Cuckoos, Roadrunner, and Turacos in North America

Audubon Zoo has roadrunner, white crested turaco, and Lady Ross turaco

 

Overlooked this in my slew of updates from last time: Charles Paddock is another holder of Greater Roadrunner.

And since I'm here, updates from my visits in the the past 8 months:

Lady Ross's Turaco: add Santa Ana, Abilene, Tulsa, and Sylvan Heights
Red-crested Turaco: add Oklahoma City
Guira Cuckoo: add Oakland, remove National (unless you want to wait for the new bird house to open)
Crested Coua: add Abilene
White-cheeked Turaco: add Abilene
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha: we already discussed this, but San Diego didn't have any signed when I visited this month
Western Plantain Eater: remove Nashville

 

Oakland Zoo has always had guira cuckoos but lately I haven't seen them during any of my trips this year. They must still have them because they are still posted on the zoo website.

Whoever manages their roster on their website is very quick to remove species no longer in the zoo; they did this when they no longer kept their northern red-billed and wreathed hornbill, along with their white-vented bulbul. However, that same person doesn't update or add new species to their website.

 

DAK keeps Crested Coua and Great Blue Turaco.

Bay Beach appears to no longer have Black-billed Cuckoo.

 

Red-Crested Turaco is no longer signed at Brookfield

 

Wild Adventures Theme Park in Georgia has green turaco and violet turaco (labeled as just "turaco").

Green Turaco
Turaco

North Florida Wildlife Center in Florida no longer has great blue turaco.*

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*I know North Florida was never mentioned as holding the species on this thread, but noting it anyways.

 

Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Arizona holds red-crested turaco.

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Cameron Park(Waco) Zoo had Red-Crested Turaco in 2021, With Houston closing its Bird Gardens, I don't believe they currently have any turacos anymore, Dallas and Cameron Park also did not have any Roadrunner on my most recent visits.

 

Turtle Bay Exploration Park in California holds red-crested turaco.

Turtle Bay Exploration Park

 

Indeed they do.

Red-crested Turaco by Great Argus posted 7 Jul 2022 at 2:55 AM

 

Cuckoos

Guira

Guira Cuckoo (18-20 holders)

Bronx
Buttonwood Park
Charles Paddock
Cincinnati
Dallas World Aquarium
Discovery Cove
Houston
Jacksonville
Lincoln Park
National?
National Aviary
Oakland
Philadelphia
Roger Williams Park
San Antonio
San Francisco
Sedgwick County
Sequoia Park?
Tracy Aviary
Zoo Atlanta


Geococcyx

Greater Roadrunner (28-30 holders)

Spoiler: Roadrunner holders

Abilene
ABQ Biopark
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Audubon
Birmingham
Brookfield
California Living Museum
California Science Center
Cameron Park?
Charles Paddock
Chattanooga
CuriOdyssey
Dallas?
Discovery Cove
El Paso
Fort Worth
Houston
Lee Richardson
Living Coast Discovery Center
Living Desert
Los Angeles
National Aviary
North Carolina
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Phoenix
San Antonio
Staten Island
Stone
ZooAmerica

Coua

Crested Coua (22 holders)

Abilene
Bronx
Central Park
Cincinnati
Dallas
DAK
Discovery Cove
Indianapolis
Lee Richardson
Memphis
Moody Gardens
National Aviary
North Carolina
Omaha
Sacramento
San Antonio
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County
St. Augustine Alligator Farm
Toledo
Tulsa

Blue Coua (2 holders)

Dallas World Aquarium
San Diego


Zanclostomus

Red-billed Malkoha (2 holders)

San Diego (offshow)
Zoo Miami (offshow)


Phaenicophaeus

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (9-10 holders)

Bronx
Cincinnati
Dallas
Palm Beach
San Diego?
SeaWorld San Diego
Toledo
Tracy Aviary
Virginia
Zoo Miami



Corythaeola

Great Blue Turaco (18 holders)

Bronx
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Dallas
Dallas World Aquarium
DAK
Fort Worth
Moody Gardens
Nashville
North Florida Wildlife Center
Philadelphia
San Antonio
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
SeaWorld San Diego
Sedgwick County
Turtle Back
Woodland Park
Zoo Miami


