ZooChat Challenge UK 2019

MagpieGoose said:
Welsh Mountain Zoo- 05/01/2019

48) Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria)
49) Phantasmal Dart Frog (Epipedobates tricolor)
50) Chilean Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
51) Red-faced Spider Monkey (Ateles paniscus)
52) Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)
53) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
54) Black-faced Ibis (Theristicus melanopis)
55) Azara's Agouti (Dasyprocta azarae)
56) Giant Wood Rail (Aramides ypecaha)
57) Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
58) Goeldi's Monkey (Callimico goeldii)
59) Blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva)
60) Orange-winged Amazon (Amazona amazonica)
61) Yellow-fronted Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)
62) Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
63) Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)
64) Military Macaw (Ara militaris)
65) Darwin's Rhea (Rhea pennata)
66) Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)
67) Rosy-billed Pochard (Netta peposaca)
68) Chilean Teal (Anas flavirostris flavirostris)
69) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
70) Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
71) White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
72) Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)
73) Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys)
74) Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
75) Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
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Chester Zoo- 19/01/2019
76) Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
77) Ecuadorian Amazon (Amazona lilacina)
 
Blackpool Zoo 04/01/2019
If anything is incorrect please correct me


1. Red Titi Monkey

2. Squirrel Monkey

3. Brown Howler Monkey

4. Guatemalen Howler Monkey

5. Spider monkey

6. White Faced Saki

7. Geoffreys Marmoset

8. Emperor Tamarin

9. vicuña

10. Brazilian Tapir

11. Giant Anteater

12. Cotton Top Tamarin

13. Capybara

14. Magellanic Penguin

15. Blue and Gold Macaw

16. Scarlett Macaw

17. Greenwing Macaw

18. Yacare Caiman

19. Rhino iguana

20. Blue throated parakeet

21. Blue Crowned Parakeet

22. Black Curassow

23. Blue Throated Piping Guan

24. Ringed Teals

25. Fulvous Whistling Duck

26. Cinammon Teal

27. Scarlet Ibis

28. Inca Tern
 
james said:
Blackpool Zoo 04/01/2019
If anything is incorrect please correct me

3. Brown Howler Monkey

4. Guatemalen Howler Monkey

5. Spider monkey
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These three entries will need revising - the only two species of howler in Europe are black (A.caraya) and Venezuelan red (A.seniculus), so the chances are you just saw regular black, where the males are dark and females are blonde.
As for spider monkey, according to zootierliste Blackpool keep Colombian black so again you’re going to want to edit that entry!

So to sum up it should now read:

3. Black howler monkey
4. Colombian black spider monkey

And you should end up with a total of 27
 
Hi now the updated list of Blackpool Zoo 04/01/19

1. Red Titi Monkey

2. Squirrel Monkey

3. black Howler Monkey

4. Columbian Black Spider monkey

5. White Faced Saki

6. Geoffreys Marmoset

7. Emperor Tamarin

8. vicuña

9. Brazilian Tapir

10. Giant Anteater

11. Cotton Top Tamarin

12. Capybara

13. Magellanic Penguin

14. Blue and Gold Macaw

15. Scarlett Macaw

16. Greenwing Macaw

17. Yacare Caiman

18. Rhino iguana

19. Blue throated parakeet

20. Blue Crowned Parakeet

21. Black Curassow

22. Blue Throated Piping Guan

23. Ringed Teals

24. Fulvous Whistling Duck

25. Cinammon Teal

26. Scarlet Ibis

27. Inca Tern
 
ShonenJake13 said:
These three entries will need revising - the only two species of howler in Europe are black (A.caraya) and Venezuelan red (A.seniculus), so the chances are you just saw regular black, where the males are dark and females are blonde.
As for spider monkey, according to zootierliste Blackpool keep Colombian black so again you’re going to want to edit that entry!

