Birds
Creatures on the wing
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Rocs by Ghirin
By Guest
All four of the great mythical birds by Ghirin in one zip file. Also includes a combined ztd for your convenience.
Chinese Roc:
The roc (also known as the rukh) is a mythical bird that resembles an enormous eagle. The roc is so large and strong that it is able to lift adult elephants off of the ground, then send them back to earth to their deaths. Tales of rocs have been described in both the writings of Marco Polo and the voyages of Sinbad.
The roc of China is the most colorful of the roc species.
Reference:
www.wikipedia.org
Boreal Roc:
The roc (also known as the rukh) is a mythical bird that resembles an enormous eagle. The roc is so large and strong that it is able to lift adult elephants off of the ground, then send them back to earth to their deaths. Tales of rocs have been described in both the writings of Marco Polo and the voyages of Sinbad.
The boreal roc lives in the artic regions and enjoys hunting musk ox and caribou.
Reference:
www.wikipedia.org
Persian Roc:
The roc (also known as the rukh) is a mythical bird that resembles an enormous eagle. The roc is so large and strong that it is able to lift adult elephants off of the ground, then send them back to earth to their deaths. Tales of rocs have been described in both the writings of Marco Polo and the voyages of Sinbad.
The Persian roc is the largest of the roc species and is found in southern Eurasia.
Reference:
www.wikipedia.org
Savannah Roc:
The roc (also known as the rukh) is a mythical bird that resembles an enormous eagle. The roc is so large and strong that it is able to lift adult elephants off of the ground, then send them back to earth to their deaths. Tales of rocs have been described in both the writings of Marco Polo and the voyages of Sinbad.
The savannah roc is the smallest of the rocs and can be seen soaring above the East African plains.
Reference:
www.wikipedia.org
Updated 2010-11-21
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Prairie Peafowl by Genkicoll
By Guest
Prairie Peafowl
Many avians are found throughout the prairie. But none are as magnificient as the Prairiefowl. Its almost neon green plumage catches the eye. The grass seems to part itself as the bird steps into shorter grass, as if letting royalty pass.
For all its glitz and glamour, the Prairiefowl is low on the foodchain. Coyotes, hawks, and wildcats find the bird rather tasty. It relies on its coloring to hide itself in the tall grass. When startled it will run at speeds up to 20mph, with short spurts of flight inbetween.
Its eating habits are also questionable. It does eat seeds, grasses, and insects; but it can also be found scratching through bison..droppings. Or snatching up an occasional snake or lizard for a little protein.
Peacocks often fight over harems, mostly while the peahens ignore them. The defeated may lose some feathers due to the fierceness of the competitions.
Hens lay their eggs in high, thick grass. Sisters and mothers may share nests, having several nests scattered about. This tactic ensure that if one nest is found, there will still be chicks from each female in another nest.
Chicks are ready to run as soon as they hatch.
NOTE: 100% compatible with the silkies made by Sundance and the Hereford cow made by Genkicoll.
Updated 2010-11-21
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Pheasant Pack Single ztds by Hawkkeye
By Fern
Pheasant Pack
Author: Hawkkeye
Current ztd dates:
- BloodPheasantByHawkkeye.ztd: August 5, 2021
- CommonPheasantByHawkkeye.ztd: August 5, 2021
- CrestedFirebackByHawkeye.ztd: June 30, 2021
- ElliotsPheasantByHawkkeye.ztd: August 5, 2021
- GoldenPheasantByHawkkeye.ztd: August 5, 2021
- GreenPheasantByHawkkeye.ztd: August 5, 2021
- HimalayanSnowcockByHawkkeye.ztd: August 5, 2021
- LadyAmherstsPheasantByHawkkeye.ztd: August 5, 2021
- ReevessPheasantByHawkkeye.ztd: August 5, 2021
- SiameseFirebackByHawkkeye.ztd: August 5, 2021
- SilverPheasantByHawkkeye.ztd: August 5, 2021
- SwinhoesPheasantByHawkkeye.ztd: August 5, 2021
Compatibility: All Game Versions
Description: Twelve Pheasants: Blood Pheasant, Common Pheasant, Crested Fireback, Elliot's Pheasant, Golden Pheasant, Green Pheasant, Himalayan Snowcock, Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Reeves's Pheasant, Siamese Fireback, Silver Pheasant, and Swinhoes Pheasant.
