Partridges, Old World Quail, Junglefowl, Francolins, and Peafowl in North American Zoos

Here I have attempted to make a complete list of Rollulinae and Pavoninae present in American and Canadian collections. Only information 2018 or newer was used. Domestic species are excluded (this includes any peafowl or Blue-breasted Quail that shows a domestic phenotype. If the zoo has even one bird that displays a wild phenotype, they are eligible for this list). Information on missing holders or species, as well as information on subspecies or populations is welcomed.

Chestnut-bellied Partridge (1 holder)
San Diego Zoo

Crested Wood-Partridge (18 holders)
Aggieland Safari
Audubon Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Indianapolis Zoo
Living Planet Aquarium
Milwaukee County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
North Carolina Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Sedgwick County Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Zoo Atlanta

Madagascar Partridge (2 holders)
Charles Paddock Zoo
San Diego Zoo

Chukar (2 holders)
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Yellow-necked Spurfowl (1 holder)
ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Chinese Bamboo-Partridge (2 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Mountain Bamboo-Partridge (3 holders)
Blank Park Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
San Diego Zoo

Sri Lankan Junglefowl (2 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Minnesota Zoo

Green Junglefowl (4 holders)
Audubon Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Zoo Miami

Crested Francolin (1 holder)
Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park

Yellow-necked Francolin (1 holder)
San Diego Zoo

Erckel's Francolin (1 holder)
Cameron Park Zoo

Great Argus (8 holders)
Bird Kingdom Niagara
Bronx Zoo (argus)
Minnesota Zoo (argus)
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Philadelphia Zoo
Reid Park Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Woodland Park Zoo (argus)

Congo Peafowl (10 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Fort Worth Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Milwaukee County Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Zoo Miami

Indian Peafowl (40 holders)
Albuquerque BioPark
Animal Gardens Petting Zoo
Binder Park Zoo
Border City Petting Zoo
Brantford Twin Valley Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Calgary Zoo
Capital of Texas Zoo
Denver Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Doc's Zoo
Flamingo Gardens (possibly wild birds?)
Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary
Franklin Park Zoo
Good Zoo
Greensboro Science Center
High Park Zoo
Leesburg Animal Park
Luray Zoo
Menominee Park Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo and Adventure Park
Philadelphia Zoo
Phillips Park Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
Roscommon Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo
Save Our Seabirds
Shalom Wildlife Zoo
Smithsonian National Zoo
Summerfield Zoo
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Three Palms Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Tregembo Animal Park
Virginia Safari Park
Waccatee Zoo
Zoo Atlanta

Green Peafowl (2 holders)
Central Park Zoo
Zoo Miami

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant (8 holders)
Capron Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo

Germain's Peacock-Pheasant (1 holder)
Aggieland Safari

Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant (1 holder)
Aggieland Safari

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (4 holders)
Capron Park Zoo
Blank Park Zoo
Bronx Zoo
San Diego Zoo

 

I'm not helping you with this one but I'll take a look at some of the rarer species when I get a chance.

 

Bear Den Zoo has Chukar, Greenville Zoo has Palawan pheasant, Sylvan Heights has Green peafowl, and Catoctin has Argus subspecies of Argus pheasant.

 

Virginia has them as well.

 

Sylvan Heights has great argus.

 

Brevard has Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (at least they did in 2017)

 

Not listed on website

 

Grey peacock-pheasant at Sylvan Heights and Little Rock. Both Little Rock and 3 Palms Zoo in Delaware claim to have pure Red junglefowl, but I don't know how true that is.

 

Toledo has/had Crested wood partridge IIRC

 

So I can't seem to edit this post, but I also want to note that they also have or had Green junglefowl and Red junglefowl recently

 

Are there really no holders of wild-type Red Junglefowl?

 

Capron Park Zoo does not, and never has, had mountain peacock-pheasants.

 

San Diego Zoo and National Aviary have Great Argus.

 

San Diego hasn't held Chestnut-Bellied Hill-Partridge in a long time. There weren't any left when I visited January 2018 and when I friend of mine was trying to find any holders of Arborophila in the US he came up empty across the board.

Also all Great Argus are the nominate.

I'm sure there's some somewhere, they're available in limited numbers in the private trade. Little Rock does indeed claim to hold some of these. There's also Grey Junglefowl in the private trade, though I don't know of any public holders with them. As for other junglefowl, Bronx, Audubon, Baton Rogue, DAK, Miami, Fort Wayne, and maybe still Houston keep Green. I believe San Antonio and Staten Island have lost them since my visits. Along with Bronx and Minnesota, Central Park still has a Sri Lankan as well.

