Pigeons and Sandgrouse in North American Zoos

[Zoo Birding]

Here are the species I've seen in zoos since I started seriously recording birds in zoos starting November of 2019:

(NOTE: BLUE = listed but not seen; RED = no longer there)

November 2019 - Zoo Miami (INCOMPLETE; First Visit)

• White-throated ground dove (Alopecoenas xanthonurus)
• Crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes ssp.)
• Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica)
• Sulawesi bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba tristigmata ssp.)
• Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica ssp.)
• Mindanao bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera ssp.)
• Pheasant pigeon (Green-nape) (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis)
• Victoria crowned-pigeon (Goura victoria ssp.)
• Pied imperial-pigeon (Ducula bicolor)

September 2021 - Brookfield Zoo (INCOMPLETE; First Visit)

• White-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica ssp.)
• Victoria crowned-pigeon (Goura victoria ssp.)
• Jambu fruit-dove (Ptilinopus jambu)
• Beautiful fruit-dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus ssp.)

September 2021 - Lincoln Park Zoo (First Visit)

• Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica)
• Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica ssp.)
• Pheasant pigeon (Green-nape) (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis)
• Victoria crowned-pigeon (Goura victoria ssp.)
• Jambu fruit-dove (Ptilinopus jambu)

November 10, 2021 - Los Angeles Zoo

• Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica)
• Bruce's green-pigeon (Treron waalia)

December 10, 2021 - San Diego Safari Park (INCOMPLETE; First Visit)

• Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)
• Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica)
• Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica ssp.)
• Pheasant pigeon (Green-nape) (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis)
• Victoria crowned-pigeon (Goura victoria ssp.)
• Green imperial-pigeon (Rufous-naped) (Ducula aenea paulina)

December 11, 2021 - San Diego Zoo (INCOMPLETE; First Visit)

• Rameron (African olive) pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
• Metallic pigeon (Columba vitiensis ssp.)
• Adamawa turtle-dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha)
• Philippine collared-dove (Streptopelia dusumieri)
• Laughing dove (Streptopelia senegalensis senegalensis)
• Emerald-spotted wood-dove (Turtur chalcospilos)
• Tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria)
• Blue-headed wood-dove (Turtur brehmeri ssp.)
• Namaqua dove (Oena capensis ssp.)
• Asian emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica ssp.)
• Wonga pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
• Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata)
• Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica)
• Pheasant pigeon (Green-nape) (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis)
• Pheasant pigeon (White-nape) (Otidiphaps nobilis aruensis)
• Western (Blue) crowned-pigeon (Goura cristata)
• Victoria crowned-pigeon (Goura victoria ssp.)
• Pink-necked green-pigeon (Treron vernans)
• Bruce's green-pigeon (Treron waalia)
• Pink-headed (Temminck's) fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyreus)
• Black-chinned fruit-dove (Ptilinopus leclancheri ssp.)
• Wompoo fruit-dove (Vogelkop Mountain) (Ptilinopus magnificus puella)
• Marianan fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla)
• Beautiful fruit-dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus ssp.)
• Black-naped fruit-dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus ssp.)
• Green imperial-pigeon (Rufous-naped) (Ducula aenea paulina)
• Purple-tailed imperial-pigeon (Ducula rufigaster ssp.)
• Collared imperial-pigeon (Ducula mullerii ssp.)
• Papuan mountain-pigeon (Gymnophaps albertisii ssp.)

