🟨 Exploring Christchurch: Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch offers a diverse array of wildlife experiences across three distinct sections:

1. Farmyard Section

2. New Zealand Section

3. Exotics

Willowbank also offers special wildlife encounters, including opportunities to interact with capybaras and lemurs.

The reserve is open daily from 9:30 AM, with guaranteed kiwi viewing from 10:30 AM onwards.

Here's a detailed list of the animals and birds

Mammals:

Monkeys (Black capped Capuchin)

Lemurs (Ring-tailed and Black-and-white Ruffed)

Capybaras

Otters (Asian Small-clawed)

Wallabies (Bennetts)

Birds:

Macaws (Blue and Gold, Scarlet)

Cockatoos (Sulphur Crested, Red Tailed Black)

Lorikeet (Rainbow)

Quail (Californian)

Monai (Himalayan)

Pheasant (Reeves)

Parrot: (Sun Conure, African Grey)

Iguanas?

Tortoises (Star and Leopard)

Goats (Arapawa)

Pigs: (Auckland Island, Kunekune, Guinea)

Cows (Miniature White Galloway)

Horses (Clydesdales, Shetland)

Sheep (Awassi, African Pygmy)

Hens: (Brahma, Golden Penciled Hamburg)

Rabbits (Flemish Grand Rabbit, Enderby Island)

Alpaca

Ilama

Goat (Awapawa)

Skink (Spotted)

Gecko (Duvaucels, Waitaha)

Frog (Green Bell)

Ducks (Pateke, Whio)

Pigeons (Mondain)

Doves (Barbary)

Ducks (Pateke, Whio, Mandarin, Carolina Wood)

Possum (Bushtail)

Deer (Fallow)

Swan (Black, Mute)

Geese (China, Sebastopol, Cape Barren)

Emu

Pigeon (Crested Bronze Wing)

Goldfish

New Zealand Natives

Birds:

Kiwi (North Island Brown, South Island Brown, Great Spotted, Ōkarito)

Kea

Kākā

Tūī

New Zealand Falcon (Kārearea)?

Ruru or Morepork (native owl)

Paradise Shelducks

Pukeko?

Scaup (Black Teal)?

Black Swans

Takahe

Weka: (Western)

Kakariki

Wood Pigeon Kereru

Reptiles and Amphibians:

Tuatara

Geckos

Frogs

Mammals:

Possums

Eels (Shortfin and Longfin)

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