Sedgwick County Zoo List of Species On Exhibit 5/27/18

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This is an attempt to list every species on exhibit at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas during my visit on 5-27-18. I am including species for which there is a sign on each exhibit, and using the named zones on the map going in a roughly clockwise direction from the zoo entrance. This list may be of more interest to those already familiar with the zoo since I am not arranging the species by animal type. I will post each zone separately for clarity.

ENTRANCE: (1 Exhibit)

Medium-sized pond yard:
Caribbean Flamingo
Greater Flamingo
 
ORANGUTAN & CHIMPANZEE HABITAT: (2 Exhibits)
These two exhibits have multiple viewing levels of their outdoor portions and share an indoor viewing building for their bedrooms.

Large-sized rocky-walled yard with waterfall and indoor bedroom:
Chimpanzee

Large-sized netted yard with indoor bedroom:
Orangutan


 
AUSTRALIA: (8 Exhibits)
These exhibits share the same extensive fenced and netted structure as the South America exhibits that follow.

Large-sized walk-through fenced yard with overhead netting and medium-sized shallow pond:
Australian Wood Duck
Black Swan
Blue Crowned Pigeon
Crested Pigeon
Eastern Rosella
Freckled Duck
Kookaburra
Masked Lapwing
New Zealand Shoveler
Pale-headed Rosella
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Plumed Whistling Duck
Radjah Shelduck
Red-breasted Goose (unsigned)
Straw-necked Ibis
Tammar Wallaby
Tawny Frogmouth
White-eared Catbird

2 medium-sized fenced yards viewed from netted walk-through yard, containing 1 species each:
Double-wattled Cassowary
Empty

Large-sized fenced yard viewed from netted walk-through yard:
Emu
Wallaroo

3 small-sized log-and-mesh aviaries within the netted walk-through yard, containing 1 species each:
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Kea
Palm Cockatoo

Medium-sized netted aviary with small pond viewed from netted walk-through yard:
Bush Thick-knee
Freckled Duck
Galah
Magpie Goose
Masked Lapwing
New Zealand Shoveler
Pesquet's Parrot
Salmon-crested Cockatoo


 
SOUTH AMERICA: (13 Exhibits)
These exhibits share the same extensive fenced and netted structure as the Australia exhibits that precede.

Large-sized walk-through fenced yard with overhead netting and 2 medium-sized shallow ponds:
Argentine Ruddy Duck
Bahama Pintail
Blue-and-Yellow Macaw
Blue Knobbed Curassow
Boat Billed Heron
Buffon's Macaw
Cinnamon Teal
Coscoroba Swan
Green Jay
Green Winged Macaw
Hyacinth Macaw
Orinoco Goose
Pudu
Puna Ibis
Puna Teal
Red Fronted Macaw
Red-legged Seriema
Red Shoveler
Roseate Spoonbill
Scarlet Macaw (unsigned)
White-faced Whistling Duck
Wood Stork
Yellow Collared Macaw
Yellow Naped Amazon
Yellow-shouldered Amazon (unsigned)

Small-sized low-walled yard within the netted walk-through yard:
Jamaican Iguana
Yellow-footed Tortoise

Medium-sized yard with water moat, within the netted walk-through yard:
Capybara

2 small-sized log-and-mesh aviaries within the netted walk-through yard, containing 1 species each:
Empty
Squirrel Monkey

Small-sized log-and-mesh aviary within the netted walk-through yard:
Blue-throated Macaw
Hyacinth Macaw
Red Fronted Macaw
Yellow Naped Macaw

Medium-sized log-and-mesh aviary within the netted walk-through yard:
King Vulture

Medium-sized netted aviary within the netted walk-through yard:
Blue-crowned Motmot
Crested Screamer
Golden Conure
Green Cheeked Amazon

Medium-sized netted aviary within the netted walk-through yard:
Blue-headed Pionus
Sun Conure

Medium-sized fenced and covered rectangular yard viewed from the netted walk-through yard:
White-nosed Coati

2 large-sized fenced yards viewed from the netted walk-through yard, containing 1 species each:
Chacoan Peccary
Maned Wolf

Large-sized fenced and moated yard viewed from the netted walk-through yard and from outside:
Giant Anteater



 
AFRICA: (21 Exhibits)
This zone is composed of 4 exhibit complexes.

