striated caracara
20th of June 2014 Species Spotlight – Striated Caracara
This week we take a look at our only Bird of Prey in the park Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis With only 500 breeding pairs in the wild, the Striated Caracara is one of our rarest inhabitants and they are listed as near threatened. In the past they were heavily...
13th of June 2014, Species Spotlight – Azure Wing Magpie
This week we highlight a species who fledged 2 chicks Azure Wing Magpie Cyanopica cyana There are 2 distant sub species of the Azure Wing, with one population (the one we keep) found in China, Japan & Korea, and the other located in Spain and Portugal. They inhabit...
21st February 2014 – Species Spotlight Marabou Stork
This week we are celebrating disgusting birds to the species spotlight this week falls upon one of the foulest birds in our collection Marabou Stork Leptoptilus crumeniferus The Marabou is native to central and southern Africa, moving between breeding and wintering grounds. They inhabit many types of habitats,...
Species Spotlight – Grey Treepie
This weeks species spotlight falls on our: Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae A member of the Crow family, Grey Treepies are found in the wild mostly in China but also in the Himalayan foothills of India and as far east as Taiwan. The alternative name for this species in...
