Pilikula park introduces 8 new varieties of exotic birds

Pilikula park introduces 8 new varieties of exotic birds

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, June 14: Dr. Shivaram Karanth Biological Park at Pilikula, which is the third largest biological park in the state, will introduce 8 varieties of exotic birds soon.

On Tuesday, visitors to the park will be greeted with the exotic cries of the Blue Gold Macaw, Green Wing Macaw, Mutation Rose Ring Necked Parakeet, Citron Cockatoo, Congo African Grey, Sun Conure, Galah Cockatoo, and the Channel Billed Toucan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director H. Jayaprakash Bhandary said that these birds have been gifted to the park by Abdul Rahman Fayaz, a Bangalore-based exotic bird breeder, who is fond of birds. In return, he only wanted permission to visit the park whenever he comes to Mangalore to see how the birds are doing. The Macaws and the Toucans are in pairs, while there will be 4 – 6 birds of each of the other variety.

These birds are all from South and Central America, South America, North and Central Africa, India, Myanmar, South China, and others. They will be placed in enclosures, the conditions of which are as close to their natural habitat as possible.

The birds are trained, and once they have gotten used to the park, the park authorities plan to allow visitors to take their photographs holding these birds, he said.

He also said that the park plans to introduce ostriches too, and a spacious enclosure is being prepared for them.