The Ultimate, Essential Bird Meta-Wishlist (Habitat AND Aviary)

Pentoleaf

Pentoleaf
Pentoleaf said:
1. Grey crowned crane
2. Budgies
3. Macaw (any)
4. Burrowing owl
5. Asian Pheasant (any)
6. Turkey (any)
7. Helmeted Guineafowl
8. Golden eagle
9. Victoria crowned pigeon
10. Scarlet ibis
11. Black swan
12. Pelican (any)
13. Duck (any)
14. African pygmy goose
15. Bali Mynha
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16. Sulphur crested cockatoo
17. Great horned owl
18. Marabou stork
19. Mandarin duck
20. White faced whistling duck

If possible could my previous "duck (any)" be transfered to the mighty muscovy duck? If not, I understand and it's still a vote for all duck kind.
 

DarthQuell

DarthQuell
DarthQuell said:
Howdy, I need some help. You see, there's this guy, the KnightDuck, who keeps sending pigeons to attack me. I could use the Mallard Mafia's help...


Ok, time for the list (I can't believe I missed this thread):

  1. Greater rhea - why is DQ (that's what I like about Texas) asking for essentially a clone? Simple: the rhea is a fantastic addition to a SA grassland habitat and it would have an interspecies bonus with tapirs, anteaters, and capybaras
  2. Curassow (any species) - I know that there are blue-billed and red-billed and even yellow-billed, but to me they're all the same
  3. Scarlet ibis - the crimson king of the really-cool rainforest
  4. Roseate spoonbill - the funny flamingo faker
  5. Superb lyrebird - the master of mimicry, the courageous copycat of Oceania
  6. Golden pheasant - a splash of gold would be nice
  7. Lady Amherst's pheasant - basically a white version of the golden pheasant
  8. Toco toucan - I always forget about these, but they're fantastic
  9. Laughing kookaburra - who wouldn't want this?
  10. Scarlet macaw - my favorite macaw species
  11. Budgerigar - yes, I know they are domestic, but they could have the axolotl treatment and have the wild, green type and them the colormorphs are the other color budgies
  12. Rainbow lorikeet - another splash of color, y'all
  13. Victoria crowned pigeon - a blue bird from Southeast Asia
  14. Ocellated turkey - the wild turkey's showy cousin
  15. Resplendent quetzal - this is a wishlist and a game where we get animals limited in international zoos. I want a quetzal even if it's only in Mexican zoos
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5 more you say? Where shall I begin?
  1. Horned screamer - they have the funkiest sounds ever. Would be a great bird to have in-game
  2. Quaker parrot - these little green parrots are from South America, but they are very adaptable and now there are feral populations in the States. I see them quite often here in Texas
  3. North Island brown kiwi - I honestly don't care which species of kiwi comes, but this is the one people mention so I'll add this one. I want this little (soccer ball-sized) puffball in the game
  4. Sulfur-crested cockatoo - an eccentric parrot that would be quite nice to have in-game
  5. Secretary Bird - probably the most essential bird to come to the game for African representation
 

Markiz

Markiz
Markiz said:
1. Steller's Sea Eagle
2. Dalmatian Pelican
3. Eurasian Eagle Owl
4. Barn Owl
5. Bearded Vulture/Lammergeier
6. Egyptian Vulture
7. Dalmatian Pelican
8. Darwin's Rhea
9. Andean Condor
10. Macaw (any)
11. Toucan (any)
12. Kookaburra
13. Black Swan
14. Shoebill
15. Asian Pheasant (any)
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16. Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
17. Mandarin Duck
18. Indian Hornbill
19. Kea
20. Roseate Spoonbill
 

AlexSea

AlexSea
AlexSea said:
1: Secretary Bird
2: Southern Rockhopper Penguin
3: Shoebill
4: North Island Brown Kiwi
5: Grey Crowned Crane
6: Hyacinth Macaw
7: Harpy Eagle
8: California Condor
9: Bearded Vulture
10: Keel-Billed Toucan
11: Great Hornbill
12: Great Blue Turaco
13: Laughing Kookaburra
14: Resplendent Quetzal
15: Bali Myna
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16: Kagu
17: Rainbow Lorikeet
18: Great Grey Owl
19: Bald Eagle
20: Kori Bustard
 

FoxyDee

FoxyDee
FoxyDee said:
1. North Island Brown Kiwi
2. Roseate Spoonbill
3. Scarlet Ibis
4. Great White Pelican
5. Mandarin Duck
6. Barn Owl
7. Toco Toucan
8. Blue and Yellow Macaw
9. Secretary Bird
10. Helmeted Guineafowl
11. Nene
12. Himalayan Monal
13. Any Vulture
14. Any Eagle
15. Kea
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16. Black Swan
17. Grey-Crowned Crane
18. Greater Rhea
19. Laughing Kookaburra
20. Rainbow Lorikeet
 

