Kuala Lumpur Bird Park (Malay: Taman Burung Kuala Lumpur) is a 20.9-acre (8.5 ha) public aviary in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the world's largest covered bird parks, located adjacent to the 60-hectare (150-acre) Perdana Botanical Gardens, Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, 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.[1][3]
| Kuala Lumpur Bird Park | |
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 Seen from the west towards the city centre | |
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| 3°08′33″N 101°41′18″E / 3.1424337°N 101.6884661°E | |
| Date opened | 15 November 1991[1] |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Land area | 20.9 acres (8.5 ha)[2] |
| No. of animals | 3,000[2] |
| No. of species | 200[2] |
| Annual visitors | 200,000 |
| Website | Official Web site |
History
editThe Bird Park was first planned in 1987 when its was in its studying phase. Being in a fenced area with netted canopy, implementation began the following year.[4]
In its early years, the park was criticised for dirty toilets, "rubbish-strewn paths and the lack of information signs". By year 2000, the park was "landscaped, clean and shady".[5]
Transportation
editThe park is served by the following bus routes:[6]
- Intrakota Bus 21C, 48C (From Kota Raya).
- Intrakota Bus 18, 21A (From Chow Kit).
- RapidKL Bus 115 (From KL Sentral).
Image gallery
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Internal view of the bird park -
Performance -
Great Hornbill -
A chick in the education centre -
Feeding time for rainbow lorikeets and a red lory -
A slice of papaya for birds -
Rainbow lorikeets in KL Bird Park -
Milky storks crossing over -
A bird feeding of a piece of papaya -
A peacock in the park -
A view near the park entrance -
A white parrot -
Egret at KL Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. -
A view of a side-sitting -
A peacock
See also
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- National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara)
Notes
edit- ^ a b "KL Bird Park". malaysiasite.nl. WINT. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "About Us". klbirdpark.com. Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ Frankham, Steve (2008). Lake Gardens National Monument. ISBN 9781906098117.
- ^ "Plans for free-flying birds in city park". The Straits Times. Bernama. 29 October 1987.
- ^ "Flight of fancy". The Straits Times. 8 February 2000.
- ^ "Getting Here". klbirdpark.com. Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
External links
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Media related to Kuala Lumpur Bird Park at Wikimedia Commons