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Bustards, Grebes, Eurypygiformes, Loons, Mousebirds, Trogons, and Seriemas in North American Zoos

Discussion in 'North America - General' started by birdsandbats, 7 Apr 2020.

  1. iluvwhales

    iluvwhales Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    ZooTampa does not have red-legged seriemas anymore
     
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  2. SusScrofa

    SusScrofa Well-Known Member

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    I posted an update in Zoo Miami, but its relevant to this thread:

    "Kagu appears to be gone. Does not appear in aviary list that I received and I also have pictures of the exhibit it was kept in and the signage is no longer there."

    Also, looking through my photos it appears that they added Sunbitterns to Amazon exhibit as well as Buff-crested Bustards (in the same enclosure with the Yellow-billed Hornbill).
     
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  3. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    A few updates:

    No sign of Sunbittern at Smithsonian earlier this year. Of note, the Kori Bustard haven't been on display since the Bird House closed (they are held in outdoor yards up there on the plateau, all of which is blocked off).

    SDSZSP did not have Kori Bustard during my visit earlier this month.

    Memphis also has the trogon.
     
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  4. CleZooMan

    CleZooMan Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has Speckled Mousebird.
     
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  5. Dhole dude

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    It appears that the Lake Superior Zoo no longer has Speckled Mousebird.
     
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  6. CMP

    CMP Well-Known Member

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    Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois, also has Green-backed Trogon
     
  7. Great Argus

    Great Argus Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Update - lots of uncertains on this one. Confirmations for bustards, grebes, trogons, and Kagu would be most helpful.
    Seriema is not doing so well as it may seem - I believe roughly three-quarters of the current facilities hold single education birds; the future of the species in NA is increasingly uncertain.

    Kori Bustard (13-17 holders)

    Abilene Zoo
    Birmingham Zoo
    Blank Park Zoo
    Cameron Park Zoo
    Dallas Zoo
    Fort Worth Zoo
    Franklin Park Zoo
    Gladys Porter Zoo?
    Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens?
    Kansas City Zoo?
    Montgomery Zoo?
    Phoenix Zoo
    San Diego Zoo Safari Park (offshow)
    Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
    Smithsonian National Zoo
    The Living Desert
    Zoo Atlanta

    Buff-crested Bustard (10 holders)

    Birmingham Zoo
    Bronx Zoo
    Cincinnati Zoo
    Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
    Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
    Oakland Zoo
    Saint Louis Zoo
    San Antonio Zoo
    York's Wild Kingdom
    Zoo Miami

    Pied-billed Grebe (1 holder)

    Aquarium of the Pacific

    Western Grebe (1 holder?)

    The Living Coast Discovery Center?

    Red-necked Grebe (1-2 holders)

    Montreal Biodome
    Parc des Rapides?

    Sunbittern (49-55 holders)

    Assiniboine Park Zoo
    Audubon Zoo
    Birmingham Zoo
    Blank Park Zoo ?
    Bronx Zoo
    Brookfield Zoo
    Buffalo Zoo?
    Busch Gardens Tampa
    Capron Park Zoo
    Central Park Zoo
    Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
    Dallas World Aquarium
    Detroit Zoo?
    Elmwood Park Zoo
    Fort Worth Zoo
    Franklin Park Zoo
    Fresno Chaffee Zoo
    Houston Zoo
    Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens?
    Lincoln Park Zoo
    Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden
    Mesker Park Zoo
    Milwaukee County Zoo
    Minnesota Zoo
    Montreal Biodome
    Moody Gardens
    Nashville Zoo?
    National Aquarium in Baltimore
    National Aviary
    Oklahoma City Zoo
    Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
    Philadelphia Zoo
    Pinola Conservancy
    Potawatomi Zoo
    Reid Park Zoo
    Riverbanks Zoo
    Roger Williams Park Zoo
    Saint Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
    Saint Louis Zoo
    San Antonio Zoo
    San Diego Zoo
    San Diego Zoo Safari Park
    Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park
    SeaWorld Orlando
    Sedgwick County Zoo
    Texas State Aquarium
    Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
    Toronto Zoo
    Tracy Aviary
    Tulsa Zoo
    Woodland Park Zoo
    Zoo Atlanta
    ZooTampa at Lowry Park
    Zoo Miami

    Kagu (4-6 holders)

    Lincoln Park Zoo
    Pinola Aviary
    San Diego Zoo
    San Diego Zoo Safari Park? (offshow)
    Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
    Zoo Miami?