DrBurrito

DrBurrito
Using the same method I've used here and here, I took Zootierliste's Top Holdings chart and filtered out the following:
  • Anything without feathers
  • Habitat birds in the game, as well as ones I have on my habitat wishlist(s), so this one doesn't end up being a subset of those (please don't get mad at me for no duck)
  • Domesticated and breeding-forms
After this procedure, of the remaining feathered friends, I took the first 20 to conjure up a list:
  1. Blue-and-yellow macaw - 557 EAZA holdings
  2. (European) eagle-owl* - 502 EAZA holdings
  3. Snowy owl - 496 EAZA holdings
  4. Red-and-green macaw - 334 EAZA holdings
  5. Laughing kookaburra - 291 EAZA holdings
  6. (Eurasian) great gray-owl - 277 EAZA holdings
  7. (Congo) gray parrot** - 273 EAZA holdings
  8. Harris's hawk (no subspecific status)*** - 265 EAZA holdings
  9. (European) kestrel - 246 EAZA holdings
  10. Little owl (no subspecific status) - 242 EAZA holdings
  11. (Western) griffon vulture - 240 EAZA holdings
  12. Barn owl (no subspecific status) - 232 EAZA holdings
  13. Diamond dove - 218 EAZA holdings
  14. Rose-ringed parakeet (no subspecific status) - 218 EAZA holdings
  15. (North Eurasian) raven - 216 EAZA holdings
  16. Rosy-faced lovebird (no subspecific status) - 211 EAZA holdings
  17. Scarlet macaw - 210 EAZA holdings
  18. Cockatiel - 206 EAZA holdings
  19. Steppe eagle - 200 EAZA holdings
  20. Tawny owl (no subspecific status) - 195 EAZA holdings
*Since Zootierliste takes note of the subspecific status of animals in their top holdings chart and this thread probably prefers full species ranks, I've put common names for subspecies in parentheses. I couldn't ignore them entirely, since the figures are only for the aforementioned subspecies. When combined with others, holdings can increase quite a bit (e.g. Eurasian eagle-owl and gray parrot).
**Had to include common names for invalid or disputed (sub)species, due to limitations concerning the website's holdings stats as explained above (e.g. Congo gray parrot).
***When an entry has a "no subspecific status" note in parentheses, this means there are other subspecies defined on Zootierliste's system with separate holdings, so the total may actually be considerably higher (e.g. barn owl) than the figures specified on the list. Doesn't apply to entries without this note.

Sadly, there is no English version of this particular page, so you'd have to translate it using your browser or a third-party application if you don't speak German.

Edit: Fixed typo.
 
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YesIndeed

YesIndeed
YesIndeed said:
Sounds good let's do this.

1. Austrlian pelican
2. Black swan
3. Scarlet ibis
4. Greater roadrunner
5. Secretary bird
6. North Island Brown Kiwi
7. Wood Duck
8. Golden pheasant
9. Rainbow lorikeet
10. Scarlet Macaw
11. Sulfur Crested cockatoo
12. Red Crested black cockatoo
13. Major Marshall's cockatoo
14. Budgies
15. Barbary dove
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Can't believe I'm the first person on the list lol. Here's my 5 more.

16. Royal spoonbill
17. Burrowing owl
18. Austrlian bush Turkey
19. Guineafowl
20. Barn owl
 

SuzieSky

SuzieSky
  1. Grey Crowned Crane
  2. Snowy Owl
  3. Burrowing Owl
  4. Scarlet Macaw
  5. Keel Billed Toucan
  6. Hoatzin
  7. Scarlet Ibis
  8. North Island Brown Kiwi
  9. Mute Swan
  10. Mandarin Duck
  11. Bald Eagle
  12. Griffon Vulture
  13. Great Hornbill
  14. Rainbow Lorikeet
  15. Golden Pheasant
  16. Laughing Kookaburra
  17. Cockatoo
  18. Golden Pheasant
  19. Pelican
  20. NA "Eastern" Wild Turkey
 

Lelka

Lelka
Lelka said:
1. Golden eagle
2. Andean condor
3. Cinereous Vulture
4. Shoebill
5. Mandarin duck
6. Mallard
7. Common pheasant
8. Kiwi
9. Great hornbill
10. Toco Toucan
11. Pelican(don't care the species)
12. Scarlet macaw
13. Peregrine falcon
14. Victoria crowned pigeon
15. Crested Ibis
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Yay, five more!