Both the San Diegos keep Yellow-Necked Spurfowl still.

Miami should have Mountain Bamboo-Partridge. Omaha had animals signed as Mountain when I visited in 2019 but I've since seen them referred to as Chinese.

-Central Park keeps Crested Wood-Partridge.
-Bronx holds Palawan Peacock-Pheasant in addition to Mountain. Gladys Porter, Riverbanks, -Miami, National Aviary, Santa Barbara, Rosamond Gifford, and Toledo also keep them. Philadelphia does not keep them.
-Miami and San Antonio both keep Germain's PP.
-Little Rock and San Diego should both have Grey PP.
-Beardsley and Prospect Park keep Indian Peafowl.
-I think DAK has Green Peafowl.

~Thylo

 

Maine Wildlife Park and Animal Adventures in MA keep Indian Peafowl.

~Thylo

 

Phoenix has great argus, green peafowl, and Palawan peacock-pheasant

 

Update:

Crested Wood-Partridge (20 holders)
Aggieland Safari
Audubon Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Indianapolis Zoo
Living Planet Aquarium
Milwaukee County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
North Carolina Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Philadelphia Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Sedgwick County Zoo
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Toronto Zoo
Zoo Atlanta

Madagascar Partridge (2 holders)
Charles Paddock Zoo
San Diego Zoo

Chukar (3 holders)
Bear Den Zoo
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Yellow-necked Spurfowl (3 holders)
San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Chinese Bamboo-Partridge (1 holders)
Bronx Zoo

Mountain Bamboo-Partridge (2 holders)
Minnesota Zoo
San Diego Zoo

Erckel's Francolin (1 holder)
Wildwood Wildlife Park

Red Junglefowl (2 holders)
3 Palms Zoo
Little Rock Zoo

Sri Lankan Junglefowl (3 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Central Park Zoo
Minnesota Zoo

Green Junglefowl (7 holders)
Audubon Zoo
Baton Rouge Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Houston Zoo
Zoo Miami

Crested Francolin (1 holder)
Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park

Yellow-necked Francolin (1 holder)
San Diego Zoo

Erckel's Francolin (1 holder)
Cameron Park Zoo

Great Argus (10 holders)
Bird Kingdom Niagara (argus)
Bronx Zoo (argus)
Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo (argus)
Minnesota Zoo (argus)
National Aviary (argus)
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (argus)
Philadelphia Zoo (argus)
Phoenix Zoo (argus)
Reid Park Zoo (argus)
San Diego Zoo (argus)
San Diego Zoo Safari Park (argus)
Woodland Park Zoo (argus)

Congo Peafowl (10 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Fort Worth Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Milwaukee County Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Zoo Miami

Indian Peafowl (46 holders)
Albuquerque BioPark
Animal Adventures
Animal Gardens Petting Zoo
Binder Park Zoo
Border City Petting Zoo
Brantford Twin Valley Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Calgary Zoo
Capital of Texas Zoo
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Denver Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Doc's Zoo
Flamingo Gardens (possibly wild birds?)
Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary
Franklin Park Zoo
Good Zoo
Greensboro Science Center
High Park Zoo
Leesburg Animal Park
Luray Zoo
Maine Wildlife Park
Menominee Park Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo and Adventure Park
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Philadelphia Zoo
Phillips Park Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
Prospect Park Zoo
Roscommon Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo
Save Our Seabirds
Shalom Wildlife Zoo
Smithsonian National Zoo
Summerfield Zoo
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Three Palms Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Tregembo Animal Park
Virginia Safari Park
Waccatee Zoo
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Zoo Atlanta

Green Peafowl (7 holders)
Central Park Zoo
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Phoenix Zoo
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Virginia Zoo at Norfolk
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Zoo Miami

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant (17 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Gladys Porter Zoo
Greenville Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
National Aviary
Oklahoma City Zoo
Phoenix Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Toronto Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo
Zoo Miami

Gray Peacock-Pheasant (3 holders)
Little Rock Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Germain's Peacock-Pheasant (3 holders)
Aggieland Safari
San Antonio Zoo
Zoo Miami

Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant (1 holder)
Aggieland Safari

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant (3 holders)
Bronx Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Wildwood Wildlife Park

 

Columbus no longer holds this species. Now I'm not sure about the other, but I assume it is no longer there as well.

 

San Diego should still have these.

Uh... these are the same species.

 

Can't believe I missed that twice...