Bustards, Grebes, Eurypygiformes, Loons, Mousebirds, Trogons, and Seriemas in North American Zoos

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Welcome the least taxonomically correct thread ever posted to ZooChat! :p I had to combine these all because had only a handful of species each and didn't really fit as their own thread.

Here I have attempted to make a complete list of Otidiformes, Podicipediformes, Eurypygiformes, Gaviiformes, Coliiformes, Trogoniformes, and Cariamiformes present in American and Canadian collections. Only information 2018 or newer was used. Information on missing holders or species, as well as information on subspecies or populations is welcomed.

Kori Bustard (8 holders)
Blank Park Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Fort Worth Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
The Living Desert
Zoo Atlanta

Buff-crested Bustard (5 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Oakland Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
York's Wild Kingdom

Pied-billed Grebe (1 holder)
Aquarium of the Pacific

Red-necked Grebe (1 holder)
Parc des Rapides

Sunbittern (28 holders)
Assiniboine Park Zoo
Audubon Zoo
Blank Park Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
Fort Worth Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden
Milwaukee County Zoo
North Carolina Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Philadelphia Zoo
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Saint Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
Saint Louis Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park
Sedgwick County Zoo
Smithsonian National Zoo
Texas State Aquarium
Toronto Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo
ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Kagu (4 holders)
Lincoln Park Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo Miami

Common Loon (1 holder)
Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary

Blue-naped Mousebird (2 holders)
North Carolina Zoo
San Diego Zoo

White-backed Mousebird (1 holder)
Dallas Zoo

White-headed Mousebird (1 holder)
North Carolina Zoo

Speckled Mousebird (14 holders)
Aggieland Safari
Blank Park Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Los Angles Zoo and Botanical Garden
Milwaukee County Zoo
North Carolina Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo

Green-backed Trogon (2 holders)
Dallas World Aquarium
Woodland Park Zoo

Black-tailed Trogon (1 holder)
Dallas World Aquarium

Resplendent Quetzal (1 holder)
Dallas World Aquarium

Crested Quetzal (1 holder)
Dallas World Aquarium

Golden-headed Quetzal (4 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium
San Diego Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo

Red-legged Seriema (15 holders)
African Lion Safari
Charles Paddock Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Dallas Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Los Angles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Milwaukee County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Southwicks Zoo
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toronto Zoo
World Bird Sanctuary
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
 
Welcome the least taxonomically correct thread ever posted to ZooChat! :p I had to combine these all because had only a handful of species each and didn't really fit as their own thread.

Here I have attempted to make a complete list of Otidiformes, Podicipediformes, Eurypygiformes, Gaviiformes, Coliiformes, Trogoniformes, and Cariamiformes present in American and Canadian collections. Only information 2018 or newer was used. Information on missing holders or species, as well as information on subspecies or populations is welcomed.

Kori Bustard (8 holders)
Blank Park Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Fort Worth Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
The Living Desert
Zoo Atlanta

Buff-crested Bustard (5 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Oakland Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
York's Wild Kingdom

Pied-billed Grebe (1 holder)
Aquarium of the Pacific

Red-necked Grebe (1 holder)
Parc des Rapides

Sunbittern (28 holders)
Assiniboine Park Zoo
Audubon Zoo
Blank Park Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
Fort Worth Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden
Milwaukee County Zoo
North Carolina Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Philadelphia Zoo
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Saint Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
Saint Louis Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park
Sedgwick County Zoo
Smithsonian National Zoo
Texas State Aquarium
Toronto Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo
ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Kagu (4 holders)
Lincoln Park Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo Miami

Common Loon (1 holder)
Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary

Blue-naped Mousebird (2 holders)
North Carolina Zoo
San Diego Zoo

White-backed Mousebird (1 holder)
Dallas Zoo

White-headed Mousebird (1 holder)
North Carolina Zoo

Speckled Mousebird (14 holders)
Aggieland Safari
Blank Park Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Los Angles Zoo and Botanical Garden
Milwaukee County Zoo
North Carolina Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo

Green-backed Trogon (2 holders)
Dallas World Aquarium
Woodland Park Zoo

Black-tailed Trogon (1 holder)
Dallas World Aquarium

Resplendent Quetzal (1 holder)
Dallas World Aquarium

Crested Quetzal (1 holder)
Dallas World Aquarium

Golden-headed Quetzal (4 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium
San Diego Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo

Red-legged Seriema (15 holders)
African Lion Safari
Charles Paddock Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Dallas Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Los Angles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Milwaukee County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Southwicks Zoo
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toronto Zoo
World Bird Sanctuary
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Franklin Park Zoo also has Sunbittern.
 
Fresno Chaffee should still have Sunbittern.

Point Defiance should still have a Red-legged Seriema.

National Aquarium has Green-backed Trogon, Louisville may still have them.

No Sunbittern at DWA?
 
Speckled Mousebird (14 holders)
Aggieland Safari
Blank Park Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Los Angles Zoo and Botanical Garden
Milwaukee County Zoo
North Carolina Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo
Also kept at Toronto Zoo.
 
