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Birds of Prey in North America

Discussion in 'North America - General' started by Great Argus, 12 Oct 2018.

  1. Hyak_II

    Hyak_II Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    No problem!

    Also my research is, for the moment, done. Turns out there are at least 4 holders in the US!

    World Bird Sanctuary has an imprinted female named Eclipse, St. Augustine has a rehab female named Cricket, The Center for Birds of Prey has yet another rehab female, and Flamingo Gardens in Florida has at least two, possibly more, and they're all rehab birds
     
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  2. Great Argus

    Great Argus Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Thanks! That's interesting!
     
  3. Birdlover

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    Both Roger Williams and Buttonwood have Red-tailed Hawks as off show ambassador animals.
    Buttonwood also has Bald Eagles and Turkey Vultures. ZooAmerica has Harris's Hawks.
     
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  5. birdsandbats

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    Detroit keeps Turkey Vulture and Hooded Vulture.
     
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    World Bird Sanctuary just imported a Bearded Vulture.
     
  7. Jungle Man

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    Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary also keeps Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture and red shouldered hawk.
     
  8. Great Argus

    Great Argus Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Interesting, how long was the species absent from North America?
     
  9. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    The last ones (perhaps the only ones for a long time?) were at San Diego. Probably around 2012 was when the last one died but it's hard to say whether it lived longer off-display. There is a brief thread here: Zoos in US with a Lammergeier
     
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    A few I know of that aren't on the list:

    Virginia Living Museum – Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle

    Virginia Safari Park – King Vulture, Rueppell’s

    Luray Zoo – Andean Condor, Peregrine Falcon

    Metro Richmond – King Vulture, Rueppell’s, Steller’s Sea Eagle

    Leesburg – Red-tailed Hawk

    Turtle Back – Cooper’s Hawk

    Brandywine – Andean Condor, Bald Eagle

    Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari – Swainson’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle
     
  11. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    Onychorhynchus coronatus Well-Known Member

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    Some raptor related info from Mexican zoos.

    Chapultepec Zoo holds : Californian condors , Andean condors , King vultures , turkey vultures and golden eagles.

    San Juan de Aragon Zoo holds : Golden eagle.

    Zoologico de los coyotes holds : Golden eagle , turkey vultures , king vultures.

    Zoologico de Zacango holds : Golden eagles, Andean condors , turkey vultures, king vultures.

    Zoologico de Guadalajara holds: Golden eagles, turkey vultures, king vultures.

    El Nido holds: Harpy eagles , golden eagles, king vultures, turkey vultures.

    Zoologico de Leon holds : Golden eagles, king vultures.

    Zoologico Miguel Alvarez del Toro (ZOOMAT) holds : Harpy eagles, king vultures, turkey vultures.

    Zoologico de Morelia: Golden eagle, king vulture, turkey vulture, griffon vulture,

    Africam Safari holds : Golden eagles, king vultures.
     
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    Ruppell's griffon at Morelia?
     
  13. Onychorhynchus coronatus

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    Not too sure about that as I only what I remember having seen at different Mexican institutions, quite a number of years ago too.

    But honestly it wouldn't suprise me if they did have that species of vulture as it really is a bit of a "stamp collection" in terms of what they have.

    There are some really curious creatures kept there that are not all that common in other zoos (bonobos, striped hyenas, pygmy hippos, african wild dogs etc).
     
  14. MonkeyBat

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    I don't know if I'm late for this thread, but I would just like to point out for many native birds (bald eagles, red tailed hawks, ect.) It might be very hard to locate every facility that holds them. Many state parks, nature centers, and rescue centers permanently hold native raptors rescued from the wild.
     
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    Potter Park has King vultures, and Toledo has a Black vulture as well.

    Xcaret in Cancun also has King vultures and Golden eagles.
     
  16. birdsandbats

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    Wildwood no longer keeps Rough-legged Hawk.
     
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    Indianapolis just replaced it Turkey Vulture with a Bald Eagle and a Golden Eagle. They no longer exhibit Turkey Vulture.
     
