Pigeons and Sandgrouse in North American Zoos

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

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.

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

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

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 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 :D
 
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.
Note that while the upload was from 2018, the copyright marker for the document says 2003.
 
Note that while the upload was from 2018, the copyright marker for the document says 2003.

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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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
 
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.
 
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