January 3, 2022 - Zoo Atlanta

• Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea guinea)
• Wonga pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
• Victoria crowned-pigeon (Goura victoria ssp.)
• Bruce's green-pigeon (Treron waalia)
• Pied imperial-pigeon (Ducula bicolor)

January 6, 2022 - Oakland Zoo

• Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea guinea)

January 18, 2022 - Fresno Chaffee Zoo

• Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni)
• Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica)
• Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica ssp.)
• Pheasant pigeon (Green-nape) (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis)
• Beautiful fruit-dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus ssp.)
• Pied imperial-pigeon (Ducula bicolor)

 

[Great Argus]

January 18, 2022 - Fresno Chaffee Zoo

• Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni)
• Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica)
• Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica ssp.)
• Pheasant pigeon (Green-nape) (Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis)
• Beautiful fruit-dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus ssp.)
• Pied imperial-pigeon (Ducula bicolor)

Fresno has Socorro Dove?! That's an interesting piece of news indeed!

 

[Zoo Birding]

Fresno has Socorro Dove?! That's an interesting piece of news indeed!

Pictures I took on my trip on March 28, 2021. When I went there last month, they were hiding. I saw every bird in their aviary except them. They are the hide and seek champions

 

[Great Argus]

Pictures I took on my trip on March 28, 2021. When I went there last month, they were hiding. I saw every bird in their aviary except them. They are the hide and seek champions

Good to see other facilities are taking on this extinct in the wild species! Also a good additional reason to visit Fresno once the Asia complex opens.

 

[Dhole dude]

Shell Factory & Nature Park has Victoria Crowned Pigeon and Ring-Necked Dove

 

[SusScrofa]

Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary in the Florida Keys currently holds White-crowned Pigeons. They also have a Short-tailed Hawk. Both species are quite rare in US zoos it seems.

 

[cloudedleopard611]

Doesn't seem like St. Louis has any captive mourning doves anymore, though plenty have made themselves at home on zoo grounds.

 

[Zoo Birding]

Fresno Chaffee now included pink-headed fruit-doves.

 

[birdsandbats]

Doesn't seem like St. Louis has any captive mourning doves anymore, though plenty have made themselves at home on zoo grounds.

They are (were?) kept unsigned in the Cypress Swamp, so if you're saying that just because you didn't see them or evidence of them it's hard to say for sure.

 

[DesertTortoise]

Sequoia Park Zoo keeps Nicobar pigeon. They no longer keep band-tailed pigeon.

Kansas City Zoo keeps grey-capped emerald dove.

 

[cloudedleopard611]

They are (were?) kept unsigned in the Cypress Swamp, so if you're saying that just because you didn't see them or evidence of them it's hard to say for sure.

Oh, my bad. I figured they would have been in the Bird House. I haven't seen mourning doves in the Cypress Swamp but given the nature of the exhibit and the fact they are unsigned they would be easy to miss.

 

[cloudedleopard611]

They are (were?) kept unsigned in the Cypress Swamp, so if you're saying that just because you didn't see them or evidence of them it's hard to say for sure.

I've confirmed from a keeper that there are in fact mourning doves in the Cypress Swamp, they are just difficult to spot.

 

[Smaggledagle]

Wild Adventures Theme Park has Victoria crowned pigeon and bleeding-heart dove (according to the zoo's website).

Bleeding Heart Doves
Victorian Crowned Pigeon

 

[wild boar]

Philippine ssp of Metallic Pigeon

I know this was some time ago but do you happen to remember where you learned that they were this subspecies? I have done some quick google searches and found nothing to suggest they are, but also nothing to prove you wrong, either. Is there any other interesting information that you have about San Diego's metallic pigeons?

 

[wild boar]

The Roger Williams Park Zoo's jambu fruit doves have been relocated to the Bronx Zoo.

 

[Birdlover]

Livingston Ripley no longer has Malagasy Turtle Dove. They do have Stock Pigeon and Crested Pigeon.

