Waterfowl in North America pt 2: Sheldgeese to Dabbling Ducks

The second section of the waterfowl. Again I apologize for the lengthiness on this post, but waterfowl are one of the most widespread families in zoos.

As per normal, no information older than June 2016 was used, additions and corrections welcomed. I expect there will be a lot of edits. Taxonomy follows the current version of Handbook of the Birds of the World.

**Domestics: for the sake of space (and probably my sanity) I have not included domestics here. This mainly means domestic forms of Graylag Goose, Swan Goose, Muscovy Duck, and Mallard (including Call Duck, Indian Runner Duck, etc)**

**Wild Birds: In many cases, wild waterfowl make themselves at home on zoo ponds, generally because of the free food and safe environment. I have attempted to avoid listing species present but not a part of a facilities collection. I know a few zoos do list them. Thus the following species have been treated with caution: Ruddy Duck, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Northern Shoveler, Blue-winged Teal, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, American Black Duck, Northern Pintail, and Green-winged Teal. These species are indicated by a +/- by their holders.**

 

Sheldgeese, etc


Neochen

Orinoco Goose (9-10 holders)
Brevard
Bronx
Dallas World Aquarium
Fort Worth
Franklin Park
Jacksonville
Sacramento
Sedgwick County
Sequoia Park?
Sylvan Heights Bird Park


Chloephaga

Andean Goose (3 holders)

Philadelphia
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Wildlife World

Ashy-headed Goose (1 holder)

San Diego

Ruddy-headed Goose (2 holders)

Bronx
Sylvan Heights Bird Park


Radjah

Radjah Shelduck (11 holders)

Alexandria
Audubon
Brevard
Bronx
Dallas
Hogle
Idaho Falls
Pana’ewa Rainforest
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights Bird Park


Alopochen

Egyptian Goose (15 holders)

Cleveland
Greater Vancouver
Jacksonville
NEW
Oakland
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toronto
Virginia
Wildlife Safari
Wildlife World

 

Shelducks


Tadorna

Common Shelduck (7 holders)

Cleveland
Minnesota
Nashville
Safari West
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Ruddy Shelduck (6-7 holders)

Cincinnati
Denver
Oklahoma City
Rosamond Gifford
Sedgwick County
Zoo Miami?

South African Shelduck (3 holders)

NEW
Toronto
Wildlife World

Australian Shelduck (5 holders)

Cheyenne Mountain
Cleveland
Rosamond Gifford
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Paradise Shelduck (1 holder)

Jacksonville


Spur-winged Goose


Plectropterus

Spur-winged Goose (6 holders)

Alexandria
Cleveland
Dallas
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park


Comb Ducks


Cairina

Muscovy Duck (1-2 holders?)

Cheyenne Mountain (domestic I think)
Sylvan Heights Bird Park (wild or domestic?)


Sarkidiornis

American Comb Duck (5 holders)

Alexandria
Dallas
Fort Worth
Sacramento
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

African Comb Duck (3 holders)

San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

 

Pygmy-Geese


Nettapus

African Pygmy Goose (18-20 holders)

Bronx?
Busch Gardens Tampa
Buttonwood Park
Central Park
Cincinnati
Dallas
Denver?
Detroit
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fort Worth
Nashville
National Aviary
Omaha
Oregon
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Staten Island
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo
Tulsa

Cotton/Indian Pygmy Goose (5-6 holders)

Buttonwood Park
Fort Wayne’s Childrens?
Fort Worth
San Diego
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Zoo Miami

Green Pygmy Goose (1 holder)

Sylvan Heights Bird Park


Callonetta

Ringed Teal (27 holders)

Abilene
Alexandria
Assiniboine Park
Beardsley
Brookfield
Busch Gardens Tampa
Buttonwood Park
Capron Park
Charles Paddock
Dallas World Aquarium
Franklin Park
Fresno Chaffee
Idaho Falls
Milwaukee
National
National Aviary
North Carolina
Oklahoma City
Rosamond Gifford
Salisbury
San Diego
Sedgwick County
St Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Topeka
Tulsa

 

Perching Ducks


Aix

Wood Duck (+/- 33 holders)

