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Pelicans, Cormorants, & Darters in North America

Discussion in 'North America - General' started by Great Argus, 16 Oct 2018.

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  1. savetherhino

    savetherhino Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Milwaukee County Zoo has American White Pelicans
     
    savetherhino, 12 Feb 2022
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  2. ParathePineapple

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    Cincinnati has White-Breasted Cormorants in their still relatively new African Penguin Point.
     
    ParathePineapple, 12 Feb 2022
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  3. CMP

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    Dallas World Aquarium keeps Brown Pelican on display

    Cincinnati also had Great White Pelican in their former polar bear exhibit, although I'm not sure where they are now
     
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  4. Kudu21

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    The Dallas Zoo no longer has any pelicans. When the monorail closed they shut down all of the water features in those habitats, and the pelicans were shipped out.
     
    Kudu21, 13 Feb 2022
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  5. Ituri

    Ituri Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    They don’t have them in zoo north? There were some with the flamingos when I went last year.
     
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  6. Kudu21

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    Nope, there aren’t any left in ZooNorth either. They’ve all since been moved out.
     
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  7. ThylacineAlive

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    Bronx received Dalmatian Pelican in 2021. I'm actually not sure if they still have the white pelican as it hasn't always been reliably on-display.

    ~Thylo
     
    ThylacineAlive, 14 Feb 2022
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  8. Dyl0526

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    Laura Quinn wild bird sanctuary has brown pelican
     
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  9. Zoo Birding

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    San Francisco Zoo no longer has brown pelicans as part of their collection, only American whites and pink-backs.
     
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  10. Coelacanth18

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    Living Desert now has Great White and Pink-backed Pelicans.
     
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  11. Persephone

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    Per their website and my last visit the South Carolina Aquarium has brown pelicans in their stingray / aviary area.
     
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  12. birdsandbats

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    DAK Lodge keeps Pink-backed Pelican.
     
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  13. NSU42

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    Gladys Porter had neotropic cormorant when I was there Friday (6/17).
     
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  14. SusScrofa

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    Some additions based on my checklist:

    ANHINGA
    FL – Flamingo Gardens
    FL – Zoo Miami

    DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
    FL – Flamingo Gardens

    AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
    FL – Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
    FL – Flamingo Gardens

    BROWN PELICAN
    FL – Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
    FL – Flamingo Gardens
    FL – Zoo Miami

    There was also NEOTROPICAL CORMORANT at Phoenix Zoo back in 2020 with the pelicans but I don't have proof they are still there and I never took pictures of the signage at that point, so they may have anyways been wild. But this is worth investigating, maybe someone has recently been to Phoenix to confirm the status.
     
    SusScrofa, 1 Jul 2022
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  15. birdsandbats

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    Neotropic Cormorant is a very common species in the Phoenix area, so if it wasn't signed I would say it was almost certainly wild.
     
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  16. iluvwhales

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    Cincinnati Zoo's great white pelicans are in the Africa section in the old flamingo exhibit.
     
    iluvwhales, 2 Jul 2022
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    They must've been moved because of the reconstruction of the polar bear exhibit. I think they were put there in the first place because they kept escaping the African penguin exhibit they were originally supposed to be in.
     
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    DAK Lodge holds Pink Backed Pelican
    Florida Aquarium holds (2) Brown Pelican
     
    SwampDonkey, 5 Jul 2022
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  19. Sphenisciologist

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    Saint Louis had brown pelicans in their Humboldt Haven area, however I’m not sure if they still reside there.

    - Brown Pelican: St. Louis, South Carolina Aquarium
     
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  20. birdsandbats

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    When were those pelicans at Saint Louis?
     
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