"Island" Birds

Here are birds from my 2024 visits to the Columbus Zoo's Australia and the Islands aviary.

Red-billed leiothrix. This bird is something of an obsession because of its nifty wing feathers.

Bali myna

metallic starling

chestnut teal

Luzon bleeding heart dove

Nicobar pigeon

straw-necked ibis

Nicobar pigeon. I couldn't decide which shot I liked more, so I included both.

Victoria crowned pigeon

scarlet-faced liocichla

Australasia

These animals live in the Australasian region: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and some nearby islands.

Fly River or pig-nosed turtle (Columbus Zoo)

straw-necked ibis (Columbus Zoo)

eastern rosella (Columbus  Zoo)

green tree python (Columbus Zoo)

schooling bannerfish (Toledo Zoo)

spotted whistling duck (Toledo Zoo)