Abilene
Albuquerque Biological Park
Alexandria
Beardsley
Brevard
Brookfield
California Living Museum
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Franklin Park
Howell Nature Center
Idaho Falls
Lincoln Park
Living Planet Aquarium
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Maryland
Montreal Biodome
National
Oregon
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
Rosamond Gifford
Safari West
Salisbury
San Diego
Santa Fe Teaching
Shedd Aquarium
St Louis
St Augustine Alligator Farm
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Tennessee Aquarium
Zoo Knoxville
Zoo Miami

Mandarin Duck (27-28 holders)

Akron
Alexandria
Brevard
Bronx
Buffalo
Central Park
Cleveland
Grant’s Farm
Honolulu
Idaho Falls
Jacksonville
Lincoln Park
Living Planet Aquarium?
Louisville
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Nashville
North Carolina
Rosamond Gifford
Safari West
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Sedgwick County
Staten Island
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toronto
Wildlife Safari
Zoo Miami


Chenonetta

Maned Duck (6-7 holders)

Blank Park
Buttonwood Park
Fort Wayne’s Childrens?
Omaha
San Antonio
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

 

Blue-winged Goose, Marbled Teal, White-winged Duck


Cyanochen

Blue-winged Goose (3 holders)

Bronx
Fort Worth
San Diego Zoo Safari Park


Marmaronetta

Marbled Teal (17 holders)

Akron
Bronx
Busch Gardens Tampa
Fort Worth
Franklin Park
Jacksonville
Maryland
Milwaukee
National Aviary
Oklahoma City
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Santa Barbara
Sedgwick County
Staten Island
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo


Asarcornis

White-winged Duck (5 holders)

Jacksonville
Philadelphia
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Zoo Miami

 

Pochards


Netta

Red-crested Pochard (7 holders)

Fort Worth
Lee Richardson
Maryland
Oregon
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Rosy-billed Pochard (11 holders)

Akron
Audubon
Busch Gardens Tampa
Dallas World Aquarium
Fort Worth
Jacksonville
National Aviary
Oklahoma City
San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Southern Pochard (3 holders)

Dallas World Aquarium
Fort Worth
Sylvan Heights Bird Park


Aythya

Redhead (14-16 holders)

Abilene
Akron
Alexandria
Beardsley
Brookfield
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Florida Aquarium
Fort Worth
Idaho Falls
National?
Oregon
Queens?
San Diego
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Canvasback (9 holders)

Bronx
Cleveland
Columbus
Franklin Park
Idaho Falls
San Diego
St Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo

Baer’s Pochard (6 holders)

Bronx
Lincoln Park
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Minnesota
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Ferruginous Duck (3 holders)

San Antonio
San Diego
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Ring-necked Duck (+/- 5 holders)

Bronx
Idaho Falls
Oregon
Rosamond Gifford
San Diego

Tufted Duck (4 holders)

Busch Gardens Tampa
Fort Worth
Queens
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Greater Scaup (1 holder)

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Lesser Scaup (7 holders)

Abilene
Bronx
Cleveland
Idaho Falls
Minnesota
Rosamond Gifford
Salisbury


Steamerducks


Tachyeres

Flying Steamerduck (1 holder)

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

 

Teal, Shovelers, Wigeons, etc


Lophonetta

Crested Duck (1 holder)

Sylvan Heights Bird Park


Amazonetta

Brazilian Teal (7 holders)

Brookfield
Buttonwood Park
Fort Worth
Jacksonville
Minnesota
Shedd Aquarium
Sylvan Heights Bird Park


Spatula

Garganey (2 holders)

Minnesota
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Hottentot Teal (6 holders)

Calgary
Columbus
Fort Worth
Oregon
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Puna Teal (7 holders)

Alexandria
Busch Gardens Tampa
Fort Worth
San Diego
Sedgwick County
Staten Island
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Silver Teal (4 holders)

Alexandria
Buttonwood Park
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Red Shoveler (6 holders)

Alexandria
Cincinnati
Dallas
Louisville
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Australian Shoveler (2 holders)

Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Northern Shoveler (+/- 12 holders)

Abilene
Alexandria
Columbus
Dallas
Franklin Park
Idaho Falls
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Oregon
San Diego
St Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo

Cinnamon Teal (11-12 holders)

Abilene
Alexandria
Bronx
Idaho Falls
Omaha
Oregon
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park (wild/captive?)
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Tracy Aviary
Wildlife World

Blue-winged Teal (+/- 12 holders)

