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Kuala Lumpur Bird Park

Coordinates:3°08′33″N101°41′18″E/ 3.1424337°N 101.6884661°E/3.1424337; 101.6884661
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Kuala Lumpur Bird Park
Seen from the west towards the city centre
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3°08′33″N101°41′18″E/ 3.1424337°N 101.6884661°E/3.1424337; 101.6884661
Date opened15 November 1991;32 years ago(1991-11-15)[1]
LocationKuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Land area20.9 acres (8.5 ha)[2]
No.of animals3,000[2]
No.of species200[2]
Annual visitors200,000
WebsiteOfficial Web site

Kuala Lumpur Bird Park(Malay:Taman Burung Kuala Lumpur) is a 20.9-acre (8.5 ha)public aviaryinKuala 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]

Transportation

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

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ab "KL Bird Park".malaysiasite.nl.WINT.Retrieved3 April2011.
  2. ^abc "About Us".klbirdpark.com.Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Archived fromthe originalon 3 April 2011.Retrieved3 April2011.
  3. ^Frankham, Steve (2008).Lake Gardens National Monument.ISBN9781906098117.
  4. ^"Getting Here".klbirdpark.com.Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Archived fromthe originalon 3 May 2011.Retrieved3 April2011.
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