Birds of Eden
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Birds of Eden is the world's largest free flight aviary
and bird sanctuary, located in the Western Cape
, South Africa
. The mesh dome of the sanctuary was built over 2.3 hectares (5.7 acre) of indigenous forest, and is up to 55 metres (180.4 ft) above ground level. 1.2 kilometre (0.745647283979768 mi) of walkways, about 75% of which are elevated, let visitors see the birds at all levels of the aviary.
The 2.3 hectares (5.7 acre) enclosure is covered 3.2 hectares (7.9 acre) of wire mesh resting on cables strung between 28 masts. The masts vary in length between 2 and 34 m (6.6 and 111.5 ) and at its highest point the mesh is 55 metres (180.4 ft) above the ground. The total weight of the wire mesh is about 80 tonnes, and it encloses a total volume of 375372 cubic metres (13,256,136.9 cu ft).
Visitors can access the aviary through about 1.2 kilometre (0.745647283979768 mi) of walkways, about 75% of which are elevated to let them see the birds in all areas of the aviary. Visitors can tour the facility on their own, or take a guided tour.
The enclosure was built over indigenous forest and includes a natural gorge with a waterfall, and a 200 seat amphitheater. The Thanda Cafe is available for hungry visitors.
Birds of Eden houses birds (except raptors) that have been previously kept in cages and have now been re-acclimated to a larger environment. It is also home to miniature monkeys including cotton-top tamarins and golden-handed tamarins, which are allowed to roam free. Birds of Eden will also take in pet birds which their owners want to allow more freedom.
In 2011 the sanctuary was home to about 3000 birds representing more than 280 species.
Aviary
An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds. Unlike cages, aviaries allow birds a larger living space where they can fly; hence, aviaries are also sometimes known as flight cages...
and bird sanctuary, located in the Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The mesh dome of the sanctuary was built over 2.3 hectares (5.7 acre) of indigenous forest, and is up to 55 metres (180.4 ft) above ground level. 1.2 kilometre (0.745647283979768 mi) of walkways, about 75% of which are elevated, let visitors see the birds at all levels of the aviary.
Facilities
Visitors can access the aviary through about 1.2 kilometre (0.745647283979768 mi) of walkways, about 75% of which are elevated to let them see the birds in all areas of the aviary. Visitors can tour the facility on their own, or take a guided tour.
The enclosure was built over indigenous forest and includes a natural gorge with a waterfall, and a 200 seat amphitheater. The Thanda Cafe is available for hungry visitors.
Animals
In 2011 the sanctuary was home to about 3000 birds representing more than 280 species.
- African Grey ParrotAfrican Grey ParrotThe African Grey Parrot , also known as the Grey Parrot, is a medium-sized parrot found in the primary and secondary rainforest of West and Central Africa. Experts regard it as one of the most intelligent birds. They feed primarily on palm nuts, seeds, fruits, leafy matter, but have been observed...
(Psittacus erithacus) - African Pied WagtailAfrican Pied WagtailThe African Pied Wagtail is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.-Habitat and distribution:It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial...
(Motacilla aguimp) - Alexandrine ParakeetAlexandrine ParakeetThe Alexandrine Parakeet or Alexandrian Parrot is a member of the psittaciformes order and of the psittacines family...
(Psittacula eupatria) - Bare-eyed CockatooWestern CorellaThe Western Corella formerly known as the Western Long-billed Corella, is a species of white cockatoo endemic to south-western Western Australia.-Taxonomy:...
(Cacatua pastinator) - Barraband’s ParakeetSuperb ParrotThe Superb Parrot , is a parrot native to southeastern Australia...
(Polytelis swainsonii) - Bearded BarbetBearded BarbetThe Bearded Barbet is an African barbet. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills....
(Lybius dubius) - Black-capped ConureBlack-capped ParakeetThe Black-capped Parakeet or Rock Parakeet , also known as the Black-capped Conure or Rock Conure in aviculture, is a parrot native to the south-western Amazon Basin and adjacent east Andean slopes in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil...
(Pyrrhura rupicola) - Black CrowCape CrowThe Cape Crow or Black Crow is slightly larger than the Carrion Crow and is completely black with a slight gloss of purple in the feathers. It has proportionately longer legs, wings and tail too and has a much longer, slimmer bill that seems to be designed for probing into the ground for...
