Bird park

Bird park

A bird park is an animal park that focuses on the breeding and care of certain, mostly exotic bird species. Large bird parks include a. usually a large number of aviaries, air-conditioned tropical houses , walk-in free-flight halls and hatcheries in which the rearing of young animals can be observed through panes. Many parks also offer entertainment programs (bird shows) in which trained birds perform tricks. In addition, there are many (often smaller) club-run bird parks, especially in Germany (Hesse and Upper Rhine region), some of which can be visited free of charge and some of which have rare species in their population.

Well-known bird parks in Germany are:

• Abensberg Bird Park
• Harzfalkenhof Bad Sachsa
• Eckenhagen Monkey and Bird Park
• Heiligenkirchen Bird Park
• Vogelburg (in the Taunus Nature Park )
• Irgenöd Bird Park
• Kahler Vogelpark (1971-2006)
• Bird park at the crater
• Marlow Bird Park
• Olching bird park
• Niendorf Bird Park ( Timmendorfer Strand municipality )
• Solingen bird and animal park
• Vogelpark Steinen ( Southern Black Forest )
• Walsrode World Bird Park

Austria

• Schmiding Bird Park
• Turnersee bird park
• Adlerarena Burg Landskron

Netherlands

• Avifauna Bird Park

Canary Islands (Spain)

• Loro Parque
• Palmitos Park

Brazil

• Foz do Iguaçu Bird Park , (16.5 hectares, 1400 birds, 150 different species; largest bird park in Latin America)

South Africa

• Hout Bay

Singapore

• Jurong Bird Park

Thailand

• Chai Nat Bird Park

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Parque das Aves Foz do Iguaçu website , accessed June 25, 2018

Web links

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