16. Eurasian eagle-owl
17. Rainbow lorikeet
18. Goose(any goose will do)
19. White stork
20. Chinese egret
 

Veah

Veah
TheDuckKnight said:
Votes for generic birds are acceptable. You want a mallard? Vote Mallard. BUTyou want a duck but don't care what kind? Vote Duck.
  • NOTE: Try keep generic votes with at least some level of specificity:
    • Vote for "Duck" or "Goose" or "Swan" - GOOD.
    • Vote for "Any Waterfowl" - BAD.
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I'm going to exploit this rule a little, sorry in advance, it's just that birds is such a diverse group and it's so behind mammals at this stage of the game...
  1. Pheasant (any)
  2. Mallard
  3. Duck (any other)
  4. Goose (any)
  5. Swan (any)
  6. Atlantic puffin
  7. Kagu
  8. Stork (any)
  9. Grey crowned crane
  10. Ibis (any)
  11. Pelican (any)
  12. Toco toucan
  13. Hornbill (any)
  14. Turaco (any)
  15. Victoria crowned pigeon
  16. Cockatoo (any)
  17. Macaw (any)
  18. Owl (any)
  19. Sea eagle (any)
  20. Eagle (any other)
Woah, lots of sacrifices had to be made, even with the new 20 species limit and using lots of generic votes! 😅 No rockhopper penguin, no kiwi, no heron, no condor or any other vulture, no falcon, no secretary bird, no grey parrot, no lory, no parakeet, no bird of paradise or magpie or any other songbird...

List with no preference order, I mostly followed the taxonomy.
 

TheDuckKnight

TheDuckKnight
Pentoleaf said:
16. Sulphur crested cockatoo
17. Great horned owl
18. Marabou stork
19. Mandarin duck
20. White faced whistling duck

If possible could my previous "duck (any)" be transfered to the mighty muscovy duck? If not, I understand and it's still a vote for all duck kind.
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The mighty muscovy it is. :cool:
 

TheDuckKnight

TheDuckKnight
SuzieSky said:
  1. Grey Crowned Crane
  2. Snowy Owl
  3. Burrowing Owl
  4. Scarlet Macaw
  5. Keel Billed Toucan
  6. Hoatzin
  7. Scarlet Ibis
  8. North Island Brown Kiwi
  9. Mute Swan
  10. Mandarin Duck
  11. Bald Eagle
  12. Griffon Vulture
  13. Great Hornbill
  14. Rainbow Lorikeet
  15. Golden Pheasant
  16. Laughing Kookaburra
  17. Cockatoo
  18. Golden Pheasant
  19. Pelican
  20. NA "Eastern" Wild Turkey
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You counted Golden Pheasant twice - 15 and 18. You can vote for another bird! May I recommend something of the Duckensian vibe :p
 

TheDuckKnight

TheDuckKnight
Happy Tropical Pack Eve everyone! The list has been updated to include those who voted for their additional 5.

I'm hoping to hit at least 100 users by summer DLC time, and we're already over 40! Tell your friends, family, and feathered fanatics to participate!

Much to my surprise, macaws have been dethroned by owls for the top spot. Cockatoos, eagles, and the Victoria-crowned pigeon saw some big boosts, while the Toco Toucan remains supreme as the most voted individual bird.

To keep this thread alive and hot, what's your personal favorite bird and why?
 

SuzieSky

SuzieSky
TheDuckKnight said:
To keep this thread alive and hot, what's your personal favorite bird and why?
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The hoatzin is the coolest. Their babies have claws on their wings like dinosaurs. It would be a very interesting addition for the Amazon.

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Chuditch

Chuditch
TheDuckKnight said:
To keep this thread alive and hot, what's your personal favorite bird and why?
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Bush stone-curlew! They've been my favourite bird ever since I was a young child, having become familiar with them on regular trips to northern Australia with my family. They've got that slim lanky build that a lot of my favourite animals tend to have, and their big stark eyes can make them look either cute or eerie depending on their expression (the two best ways for an animal to look). Birds with bright gaudy colours don't tend to look very attractive to me (with some exceptions), but the subtle but interesting colouration of these camouflaged birds very much appeals to my personal aesthetics. They also get bonus points for being primarily nocturnal, as all the best birds are.

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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr-yCz4VDLY

Probably what seals the deal for them as my favourite bird though is their call - it takes me right back to being a kid on a camping trip, listening to them call out from the darkness as I lay in my tent. It's such a mournful yet peaceful sound:
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kfVsru0P_c

As a final note, their chicks are adorable!

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Originally widespread across Australia, unfortunately for me they've become extremely rare in most parts of southern Australia thanks to fox predation (they're still very common in northern Australia where the climate is less suitable for foxes, even thriving in cities) and so they're not a species I get to experience in the wild regularly.
 

Captain Callum

Captain Callum
TheDuckKnight said:
Happy Tropical Pack Eve everyone! The list has been updated to include those who voted for their additional 5.

I'm hoping to hit at least 100 users by summer DLC time, and we're already over 40! Tell your friends, family, and feathered fanatics to participate!

Much to my surprise, macaws have been dethroned by owls for the top spot. Cockatoos, eagles, and the Victoria-crowned pigeon saw some big boosts, while the Toco Toucan remains supreme as the most voted individual bird.

To keep this thread alive and hot, what's your personal favorite bird and why?
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Favourite bird? got to be the white tailed eagle (better known as the sea eagle in scotland) since i have seen tons of them in the wild, not exactly much of a zoo related favourite bird but i rarely actually see birds in captivity

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