Kuala Lumpur Bird Park ( ms, Taman Burung Kuala Lumpur) is a
public aviary in
Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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. It is located adjacent to the
Lake Gardens
Lake Gardens is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India.
It has Kalighat to the north, Jodhpur Park to the east, Prince Anwar Shah Road or Tollygunge to the south and Charu Market to the west.
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within a KL green lung in Bukit Aman, close to the National Mosque and Royal Malaysian Police Museum. The Bird Park houses more than 3,000 birds representing more than 200 species in an enclosed aviary. About 90% are local birds and 10% were imported from countries such as Australia, China, Holland, Indonesia, New Guinea, Tanzania and Thailand.
The bird park is part of the Lake Gardens, which were established in 1888. In addition to the 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.
It is one of the world's largest covered bird parks.
Transportation
The park is served by the following bus routes
*Intrakota Bus 21C, 48C (From Kota Raya).
*Intrakota Bus 18, 21A (From
Chow Kit).
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RapidKL Bus 115 (From
KL Sentral).
Image gallery
File:Kuala-Lumpur-Bird-Park-Inside.JPG, Internal view of the bird park
File:Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Performance.jpg, Performance
File:Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Hornbill.jpg, Great Hornbill
File: BIRD_PARK_57_0313.jpg, A chick in the education centre
File: Lorikeets_feeding_-Kuala_Lumpur_Bird_Park-4a.jpg, Feeding time for rainbow lorikeet
The rainbow lorikeet (''Trichoglossus moluccanus'') is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the eastern seaboard, from northern Queensland to South Australia. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas. S ...
s and a red lory
The red lory (''Eos bornea'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is the second-most commonly kept lory in captivity, after the rainbow lorikeet.
Taxonomy
In 1751 the English naturalist George Edwards included an illustratio ...
File: BIRD_PARK_25_0116.jpg, A slice of papaya for birds
File:Trichoglossus_haematodus_-Kuala_Lumpur_Bird_Park-4a.jpg, Rainbow lorikeet
The rainbow lorikeet (''Trichoglossus moluccanus'') is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the eastern seaboard, from northern Queensland to South Australia. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas. S ...
s in KL Bird Park
File: BIRD_PARK_32_0141.jpg, Milky storks crossing over
File: BIRD_PARK_1_0038.jpg, A bird feeding of a piece of papaya
File: BIRD_PARK_8_0189.jpg, A peacock in the park
File:More more birds Bird Park KL.jpg, A view near the park entrance
File:White bird Bird Park KL.jpg, A white parrot
File:Egret at KL Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia..JPG, Egret at KL Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
File:I like this picture at Bird Park KL.jpg, A view of a side-sitting
File:Birdy Bird Park KL.jpg, A peacock
See also
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National Zoo of Malaysia
The National Zoo ( ms, Zoo Negara) is a zoo in Malaysia located on of land in Ulu Klang,Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. It was officially opened on November 14, 1963 by the country's first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman. The zoo is mana ...
(Zoo Negara)
Notes
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Aviaries in Malaysia
Buildings and structures in Kuala Lumpur
Bird parks
Tourist attractions in Kuala Lumpur
Zoos established in 1991