So to sum up it should now read:

3. Black howler monkey
4. Colombian black spider monkey

And you should end up with a total of 27
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thanks for correcting me (genuinely, as I type this it sounds sarcastic) I have put the new list on now
 
I figured I would join the challenge as well - all of these were seen on two visits to Colchester Zoo within the last week; the animals are listed in order that I encounter them on my normal trip around the zoo rather than the order they were seen in:

1. Yellow-breasted capuchin monkey
2. Coppery titi monkey
3. Linnaeus' two-toed sloth
4. Golden-headed lion tamarin
5. Geoffroy's marmoset
6. Green iguana
7. Yellow-footed tortoise
8. Ornate horned frog Ceratophrys ornata
9. Dyeing (blue) poison-dart frog Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus"
10. Brazilian salmon tarantula Lasiodora parahybana
11. Green anaconda
12. Green-and-black poison-dart frog
13. Yellow-banded poison-dart frog
14. Ocellate river stingray
15. Black pacu
16. Ripsaw catfish
17. Pied tamarin
18. Red-bellied piranha
19. Pearl cichlid
20. Red giccibeps catfish Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps
21. False blochi catfish Corydoras delphax
22. Peppered catfish Corydoras paleatus
23. Bronze catfish Corydoras aeneus
24. Golden lion tamarin
25. Southern tamandua
26. Silver dollar
27. Freshwater angelfish Pterophyllum scalare
28. South American squirrel monkey
29. Red-backed bearded saki monkey
30. South American sea lion
31. Humboldt penguin
32. Peleides blue morpho butterfly
33. Giant owl butterfly Caligo memnon
34. Yellow-edged giant owl butterfly Caligo atreus
35. Ring-tailed coati
36. Darwin's rhea
37. Leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes
38. Bush dog
39. Andean condor
40. King vulture
41. Chilean flamingo
42. Giant anteater
43. Colombian black spider monkey

I have only included Latin names for species where confusion species are more likely.

Fish count: 11
 
ShonenJake13 said:
Chester Zoo

55. Capybara
56. Brazilian tapir
57. Pygmy marmoset
58. Bush dog
59. Ecuadorian amazon
60. Yellow cardinal
61. Spectacled owl
62. Giant otter
63. Chilean flamingo
64. Caribbean flamingo
65. Spectacled bear
66. Leaf-cutter ant
67. Jaguar
68. Golden poison frog
69. Marañon poison frog
70. Rio Cauca caecilian
71. Spectacled caiman
72. Green aracari
73. Collared trogon
74. Black howler monkey
75. Colombian black spider monkey
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Cotswold Wildlife Park

76. Black curassow
77. Coscoroba swan
78. Southern screamer
79. Argentine shoveler
80. Chiloe wigeon
81. Versicolor teal
82. Mara
83. Eyelash viper
84. Seba’s short-tailed bat
85. Muscovy duck
86. White-faced whistling duck
87. Fulvous whistling duck
88. Ringed teal
89. Chilean lapwing
90. Common squirrel monkey
91. Azara’s agouti
92. Blue-and-gold macaw
93. Cottontop tamarin
94. Six-banded armadillo
 
pipaluk said:
A quick detour off the A1 broke up my 350 mile round trip to West Yorkshire today and added a few more:

62 Giant Otter
63 Ring-tailed Coati
64 Common marmoset
65 Capybara
66 Mara

Fish still 11
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Shepreth 26/1/19

67 Black tailed marmoset
68 Pygmy marmoset
69 red - bellied tamarin
70 Large hairy armadillo
71 Maned Wolf
72 orange - winged amazon
73 Boa constrictor
74 Cuviers Dwarf Caiman
75 Brazilian tarantula
76 Black beauty stick insect
77 giant peppered cockroach
 
ShonenJake13 said:
I would actually like to know what the rules are here as some species (eg Bactrian camel, yak, Japanese quail) are only represented by their domesticated form...
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I believe the standing rule is that domestics do not count.

However.....

Pertinax said:
Does Cotswold have wild Muscovy?
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It certainly did when I last visited :) as did Slimbridge.
 
TeaLovingDave said:
It certainly did when I last visited :) as did Slimbridge.
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Just checking;)- I saw them at Slimbridge last month- though they have just one pair nowadays, but don't remember them at Cotswold.* The genuine wild version has always been a relatively uncommon species in the UK.

* Have found them in the Zoochat gallery for Cotswold, dated a few years back, so presumably they still have them. Great species- the wild version.
 