The Blood Pheasant is relatively small species of pheasant common in Eastern parts of Himalayas. Blood Pheasants prefer to live in small groups.
The Common Pheasant is widely distributed species of fowl. Common Pheasants are popular gamebird and they prefer to live in small groups.
The Crested Fireback is colourful species of pheasant inhabiting tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. Crested Firebacks live in small groups.
The Elliot's Pheasant is large species of pheasant endemic to evergreen mountain forests of China. It prefers to live in small groups.
Golden Pheasants are one of the most beautifully coloured birds. Golden Pheasants live in small groups in Asian mountains.
The Green Pheasant is close relative of better known Common Pheasant. It is endemic to islands of Japanese Archipelago.
The Himalayan Snowcock is large species of partridge living in high altitudes of Asian mountains, especially in Himalayas. Himalayan Snowcocks prefer to live in groups.
Lady Amherst's Pheasants are one of the most beautifuly coloured birds. Lady Amherst's Pheasants live in small groups.
The Reeves's Pheasant is probably the longest bird species. Exceptional males can be nearly 2.5 m long because of their tail feathers.
The Siamese Fireback is large species of pheasant endemic to continental Southeast Asia. Siamese Firebacks enjoy Rainforest Fern in their exhibit.
The Silver Pheasant is beautifully coloured species of pheasant inhabiting East Asia. Silver Pheasants live in small groups.
Swinhoe's Pheasants are species of mountain dwelling pheasant endemic to Taiwan. Swinhoe's Pheasants prefer to live in small groups and they like Bamboo in their exhibit.
Note: Due to file size the combined set were released separately.
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Pheasant Pack combined by Hawkkeye
By Fern
Pheasant Pack
Author: Hawkkeye
Current ztd dates: combined/PheasantPackCombinedByHawkkeye.ztd: August 5, 2021
Compatibility: All Game Versions
Description: Twelve Pheasants: Blood Pheasant, Common Pheasant, Crested Fireback, Elliot's Pheasant, Golden Pheasant, Green Pheasant, Himalayan Snowcock, Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Reeves's Pheasant, Siamese Fireback, Silver Pheasant, and Swinhoes Pheasant.
The Blood Pheasant is relatively small species of pheasant common in Eastern parts of Himalayas. Blood Pheasants prefer to live in small groups.
The Common Pheasant is widely distributed species of fowl. Common Pheasants are popular gamebird and they prefer to live in small groups.
The Crested Fireback is colourful species of pheasant inhabiting tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. Crested Firebacks live in small groups.
The Elliot's Pheasant is large species of pheasant endemic to evergreen mountain forests of China. It prefers to live in small groups.
Golden Pheasants are one of the most beautifully coloured birds. Golden Pheasants live in small groups in Asian mountains.
The Green Pheasant is close relative of better known Common Pheasant. It is endemic to islands of Japanese Archipelago.
The Himalayan Snowcock is large species of partridge living in high altitudes of Asian mountains, especially in Himalayas. Himalayan Snowcocks prefer to live in groups.
Lady Amherst's Pheasants are one of the most beautifuly coloured birds. Lady Amherst's Pheasants live in small groups.
The Reeves's Pheasant is probably the longest bird species. Exceptional males can be nearly 2.5 m long because of their tail feathers.
The Siamese Fireback is large species of pheasant endemic to continental Southeast Asia. Siamese Firebacks enjoy Rainforest Fern in their exhibit.
The Silver Pheasant is beautifully coloured species of pheasant inhabiting East Asia. Silver Pheasants live in small groups.
Swinhoe's Pheasants are species of mountain dwelling pheasant endemic to Taiwan. Swinhoe's Pheasants prefer to live in small groups and they like Bamboo in their exhibit.
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Penguin Pack by Hawkkeye
By Fern
Compatibility: All Game Versions
Description: 13 penguins. Prey lines are deleted from .ztd file, so penguins are not gonna kill and destroy everything you love and cherish.
