Wading Birds in North American Zoos

Brookgreen Gardens had Great Blue Heron, Black-Crowned Night Heron, Cattle Egret as of a few years ago. They actually have a pretty big heron aviary. I know Riverbanks used to have Cattle Egret and Boat-Billed Heron, but I haven’t been able to verify this in a few years.

 

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African Sacred Ibises can be found in the Saint Louis Zoo also – They are in the African Savanna portion of the Rivers Edge along with Black Rhinos.

 

Update (7/6/22):

Boat-billed Heron (22 holders)
Bird Kingdom Niagara Falls
Bronx Zoo (ridgwayi)
Brookfield Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
Caldwell Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium (panamensis)
Denver Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Dickerson Park Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo (ridgwayi)
Fresno Chaffe Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Milwaukee County Zoo
National Aquarium in Baltimore
National Aviary
Reid Park Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo (ridgwayi)
San Antonio Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Zoo de Granby

Black-crowned Night-Heron (21 holders)
Alexandria Zoo
Bronx Zoo (nycticorax)
Brookgreen Gardens
Buffalo Zoo
California Living Museum (nycticorax)
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (nycticorax)
Cosley Zoo
CuriOdyssey
Écomuséum Zoo
Flamingo Gardens
Henry Vilas Zoo
John Ball Zoo
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Navajo Nation Zoo
Red River Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
Salisbury Zoo
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (nycticorax)
Virginia Living Museum
Wild Wonders Wildlife Park

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (10 holders)
Alexandria Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium (violacea)
Flamingo Gardens
Florida Aquarium
Fort Worth Zoo
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (violacea)
Saint Louis Zoo
Salisbury Zoo
Virginia Living Museum

Green Heron (9 holders)
Alexandria Zoo
California Living Museum (anthonyi)
Detroit Zoo
Flamingo Gardens
Florida Aquarium
Milwaukee County Zoo
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (viridescens)
Sequoia Park Zoo
Texas State Aquarium

Javan Pond-Heron (10 holders)
Audubon Zoo
BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Busch Gardens Tampa
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
National Aviary
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
San Diego Zoo
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Cattle Egret (36 holders)
Abilene Zoo
Bird Kingdom Niagara Falls
Brookgreen Gardens
Buffalo Zoo
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (ibis)
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Denver Zoo
Flamingo Gardens
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Granby Zoo
Happy Hollow Zoo
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Memphis Zoo
National Aviary
Oakland Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (ibis)
Oregon Zoo
Queens Zoo
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (ibis)
Philadelphia Zoo (ibis)
Red River Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo (ibis)
Salisbury Zoo
Safari West
San Antonio Zoo
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo (ibis)
Staten Island Zoo
Tautphaus Park Zoo
Tennessee Aquarium
Toronto Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Virginia Living Museum
Washington Park Zoo

Great Blue Heron (8 holders)
Aquarium of the Pacific
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (fannini)
Brookgreen Gardens
California Living Museum (wardi)
Flamingo Gardens
Sawgrass Nature Center (occidentalis)
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Virginia Living Museum
Zoo Miami

Great Egret (5 holders)
Alexandria Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
California Living Museum (egretta)
Saint Louis Zoo
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (egretta)

Black Heron (1 holder)
San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Tricolored Heron (2 holders)
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden (ruficollis)
Flamingo Gardens

Snowy Egret (14 holders)
Aquarium of the Pacific
Bergen County Zoo
Brandywine Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Brookgreen Gardens
Flamingo Gardens
Lincoln Children's Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
National Aviary
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Saint Louis Zoo
Tennessee Aquarium
Virginia Living Museum

Little Blue Heron (4 holders)
Hutchinson Zoo
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
San Antonio Zoo
Virginia Living Museum

African Sacred Ibis (29 holders)
Audubon Zoo
BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo
Brights Zoo
Caldwell Zoo
Cape May County Zoo
Cameron Park Zoo
Chehaw Park Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Erie Zoo
Honolulu Zoo
Lion Country Safari
Los Angeles Zoo
Metro Richmond Zoo
Oakland Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens
San Antonio Zoo
Safari West
Saint Louis Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Santa Barbara Zoo
Six Flags Wild Safari
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Tautphaus Park Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Washington Park Zoo
Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center
ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Straw-necked Ibis (9 holders)
Audubon Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Kansas City Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Salisbury Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Zoo Miami

Waldrapp Ibis (18 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Chehaw Park Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Louisville Zoo
Micke Grove Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
Riverside Discovery Center
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Safari West
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Francisco Zoo
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo Miami

Southern Bald Ibis (7 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
National Aviary
Reid Park Zoo
San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium

Hadada Ibis (19 holders)
African Lion Safari
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Fort Worth Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo (brevirostris)
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Lincoln Park Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore (brevirostris)
Micke Grove Zoo
National Aviary
Oakland Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Oregon Zoo
San Antonio Zoo (brevirostris)
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Francisco Zoo
SeaWorld Discovery Cove
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium

Black-faced Ibis (4 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
National Aviary

American White Ibis (16 holders)
Alexandria Zoo
Aquarium of the Pacific
Brookfield Zoo
Brookgreen Gardens
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Dickerson Park Zoo
Flamingo Gardens
Florida Aquarium
Hemker Park Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Oklahoma City Zoo
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Saint Louis Zoo
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Texas State Aquarium