African Veldt:
The following 8 exhibits are in this area.
Medium-sized fenced and covered rectangular yard:
Caracal

Large-sized moated yard with indoor viewing in holding building:
Reticulated Giraffe

2 large-sized steel-post fenced yards with indoor viewing in holding building, both containing:
Black Rhinoceros

Medium-sized moated yard with underwater viewing shelter and indoor viewing in holding building:
Hippopotamus

3 large-sized water-moated yards, containing 1 species each except where noted:
Bongo
Grevy's Zebra
Slender-horned Gazelle and Warthog

Pride of the Plains:
The following 5 exhibits are in this area.
Large-sized rocky-walled and fenced yard with water moat:
African Painted Dog

Large-sized rocky-walled yard with water moat on two sides and multiple viewing shelters:
African Lion

Large-sized rocky-walled yard with water moat on one side:
Red River Hog

2 small-sized rocky-walled yards with front glass railings:
Meerkat

Elephants of the Zambezi River Valley:
The following 2 exhibits are in this area.
2 large-sized steel-post fenced yards with large water features and indoor viewing in holding building, also viewed from large 'Camp Zambezi' shelter:
African Elephant

Gorilla Forest:
The following 6 exhibits are in this area.
Small-sized island with fenced section of large pond, viewed from a deck:
Pink-backed Pelican
White Pelican

Small-sized island in large pond, viewed from distance for pedestrians or from close-up for boat ride passengers:
Mongoose Lemur
Ringtail Lemur

Medium-sized netted yard:
Colobus Monkey

Large-sized moated yard with indoor viewing of exhibit and holding bedroom:
Gorilla

2 large-sized water-moated and fenced yards, both containing:
Black Crowned Crane and Okapi








 
ASIA: (7 Exhibits)
This zone includes 2 exhibit complexes.

Tiger Trek:
The following 4 exhibits are in this area.
Small-sized moated yard viewed from 3 sides, including from inside 'Tiger Reserve Lodge':
Red Panda

2 large-sized fenced yards with multiple viewing areas, including from inside 'Tiger Reserve Lodge':
Amur Tiger

Large-sized fenced yard with water moat on one side:
Burmese Brow-antlered Deer

Medium-sized fenced and covered square yard:
Amur Leopard

Asian Forest:
The following 2 exhibits are in this area.
Large-sized low-fenced yard with long water moat and walk-through visitor path:
Bar-headed Goose
Demoiselle Crane
Red-crested Pochard
Ruddy Shelduck
White Stork

Large-sized moated yard with water moat on one side:
Malayan Tapir



 
NORTH AMERICA: (17 Exhibits)
This zone is a large looping visitor path, described here in a counter-clockwise route from the primary entrance.

Large-sized moated and fenced yard with subterranean viewing shelter:
Grizzly Bear

Large-sized rocky-walled and fenced yard viewed from viewing shelter:
Black Bear

Large-sized fenced yard:
Sandhill Crane
White-tailed Deer
Wild Turkey

Medium-sized rocky-walled yard with front pond and underwater viewing from viewing shelter:
River Otter

4 medium-sized wall terrariums in small building, viewed from outside, containing 1 species each except where noted:
Great Plains Rat Snake and Western Hognose
Osage Copperhead and Timber Rattlesnake
Prairie Rattlesnake
Speckled Kingsnake

Large-sized timber-and-wire enclosed aviary:
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Hooded Merganser
North American Ruddy Duck
Northern Pintail

Large-sized timber-and-wire enclosed aviary:
Bald Eagle

Large-sized timber-and-wire enclosed aviary:
Empty

Large-sized fenced yard viewed from viewing shelter:
Elk

Large-sized fenced yard viewed from elevated boardwalk or boat ride river:
Mexican Wolf

Large-sized walled and fenced yard viewed from elevated boardwalk or boat ride river:
Pronghorn

Large-sized fenced yard viewed from elevated boardwalk or ground level:
American Bison

Medium-sized netted yard with viewing shelter:
Cougar

Large-sized low-walled yard with overhead netting:
Black-tailed Prairie Dog






 
AUSTRALIA: (8 Exhibits)
These exhibits share the same extensive fenced and netted structure as the South America exhibits that follow.