From left to right: King Penguin, Royal Penguin, Macaroni Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, Yellow-Eyed Penguin, Chinstrap Penguin, African Penguin, Fiordland Penguin, Adélie Penguin, Galapagos Penguin, Little Penguin.
And two late additions: Magellanic Penguin and Northern Rockhopper Penguin (mini screen)
File contains single ztds and a combined ztd
254 downloads
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Pelicans by msc3323
By Fern
Pelicans by msc3323
Description: The three pelicans created by msc3323:
Author: Original graphics and configuration by msc3323; graphic and configuration adjustments by Jay; combined ztd by fern
Australian Pelican: This species can occur in large expanses of mainland Australia and Tasmania. Australian pelicans occur primarily in large expanses of open water without dense aquatic vegetation.
Updated 26 May 2019: Removed unnecessary files and lines, changed the preferred habitat to Aquatic, changed the food to fish, reduced the needed number of squares per adult to 5.
Current AustralianPelican_by_msc3323.ztd dated 26 May 2019
Brown Pelican: The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a North American bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae. It is one of three pelican species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving in water.
Updated 28 May 2019: Removed unnecessary files and lines, changed the preferred habitat to Aquatic, changed the food to fish, reduced the needed number of squares per adult to 5.
Current BrownPelican_by_msc3323.ztd dated 28 May 2019
Great White Pelican: This is what you all waiting for ;) the great white pelican. The great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes.
Updated 29 May 2019: Removed unnecessary files and lines, changed the preferred habitat to Aquatic, changed the food to fish, reduced the needed number of squares per adult to 5.
Current Great_White_Pelican_by_msc3323.ZTD dated 29 May 2019
The downloadable file contains a combined .ztd file and the individual .ztd files. (If you use the combined file, you do not need the individual files)
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Mascarene Animal Pack by And 1
By Guest
The Mascarene Animals Pack contains 26 new animals of the Islands Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues.
Updated 2010-11-21
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718 downloads
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Lesser Roadrunner by Moondawg
By Guest
The Lesser Roadrunner, Geococcyx velox, is a large, long-legged member of the Cuckoo family, Cuculidae.
The Lesser Roadrunner resembles the Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californiana) in appearance and habit but is smaller and has a significantly shorter bill. Its breeding range is in southwestern Mexico, and north into the western side of the Sierra Madre Occidental range; also northern Central America, and a disjunct range in the northern Yucatán Peninsula.
Updated 2010-11-21
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Greater Roadrunner by MoonDawg
By Guest
Roadrunner species generally range in size from 18 inches (46 cm) to 24 inches (61 cm) from tail to beak. The roadrunner is a large, slender, black-brown and white streaked ground bird. It has long legs, strong feet, and an oversized dark bill. The tail is broad with white tips on the three outer tail feathers. The bird has a blank patch of skin behind each eye; this patch is is shaded blue proximally to red distally. The lesser roadrunner is slightly smaller, not as streaky, and has a smaller bill. The roadrunner is large and long-legged, with a thick, long black beak and a long dark tail. The bird is terrestrial; although capable of flight, it spends most of its time on the ground. During flight, the wings are short and rounded and reveal a white crescent in the primary feathers. Roadrunners and other members of the cuckoo family have zygodactyl feet (two toes in front and two toes in back). Roadrunners can run at speeds of up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) and generally prefer sprinting to flying. Roadrunners will fly to escape faster moving predators such as coyotes.
The roadrunner has a dove-like "coo" that is slow and descending.
Its distinct mating call is a very domineering tone, descending from a high pitch.
It also makes a rapid clattering sound with its mandibles.
Roadrunners are omnivores and are opportunistic. Their diet normally consist of insects (such as grasshoppers, crickets, caterpillars, and beetles), small reptiles (such as lizards and snakes, including rattlesnakes), rodents and small mammals, tarantulas, scorpions, centipedes, spiders, small birds, eggs, nestlings, and fruits and seeds like prickly pear cactus and sumac. The lesser roadrunner eats mainly insects. Roadrunners forage on the ground and, when hunting, usually run after prey from under cover. They may leap to catch insects, and commonly batter certain prey, such as snakes, against the ground.