(Corvus capensis) - Black Headed CaiqueBlack-headed ParrotThe Black-headed Parrot , also known as the Black-headed Caique, Black-capped Parrot or Pallid Parrot The Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus; sometimes incorrectly Pionites melanocephala), also known as the Black-headed Caique, Black-capped Parrot or Pallid Parrot The Black-headed Parrot...
(Pionites melanocephala) - Blue and Gold MacawBlue-and-yellow MacawThe Blue-and-Yellow Macaw , also known as the Blue-and-Gold Macaw, is a member of the group of large Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It breeds in forest and woodland of tropical South America from Trinidad and Venezuela south to Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay...
(Ara ararauna) - Blue CraneBlue CraneThe Blue Crane , also known as the Stanley Crane and the Paradise Crane, is the national bird of South Africa. It is a tall, ground-dwelling bird, but is fairly small by the standards of the crane family. It is 100–120 cm tall and weighs 4.0–6.2 kg...
(Anthropiodes paradisea) - Blue Eared PheasantBlue Eared PheasantThe Blue Eared Pheasant, Crossoptilon auritum is a large, up to 96 cm long, dark blue-grey pheasant with velvet black crown, red bare facial skin, yellow iris, long white ear coverts behind the eyes and crimson legs. Its tail of twenty-four elongated bluish grey feathers is curved, loose and...
(Crossoptilon auritum) - Blue-fronted AmazonBlue-fronted AmazonThe Blue-fronted Amazon , also called the Turquoise-fronted Amazon and Blue-fronted Parrot, is a South American species of Amazon parrot and one of the most common Amazon parrots kept in captivity as a pet or companion parrot...
(Amazona aestiva) - Blue-headed ParrotBlue-headed ParrotThe Blue-headed Parrot, also known as the Blue-headed Pionus, Pionus menstruus, is a medium large parrot. It is about 27 cm long and they are mainly green with a blue head and neck, and red under tail feathers. It is a resident bird in tropical and subtropical South America and southern...
(Pionus menstruus) - Bourke's ParrotBourke's ParrotThe Bourke's Parrot , also known as the Bourke's Parakeet or "Bourkie", is a small parrot originating in Australia and the only species in its genus Neopsephotus...
(Neophema bourkii) - Brown-headed ParrotBrown-headed ParrotThe Brown-headed Parrot is a mostly green African parrot with a greyish-brown head and yellow under its wings. The adult birds have yellow irises and juvenile birds have brown irises....
(Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) - BudgerigarBudgerigarThe Budgerigar , also known as Common Pet Parakeet or Shell Parakeet informally nicknamed the budgie, is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot, and the only species in the Australian genus Melopsittacus...
(Melopsittacus undulatus) - Buffoni Guinea TuracoGreen TuracoThe Guinea Turaco , also known as the Green Turaco, is a species of turaco, a group of near-passerines birds. It is found in forests of West and Central Africa, ranging from Senegal east to DR Congo and south to northern Angola. It lays two eggs in a tree platform nest...
(Tauraco persa buffoni) - Buru Red LoryRed LoryThe Red Lory is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Moluccas and surrounding islands in Indonesia.Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests....
(Eos bornea cyanothus) - Cape BatisCape BatisThe Cape Batis, Batis capensis, is a small passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is resident in the highlands of southern and eastern South Africa and Zimbabwe....
(Batis capensis) - Cape CanaryCape CanaryThe Cape Canary is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in eastern and southern Africa and has been introduced to Mauritius and Réunion....
(Serinus canicollis) - Cape CormorantCape CormorantThe Cape Cormorant or Cape Shag, Phalacrocorax capensis, is a bird endemic to the southwestern coasts of Africa.It breeds from Namibia south to southern Cape Province. In the nonbreeding season, it may be found as far north as the mouth of the Congo, and also extends up the east coast of South...
(Phalacrocorax capensis) - Cape RobinCape Robin-ChatThe Cape Robin-Chat, Cossypha caffra, is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.It is a mainly resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa from Kenya south to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland...
(Cossypha caffra) - Cape Rock TrushOlive ThrushThe Olive Thrush is, in its range, one of the most common members of the thrush family . It occurs in east African highlands from Eritrea and Ethiopia in north to the Cape of Good Hope in south...
(Turdus olivaceus) - Cape ShovelerCape ShovelerThe Cape Shoveler Anas smithii formerly known as Cape Shoveller is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas. It is resident in South Africa, and uncommon further north in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zambia.This 51–53 cm long duck is non-migratory,...
