Zoopark Nehvizdy

Jana

Jana

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A new private bird park opened yesterday. Directly on highway D8. Only 5 km east of Prague, in village Nehvizdy (well-off suburb area). Accessible by several city bus lines, with free parking.

I havent visited myself yet so can´t comment on it much. Few photos online hint on decent quality of aviaries.

Its internet site lists 100 bird species (waterfowl, pheasants, owls, parrots, flamingos...), 20 mammals (mostly low-maintenance public favorites like suricatas) and 3 tortoises. I had seen on photos some bird species not listed on the site, total species count migth be slightly higher.

zooparknehvizdy.cz – Zoo v Nehvizdech
 
Not many very rare species in there but a pretty good species list nonetheless, and a very extensive waterbird/waterfowl collection. Will be interesting to see what comes of it.
 
A Patagonian mara was born recently. And seriemas have 1 chick.

Caribbean flamingo flock is in mood for breeding, 5 pairs laid eggs and are incubating.

Northern white-faced scops-owls have eggs that should hatch any day.
 
At least 2 Caribbean flamingo chicks hatched.

The owner works on following future exhibits:
- new enclosure for racka sheep (Hungarian breed with funny horns)
- new aviaries for small species of birds of prey
- koi pond
- red river hog enclosure is ready but they wait for animals

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They got a new species - Western grey kangaroos (from Pilsen) arrived last month.

The zoopark owner employs 3 animal keepers, 1 zoologist lady with university degree (rule set by Czech zoo licencing law), 4 maintenance/construction guys, few catering staff (seems mostly part-time).

In preparation
- walk-through room with small exotic birds (probably astrilds I guess?).
- "tropical hall" - their first heated pavilion, species unknown.

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Some new species on show:

Ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) - 1,2 group
Buff-necked ibis (Theristicus caudatus) - 1,1 (I guess)
Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) - 1,0 (at least)
Magellan goose (Chloephaga picta) - 1,1 (no idea if they are of clean subspecies)
 
Jana said:
Some new species on show:

Ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) - 1,2 group
Buff-necked ibis (Theristicus caudatus) - 1,1 (I guess)
Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) - 1,0 (at least)
Magellan goose (Chloephaga picta) - 1,1 (no idea if they are of clean subspecies)
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T. caudatus was already on display last year and P. megalopterus is in a pair.
 
Their African pygmy falcons (Polihierax semitorquatus)´ve produced chicks. One is 1 month old and the second one is +2 months old. Both are hand-reared.

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I don´t know if this species is on show - they had only signage in front of an empty cage the last time.
 
Caribbean flamingos breed again with first chicks.

Wild white storks accepted an artificial nest built on a wooden pole above an aviary and have 1 big chick (could fledge in 2 weeks I guess).

New species: sun conures and a capybara
 
This season, 4 Caribbean flamingo chicks came through. The breeding group consists of 12 adults and 2 chicks from last year.

Source - visitor´s video
 
The new exhibit Ptačí Pokoj (bird room) opened today. A walk-though room with an aviary and small mammal tanks.

List of species (not complete!, if anybody knows others birds there please add it)
- domestic canary
- domestic zebra finch
- domestic diamont dove
- domestic gouldian finch
- black-throated finch (Poephila cincta)
- star finch (Bathilda ruficauda)
- diamond firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)
- Sudan golden sparrow (Passer luteus)
- hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus)
- Barbary striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys barbarus)
- fat-tailed gerbil (Pachyuromys duprasi)
- wild guinea pig (Cavia aperea)
- Seurat's spiny mouse (Acomys seurati)

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Jana said:
The zoopark owner employs 3 animal keepers, 1 zoologist lady with university degree (rule set by Czech zoo licencing law), 4 maintenance/construction guys, few catering staff (seems mostly part-time).
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I hope the zoologist has some kudos over information and regularly updates it
 
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