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  1. zoo_enthusiast

    zoo_enthusiast Well-Known Member 10+ year member Premium Member

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    Here is the species list from the main section of the aviary:
    Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa), Russet-crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus), Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena), Violaceous Trogon (Trogon violaceus), Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus), Black-throated Magpie Jay (Callocita colliei), White-throated Magpie Jay (Callocita formosa), Brown Jay (Psilorhinus morio), Yucatan Jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus), Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas), Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sucirostris), Squirrel Cuckoo (Playa cayana), Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), Collared Aracati (Pteroglossus torquatus), Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus), Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus), Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons), Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris), Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao), Military Macaw (Ara militaris), Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix), Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis), Yellow-lored Amazon (Amazona xantholora), Mealy Amazon (Amazona farinosa), Yellow-naped Amazon (Amazona auropalliata), Lilac-crowned Amazon (Amazona finschi), White-fronted Amazon (Amazona albifrons), White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis), Orange-fronted Parakeet (Aratinga canicularis), Olive-throated Parakeet (Aratinga nana), White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhyncos), Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Little Blue Heron (Eretta caerulea), Great Egret (Ardea alba), Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi), Purple Gallinule (Porpyrio martinicus), Common Moorhen (Gallinula galeata), Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa), American Coot (Fulica americana), Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata), Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors), Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera), Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor), Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata), Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens), Highland Guan (Penelopina nigra), Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula), Horned Guan (Oreophasis derbianus), Great Curassow (Crax rubra), White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris), Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis), Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica), Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita), Blue Ground Dove (Claravis pretiosa), Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra), White-winged Tanager (Prianga leucoptera), Yellow-winged Tanager (Thraupis abbas), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), Blue Mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens), Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cylarhis gujanensis), Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus), Northern Mockingbird (Mimus pollyglotos), Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus), Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris), Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena), Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea), Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor), Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Spot-breasted Wren (Pheugopedius maculipectus), White-bellied Wren (Uropsila leucogastra), White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus), Yucatan Vireo (Vireo magister), Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis), Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae), Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus), Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum), Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), Dickcissel (Spiza americana), Thick-billed Seed Finch (Oryzoborus funereus), Scrub Euphonia (Euphonia affinis), Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus), Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps), Northern Parula (Setophaga americana), Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina), American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica), Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia), Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia), Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
     
  2. zoo_enthusiast

    zoo_enthusiast Well-Known Member 10+ year member Premium Member

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    I did not see most of them, so cannot vouch for the list's accuracy. In addition to those species, the aviary houses resplendent quetzal (in a separate enclosure), king vultures (in a separate enclosure), golden eagle (in a separate enclosure), and several species of hummingbirds in a separate smaller section
     
  3. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Thank you very much for this list zoo_enthusiast, that is a very impresive collection ! ( esp. Horned guan sounds very intresting ).
    From several of these species I even didn't know that they are kept in captivity.