Updated 2010-11-21
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Fowl Pack by Hawkkeye
By Fern
Fowl Pack
Author: Hawkkeye
Current ztd dates:
- combined/FowlByHawkkeye.ztd: August 2, 2021
- CommonPeafowlByHawkkeye.ztd: August 2, 2021
- CrestedGuineafowlByHawkkeye.ztd: August 2, 2021
- HelmetedGuineafowlByHawkkeye.ztd: August 2, 2021
- HimalayanMonalByHawkkeye.ztd: August 2, 2021
- OcellatedTurkeyByHawkkeye.ztd: August 2, 2021
- WildTurkeyByHawkkeye.ztd: August 2, 2021
Compatibility: All Game Versions except the Ocellated Turkey which requires DD, CC
Description: Six birds from the fowl group: Common Peafowl, Crested Guineafowl, Helmeted Guineafowl, Himalayan Monal, Ocellated Turkey, Wild Turkey
Common Peafowl, one of the most beautiful birds in the world. They live in small groups and like rainforest fern in their exhibit.
Crested Guineafowl is species of guineafowl from Africa. Crested Guineafowls prefer to live in pairs or groups.
The Helmeted Guineafowl is the most well-known species of guineafowl family. They live in forested and shrubby areas throughout most of Africa south of Sahara Desert.
Himalayan Monals live in groups and like highland environment.
Adopt an Ocellated Turkey, smaller relative of better known Wild Turkey endemic to Yucatan peninsula.
Adopt a Wild Turkey and prepare yourself for Thanksgiving! Guests like turkeys with potatoes and stuffing.
Compatibility: Himalayan Monal: Borsato´s Chinese Pangolin.
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Flamingo Mini-Pack by msc3323
By Cricket
This Mini-Pack contains the American Flamingo and the Rosy Flamingo (Greater Flamingo). Unfortunately they are somewhat big, but real beauties.
Updated by Jay in May of 2020:
From Jay:
Here is the updated flamingo mini pack. Since I do not like apostrophes or spaces in zip file names, I removed the apostrophe and changed the spaces to underscores. Although I do not like apostrophes or spaces in ztd file names either, I did not change that file name. I added English animal info, put the German animal info into paragraphs, reduced the amount of space needed for the flamingos, changed the location for the American Flamingo from Africa to North America, changed the needed food from hay to fish, added the small rock as a specifically liked rock, changed the Rosy Flamingo name in English to Greater Flamingo, and removed unnecessary files and configuration lines.
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Dr Rick's Birds Combined
By Guest
Seven of Dr Rick's birds combined. Dunlin, Eurasian Curlew, Bar Tailed Godwit, Pied Avocet, Scarlet Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Sacred Ibis
Part of the Designer's Guild Egyptian collection
"The Dunlin is the commonest and most well known small wader encountered in its breeding and overwintering grounds, with a global population of about 5 million birds."
"The haunting, wild, evocative call of the curlew drifts across the misty marshes, tideways and moors it inhabits. With its conspicuous downturned beak and large size, this is the bird most people think of when they hear the word wader."
"The Bar Tailed Godwit, which has the scientific name, Limosa lapponica, belongs to the Scolopacidae family, which includes sandpipers and other wading birds."
"The Avocet or Pied Avocet is a conspicuous black and white wading bird, with the scientific name Recurvirostra avosetta, which is placed in the same family as the Stilts, the Recurvirostridae."
"The Scarlet Ibis (scientific name Eudocimus ruber) is a startlingly red coloured wading bird with a long, down-curved bill."
"The Glossy Ibis (scientific name Plegadis falcinellus) is a dark coloured wading bird with a long, down-curved bill."
"The Sacred Ibis (scientific name Threskiornis aethiopicus) is an African representative of the ibises (Threskiornithidae), a family of wading birds with webbed feet, related to the herons, storks and pelicans."