Akron
Alexandria
Brookfield
CuriOdyssey
Idaho Falls
Maryland
National
San Francisco
Santa Fe Teaching
Sedgwick County
St Louis
Tulsa


Sibirionetta

Baikal Teal (10 holders)

Akron
Central Park
Franklin Park
Idaho Falls
Omaha
Rosamond Gifford
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Woodland Park

 

Mareca

Falcated Duck (6 holders)

Akron
Fort Worth
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Rosamond Gifford
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Gadwall (+/- 3 holders)

Oregon
San Diego
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Eurasian Wigeon (4 holders)

Fort Worth
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
San Diego
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

American Wigeon (+/- 7 holders)

Abilene
Alexandria
Dallas
Idaho Falls
Salisbury
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Chiloe Wigeon (9 holders)

Alexandria
Cincinnati
Fort Worth
Omaha
Salisbury
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County
Staten Island


Anas

African Black Duck (1 holder)

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Meller’s Duck (2 holders)

Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Pacific Black Duck (1 holder)

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Philippine Duck (3 holders)

Bronx
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Chinese Spot-billed Duck (1 holder)

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Indian Spot-billed Duck (3 holders)

Fort Worth
Staten Island
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Laysan Duck (5 holders)

Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Milwaukee
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Mallard (4? hard to determine)

Akron (wild?)
Hogle (likely wild)
San Diego (wild?)
San Diego Zoo Safari Park (suspect wild)

American Black Duck (2 holders)

National
Salisbury

Hawaiian Duck (3 holders)

Honolulu
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Chestnut Teal (8 holders)

Audubon
Blank Park
Henry Vilas
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Omaha
St Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Madagascar Teal (Bernier’s Teal) (7 holders)

Milwaukee
Minnesota
Omaha
San Antonio
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Tulsa
Zoo Knoxville

Cape Teal (5 holders)

Busch Gardens Tampa
Fort Worth
Jacksonville
Omaha
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

White-cheeked Pintail (7 holders)

Lee Richardson
Metro Richmond
Minnesota
Sedgwick County
St Augustine Alligator Farm
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Topeka

Northern Pintail (+/- 21 holders)

Abilene
Alexandria
Beardsley
Cleveland
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fort Worth
Idaho Falls
Lincoln Park
Maryland
Micke Grove
National
Oklahoma City
Oregon
Salisbury
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County
St Augustine Alligator Farm
St Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Zoo Miami

Green-winged Teal (+/- 10 holders)

Abilene
Alexandria
CuriOdyssey
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
National
NEW
Oregon
Rosmond Gifford
Salisbury
Sylvan Heights Bird Park (Eurasian)

Yellow-billed Teal (Sharp-winged Teal) (7 holders)

Alexandria
Dallas
Jacksonville
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Omaha
Rosamond Gifford
Sylvan Heights Bird Park

 

Miami has tufted duck, eurasian widgeon, indian spot bill, New world comb duck, brazilian teal, and i believe ringed teal as well, and I can confirm ruddy shelduck. They also have some species of grey teal, but I'm too lazy to figure out species using my stupid tablet at the moment, i'll report back on that a bit later.

Zoo tampa has Spur Winged Goose

Honolulu has Ringed Teal and african comb duck

Calgary has African Pygmy Goose.

Sylvan hieghts has wild muscovy.

Also i didnt see if it was mentioned already, but fort worth has bronze winged duck

I also have a couple of different birds on this list as well

 

Egyptian Goose is no longer kept by NEW.

Egyptian Goose also kept by St. Louis and Special Memories.

Common Shelduck also kept by Como Park.

Hottentot Teal also kept by Milwaukee.

Australian Shoveler also kept by Minnesota.

Blue-Winged Teal also kept by Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

Baikal Teal also kept by Minnesota.

Falcated Duck also kept by Minnesota.

Indian Spot-Billed Duck also kept by Minnesota.

Laysan Duck also kept by Minnesota.

I think St. Louis keeps captive Mallards.

Northern Pintail also kept by NEW.

Milwaukee's Chestnut Teals should be 2.0

Redhead also kept by NEW.

Red-Crested Pochard also kept by St. Louis and Minnesota.

Rosy-Billed Pochard also kept by Brookfield.

Ring-Necked Duck also kept by Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

 

Wood Duck also kept by NEW.