    Blue-naped Mousebird (1-2 holders)

    North Carolina Zoo?
    San Diego Zoo

    White-backed Mousebird (1 holder?)

    Dallas Zoo?

    Speckled Mousebird (22 holders)

    Aggieland Safari
    Blank Park Zoo
    Brookfield Zoo
    Cleveland Zoo
    Dallas Zoo
    Detroit Zoo
    Erie Zoo
    Honolulu Zoo
    Los Angles Zoo and Botanical Garden
    Milwaukee County Zoo
    North Carolina Zoo
    Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
    Oregon Zoo
    San Diego Zoo
    San Diego Zoo Safari Park
    Sedgwick County Zoo
    Seneca Park Zoo
    Toronto Zoo
    Tulsa Zoo
    Utah's Hogle Zoo
    Woodland Park Zoo
    Zoo Boise

    Green-backed Trogon (6-7 holders)

    Buffalo Zoo
    Dallas World Aquarium
    National Aquarium in Baltimore
    Memphis Zoo
    Miller Park Zoo
    San Diego Zoo
    Woodland Park Zoo?

    Black-tailed Trogon (1 holder)

    Dallas World Aquarium

    Resplendent Quetzal (1 holder?)

    Dallas World Aquarium (still hold?)

    Crested Quetzal (1 holder?)

    Dallas World Aquarium (still hold?)

    Golden-headed Quetzal (4 holders)

    Bronx Zoo
    Dallas World Aquarium
    San Diego Zoo
    Sedgwick County Zoo

    Red-legged Seriema (36 holders)

    ABQ BioPark
    African Lion Safari
    Barnhill Perserve
    Brevard Zoo
    Bronx Zoo
    Brookfield Zoo
    Caldwell Zoo
    Charles Paddock Zoo
    Cincinnati Zoo
    Columbus Zoo
    Dallas Zoo
    Denver Zoo
    Discovery Cove
    Ellen Trout Zoo
    Fresno Chaffee Zoo
    Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo
    Hemker Park & Zoo
    Los Angeles Zoo
    Moody Gardens
    National Aviary
    Natural Encounters Inc.
    North Carolina Zoo
    Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
    Saint Louis Zoo
    San Antonio Zoo
    Safari North Wildlife Park
    Sedgwick County Zoo
    Smithsonian National Zoo
    Southwicks Zoo
    Sylvan Heights Bird Park
    Texas State Aquarium
    Toronto Zoo
    Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium
    Woodland Park Zoo
    World Bird Sanctuary
    Zoo Knoxville
     
  8. King of Komodo Dragons

    King of Komodo Dragons Well-Known Member

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    DWA still has both quetzals but they are bts for breeding

    Zoo Miami hasn't had Kagu for a little bit sadly
     
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  9. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    Nope.

    Now onshow.

    Not on a species list just posted today.
     
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  10. RatioTile

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    Bronx Zoo has a Kagu that came from San Diego Safari Park.
     
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  11. Neil chace

    Neil chace Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    There are no sunbittern at Buffalo Zoo.
     
  12. birdsandbats

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    At Blank Park, I wouldn't take that as a definite sign, as there's lots of places to hide in their rainforest house and their signage hasn't been updated for many years - it's entirely possible that Sunbittern is still present, but was unsigned and unseen.
     
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  13. Great Argus

    Great Argus Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    FWIW, I put a question mark there as I couldn't find anything recent about Sunbittern being present. I'd be inclined to suspect it is indeed gone.
     
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  14. DesertTortoise

    DesertTortoise Well-Known Member

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    Kansas City Zoo no longer keeps kori bustard.
    Blank Park has all new, updated signage for the birds in their Discovery Center aviary.
     
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  15. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    When was this put in?
     
  16. DesertTortoise

    DesertTortoise Well-Known Member

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    I believe June or July of this year.
     
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  17. biggest_dreamer

    biggest_dreamer Well-Known Member

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    Jacksonville currently keeps white-bellied bustard, not kori. They also definitely have sunbittern.