(Anas smithii) - Cape WeaverCape WeaverThe Cape Weaver is a resident breeding bird species endemic to South Africa.This common species occurs in grassland, agricultural and fynbos habitats, often near rivers...
(Ploceus capensis) - Cape White-eyeCape White-eyeThe Cape White-eye, Zosterops pallidus, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is native to southern Africa.-Taxonomy:There are six subspecies. Traditionally, the western nominate group and the eastern capensis group have been treated as separate species; the Orange River White-eye ...
(Zosterops pallidus) - Citron-crested CockatooCitron-crested CockatooThe Citron-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata is a medium-sized cockatoo with an orange crest, dark grey beak, pale orange ear patches, and strong feet and claws. The underside of the larger wing and tail feathers have a pale yellow colour. The eye colour ranges from brown through...
(Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata) - CockatielCockatielThe Cockatiel , also known as the Quarrion and the Weiro, is the smallest cockatoo endemic to Australia. They are prized as a household pet and companion parrot throughout the world and are relatively easy to breed...
(Nymphicus hollandicus) - Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Diamond DoveDiamond DoveThe Diamond Dove is a bird resident in Australia.The dove predominantly exists in areas near water but which are lightly arid or semi-arid in nature, being Central, West and Northern Australia. They are one of Australia's smallest pigeons along with the Peaceful Dove...
(Geopelia cuneata) - Ducorps' CockatooDucorps' CockatooThe Solomons Cockatoo , also known as the Ducorps' Cockatoo, Solomons Corella or Broad-crested Corella, is a species of cockatoo endemic to the Solomon Islands. This small white cockatoo is larger than the Tanimbar Corella yet smaller than the Umbrella Cockatoo...
(Cacatua ducorpsii) - Dumonti’s (Yellow-faced) MynahYellow-faced MynaThe Yellow-faced Myna is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in New Guinea and nearby smaller islands....
(Mino dumontii) - Dusky ConureDusky-headed ParakeetThe Dusky-headed Parakeet , also known as the or Weddell's Conure or Dusky-headed Conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot found in wooded habitats in the western Amazon Basin. It prefers semi-open habitats such as várzea, forest edge and forest remnants, but can also be found in coffee...
(Aratinga weddellii) - Dusky LoryDusky LoryThe Dusky Lory is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family, and the only species of the genus Pseudeos. Alternative common names are the White-rumped Lory or the Dusky-orange Lory. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.-Description:The Dusky Lory is short tailed parrot about...
(Pseudeos fuscata) - Fairy-bluebirdFairy-bluebirdThe two fairy-bluebirds are small passerine bird species found in forests and plantations in tropical southern Asia and the Philippines. They are the sole members of the genus Irena and family Irenidae, and are related to the ioras and leafbirds.These are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn...
(Irena puella) - Fork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed DrongoThe Fork-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis, also called the Common Drongo, African Drongo or Savanna Drongo, is a drongo, a type of small passerine bird of the Old World tropics. The species was earlier considered to cover Asia, but the Asian species is now called the Black Drongo...
(Dicrurus adsimilis) - Golden-capped ParakeetGolden-capped ParakeetThe Golden-capped Parakeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat...
(Aratinga auricapilla) - Golden-mantled RosellaEastern RosellaThe Eastern Rosella is a rosella native to southeast of the Australian continent and to Tasmania. It has been introduced to New Zealand where feral populations are found in the North Island and in the hills around Dunedin in the South Island.-Taxonomy:The Eastern Rosella was named by...
(Platycercus eximius) - Golden PheasantGolden PheasantThe Golden Pheasant or "Chinese Pheasant", is a gamebird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae...
(Chrysolphus pictus) - Greater FlamingoGreater FlamingoThe Greater Flamingo is the most widespread species of the flamingo family. It is found in parts of Africa, southern Asia , and southern Europe...
(Phoenicopterus ruber) - Green PheasantGreen PheasantThe Green Pheasant, Phasianus versicolor, also known as Japanese Pheasant, is native to the Japanese Archipelago, to which it is endemic. The male is distinguished from that species by its dark green plumage on the breast and mantle. The male also has an iridescent violet neck, red bare facial...
(Phasianus versicolor) - Greenback Bleating WarblerGrey-backed CamaropteraThe Grey-backed Camaroptera is a small warbler. This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert....
(Camaroptera brachyura) - Green-naped LorikeetRainbow LorikeetThe Rainbow Lorikeet, is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia , Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In Australia, it is common along the eastern seaboard, from Queensland to South Australia and northwest Tasmania...
