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Animal Combinations; Mixed exhibits questions
Topic Started: Nov 23 2014, 09:51 PM (123,751 Views)
Mr.Ke
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Would it be possible to house elegant trogon, california quails and cactus wrens together in the same aviary? I have an idea for it and I just want to make sure that it is possible.
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Burns
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King of Lemurs

I don't see what's wrong with that. I guess you could do it. I would pick another species to replace the trogon though but that's just a personal thing.
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Dylan
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Could green, iguana, green jay and green-headed tanagers live together.
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Uolym
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I think it is possible, but Jays will eat eggs and chicks if they have the chance to, so go with a non breeding group of tanagers. Iguanas… Why don't you go for a smaller lizard species, ex. Basilic?
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Dylan
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I've seen iguana in a combination that was similar.
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Jannick
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Papua merdeka!

I would say Iguanas would lend themselves better to such a combination because they are large, slow-moving herbivores. They very likely won't be able to harm the birds and they're big enough not to be too bothered by them. Uolym is right in that the Jays will eat eggs and chicks of tanagers, so they would likely not breed in this combination. (Even if you have a potential breeding group, they probably won't get to nesting with the Jays around)
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Dylan
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I'll move the jays out. Motmots wouldn't be much better, would they?
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caviar
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Depends of the motmot you are using, Momotus motmots are voracious birds who will most likely try to eat the tanagers themselves, there are even records of motmots eating wild possums so i dont think its a good idea, if you want a big colorful bird for you aviary, try some kind of trogon or quetzal, they are way more peaceful than motmots.
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Dylan
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It was Momotus coeruliceps. So I'll make a separate exhibit
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Uolym
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You can always go with a mixed-species flock of tanagers too, it would be beautiful to see them all together. Bullfinches, Mexican Yellow and Blue Grosbeaks are also good choices.
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Dylan
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I will buy some like the Puerto Rican bullfinches or ultramarine gosbreaks
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-Vombat-
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G'day mate

I know that mixing large hornbills with smaller birds is usually not a god idea, but could it work with a largely terrestrial bird as a pheasant or partridge?
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TheToastinator
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A piece of toast and a terminator.

Can the following birds share an aviary-

Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Lawes's Parotia
Ornate Fruit Dove
Ribbon Tailed Astrapia
Red Bird-of-paradise
Scarlet Ibis
Scarlet Macaw
Blue-Bellied Roller
African Pygmy Goose
Mandarin Duck
Green Iguana
Brown-Throated Sloth

I know most of these wouldn't live together in the wild, but could they peacefully share an aviary?
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Jannick
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Papua merdeka!

The rather cantankerous macaws might be a bit of a risk with fragile birds of paradise, but otherwise I think it could work.
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Burns
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If you want macaws I would go for Hahn's macaws. They are nicer than other species and are basically just big parakeets.
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