Large-sized walk-through fenced yard with overhead netting and medium-sized shallow pond:
Australian Wood Duck
Black Swan
Blue Crowned Pigeon
Crested Pigeon
Eastern Rosella
Freckled Duck
Kookaburra
Masked Lapwing
New Zealand Shoveler
Pale-headed Rosella
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Plumed Whistling Duck
Radjah Shelduck
Red-breasted Goose (unsigned)
Straw-necked Ibis
Tammar Wallaby
Tawny Frogmouth
White-eared Catbird

2 medium-sized fenced yards viewed from netted walk-through yard, containing 1 species each:
Double-wattled Cassowary
Empty

Large-sized fenced yard viewed from netted walk-through yard:
Emu
Wallaroo

3 small-sized log-and-mesh aviaries within the netted walk-through yard, containing 1 species each:
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Kea
Palm Cockatoo

Medium-sized netted aviary with small pond viewed from netted walk-through yard:
Bush Thick-knee
Freckled Duck
Galah
Magpie Goose
Masked Lapwing
New Zealand Shoveler
Pesquet's Parrot
Salmon-crested Cockatoo


There are also unsigned Scaly-sided Mergansers in the walk-through portion of Australia and unsigned Guira Cuckoo sharing an exhibit with the King Vulture in South America.
 
There are also unsigned Scaly-sided Mergansers in the walk-through portion of Australia and unsigned Guira Cuckoo sharing an exhibit with the King Vulture in South America.

That is an interesting species to pair with a King Vulture! I always wonder how odd combinations are first conceived.
 
TROPICS: (19 Exhibits)
All the exhibits are located within a large skylit building.

7 small-sized wall terrariums in building lobby, containing 1 species each:
African Giant Millipede
Asian Giant Centipede
Borneo Forest Scorpion
Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater
Giant Cave Roach
Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Tarantula
Sabah Spiny Stick Insect

Large-sized skylit walk-through aviary building with lush tropical planting:
African Collared Dove
Baikal Teal
Beautiful Fruit-dove
Black Crake
Black-naped Fruit Dove
Blue-bellied Roller
Blue-gray Tanager
Bruce's Green Pigeon
Bush Thick-knee
Chinese Hwamei
Cinereous Finch
Collared Finch-billed Bulbul
Common Bulbul
Crested Coua
Crested Quail Dove
Crested Wood Partridge
Edward's Pheasant
Emerald Starling
Fairy-bluebird
Golden-breasted Starling
Golden-headed Quetzal
Great Blue Turaco
Green Wood Hoopoe
Greater Indian Fruit Bat
Grosbeak Starling
Luzon Bleeding-heart Dove
Marbled Teal
Mandarin Duck
Nicobar Pigeon
North American Ruddy Duck
Oriole Warbler
Peruvian Think-knee
Red-capped Cardinal
Red-crested Turaco
Regent Parrot
Ringed Teal
Scarlet-faced Liocichla
Snowy-crowned Robin-chat
Spangled Cotinga
Speckled Mousebird
Sunbittern
Taiwan Yuhina
Tambourine Dove
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Violet-backed Starling
White-breasted Wood Swallow
Wonga Pigeon

Medium-sized pond in walk-through aviary with walk-through viewing tunnel:
Fly River Turtle

4 small-sized timber-and-mesh enclosed aviaries within walk-through aviary, containing 1 species each except where noted:
Golden White-eye and Mariana Fruit Dove
Guam Kingfisher
Guam Rail
Sunda Wrinkled Hornbill

Small-sized room exhibit behind glass in cave in walk-through aviary:
Vampire Bat

Small-sized wall aquarium in cave in walk-through aviary:
Blind Cave Tetra

Small-sized open-top aquarium in walk-through aviary:
Patricia's Killifish
Pinstripe Damba
Red-tailed Silverside

Small-sized open-top aquarium in walk-through aviary:
Gold Saroy
Patricia's Killifish
Red-tailed Silverside

Small-sized open-top aquarium in walk-through aviary:
Marakely

Small-sized glass-enclosed yard with pond:
Broad Snouted Caiman




 
AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES: (35 Exhibits)
All the exhibits except the first one are located within a concrete building with a suggested one-way route through it.

