Kuala Lumpur Bird Park
| Kuala Lumpur Bird Park | |
|---|---|
 Seen from the west towards the city centre | |
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| 3°08′33″N 101°41′18″E / 3.1424337°N 101.6884661°E | |
| Date opened | 1991[1] |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Land area | 20.9 acres (8.5 ha)[2] |
| No. of animals | 3,000[2] |
| No. of species | 200[2] |
| Annual visitors | 200,000 |
| Website | Official Web site |
Kuala Lumpur Bird Park (Template:Lang-ms) is a 20.9-acre (8.5 ha) public aviary in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is a popular tourist attraction in the country, receiving an annual average of 200,000 visitors. It is located adjacent to the Lake Gardens. The Bird Park houses more than 3000 birds representing more than 200 species in an enclosed aviary. 90% are local birds and 10% were imported from overseas.
History
The bird park is part of the 60-hectare (150-acre) Lake Gardens, which were established in 1888. In addition to the 20.9-acre (8.5 ha) bird park, which was created in 1991, the gardens include an artificial lake, the National Monument, the Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, the Deer Park, Orchid and Hibiscus gardens, and the former Malaysia Parliament House.[1] It is one of the world's largest covered bird parks.[3]
Activities
Bird-watching is a common activity here where the flora and fauna is rich. The Kuala Lumpur Bird Park has earned a reputation among those who are keen on the study of birds in their natural habitat. Some of them include research scientists who monitor bird nests for the study of behavioral patterns.[1]
Admission Fees (as of May 2018)
Adult: RM27 with Mykad (RM67 without)
Children (3 to 11 years old): RM13 with Mykad (RM45 without)
Attractions
KL Bird Park is divided into four areas, Zones 1 through 4. The park layout from north to south: Zone 2, Zone 1 (main entrance), Zone 3, Zone 4.
Zone 1: The main entrance brings visitors into the netted walk-in aviary in Zone 1. This zone comprises the Love Aviary (Indian Ring-necked Parakeets, Budgerigars, Sun Conures and Cockatiels), Brahminy Land (Brahminy Kites), Flamingo Pond (Greater and Lesser Flamingoes, Pelicans), Bulbul Land (Bulbuls, Asian Fairy Bluebird, Silver Pheasant and the Golden-breasted Starling)
Zone 2: Baya weaver, Nicobar pigeon, Ostrich and Scarlet ibis.
Zone 3: Rhinoceros Hornbill, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Hill Myna, Formosan Blue Magpie, Purple Swamphen. The park's Hornbill Restaurant & Gift Shop is located in this area. The restaurant is also accessible from the car park for diners who do not wish to enter the park.
Zone 4: This zone has a walk-in parrot enclosure with 20 different species of parrots such as Macaws, Cockatoos, Lories and Parakeets. It also features the Flightless Birds exhibit with Emu, Ostrich and Southern Cassowary. Don't miss the feeding station (near the Bird Gallery) that allows visitors to hand feed these flightless birds. The air-conditioned Bird Gallery, Education Station and Bird School teaches visitors more about avian life. The Education Station has egg incubators where visitors can see chicks and ducklings hatch. Also in this zone is the Oriental Bird Aviary, which has some 50 species of oriental birds such as Toucans and Starlings. The highlight of this zone is the Waterfall Aviary where Mikly Storks live alongside a 30-foot high waterfall. The park's 350-seat Amphitheatre is the venue for the daily Bird Shows, which are staged daily at 12:30pm and 3pm.
Getting there
Visitors can get to the park by bus or by train.[4]
- Take the Intrakota Bus 21C, 48C (From Kota Raya).
- Take the Intrakota Bus 18, 21A (From Chow Kit).
- Take the RapidKL Bus 115 (From KL Sentral).
- KTM Komuter - disembark at the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, then walk to the park or take a taxi.
Image gallery
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A chick in the education centre -
Feeding time for rainbow lorikeets and a red lory -
A slice of papaya for birds -
Rainbow lorikeets in KL Bird Park -
Milky storks crossing over -
A bird feeding of a piece of papaya -
A peacock in the park -
A view near the park entrance -
A white parrot -
Egret at KL Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. -
A view of a side-sitting -
Near the entrance -
A peacock
See also
- National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara)
Notes
- ^ a b c "KL Bird Park". malaysiasite.nl. WINT. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ a b c
"About Us". klbirdpark.com. Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
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- ^ "Getting Here". klbirdpark.com. Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
External links
Media related to Kuala Lumpur Bird Park at Wikimedia Commons