 

The Bronx does have African Pygmy Goose and they also have Puna Teal
Roger Williams has Ringed Teal
Philadelphia has Hottentot Teal
Buttonwood has the following
Andean Goose
Upland Goose
Wood Duck
Marbled Teal
Redhead
Canvasback
Baer's Pochard
Baikal Teal
Gadwall
Phillippine Duck
Mallard (confirmed as captive it's banded)
American Black Duck (confirmed as captive it's banded)
Northern Pintail
Yellow-billed Pintail

 

Disney's Animal Kingdom has South African shelducks, and the Little Rock Zoo has paradise shelduck, ruddy shelduck, and radjah shelduck.

 

Orinoco Goose: Dallas Zoo

Ruddy-Headed Goose: Wildlife World Zoo

Radjah Shelduck: San Antonio Zoo, Wildlife World Zoo

Ruddy Shelduck: Central Park Zoo

Common Shelduck: Dallas Zoo, San Antonio Zoo, Wildlife World Zoo

Spur-Winged Goose: Dallas Zoo, San Diego Zoo, and Lowry Park Zoo have subspecies niger and Dallas also has the nominate

Muscovy Duck: Space Farms Zoo also has the domestic variety

African Comb Duck: Bronx Zoo and I have Fort Worth Zoo down for these, not American

American Comb Duck: Houston Zoo

African Pygmy Goose: Bronx Zoo, Philadelphia Zoo

Ringed Teal: Bronx Zoo, Central Florida Zoo, Gladys Porter Zoo, Philadelphia Zoo, Staten Island Zoo

NA Wood Duck: Fort Worth Zoo, Utica Zoo, Wildlife World Zoo

Mandarin Duck: Houston Zoo, Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy (LRWC)

Maned Duck: LRWC, Wildlife World Zoo

Blue-Winged Goose: Dallas Zoo

Marbled Teal: Central Park Zoo, Dallas Zoo, LRWC, San Antonio Zoo

White-Winged Duck: San Antonio Zoo; also idk if they still have them bts or not but CPZ and Roger Williams did keep them relatively recently

Red-Crested Pochard: Dallas Zoo, Wildlife World Zoo

Rosy-Billed Pochard: Wildlife World Zoo

Southern Pochard: Pretty sure SDZ keeps these (maybe off-exhibit)

Redhead: Bronx Zoo, Living Desert, Queens Zoo, San Antonio

Canvasback: San Antonio Zoo

Baer's Pochard: Central Park Zoo, Houston Zoo, San Antonio Zoo

Lesser Scaup: I don't think I've ever seen a captive scaup at Bronx

New Zealand Scaup: LRWC (first breeding)

Flying Steamer Duck: Bronx Zoo (bts and occasionally in the SeaBird Aviary)

Hottentot Teal: Bronx Zoo, Dallas Zoo, San Antonio Zoo

Puna Teal: Bronx Zoo, Houston Zoo, LRWC

Silver Teal: San Antonio Zoo

Blue-Winged Teal: California Living Museum

Baikal Teal: LRWC

Falcated Duck: Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Houston Zoo

Chiloe Wigeon: Gladys Porter Zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo, San Antonio Zoo, SeaWorld San Diego, Wildlife World Zoo

Philippine Duck: Central Park Zoo; LRWC has first breeding

Laysan Teal: Cincinnati Zoo, San Antonio Zoo; LRWC has first breeding

American Black Duck: Central Park Zoo

Northern Pintail: Queens Zoo, San Antonio Zoo

Green-Winged Teal: Wildlife World Zoo; LRWC has both subspecies I think

Yellow-Billed Pintail: Bronx Zoo

~Thylo

 

Unless they are bts Roger Williams no longer has Chloe Wigeon or White-winged Wood Duck.
I have seen the Lesser Scaup at the Bronx.

 

The little rock zoo also has African black duck, Indian spot billed duck, and bernier's teal.

 

Posting the update as a pdf of the list, as the document has gotten very long! Let me know if it doesn't open.

 

Also the Ellen Trout Zoo.

The following species are additionally kept by Sylvan Heights:

Flying steamer duck was recently acquired by the Philadelphia Zoo.
SDZ also keeps Patagonian crested duck.
Saint Louis also keeps white-winged wood duck.

 

St Louis used to have an outstanding waterfowl collection, its such a shame
they have essentially phased most of it out. Nowadays the 3 central lakes seem almost barren compared to the heyday.