Scarlet Ibis (74 holders)
Abilene Zoo
Albuquerque BioPark
Alexandria Zoo
Assiniboine Park Zoo
Audubon Zoo
Bergen County Zoo
Bird Kingdom Niagara Falls
Bramble Park Zoo
Brandywine Zoo
Brevard Zoo
Brights Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
Busch Gardens Tampa
Caldwell Zoo
Cameron Park Zoo
Cape May County Zoo
Central Park Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium
Detroit Zoo
Dickerson Park Zoo
El Paso Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Gladys Porter Zoo
Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History
Hattiesburg Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo
Lincoln Children's Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Mesker Park Zoo
Mill Mountain Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
Moody Gardens
National Aquarium in Baltimore
National Aviary
North Carolina Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
Palm Beach Zoo
Phoenix Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo
Reid Park Zoo
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Safari West
San Antonio Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Francisco Zoo
Santa Ana Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
Sequoia Park Zoo
Stone Zoo
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Texas State Aquarium
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Topeka Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Tracy Aviary
Tulsa Zoo
Turtle Back Zoo
Utah's Hogle Zoo
Vancouver Aquarium
Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo Atlanta
ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Glossy Ibis (2 holders)
Flamingo Gardens
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science

White-faced Ibis (3 holders)
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Saint Louis Zoo
Tracy Aviary

Puna Ibis (1 holder)
Sedgwick County Zoo

Madagascar Crested Ibis (6 holders)
Bronx Zoo (urschii)
Forth Worth Zoo (urschii)
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Riverside Discovery Center
San Diego Zoo (urschii)
San Diego Zoo Safari Park (urschii)

African Spoonbill (18 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Calgary Zoo
Cameron Park Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Honolulu Zoo
Houston Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Lincoln Park Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo
Oakland Zoo
Safari West
San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Toronto Zoo
ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Roseate Spoonbill (55 holders)
Alexandria Zoo
Assiniboine Park Zoo
Audubon Zoo
Birmingham Zoo
Bramble Park Zoo
BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo
Bergen County Zoo
Brevard Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
Busch Gardens Tampa
Caldwell Zoo
Cameron Park Zoo
Cape May County Park & Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium
Denver Zoo
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Flamingo Gardens
Florida Aquarium
Fort Worth Zoo
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Gladys Porter Zoo
Honolulu Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Knoxville Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
Mesker Park Zoo
Metro Richmond Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
National Aviary
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Palm Beach Zoo
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Phoenix Zoo
Reid Park Zoo
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Safari West
Saint Louis Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Smithsonian National Zoo
Tautphaus Park Zoo
Texas State Aquarium
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Topeka Zoo
Tracy Aviary
Utah's Hogle Zoo
ZooAmerica
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Zoo Miami

 

A few more updates for you:

PHOENIX ZOO:
Great Blue Heron (0.0.1) rescue bird, kept in the Monkey Village exhibit
Snowy Egret
White-faced Ibis

KANSAS CITY ZOO:
Hadada Ibis

TULSA ZOO:
Yellow-crowned Night Heron

 

From my list, you forgot to add birds from Busch Wildlife Sanctuary and Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary.

 

Some additional updates:

Caldwell --- Yellow-crowned and black-crowned night herons
Cincinnati --- No tricolored heron, no black-faced ibis
Dallas --- Hadada ibis, waldrapp ibis, African sacred ibis, Madagascar crested ibis, no African spoonbill
Houston --- Puna ibis, black-faced ibis

 

This bird died nearly 4 years ago.

However for San Diego Zoo (and possibly the Safari Park too) Madagascar Pond Heron needs added.

 

Flint RiverQuarium - little blue heron, great blue heron, cattle egret, American white ibis

 

South Carolina Aquarium has roseate spoonbills, and I believe scarlet ibis but I'm not confident enough about the latter to suggest including it.

 

The Roger Williams Park Zoo acquired boat-billed herons last summer. I know The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens had cattle egrets recently.

 

Does Dallas have the Malagasy Sacred Ibis or the more common African Sacred Ibis? the signage said african but apparently they imported some malagasy back in 2020.

 

They have both. The Malagasy are behind-the-scenes for breeding.

 

Saint Louis Zoo has a green heron. He's hard to see as he blends in well with his exhibit but he's in there.

 

Ok, thank you, the ones on exhibit are the african then, I will have to edit my archive later

 

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo in California holds Waldrapp ibis.

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

 

The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo in California holds African spoonbill.

The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

 

Also held by ZooTampa

Peace River Wildlife Center has (hoactli). Maryland's are also hoactli.

Peace River Wildlife Center keeps violacea

Peace River Wildlife Center has viridescens

Peace River Wildlife Center also keeps these (ibis).

Also kept by Florida Aquarium

Kept by Florida Aquarium and Peace River Wildlife Center. Both egretta.

Also Florida Aquarium and Peace River Wildlife Center

Peace River Wildlife Center also holds this species

Also kept by ZooTampa

No longer held at Cape May County Zoo. Also at Elmwood Park Zoo.

No longer held by Cape May County Zoo.

 

No longer at Six Flags Wild Safari

 

Utica Zoo in New York holds black-crowned night heron.

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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Florida holds roseate spoonbill.

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