Kuala Lumpur Bird Park

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 located adjacent to the Lake Gardens 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.

Kuala Lumpur Bird Park
Taman Burung Kuala Lumpur
Seen from the west towards the city centre
Date opened15 November 1991[1]
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates3.1424337°N 101.6884661°E / 3.1424337; 101.6884661
Land area20.9 acres (8.5 ha)[2]
No. of animals3,000[2]
No. of species200[2]
Annual visitors200,000
WebsiteOfficial Web site

The bird park is part of the 60-hectare (150-acre) Lake Gardens, which were established in 1888. In addition to the 20.9-acre (8.5 ha) 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.[1] It is one of the world's largest covered bird parks.[3]

Transportation

The park is served by the following bus routes[4]

  • 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

Notes
  1. "KL Bird Park". malaysiasite.nl. WINT. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  2. "About Us". klbirdpark.com. Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  3. url|https://books.google.com/books?id=pR4ZZ6Y3kHcC&pg=PA74&dq=lake+gardens+national++monument&hl=en&ei=EZ1vTe_xBYjLrQfC6vz9Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=lake%20gardens%20national%20%20monument&f=false
  4. "Getting Here". klbirdpark.com. Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.

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