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| Date opening | 2005-12-15 |
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| Location | Western Cape, South Africa |
| Land area | 21,761 square metres (2.1761 ha) |
| Coordinates | 33°58′S 23°29′E / 33.96°S 23.48°ECoordinates: 33°58′S 23°29′E / 33.96°S 23.48°E |
| Number of animals | 3000 |
| Number of species | 200 |
| Website | http://www.birdsofeden.co.za |
Birds of Eden is an aviary and bird sanctuary in the Western Cape, South Africa.
The aviary covers an area of 21,761 square metres (234,230 sq ft) with a total volume of 375,372 cubic metres (13,256,100 cu ft)[1].
Around 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) of walkways provide access for visitors. [2]
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Birds
The sanctuary is home to around 3000 birds from over 200 different species.
List of birds
- African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
- African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp)
- Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
- Bare-eyed Cockatoo (Cacatua pastinator)
- Barraband’s Parakeet (Polytelis swainsonii)
- Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius)
- Black-capped Conure (Pyrrhura rupicola)
- Black Crow (Corvus capensis)
- Black Headed Caique (Pionites melanocephala)
- Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna)
- Blue Crane (Anthropiodes paradisea)
- Blue Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
- Blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva)
- Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)
- Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)
- Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
- Buffoni Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa buffoni)
- Buru Red Lory (Eos bornea cyanothus)
- Cape Batis (Batis capensis)
- Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis)
- Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis)
- Cape Robin (Cossypha caffra)
- Cape Rock Trush (Turdus olivaceus)
- Cape Shoveler (Anas smithii)
- Cape Weaver (Ploceus capensis)
- Cape White-eye (Zosterops pallidus)
- Citron-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata)
- Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
- Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata)
- Ducorps' Cockatoo (Cacatua ducorpsii)
- Dumonti’s (Yellow-faced) Mynah (Mino dumontii)
- Dusky Conure (Aratinga weddellii)
- Dusky Lory (Pseudeos fuscata)
- Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)
- Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis)
- Golden-capped Parakeet (Aratinga auricapilla)
- Golden-mantled Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
- Golden Pheasant (Chrysolphus pictus)
- Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
- Greenback Bleating Warbler (Camaroptera brachyura)
- Green-naped Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
- Greybacked Bleating Warbler (Camaroptera brevicaudata)
- Grey Hornbill (Tockus nasutus)
- Grey Lory (Corythaixoides concolor)
- Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa persa)
- Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta)
- Hartlaub's Turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi)
- Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
- Indian Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
- Indian Green Winged Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
- Indian Ringnecked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri manillensis)
- Jandaya Conure (Aratinga jandaya)
- Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora)
- Knysna Lourie (Tauraco corythaix)
- Knysna Warbler (Bradypterus sylvaticus)
- Knysna Woodpecker (Campethera notata)
- Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
- Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
- Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor)
- Lesser Jardine’s Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi)
- Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove (Gallicolumba luzonica)
- Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa)
- Manadrin Duck (Aix galericulata)
- Maroon Bellied Conure (Pyrrhura rupicola)
- Masked Lovebird (Agapornis personata)
- Maximillian Parrot Pionus (maximiliani)
- Moluccan Red Lory (Eos bornea bornea)
- Moustached Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri)
- Nanday Conure (Nandayus nenday)
- Olive Woodpecker (Mesopicos griseocephalus)
- Orange Breasted Sunbird (Nectarinia violacea)
- Ornate Lorikeet (Trichoglossus ornatus)
- Patagonian Conure (Cyanoliseus patagonus)
- Peach Fronted Conure (Aratinga aurea)
- Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
- Plumheaded Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)
- Princess Parrot (Polytelis alexandrae)
- Purple Crested Lory (Tauraco porphyroelophus)
- Quaker Parakeet (Myiopsitta monchus)
- Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
- Red-and-yellow Barbet (Trachyphonus erythrocephalus)
- Redbilled Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)
- Red Footed Kakariki (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)
- Red Masked Conure (Aratinga erythrogenys)
- Red Rumped Parakeet (Psephotus haematonotus)
- Red Winged Starling (Onychogathus morio)
- Ringnecked Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba guinea)
- Rosa Brouke’s Parakeet (Neophema bourkii)
- Rosyfaced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)
- Royal Starling (Cosmopsarus regius)
- Rupell’s Parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii)
- Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
- Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
- Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus)
- Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
- Slenderbilled Conure (Enicognathus leptorhynchus)
- Solomon Eclectus (Parrot Eclectus roratus solomonensis)
- South African Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
- Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
- Sun Conure (Aratinga solstitialis)
- Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
- Swee Waxbil (Estrilda melanotis)
- Tambourine Dove (Turtur tympanistria)
- Timneh Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus timneh)
- Triton Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita triton)
- Umbrella Cockatoo (Cacatua alba)
- Versicolor Pheasant (Phasianus vericolor)
- Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea)
- Wagler’s Conure (Aratinga wagleri)
- White Eyed Conure (Aratinga leucophthalmus)
- White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
- Yellow Bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus)
- Yellowbilled Hornbill (Tockus flavirostris)
- Yellow Streaked Lory (Chalcopsitta scintillata)
- Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
- Zebra Finch (Poephila guttata)
Construction
The enclosure consists of 3.2 hectares (32,000 m2) of wire mesh resting on cables strung between 28 masts. The masts vary in length between 2 and 34 meters and at its highest point the mesh is 50 metres (160 ft) above the ground. The total weight of the wire mesh is around 80 tonnes.[1][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Birds of Eden Information Booklet. 2008.
- ^ "BIRD WATCHING". Nectar Cottage. http://www.nectar.co.za/birding. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "Sneak Preview - Birds of Eden Sanctuary". First Flight Birds and Rehabilitation Centre. http://www.firstflight.co.za/Sneak%20Preview.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
External links
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