Single ztds available at the Designer's Guild
Updated 2010-11-21
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Crane Pack by msc3323
By Fern
Crane Pack by msc3323
Compatibility: All Game Versions
Description: Updated versions of three cranes: Grey Crowned Crane, Black Crowned Crane, and European Crane.
The Grey Crowned Crane and Black Crowned Crane are compatible.
Note: File contains English and German text.
Pack includes screenshots, single ztds and a combined ztd
181 downloads
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Chilean Flamingo by G2K
By Fern
Chilean Flamingo
Author : G2k
Originally release at Tek: Sept 5, 2005
Updated by genki : July 25, 2009 to fix the following:
- Fixed LCID error, which can cause some people's games to crash.
- Linked to in-game sounds and removed extra, unneeded sounds.
- Cleaned up .uca and fixed some problems that were coming up on the .uca checker.
Compatibility : All Game Versions
Description : Chilean flamingo
Phoenicopterus chilensi
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Phoenicopteridae
Phoinikos means deep purple or crimson a word derived from the fact that the Phoenicians discovered this color. Copterus means evil omen. Reasons for this word are unknown.
Size and Description: This species measures 42-44 inches (105-110 cm) from the bill to the tip of the tail. Males and females look alike, however the males are a good bit taller and larger then the females. This species of flamingo has light pink plumage with a roseate color and some black on the secondaries and primaries. The iris is a pale yellow and the bills half black terminally and half whitish. The legs are gray to light blue with dark red joints and toes. Immature birds have grayish plumage with yellow legs and bluish joints. This species is distinguished from the Andean Flamingo (of which it is sometimes regarded as a subspecies) by its more roseate color, much less conspicuous black on the primaries and the lack of a vivacious area on the neck. Some also consider this species a race of the Greater Flamingo as well. Their voice is a babbling and honking sound.
Missed in the 2010 reloading of files
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Black-Necked Swan by JohnRN1
By Cricket
Thank you for downloading the Black-Necked Swan. Original graphics courtesy of the Trumpeter Swan by Genki, additional graphics by JohnRN1.
"Move the .ztd file into the dlupdate (and not dupdate) folder if one exists in your Zoo Tycoon folder; otherwise move the .ztd file into the Updates folder that is in the Zoo Tycoon folder."
The default is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon
Thank you to Fern and Jay for their invaluable encouragement guidance, and expertise. And thank you to the in game testers at DD.
--JohnT--
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Bird Pack by Hawkkeye
By Fern
Bird Pack
Author: Hawkkeye
Current ztd dates:
- BlueCraneByHawkkeye.ztd: August 6, 2021
- combined/BirdPackCombinedByHawkkeye.ztd: August 6, 2021
- GreyParrotByHawkkeye.ztd: August 6, 2021
- HelmetedHornbillByHawkkeye.ztd: August 6, 2021
- MagnificentRiflebirdByHawkkeye.ztd: August 6, 2021
- MilitaryMacawByHawkkeye.ztd: August 6, 2021
- NewZealandKakaByHawkkeye.ztd: August 6, 2021
- RockDoveByHawkkeye.ztd: August 6, 2021
- SouthernBlackKorhaanByHawkkeye.ztd: August 6, 2021
- TurquoiseFrontedAmazonByHawkkeye.ztd: August 6, 2021
Compatibility: Crane, Korhaan = DD, the rest All Game Versions
Description: Nine birds: Blue Crane, Grey Parrot, Helmeted Hornbill, Magnificent Riflebird, Military Macaw, New Zealand Kaka, Rock Dove, Southern Black Korhaan, Turquoise-Fronted Amazon
The Blue Crane, a beautiful bird liking tall grass in its savannah habitat.
The Grey Parrot is known for its intelligence and ability to learn speaking.
The Helmeted Hornbill prefers environment of Asian rainforests and lives in pairs.
Military Macaw, big species of parrot living in rainforests of Latin and South America.
The Magnificent Riflebird is a species of bird-of-paradise from New Guinea and North Australia.
The New Zealand Kaka. They like Norfolk Island Tree and live in pairs or small groups.
The Rock Dove is the wild ancestor of domestic pidgeon.
Southern Black Korhaan, rare bustard endemic to South Africa. They like tall grass.