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    Trailside Museums & Zoo, at Bear Mountain State Park - Rough-legged hawk, bald eagle, red-tailed hawk, black vulture, turkey vulture

    Bergen County - Andean condor, bald eagle

    Brights Zoo - Cape vulture, king vulture

    3 Palms - turkey vulture, black vulture

    Catoctin - Barbary falcon

    Claws N Paws - Red-tailed hawk, king vulture

    Cohanzick - Red-tailed hawk, turkey vulture

    Keystone Safari - King vulture

    Staten Island - Bald eagle, red-tailed hawk
     
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    Great Argus Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    New World Vultures

    Coragyps

    American Black Vulture (28 holders)

    3 Palms
    Abilene
    African Lion Safari
    Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
    Austin Nature and Science Center
    Brevard
    Buffalo
    Caldwell
    Carolina Raptor Center
    Chattanooga
    Cincinnati
    Disney’s Animal Kingdom
    Lehigh Valley
    Los Angeles
    Maryland
    Maymont
    National Aviary
    Phoenix
    Pueblo
    San Diego Zoo Safari Park (offshow, programs)
    The Creature Conservancy
    Toledo
    Trailside Museums & Zoo
    Turtle Bay Exploration Park
    Virginia Living Museum
    Wildwood Wildlife Park
    World Bird Sanctuary
    Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary


    Cathartes

    Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (2 holders)

    African Lion Safari
    Carolina Raptor Center

    Turkey Vulture (78 holders)

    3 Palms
    Abilene
    African Lion Safari
    Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation
    Alexandria
    Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
    Austin Nature & Science Center
    Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
    Beardsley
    Blandford Nature Center
    Buttonwood Park
    Caldwell
    California Raptor Center
    California Science Center
    Carolina Raptor Center
    Cascades Raptor Center
    Cohanzick
    Columbian Park
    Cosley
    CuriOdyssey
    Detroit
    Disney’s Animal Kingdom
    Elmwood Park
    Folsom
    Gabbert Raptor Center
    Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center (1.0)
    Happy Hollow Park
    Henry Vilas
    High Desert Museum
    Hogle
    Howell Nature Center
    Idaho Falls
    Lee Richardson
    Lehigh Valley
    Lincoln Park
    Lindsay Wildlife Center
    Living Coast Discovery Center
    Louisville
    Maryland
    MacKenzie Center
    McCarthy Wildlife Center
    Menominee Park
    Micke Grove
    North Island Wildlife Recovery Center
    Northwest Trek
    Oklahoma City
    Omaha
    Orange County
    Oregon
    O.W.L. Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society
    Pana’ewa Rainforest
    Philadelphia
    Phillips Park
    Phoenix
    Red Wolf Sanctuary
    Rosamond Gifford
    Safari Niagara
    Saginaw Children’s
    San Francisco
    Santa Barbara
    Scovill
    Sulphur Creek Nature Center
    Toledo
    Topeka
    Toronto (offshow, programs)
    Tracy Aviary
    Trailside Museums & Zoo
    Trevor
    Turtle Bay Exploration Park
    Virginia Living Museum
    Wildwood Wildlife Park
    Willowbrook Wildlife Center
    Woodland Park (1.0) (offshow, programs)
    World Bird Sanctuary
    Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary
    Zollman
    Zoo Montana
    ZooAmerica


    Gymnogyps

    California Condor (9 holders)

    California Living Museum
    Los Angeles
    Oakland
    Oregon
    Phoenix
    San Diego
    San Diego Zoo Safari Park
    Santa Barbara
    World Center for Birds of Prey


    Vultur

    Andean Condor (26 holders)

    Akron
    Alexandria
    Beardsley
    Bergen County
    Brandywine
    Bronx
    Brookfield
    Cincinnati
    Cleveland
    Dallas
    Denver
    Fort Worth
    Franklin Park
    Fresno Chaffee
    Granby
    Los Angeles
    Louisville (offshow, programs)
    Luray
    Magnetic Hill
    National Aviary
    Philadelphia
    Safari Niagara
    San Diego (1.1 on show, plus 0.1 offshow for programs)
    San Diego Zoo Safari Park (offshow, programs)
    Tracy Aviary
    Turtle Back
    World Bird Sanctuary
    Zoo Miami


    Sarcoramphus

    King Vulture (31 holders)

    African Lion Safari
    Alexandria
    Audubon
    Blank Park
    Brevard
    Brights
    Bronx
    Cameron Park
    Carolina Raptor Center
    Charles Paddock
    Claws & Paws
    Dallas
    Dickerson Park
    Fort Worth
    Gladys Porter
    Great Plains
    Honolulu
    Keystone Safari
    Los Angeles
    Metro Richmond
    Milwaukee
    Point Defiance (1.0)(offshow, programs)
    Potter Park
    Riverbanks
    Roger Williams Park
    Sedgwick County
    St. Louis
    Tracy Aviary
    Virginia Safari Park
    Zoo Atlanta
    Zoo Miami
     
  20. birdsandbats

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    Wildwood Wildlife Park (unaffiliated with Wildwood Zoo) keeps Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, and Broad-winged Hawk.