Genuinely curious, if we got flying birds in Walkthrough Exhibits what do you think the limitations should be? Which birds would be aviary and which would be habitat. This might sound silly but its a genuine question.
If we look at the bats as our closest comparison, both species are relatively small compared to the birds often suggested (both having wingspans of less than a metres). Compare this to macaws, eagles, vultures, large owls, even some large toucans and hornbills, the size difference is quite big... If Frontier were to add birds to walkthroughs would they go with these big birds or save them for a revised habitat system that allows for flight next game? (of course entirely theoretical) If Frontier do decide to add birds to WE I could definitely see it being limited to smaller birds such as lorikeets, cockatoos, kookaburras, passerines, shorebirds, perhaps even some smaller owl and raptor species (thinking barn owl or falcons here).
Then there is the case of birds such as large pigeons and ibis, almost always kept in aviaries and like to perch in trees... Should these be habitat or aviary birds? Where do people draw the line, is it size, behaviour, or taxonomic group? What do people think?
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