Turquoise-Fronted Amazons like companionship of other fruit-eating South American birds.
Compatibility guide: Grey Parrot - ingame Okapi, my Yellow-Backed Duiker
Helmeted Hornbill: Borsato´s Nicobar Pigeon
Magnificent Riflebird - Genkicoll´s Galah and Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, my Spectacled Flying Fox
Turquoise-Fronted Amazon, Military Macaw - Genkicoll´s Swainson´s Toucan
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Anna's Hummingbird
By William
A cute tiny bird people love.
Likes grass and coniferous terrains, and some elevation too.
164 downloads
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- bird
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Silkie Chickens ~ Sunset Penguin by Sundance
By Savannahjan
Updated October 21, 2007:
Although the previous version of the Sunset Penguin worked in the original ZT, it would unexpectedly bash through fences in the expansion packs due to an error in the expansion packs. The above Sunset Penguin is now updated so that it no longer unexpectedly bashes through fences in the expansion packs. In addition, it has been optimized to use ingame sounds directly instead of having its own copies of the sounds, making the download much smaller. (Description of changes by Jay)
Silkies are a breed of chicken that have feathers like fur. Their laid-back personalities allow them to adapt to many different enviroments and make them excellent pets. This pack includes three different colors, Buff, Black, and White. They're compatible with several grassland animals, have fun figuring out which ones!
Updated 2010-11 to save space with less in zip.
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Galapagos Penguin ~ Phoenix ~ Humbolt Penguin by Jordan
By Savannahjan
Galapagos Penguin - Spheniscus Mendiculus, have a narrow white band from the eye extending under the chin and a black band that runs in an inverted horseshoe shape around their fronts. Galapagos penguins breed on the Galapagos Islands on the equator and on the north coast of Isabela Island just north of the equator. Galapagos penguins are believed to eat mostly fish such as mullet and sardines.
The Humboldt penguin is often called the Peruvian penguin, although they are also found in Chile. It lives on the rugged coast and offshore islands of Chile and Peru.
Updated 2010-11 to save space with less in zip.
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Magpie Goose ~ Jabiru ~ Plumed Whistling Duck by Bray
By Savannahjan
Originally released December 2003 as part of the ZTU (Blegium) Collection
The Magpie Goose, named after it's black and white plumage, is a common sight on the wetlands of northern Australia. Their diet consists mostly of swamp grasses and tubers, for which they duck-dive under the water to reach The magpie goose is not exactly a goose, and not exactly a duck. Unlike other water birds, it's feet are only half webbed, leading to it being placed in it's own family. The absence of totally webbed feet allow the magpie goose to roost in trees and climb over the reeds and sedges growing around flood plains.
**UPDATED July 27, 2009 by Genki to clean up file. Made corrections to the .uca to fix warnings that were coming up on the .uca checker. Removed extra, unused animations in the young section. Added description to downloads area.
Named after the distinctive cream plumes adorning its flanks, the Plumed Whistling Duck is one of the most common ducks in the tropical north of Australia. It lives in grassland and wetland.
The jabiru, also known as the black-necked stork, is Australia's only stork. Standing at 120 cm and with a wingspan of around 200 cm, it is one of Australia's larger birds. About half it's height is made up in it's bright orange legs. The jabiru is a solitary bird and lives in estuarine habitats in the north of Australia. The jabiru uses its large black bill to hunt for fish, frogs and small reptiles.
Updated 2010-11 to save space with less in zip.
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Atlantic Puffin ~ Seagull by msc3323
By Savannahjan
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. The striking appearance, large colourful bill, waddling gait and behaviour of this bird have given rise to nicknames such as "clown of the sea" and "sea parrot". It is the official bird symbol for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Updated by JohnT, fern and Jay to add English messages and info, to add sounds, change food (as requested) and fix various other things as requested.
This gull is based on the herring gull in my old bird-book.
Updated May 2019: Removed unnecessary files and lines, adjusted the animation speed of 2 views to match the other views, adjusted some spacing in the animal info, changed the preferred habitat to Aquatic, changed the food to fish, reduced the needed number of squares per adult to 5, added liking a few specific rocks, and changed the location to Many.
