Pigeons and Sandgrouse in North American Zoos

It will be the California one. Stupid zoos with the same name.

 

Probably why Bronx changed from the New York Zoo

~Thylo

 

Honolulu, Tulsa, and National Aquarium in Baltimore hold Crested Pigeon.

Brevard holds Victoria Crowned Pigeon and Nicobar Pigeon.

Toronto has Zebra Dove.

Roosevelt Park has Grey-capped Emerald Dove and Pied Imperial Pigeon.

Birmingham has Nicobar Pigeon, Pied Imperial Pigeon, Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Pheasant Pigeon, Black-naped Fruit Dove, Beautiful Fruit Dove, Jambu Fruit Dove, and White-throated Ground-dove.

Memphis has Mariana Fruit Dove.

African Safari Wildlife Park has Western Crowned Pigeon.

Safari West holds Western Crowned Pigeon, Pied Imperial Pigeon, Nicobar Pigeon, and Green Imperial Pigeon.

Oglebay's Good Zoo holds Victoria Crowned Pigeon.

Baton Rouge has Victoria Crowned and Nicobar Pigeons.

Lincoln Park has Pheasant Pigeon and Jambu Fruit Dove.

Phoenix Zoo has Pheasant Pigeon.

Denver, Lee Richardson, Mill Mountain, John Ball, Seneca Park, and Phoenix all hold Nicobar Pigeon.

Little Rock has Black-naped Fruit Dove, Nicobar Pigeon, and (surprisingly) Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon (this is according to the website).

Idaho Falls Zoo has Nicobar Pigeon and Pheasant Pigeon.

 

Mill Mountain has Pied imperial pigeon. Oasis Sanctuary in Arizona has i think wild Rock dove and Eurasian collared dove

 

Palm Beach Zoo and Phoenix hold Beautiful Fruit Dove.

Louisville holds Jambu and Wompoo Fruit Doves.

This 2018 list (https://www.toledozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Bird_Overview.pdf) gives an overview of the birds on exhibit at Toledo. Some birds from that list are already listed here, while some listed here are *not* on that list. Here are the birds that are on the overview but not this thread: Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Blue Ground Dove, Speckled Pigeon, Mauritius Pink Pigeon, Peruvian Pigeon, Plain-breasted Ground Dove, Red-throated (Cinnamon) Ground Dove, Crested Quail Dove, Namaqua Dove, "Partridge Bronzewing", Jambu Fruit Dove, “Ring-necked Dove”, “Pink-headed Turtle Dove”, and Mourning Dove.

Capron Park holds Beautiful Fruit Dove and Black-naped Fruit Dove.

Mill Mountain Zoo holds Nicobar Pigeon.

Lowry Park has Black-naped Fruit Dove and Luzon Bleeding-Heart Dove.

Tracy Aviary has Black-naped Fruit Dove and White-throated Ground Dove.

Hogle does *not* have Mourning Dove as previously reported; however, they do have Pied Imperial Pigeon.

Zoo Boise's new Gorongosa NP-themed exhibit complex has Emerald-spotted Wood Dove.

Philadelphia and Saint Louis hold Mariana Fruit Dove.

Lincoln Park has Jambu Fruit Dove, as do Roger Williams Park and Tulsa.

Rio Grande (Albuquerque) and Texas State Aquarium have Socorro Dove, with the former holding ~1/3 of the global population apparently. Smithsonian had them in the Bird House; it is unclear if they still possess the species now.

I also found (cue trumpets) A SPECIES LIST FROM 2018 FOR DENVER. Unfortunately, it is unclear how many of these birds remain at the zoo since the Bird House is now closed and is scheduled for demolition. Relevant species here are: Nicobar Pigeon, Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Sulawesi Ground Dove, Beautiful Fruit Dove, Black-naped Fruit Dove, Grey-capped Emerald Dove, Jambu Fruit Dove, Laughing (Senegal) Dove, Mariana Fruit Dove, and both species (Luzon and Mindanao) of Bleeding Heart Dove.

 

I am a bit skeptical Toledo would hold all of those species, as none were on exhibit this summer, and I don't know where the zoo would keep them all? Maybe they have more bts space than I thought?

Wow, I had no idea that species was in the US.

Given the fact that their Bird House is closed and scheduled for demolition, I think it might be a good idea to not count any of these.

 

I thought you might be skeptical about this, which is why I copied the source link. However, it *is* a Toledo Zoo document from 2018; it seems unlikely that they would be wrong about holding the listed species. I suspect that maybe you are right and they have a significant portion of their bird collection bts.

Neither did I. I'm not sure that any of them are on-exhibit, though.

I agree, I just listed it for the sake of completeness and because I was proud to have finally located a recent species list for that facility

 

Good catch @Chlidonias -might be a snapshot of the collection from the early 2000's, then. That could explain some of the seeming rarities on that list, like plantain-eater and several small African passerines.

 

Capron Park Zoo keeps Beautiful and Black-naped Fruit Doves. Roger Williams Park Zoo keeps Jambu Fruit Doves.

 

Southwick’s keeps western crowned pigeon

 

Are the Jambus on-exhibit? I know they have them but I haven't seen them on-show in a long time.

~Thylo

 

Last I heard they were, although its been iver a year since I've been. They were on display with the rosellas and mynahs in Australasia, and thought they still were. I know @Dyl0526 went recently, perhaps he can answer your question.

 

That's where they were when I first visited in 2012, too.

~Thylo

 

I can confirm they were on exhibit in World of Adaptations

 

Hemker Park & Zoo has Nicobar Pigeon, Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Luzon Bleeding-Heart Dove, & Speckled Pigeon

Safari North Wildlife Park has Ring-Necked Dove

Minnesota Zoo has Rose-Crowned Fruit Dove

 

Zoo Boise has Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

 

Memphis zoo keeps Green naped pheasant pigeon, Pied imperial pigeon, Nicobar pigeon, Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus), Green-winged Dove (Chalcophaps indica), White-throated ground dove was also signed but not seen.

 

I believe Zoo Tampa still holds Pink Pigeons. They are still signed in the aviary, and they definitely used to hold them when I was a volunteer.

 

Laura Quinn wild bird sanctuary has mourning dove and white crowned pigeon