Blacksmith Plover
7th of November 2014 – Species Spotlight Edward's Pheasant
This week we saw more new arrivals into the park, one of them is subject of this weeks spotlight Edward's Pheasant Lophura edwardsi Endemic to the rainforests of Vietnam, the Edward's Pheasant is one of the rarest birds we keep here at Birdland. They are critically endangered and...
25th of July 2014 – Species Spotlight Double Wattled Cassowary
This week we need a big spotlight as we feature one of the worlds largest birds (and also most dangerous) Double Wattled Cassowary Casuarius casuarius Also known as the Southern Cassowary, this is one of the worlds biggest birds weighing in at up to 85kg (only the Ostrich is heavier)...
25th of April 2014 – Species Spotlight King Penguin
Today is World Penguin Day so I’m really left with no choice but to spotlight our star attraction King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonica patagonica Found in the wild along the Northern edge of Antarctica and on many sub-Antarctic islands including South Georgia, the Falklands and Deception, King Penguins are one...
28th of March, 2014 – Species Spotlight – Trumpeter Hornbill
This week we are highlighting one of the most dedicated mothers in the park Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator The birds are widespread throughout their range which includes South Africa, Kenya, Burundi and parts of Congo. They are of least concern on the IUCN list. As Hornbills go, they...
21st of March 2014 – Species Spotlight – Emu
This week the spotlight falls on a new species for Birdland Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae The Emu is the second largest bird in the world after the Ostrich and is a member of the Ratite family, which includes Ostrich, Rhea & Cassowary. They are native to Australia where they are common...
14th of March 2014 – Species Spotlight – Grey Peacock Pheasant
This week we concentrate on one of our first egg layers of the year Grey Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum Native to South East Asia and parts of India, where they frequent areas of lowland. They are the National bird of Myanmar and numbers are doing OK in the...
Week 28 – It's a boy………or girl?!
This week we have been catching up some of the birds that we are uncertain as to what gender they are. With many species of bird there are obvious differences between the sexes. You can go on size (male flamingos are taller, female Owls are larger), by colour (think male...