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Keel-billed ~ Swainson's ~ Toco Toucans by Genkicoll
By Savannahjan
The Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as Sulfur-breasted Toucan or Rainbow-billed Toucan, is a colorful South American bird with a large bill. It is the national bird of Belize. The plumage of the Keel-billed Toucan is mainly black with a yellow neck and chest and can be found from Southern Mexico to Venezuela and Colombia
The Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, or Swainson's Toucan, Ramphastos swainsonii breeds from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia . The Chestnut-mandibled is brightly marked and has a large bill. This species is primarily an arboreal fruit-eater, but will also take insects, lizards, bird eggs, and other small prey. The mangrove is the preferred.
The Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) is the largest and best known species in the toucan family. It is found in semi-open habitats throughout a large part of central and eastern South America and is a common attraction in zoos.The Toco Toucan has a striking plumage with mainly black body, white throat, chest and uppertail-coverts, and red undertail-coverts. Is 100% compatible with the in-game giant anteater.
Updated 2010-11 to save space with less in zip.
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Great Blue Heron~Black Stork~Long-billed Crulew~Trumpeter Swan by Genkicoll
By Savannahjan
Also includes scrub brush foliage, preferred by the Long-billed Curlew.
The largest and most widespread heron in North America, the Great Blue Heron can be found along the ocean shore or the edge of a small inland pond. Although the Great Blue Heron eats primarily fish, it is adaptable and willing to eat other animals as well. It nests in colonies, sometimes as a lone pair.
Source: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Blue_Heron/lifehistory
The Black Stork has shining black with iridiscent reflections. The rest of the plumage is pure white with red beak and feet. It can be found hroughout Europe, north to Scandinavia and west to Russia, and is primarily a forest species hunting in streams, small rivers and marshy ponds. The diet consists almost completely of small fish; also small mammals, reptiles, shellfish and insects.
The Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) is the largest shorebird in North America. It breeds in shortgrass or mixedgrass to very dry grasslands. Long-billed Curlews are a late-maturing, long-lived species with low reproductive output. Eggs are olive-buff and are evenly spotted with brown or gray.
Source: http://www.abheritage.ca/abnature/speciesatrisk/curlew_intro.htm
The Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator, is the largest native North American bird, and the largest living waterfowl species on earth. These birds have white plumage with a long neck, a black bill subtly marked with salmon-pink along the mouthline, and short black legs. They feed while swimming. The diet is almost entirely aquatic plants. The Trumpeter Swan is listed as threatened in the state of Minnesota.
Inspired by the Zoo Tycoon Brains Trust at Zoo Tek Phoenix.
Updated 2010-11-21 to save space with less in zip.
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Black Lory ~ Green Parakeet ~ Gyrfalcon ~ White Dove by Ghirin
By Savannahjan
The black lory (Chalcopsitta atra), natïve to the lowlands of Irian Jaya, Indonesia, has black plumage with an iridescent sheen.
The green parakeet (Aratinga holochlora), a bright green parakeet found from Mexico to Northern Nicaragua, is highly social, especially after breeding season.
Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolis) are the largest species of falcon. Native to the arctic regions of the world, the color of the plumage is variable, with populations in Greenland and Iceland having the palest feathers.
The white dove is a color mutation of the domesticated ringneck dove. Unlike white homing pigeons, they will not automatically return to their cotes after release.
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Lappet Faced ~ White-Backed ~ Griffon ~ Cape Griffon Vultures by Ghirin
By Savannahjan
Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus), large birds related to eagles and hawks, are social birds and are usually found in groups. Griffon vultures prefer fresh carrion, but will eat putrid meat if need be.
The cape griffon vulture (Gyps coprotheres) is a large brown vulture from southern Africa. It is most common in countries such as Botswanna and South Africa.
The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) gets its name from the cluster of white feathers on its back at the base of the neck. This species is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa.
The lappet-faced vulture (Torgos trachelitus), a large African vulture, uses its strong beak to open carcasses and is thus usually the first vulture to feed on dead animals.
*Inspired by the Zoo Tycoon Brains Trust at the Zoo Tek Forums*
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