(Trichoglossus haematodus) - Greybacked Bleating WarblerGrey-backed CamaropteraThe Grey-backed Camaroptera is a small warbler. This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert....
(Camaroptera brevicaudata) - Grey HornbillAfrican Grey HornbillThe African Grey Hornbill, Tockus nasutus, is a hornbill. Hornbills are a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World.The African Grey Hornbill is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa and into Arabia....
(Tockus nasutus) - Grey LoryGrey Go-away-birdThe Grey Go-away-bird , also known as Grey Lourie, Grey Loerie, or Kwêvoël, is a southern African bird of uniform grey with black beak and strikingly pink gape. It is widespread in savanna woodland, a clumsy flier though extremely agile in clambering through tree crowns. It has a distinctive loud...
(Corythaixoides concolor) - Guinea TuracoGreen TuracoThe Guinea Turaco , also known as the Green Turaco, is a species of turaco, a group of near-passerines birds. It is found in forests of West and Central Africa, ranging from Senegal east to DR Congo and south to northern Angola. It lays two eggs in a tree platform nest...
(Tauraco persa persa) - HammerkopHammerkopThe Hamerkop , also known as Hammerkop,Hammerkopf, Hammerhead, Hammerhead Stork, Umbrette, Umber Bird, Tufted Umber, or Anvilhead, is a medium-sized wading bird...
(Scopus umbretta) - Hartlaub's TuracoHartlaub's TuracoThe Hartlaub's Turaco is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family.It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
(Tauraco hartlaubi) - Helmeted GuineafowlHelmeted GuineafowlThe Helmeted Guineafowl is the best known of the guineafowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus Numida...
(Numida meleagris) - Indian Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
- Indian Green Winged DoveEmerald DoveThe Common Emerald Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and east through Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, to northern and eastern Australia. The dove is also known by the names of Green Dove and...
(Chalcophaps indica) - Indian Ringnecked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri manillensis)
- Jandaya Conure (Aratinga jandaya)
- Java SparrowJava SparrowThe Java Sparrow, Padda oryzivora also known as Java Finch, Java Rice Sparrow or Java Rice Bird is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Java, Bali and Bawean in Indonesia. It is a popular cagebird, and has been introduced in a large number of other...
(Padda oryzivora) - Knysna Lourie (Tauraco corythaix)
- Knysna Warbler (Bradypterus sylvaticus)
- Knysna WoodpeckerKnysna WoodpeckerThe Knysna Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is endemic to South Africa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland....
(Campethera notata) - Laughing DoveLaughing DoveThe Laughing Dove is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara, the Middle East and southern Asia east to India. In India it is also known as the Little Brown Dove...
(Streptopelia senegalensis) - Laughing KookaburraLaughing KookaburraThe Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae, is a carnivorous bird in the kingfisher family Halcyonidae. Native to eastern Australia, it has also been introduced to parts of New Zealand, Tasmania and Western Australia. Male and female adults are similar in plumage, which is predominantly brown and...
(Dacelo novaeguineae) - Lesser FlamingoLesser FlamingoThe Lesser Flamingo is a species in the flamingo family of birds that resides in Africa and in southern Asia...
(Phoenicopterus minor) - Luzon Bleeding-heartLuzon Bleeding-heartThe Luzon Bleeding-heart is one of a number of species of ground dove in the genus Gallicolumba that are called "bleeding-hearts".They get this name from a splash of vivid red colour at the centre of their white breasts...
(Gallicolumba luzonica) - Malachite SunbirdMalachite SunbirdThe Malachite Sunbird, Nectarinia famosa is a small nectivorous bird found in the southern part of the Southern African region.- Taxonomy :...
(Nectarinia famosa) - Mandarin DuckMandarin DuckThe Mandarin Duck , or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. It is 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan.-Description:...
(Aix galericulata) - Maroon-bellied Conure (Pyrrhura rupicola)
- Masked LovebirdMasked LovebirdThe Yellow-collared Lovebird , also called Masked Lovebird or Eye Ring Lovebird, is a monotypic species of bird of the lovebird genus in the parrot family...
(Agapornis personata) - Moluccan Red LoryRed LoryThe Red Lory is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Moluccas and surrounding islands in Indonesia.Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests....
(Eos bornea bornea) - Moustached Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri)
- Nanday Conure (Nandayus nenday)
- Olive WoodpeckerOlive WoodpeckerThe Olive Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27...
