Hi all. Madagascar is famous for its lemurs, but it has many endemic birds as well. How many of these may be seen outside the island? Ones that I am aware of in captivity include: Berniers Teal Madagascar Turtle Dove Madagascar Blue-Pigeon Madagascar Red Fody Eleanoras Falcon Greater Vasa Parrot Lesser Vasa Parrot Madagascar Lovebird Plus several species from mainland Africa that have a range extending to the island. Any others?
Also: Blue coua Crested coua Giant coua Madagascar pond heron Madagascar sacred ibis Cuckoo-like ground roller
Other species can be found in smaller numbers, but the AZA manages four Madagascar endemic bird species that can each be found in multiple US zoos: Crested Coua, Madagascar Teal, Madagascar Sacred Ibis, and Madagascar Pond Heron. Also present in AZA collections, that I'm aware of, are Vasa Parrots, Madagascar Crested Ibises, and Red Fody.
Thanks for the updates. I had overlooked Mellers Duck, but I was unaware of any Couas being in captivity outside Madagascar. It looks like Walsrode in Germany has a few Coua species plus the Malagasy Pond Heron, but in Europe it seems only a few zoos have any outside of parrots and waterfowl, and all three of Madagascars parrots are currently Least Concern.. Given how threatened most of Madagascars forests are, it looks like there is room for consideration of establishing populations of some of the land birds as well.
I've seen (bold: Madagascar endemic or near-endemic, non bold: Madagascar native but not endemic): African darter at San Diego zoo African openbill stork at Berlin tierpark and Pairi Daiza African pygmy goose at Wuppertal zoo and Bronx zoo African spoonbill at 5 zoos African three-banded plover at Plzen zoo Allen's gallinule at Best zoo Barn owl (but not the African subspecies) at 3 zoos, private collections, pet shop and raptor show Barn swallow at Wuppertal zoo Black bulbul at San Diego zoo Black parrot at 4 zoos Black-crowned night heron at 3 zoos Black-winged stilt at Antwerpen zoo, Cañada de los Pájaros and bird market Blue coua at Wuppertal zoo Cattle egret at 6 zoos Comb-crested duck at 5 zoos Common moorhen (but not the Madagascan subspecies) at London zoo and Artis royal zoo (both accidental introductions in aviaries) Common quail at pet shops and private collection Common ringed plover at Cologne zoo, Cañada de los Pájaros and bird market Common sandpiper at Cañada de los Pájaros and bird market Common stonechat (but not the Madagascan subspecies) at a bird market Common tern at 3 zoos Crested coua at San Diego zoo Curlew sandpiper at Cañada de los Pájaros Eurasian oystercatcher at 4 zoos Glossy ibis at 5 zoos Goliath heron at Plzen zoo Greater flamingo everywhere Green-backed heron at Valencia oceanographic and Barcelona zoo Grey heron at 3 zoos Hammerkop at 10 zoos Harlequin quail at 5 zoos Hottentot teal at Cañada de los Pájaros Kelp gull at Faunia Lesser flamingo at 5 zoos Little bittern at Prague zoo and Best zoo Little grebe at Prague zoo and Cologne zoo Little stint at Cañada de los Pájaros Madagascar crested ibis at 5 zoos Madagascar lovebird at 3 zoos Madagascar partridge at 3 zoos Madagascar teal at 4 zoos Madagascar turtle dove at Duisburg zoo and Parc Mervillieux Meller's duck at 4 zoos Namaqua dove (but not the Madagascan subspecies) at Plzen zoo, Tiergarten Schönbrunn, bird market and pet shop Peregrine falcon (but not the Madagascan subspecies) at Pairi Daiza and private collection Pied crow at Cañada de los Pájaros Purple heron at Plzen zoo and Cañada de los Pájaros Purple swamphen (but not the Madagascan subspecies) at 4 zoos Red fody at 7 zoos Red-billed teal at 3 zoos Sacred ibis (but not the Madagascan subspecies) at 9 zoos Squacco heron at Prague zoo and Cañada de los Pájaros Vasa parrot at Loro Park and Parc Mervillieux Whimbrel at Cañada de los Pájaros Whiskered tern at Cañada de los Pájaros White-backed duck (but not the Madagascan subspecies) at Wuppertal zoo White-faced whistling duck at 10 zoos and private collection
Looking at Zootierliste, in the recent past zoos in Europe imported many some Madagascar birds, including mesites. Unfortunately, they did not become established.