Medium-sized outdoor fenced yard, connected to small-sized unique indoor yard:
Aldabra Tortoise

Large-sized wall terrarium with 5 viewing windows and deep pool, titled 'North American River Bank':
Black Crappie
Golden Shiner
Green Sunfish
Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell
Longnose Gar
Pascagoula Map Turtle
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
River Cooter
Yellow-blotched Map Turtle

Medium-sized room enclosure viewed through 3 glass panels:
Empty

33 small-to-medium-sized wall terrariums, containing 1 species each except where noted:
African Dwarf Mud Turtle
Berber Skink and Egyptian Tortoise
Black-bellied Salamander and Red Salamander
Black-breasted Leaf Turtle and Black-spined Toad
Black Mamba
Bog Turtle
Carrot-tail Viper Gecko
Chinese Crocodile Lizard
Chuckwalla and Gila Monster
Eastern Green Mamba
Eastern Hellbender
Empty
European Green Toad and Scheltopusik
Eyelash Viper and Venezuelan Lancehead
Indochinese Spitting Cobra
Giant Day Gecko and Ornate Plated Lizard
Golden Mantella
Gray-banded Kingsnake
Green and Black Poison Dart Frog
Kaup's Caecilian
King Cobra (2 exhibits)
Luristan Newt
Magnificent Treefrog and Northern Blue-tongued Skink
Mandarin Rat Snake
Muller's Clawed Frog
Okinawa Newt
Rio Cauca Caecilian and Sabana Surinam Toad
Rubber Boa
Shingleback Skink
Sonoran Desert Toad and Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake
Tentacled Snake




 
PENGUIN COVE: (1 Exhibit)

Medium-sized netted yard with rocky backdrop and medium pond with underwater viewing:

Gray Gull
Humboldt Penguin
Inca Tern

 
CHILDREN'S FARMS: (20 Exhibits)
This zone is separated into 3 domestic animal exhibit complexes.

African Farm:
The next 4 exhibits comprise this area.
Large-sized walk-in feeding yard:
African Goose
Tunis Sheep

Large-sized fenced yard adjoining round barn:
Guinea Hog
Miniature Donkey
Pilgrim Goose
Watusi

Large-sized fenced yard adjoining round barn:
Dromedary Camel

Small-sized timber-and-wire enclosure:
Empty

American Farm:
The next 12 exhibits comprise this area.
Large-sized walk-in fenced feeding yard:
Magpie Duck
Navajo-churro Sheep

Large-sized walk-in fenced feeding yard:
Nigerian Dwarf Goat
Arapawa Island Goat

3 small-sized wire enclosures attached to 'Poultry House':
Bourbon Red Turkey
Nanking Bantam Chicken

6 medium-sized fenced yards adjoining large barn with indoor stall views:
American Cream Draft Horse and Mule
Ancient White Park Cow, Highland Cow, Milking Devon Cow and Texas Longhorn
Gloucestershire Old Spot Pig (2 exhibits)
Milking Shorthorn and Pineywoods Cow
Poitou Donkey

Small-sized wooden hive with tube to outdoor access, in large barn:
Honeybee

Asian Farm:
The next 4 exhibits comprise this area.
4 medium-sized fenced yards adjoining barn:
Domestic Water Buffalo and Pot-bellied Pig
Gyr Zebu
Karakul Sheep
Yak

Free-roaming (apparently) in above fenced yards:
Indian Runner Duck
Sebastopol Goose
Silkie Bantam Chicken



 
SUMMARY:
By my count, the total number of exhibits currently at the Sedgwick County Zoo is: 144

By my count, the total number of species in permanent exhibits with identification signs is: 263
The number of species I counted can be broken down into the following categories:
Mammals: 55
Birds: 134
Reptiles: 42
Amphibians: 15
Fish: 10
Invertebrates: 7
 
The children's farm seems amazing and it has some extremely rare livestock breeds which is great. So many zoo farms keep the common breeds of livestock, yet I wish other zoos would follow SCZ's example.
 
Thanks so much for all the info on Sedgwick County! Their website seems to be a bit outdated so I’m glad to have this new source of information as I prepare to make my first visit there.
 
Thank you for this great list!

I once sent an email to the zoo asking whether they still kept Andean tinamou and Purple-throated fruitcrow but they never replied. I cannot find them on your list so I guess they are unfortunately either gone or off-show.
 
Thank you for this great list!

I once sent an email to the zoo asking whether they still kept Andean tinamou and Purple-throated fruitcrow but they never replied. I cannot find them on your list so I guess they are unfortunately either gone or off-show.

I did not see signs for these species, and did not see unsigned species either, their current signs in exhibits seemed accurate while their website species lists are outdated. I am pretty sure I have never seen a Purple-throated fruitcrow so I wish they had them!
 
Thank you for this great list!

I once sent an email to the zoo asking whether they still kept Andean tinamou and Purple-throated fruitcrow but they never replied. I cannot find them on your list so I guess they are unfortunately either gone or off-show.

That is correct, both are gone from the collection.
 
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