(Mesopicos griseocephalus) - Orange-breasted SunbirdOrange-breasted SunbirdThe Orange-breasted Sunbird, Anthobaphes violacea, is the only member of the bird genus Anthobaphes although it is sometimes placed in the genus Nectarinia...
(Nectarinia violacea) - Ornate LorikeetOrnate LorikeetThe Ornate Lorikeet is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby smaller islands in Indonesia. It is found in forest, woodland, mangrove and plantations, and is locally common....
(Trichoglossus ornatus) - Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
- Patagonian Conure (Cyanoliseus patagonus)
- Peach-fronted Conure (Aratinga aurea)
- Plum-headed ParakeetPlum-headed ParakeetThe Plum-headed Parakeet is a parakeet endemic to the Indian Subcontinent, being a resident breeder in much of the region.-Description:...
(Psittacula cyanocephala) - Princess ParrotPrincess ParrotThe colourful Princess Parrot, Polytelis alexandrae, is an Australian bird of the parrot family. Its name was given in honour of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who later married the Prince of Wales Edward VII and eventually became the Queen of England...
(Polytelis alexandrae) - Purple-crested TuracoPurple-crested TuracoThe Purple-crested Turaco is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family.It is found in Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
(Tauraco porphyreolophus) - Quaker Parakeet (Myiopsitta monchus)
- Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
- Red-and-yellow BarbetRed-and-yellow BarbetThe Red-and-yellow Barbet is a species of African barbet found in eastern Africa. The males of the species have distinctive black , red and yellow plumage, while youngsters and females are similar, but a little more dull. The species lives in broken terrain and both nests and roosts in burrows...
(Trachyphonus erythrocephalus) - Red-billed HornbillRed-billed HornbillRed-billed Hornbill is a relatively small species of hornbill found in savanna and woodland of sub-Saharan Africa. It is sometimes split into five species, the Northern Red-billed Hornbill , Western Red-billed Hornbill , Tanzania Red-billed Hornbill , Southern Red-billed Hornbill Red-billed...
(Tockus erythrorhynchus) - Red-crowned ParakeetRed-crowned ParakeetThe Red-crowned Parakeet, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, is a small species of parrot from New Zealand. The species was once lumped with several other parrots from New Zealand's outlying islands, New Caledonia and Norfolk Island, but these have now been afforded full species status...
(Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) - Red-fronted Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi)
- Red-masked Conure (Aratinga erythrogenys)
- Red-rumped ParrotRed-rumped ParrotThe Red-rumped Parrot , also known as the Red-backed Parrot or Grass Parrot, is a common bird of south-eastern Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin.-Description:...
(Psephotus haematonotus) - Red-winged StarlingRed-winged StarlingThe Red-winged Starling, Onychognathus morio, is a bird of the starling family Sturnidae native to eastern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape in South Africa. It is known in Afrikaans as the Rooivlerkspreeu.-Taxonomy:...
(Onychogathus morio) - Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus)
- Rock PigeonRock PigeonThe Rock Dove or Rock Pigeon, is a member of the bird family Columbidae . In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon"....
(Columba guinea) - Rosy-faced LovebirdRosy-faced LovebirdThe Rosy-faced Lovebird , also known as the Peach-faced Lovebird, is a species of lovebird native to arid regions in southwestern Africa such as the Namib Desert. A loud and constant chirper, these birds are very social animals and often congregate in small groups in the wild. They eat throughout...
(Agapornis roseicollis) - Royal Starling (Cosmopsarus regius)
- Rüppell's Parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii)
- Sacred IbisSacred IbisThe African Sacred Ibis is a species of ibis.-Description:An adult individual is 68 cm long with all-white body plumage apart from dark plumes on the rump. The bald head and neck, thick curved bill and legs are black. The white wings show a black rear border in flight...
(Threskiornis aethiopicus) - Scarlet IbisScarlet IbisThe Scarlet Ibis is a species of ibis that inhabits tropical South America and also Trinidad and Tobago. It is the national bird of Trinidad and is featured on the Trinidad and Tobago coat of arms along with Tobago's national bird, the Rufous-vented Chachalaca.-Taxonomy:This species is very...
(Eudocimus ruber) - Scaly-headed ParrotScaly-headed ParrotThe Scaly-headed Parrot is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots. It is also called Scaly-headed Pionus, Maximilian Pionus, Maximilian Parrot, Maximilian's Pionus, or Maximilian's Parrot.It is found in eastern Brazil, central and eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern...