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pipaluk said:
Shepreth 26/1/19

67 Black tailed marmoset
68 Pygmy marmoset
69 red - bellied tamarin
70 Large hairy armadillo
71 Maned Wolf
72 orange - winged amazon
73 Boa constrictor
74 Cuviers Dwarf Caiman
75 Brazilian tarantula
76 Black beauty stick insect
77 giant peppered cockroach
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Not the best weather to visit Hamerton, but as I was nearby, I couldn't resist a visit anyway. After several circuits, I saw most of the available species

78 Goeldi's monkey
79 Pudu
80 Greater Curassow
81 Burrowing Owl
82 Sun Conure
83 Giant Wood Rail
84 Scarlet Ibis
85 Crested Seriema
86 Greater Rhea
87 Tayra
88 Daubenton's curassow
89 Greater Grison
90 Oncilla
91 Jaguarundi

There was also a green/red parrot in with the Daubenton's curassow, unsigned. I may add at a later date if it's south american .
 
pipaluk said:
Not the best weather to visit Hamerton, but as I was nearby, I couldn't resist a visit anyway. After several circuits, I saw most of the available species

78 Goeldi's monkey
79 Pudu
80 Greater Curassow
81 Burrowing Owl
82 Sun Conure
83 Giant Wood Rail
84 Scarlet Ibis
85 Crested Seriema
86 Greater Rhea
87 Tayra
88 Daubenton's curassow
89 Greater Grison
90 Oncilla
91 Jaguarundi

There was also a green/red parrot in with the Daubenton's curassow, unsigned. I may add at a later date if it's south american .
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Thanks to ShonenJake13 for the ID
92 White - eyed Conure

Short visit to Paradise Wildlife Park 2/2/19
93 Spectacled Owl
94 Military Macaw
95 Cane toad
96 Silvery marmoset
97 Emperor Tamarin
98 Three banded armadillo
99 Jaguar
100 Ocelot
101 Baron's Racer
102 False Water Cobra
 
Quincey said:
Camperdown Wildlife Centre - 06.01.19

33. Red-Handed Tamarin
34. Pygmy Marmoset
35. Hyacinth Macaw
36. Greater Rhea
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Edinburgh Zoo - 13.02.19

37. Darwin’s Rhea
38. Black & White Tegu
39. Giant Anteater
40. Vicuna
41. Brown Capuchin
42. Squirrel Monkey
43. Grey-Legged Douroucouli
44. Large Hairy Armadillo
45. Cotton-Top Tamarin
46. Red Fronted Macaw
47. Phantasmal Poison Dart Frog
48. Yellow Breasted Capuchin Monkey
49. White Faced Saki Monkey
50. Chilean Flamingo
 
MagpieGoose said:
Chester Zoo- 19/01/2019
76) Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
77) Ecuadorian Amazon (Amazona lilacina)
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The Exotic Zoo- 17/02/2019
78) Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
79) Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
80) Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
81) False Water Cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas)
82) Red-eye Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas)
83) Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
84) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
85) Long-tailed Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)

Annoyingly missed both Armadillo species!
 
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Shorts said:
That's a ballsy inclusion (though allowable per the rules) -I suspect I'm more South American than that owl. :D
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Only if you go with the lumpiest definition of the species :p generally speaking the New World races are split into Tyto furcata now.
 
TeaLovingDave said:
Only if you go with the lumpiest definition of the species :p generally speaking the New World races are split into Tyto furcata now.
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Many thanks for that clarification (I don't know how you taxonomy nerds keep up with all these developments). I've reviewed the situation and unfortunately for Magpie Goose, unless the bird was labelled Tyto furcata, I'll have to disallow it (blame TLD for schooling us).

Phew, I was morally uncomfortable allowing it -although the rules flex for practical reasons it did seem a bit absurd (it's one thing not knowing the provenance of a Jaguar which couldn't be found "that far" from South America but quite another for a world-ranging "species"). Bless taxonomy changes (in this instance).:)

Finally, I would point out that there are some, allowable, American Barn Owls in UK collections (mainly small birds of prey centres).
 
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