Kori Bustard: Phoenix, Kansas City
Buff-crested Bustard: Miami, Birmingham, Cincinnati, Columbus, Fort Wayne
Sunbittern: Miami, National Aquarium in Baltimore, Birmingham, Riverbanks, Mesker Park, Houston, Jacksonville, Minnesota, National Aviary, Toledo
Speckled Mousebird: Hogle, Seneca Park, Honolulu, Erie, Birmingham, Boise
 
Update:

Kori Bustard (13 holders)
Birmingham Zoo
Blank Park Zoo
Cameron Park Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Kansas City Zoo
Phoenix Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Smithsonian National Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
The Living Desert
Zoo Atlanta

Buff-crested Bustard (10 holders)
Birmingham Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Oakland Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
York's Wild Kingdom
Zoo Miami

Pied-billed Grebe (1 holder)
Aquarium of the Pacific

Western Grebe (1 holder)
The Living Coast Discovery Center

Red-necked Grebe (1 holder)
Parc des Rapides

Sunbittern (41 holders)
Assiniboine Park Zoo
Audubon Zoo
Birmingham Zoo
Blank Park Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
Dallas World Aquarium
Fort Worth Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
Fresno Chaffe Zoo
Houston Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Lincoln Park Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden
Mesker Park Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
National Aquarium in Baltimore
National Aviary
North Carolina Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Philadelphia Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Saint Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
Saint Louis Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park
Sedgwick County Zoo
Smithsonian National Zoo
Texas State Aquarium
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Toronto Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Zoo Miami

Kagu (4 holders)
Lincoln Park Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo Miami

Blue-naped Mousebird (2 holders)
North Carolina Zoo
San Diego Zoo

White-backed Mousebird (1 holder)
Dallas Zoo

White-headed Mousebird (1 holder)
North Carolina Zoo

Speckled Mousebird (20 holders)
Aggieland Safari
Blank Park Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Erie Zoo
Honolulu Zoo
Los Angles Zoo and Botanical Garden
Milwaukee County Zoo
North Carolina Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County Zoo
Seneca Park Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Utah's Hogle Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo
Zoo Boise

Green-backed Trogon (4 holders)
Buffalo Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Woodland Park Zoo

Black-tailed Trogon (1 holder)
Dallas World Aquarium

Resplendent Quetzal (1 holder)
Dallas World Aquarium

Crested Quetzal (1 holder)
Dallas World Aquarium

Golden-headed Quetzal (4 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium
San Diego Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo

Red-legged Seriema (28 holders)
African Lion Safari
Brevard Zoo
Charles Paddock Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Dallas Zoo
Denver Zoo
Ellen Trout Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Los Angles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Milwaukee County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
National Aviary
Palm Beach Zoo
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
Saint Louis Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Southwicks Zoo
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Texas State Aquarium
Toronto Zoo
Tracy Aviary
Tulsa Zoo
Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium
Wildwood Wildlife Park
World Bird Sanctuary
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
 
Sunbittern (41 holders)
Assiniboine Park Zoo
Audubon Zoo
Birmingham Zoo
Blank Park Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
Dallas World Aquarium
Fort Worth Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
Fresno Chaffe Zoo
Houston Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Lincoln Park Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden
Mesker Park Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
National Aquarium in Baltimore
National Aviary
North Carolina Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Philadelphia Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Saint Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
Saint Louis Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park
Sedgwick County Zoo
Smithsonian National Zoo
Texas State Aquarium
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Toronto Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Zoo Miami

I think San Diego Zoo has them somewhere.

Speckled Mousebird (20 holders)
Aggieland Safari
Blank Park Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Erie Zoo
Honolulu Zoo
Los Angles Zoo and Botanical Garden
Milwaukee County Zoo
North Carolina Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County Zoo
Seneca Park Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Utah's Hogle Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo
Zoo Boise

Again San Diego Zoo should have these.

Green-backed Trogon (4 holders)
Buffalo Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Woodland Park Zoo

Pretty sure San Diego has these too.

Kagu (4 holders)
Lincoln Park Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo Miami

Apparently Pinola Conservancy has at least one Kagu now, whether any of the four listed no longer hold them I don't know.
 
I think San Diego Zoo has them somewhere.



Again San Diego Zoo should have these.



Pretty sure San Diego has these too.



Apparently Pinola Conservancy has at least one Kagu now, whether any of the four listed no longer hold them I don't know.
For the San Diego inquiries, Sunbitterns are kept in the Parker Aviary. Speckled Mousebirds I believe are kept near the Bonobos or the small aviary by the East African Kopje. And the Green Backed Trogons in the Hummingbird Habitat :)
 
I wish the Bengal Florican, Great Bustard, and Great Grebe were in AZA collections. The Bengal Florican could definitely benefit from an ex-situ SSP. Kagu's are awesome and saw one up close in the Wings of Asia aviary at Zoo Miami.
 
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