Criniferoides

White-bellied Go-away-bird (3-4 holders)

Houston?
Idaho Falls
National Aviary
San Diego


Crinifer

Western Plantain-Eater (4-5 holders)

Barn Hill Preserve (LA)
Dallas
Houston?
Safari West
Wildlife World


Gallirex

Purple-crested Turaco (2 holders)

Discovery Cove
San Antonio


Tauraco

Schalow’s Turaco (1 holder)

Sedgwick County

Hartlaub’s Turaco (1 holder)

Caldwell

Livingstone’s Turaco (2 holders)

Santa Barbara
Zoo Miami

Fischer’s Turaco (3 holders)

Cameron Park
Dallas World Aquarium
Houston

Green/Guinea Turaco (10 holders)

Bird Kingdom (buffoni)
Bloedel Conservatory
Bronx
Busch Gardens Tampa
Dallas
Discovery Cove
Safari West
Santa Fe Teaching
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Wildlife World

White-cheeked Turaco (26 holders)

Spoiler: White-cheek Turaco holders

Abilene
Bird Kingdom
Blank Park
Bramble Park
Brookfield
Charles Paddock
Dallas
Dickerson Park
Discovery Cove
Fort Worth
Gladys Porter
Hemker
Henry Vilas
Idaho Falls
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Minnesota
National Aviary
Omaha
Oregon
Safari West
San Francisco
Toronto
Turtle Back
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Wildlife World

Red-crested Turaco (18-21 holders)

Bird Kingdom?
Brevard
Bramble Park
Bronx
Brookfield?
Busch Gardens Tampa
Cameron Park
Central Park
Franklin Park
Houston?
Lake Superior
Oklahoma City
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County
St Augustine Alligator Farm
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Tracy Aviary
Tulsa
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Wildlife World
Wildwood Wildlife Park

White-crested Turaco (8-9 holders)

Audubon
Brevard
Cleveland
Dallas World Aquarium
Houston?
Los Angeles
North Florida Wildlife Center
San Diego
Wildlife World


Musophaga

Ross’ Turaco (29-32 holders)

Spoiler: Ross' Turaco holders

Abilene
Audubon
Baton Rouge
Birmingham
Bramble Park
Bronx
Buffalo
Busch Gardens Tampa
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dallas
Dallas World Aquarium?
Denver
Discovery Cove
Franklin Park
Hemker
Houston?
Lee Richardson
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Pueblo
San Antonio
San Francisco?
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Santa Ana
Scovill
Shell Factory & Nature Park
Southwick’s
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Tulsa
Wildlife World

Violet Turaco (31-32 holders)

Spoiler: Violet Turaco holders

Binder Park
Bird Kingdom
Brevard
Brookfield
Busch Gardens Tampa
Central Florida
Dallas
Detroit
Fort Worth
Franklin Park
Gladys Porter
Houston?
Jacksonville
Lincoln Children’s
Lincoln Park
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Omaha
Philadelphia
Rosamond Gifford
San Antonio
Safari West
Staten Island
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Timbavati Wildlife Park
Topeka
Toronto
Tracy Aviary
Wildlife World
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Woodland Park
Zoo Boise

 

Guira Cuckoo no longer kept by Roger Williams.

Crested Coua also kept by Rosamond Gifford Zoo.

Red-Crested Turaco also kept by Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Prospect Park Zoo.

 

ZooTampa and Wild Adventures (Valdosta) hold this.

 

No longer held by Philadelphia

Both also kept by Key West Butterfly Conservatory.

 

Brantford Twin Valley Zoo in Ontario holds white-cheeked turaco.

Twin Valley Zoo

 

Audubon Aquarium in Louisiana holds Guira cuckoo.

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Natural Encounters, Inc. has this species for its bird shows. Currently, the bird is located at Roger Williams Park Zoo, and is in the 10:00 mini bird show in the farmyard. I figured given the species' rarity, people would be interested in learning of this additional (albeit temporary) holding.

 

Hutchinson Zoo in Kansas holds greater roadrunner.

Hutchinson Zoo

 

Discovery Cove Orlando should have a Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis).

 

Sedgwick County Zoo does not have Schalow's Turaco, nor have they at least within the last 6 years