hour) but it seems everyone's submitted their final totals and I probably won't be online for about a month after tonight (I'm going away on a trip!) so I'll post the finale totals now:

1) Vision 270
2) CGSwan 231
3) FunkyGibbon ~215
4) jayjds2 180
5) TeaLovingDave 134
6) Dormitator 117
7) vogelcommando 102
8) LaughingDove 82
9) Zoo Tycooner FR 81
10) MagpieGoose 76
11) GerbenElzinga 67
11) Chlidonias 67
12) ThylacineAlive 63
13) KevinVar 42
14) Zygodactyl 38
15) Marhi 35
16) zoogiraffe 32
17) Fireplume 25
18) DragonDust101 12
19) Dylan 5
20) Fresco3 2
21) pipaluk 1

Congratulations to Vision for winning this year and thank you to everyone who participated in this year's challenge and I hope to see you all in the 2018 ZooChat Challenge!

~Thylo
 
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I must wonder how different my total would have been had I managed to do my trips to DWA, San Diego, Walsrode, Berlin. and Plzen this year as originally planned :p

~Thylo
 
You missed a couple of my posts, thylo ;)

LaughingDove said:
Additions from Welsh Mountain Zoo:

83) Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
84) Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
85) Black-breasted Thrush (Turdus dissimilis)
86) Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)
87) Golden-breasted Bunting (Emberiza flaviventris)

And can anyone identify this: ID Please | ZooChat I was able to identify most unsigned birds at the zoo (of which there were many) but I'm not sure on this one.

Also, has anyone else noticed the really stupid error on my part in my previous post (the quoted one)? :p
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LaughingDove said:
Sewerby Zoo:

88) Star Finch (Neochmia ruficauda)
89) African Silverbill (Euodice cantans)
90) Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
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Also, it doesn't change the order but I don't think I ever got around to adding theses species that Warsaw Zoo obtained/put on show mid-year, so for completeness:

91) Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus)
92) Red-collared Widowbird (Euplectes ardens)
93) Cuban Grassquit (Phonipara canora)
 
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