(Pionus maximiliani) - Senegal ParrotSenegal ParrotThe Senegal Parrot is a Poicephalus parrot which is a resident breeder across a wide range of west Africa. It makes migrations within west Africa, according to the availability of the fruit, seeds and blossoms which make up its diet. It is considered a farm pest in Africa, often feeding on...
(Poicephalus senegalus) - Silver PheasantSilver PheasantThe Silver Pheasant is a species of pheasant found in forests, mainly in mountains, of mainland Southeast Asia, and eastern and southern China, with introduced populations in Hawaii and various locations in the US mainland. The male is black and white, while the female is mainly brown...
(Lophura nycthemera) - Slender-billed Conure (Enicognathus leptorhynchus)
- Solomon Eclectus ParrotEclectus ParrotThe Eclectus Parrot, Eclectus roratus, is a parrot native to the Solomon Islands, Sumba, New Guinea and nearby islands, northeastern Australia and the Maluku Islands...
(Eclectus roratus solomonensis) - South African Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
- Squacco HeronSquacco HeronThe Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, is a small heron, long, of which the body is , with wingspan. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Europe and the Greater Middle East.-Behaviour:...
(Ardeola ralloides) - Sun ConureSun ConureThe Sun Parakeet or Sun Conure is a medium-sized brightly colored parrot native to northeastern South America. The adult male and female...
(Aratinga solstitialis) - Superb StarlingSuperb StarlingThe Superb Starling is a member of the starling family of birds. It can commonly be found in East Africa, including Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Used to be known as Spreo superbus .-Description:...
(Lamprotornis superbus) - Swee WaxbillSwee WaxbillThe Swee Waxbill Estrilda melanotis also known as Yellow-bellied Waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in of Sub-Saharan Africa....
(Estrilda melanotis) - Tambourine DoveTambourine DoveThe Tambourine Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its range extends from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Kenya and southwards through eastern Africa to south-eastern South Africa, but it is absent...
(Turtur tympanistria) - Timneh Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus timneh)
- Triton CockatooSulphur-crested CockatooThe Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita, is a relatively large white cockatoo found in wooded habitats in Australia and New Guinea. They can be locally very numerous, leading to them sometimes being considered pests...
(Cacatua galerita triton) - Umbrella CockatooUmbrella CockatooThe White Cockatoo, Cacatua alba , is a medium-sized, approximately long cockatoo endemic to the islands of Halmahera, Bacan, Ternate, Tidore, Kasiruta and Mandiole in North Maluku, Indonesia. This threatened white parrot has brown or black eyes and a dark grey beak...
(Cacatua alba) - Violet TuracoViolet TuracoThe Violet Turaco is a large turaco, a group of African near-passerines. It is a resident breeder in the forests of tropical west Africa. It lays two eggs in a tree platform nest....
(Musophaga violacea) - Wagler's Conure (Aratinga wagleri)
- White-eyed ConureWhite-eyed ConureThe White-eyed Parakeet or White-eyed Conure is a parrot native to South America.-Taxonomy:First described by German zoologist Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller in 1776, its specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek leukos "white" and ophthalmos "eye".-Description:The White-eyed Parakeet...
(Aratinga leucophthalmus) - White StorkWhite StorkThe White Stork is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average from beak tip to end of tail, with a wingspan...
(Ciconia ciconia) - Yellow-bibbed LoryYellow-bibbed LoryThe Yellow-bibbed Lory is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.-Description:...
(Lorius chlorocercus) - Yellow-billed HornbillEastern Yellow-billed HornbillThe Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill , formerly Northern Yellow-billed Hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It resembles the Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, but has blackish skin around...
(Tockus flavirostris) - Yellow-streaked LoryYellow-streaked LoryThe Yellowish-streaked Lory , also known as the Streaked Lory or Yellow-streaked Lory, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea...
(Chalcopsitta scintillata) - Zebra DoveZebra DoveThe Zebra Dove Geopelia striata, also known as Barred Ground Dove, is a bird of the dove family Columbidae, native to South-east Asia. It is closely related to the Peaceful Dove of Australia and New Guinea and the Barred Dove of eastern Indonesia...
(Geopelia striata) - Zebra FinchZebra FinchThe Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata, is the most common and familiar estrildid finch of Central Australia and ranges over most of the continent, avoiding only the cool moist south and the tropical far north. It also can be found natively in Indonesia and East Timor...
(Poephila guttata)