Bird Paradise is the newest of the Singapore Zoo complex and was only opened last year. The reviews were decent, but we didn't really know what to expect.
Initially, we spent some time visiting the Winged Sanctuary, located near the entrance. This area contains smaller individual aviaries of endangered birds. There are over 20 species of hornbill, beside other exotic birds from around the globe.
In the centre of the complex is the multi-story Penguin Cove. The enclosure for the Gentoo & King Penguins is surrounded by visitor access areas which were very popular because the building is air conditioned. Today, it was a welcome restbite from the heat.
We realised that the Winged Predators show was due to start, so we hurried to the stadium.
They put on a pretty good show with plenty of different raptors flying around the amphitheatre.
The Karakaras were familiar to me having seen them in South America so very many years ago.
Other birds taking flight included vultures and Maribou Storks.
The Crimsen Wetlands enclosure was the most enormous aviary I have ever seen! There were flocks of flamingoes and other water birds such as spoonbills and ibis.
There were also large flocks of seemingly every one of the Macaw species.
We found plenty of other less boysterous parott specieas as well.
Fatigue had the better of us in the end. We'd been on our feet for hours and the heat in the northern part of the island was really starting to take it's toll. So we meandered our way back to the entrance via an extensive maze of aviarys before catching the bus & train back to the hotel pool for a cool off.
The Bird Paradise complex was pretty impressive over all. We lamented that we didn't have the entire day to take it a bit slower and take it all in.