 

[red river hog]

Ruddy Quail-Dove (1 holder)
Dallas World Aquarium

Also Smithsonian National Zoo

White-winged Dove (5 holders)
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Brookfield Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo
North Carolina Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium

Also Zoo Miami

Mourning Dove (9 holders)
Akron Zoo
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
Shalom Wildlife Zoo
South Carolina Aquarium
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

Also Peace River Wildlife Center, Popcorn Park Animal Refuge, and Zoo Miami

Band-tailed Pigeon (2 holders)
Bronx Zoo (albilinea)
Sequoia Park Zoo

Also Smithsonian National Zoo

Speckled Pigeon (10 holders)
Binder Park Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Dallas Zoo
Discovery Cove
Oakland Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo Atlanta

Also Cohanzick Zoo

Blue-headed Wood-Dove (1 holder)
San Diego Zoo

Also Bronx Zoo

Spotted Dove (2 holders)
Living Planet Aquarium
Philadelphia Zoo

Also Zoo Miami

Blue Ground Dove (4 holders)
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Milwaukee County Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
San Antonio Zoo

Also Smithsonian National Zoo. Philadelphia Zoo no longer keeps this species.

Sulawesi Ground Dove (5 holders)
Houston Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Zoo Miami

Also Bronx Zoo

Luzon Bleeding-Heart (17 holders)
Audubon Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Discovery Cove
Fort Worth Zoo
Fresno Chaffe Zoo
Living Planet Aquarium
Milwaukee County Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Philadelphia Zoo
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Toronto Zoo
Zoo Miami

Also ZooTampa

Wonga Pigeon (4 holders)
Houston Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo

Also National Aquarium

Diamond Dove (4 holders)
Aggieland Safari
Brookfield Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium

Also Key West Butterfly Conservatory, National Aquarium, and Popcorn Park Animal Refuge

Victoria Crowned-Pigeon (30 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Central Park Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Dallas World Aquarium
Fort Worth Zoo
Houston Zoo
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Louisville Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
National Aviary
North Carolina Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens
Saint Louis Zoo
San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County Zoo
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Toronto Zoo
Virginia Zoo
Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium
Woodland Park Zoo
Zoo Atlanta
ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Also Disney's Animal Kingdom and Philadelphia Zoo

Nicobar Pigeon (41 holders)
Audubon Zoo
Bird Kingdom Niagara
Blank Park Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Central Park Zoo
Charles Paddock Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Detroit Zoo
Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History
Houston Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Living Planet Aquarium
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Louisville Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
North Carolina Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doory Zoo and Aquarium
Philadelphia Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens
San Antonio Zoo
San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County Zoo
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Staten Island Zoo
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Topeka Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Virginia Zoo
Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium
Woodland Park Zoo
Zoo Miami
ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Also Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Gray-capped Emerald Dove (12 holders)
Audubon Zoo
Blank Park Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Houston Zoo
Living Planet Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
San Antonio Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Tulsa Zoo

Also Disney's Animal Kingdom

Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon (2 holders)
Houston Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo

Also Zoo Miami

Pied Imperial-Pigeon (17 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Dallas Zoo
Discovery Cove
Fresno Chaffe Zoo
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Kansas City Zoo
Louisville Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Zoo Atlanta
ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Also Disney's Animal Kingdom and Zoo Miami. ZooTampa does not keep this species.

Chestnut-naped Imperial-Pigeon (4 holders)
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Discovery Cove
San Diego Zoo (paulina)
San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Also Disney's Animal Kingdom

Mariana Fruit Dove (8 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Houston Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens
San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County Zoo

Philadelphia Zoo no longer keeps this species.

Many-colored Fruit Dove (1 holder)
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium

Also Bronx Zoo

Jambu Fruit Dove (8 holders)
Brookfield Zoo
Central Park Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Dallas World Aquarium
Detroit Zoo
Memphis Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
San Diego Zoo

Central Park Zoo and Philadelphia Zoo no longer keep this species.

Black-naped Fruit Dove (15 holders)
Bronx Zoo
Central Park Zoo
Charles Paddock Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Detroit Zoo
Houston Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Tulsa Zoo

Also ZooTampa

Additionally, in April 2022, I saw Japanese Wood Pigeons in Wings of Asia at Zoo Miami, but I'm not sure if they're still there.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

For band-tailed pigeons, Smithsonian will also have albilinea. I believe Nashville has this species as well.

~Thylo

 

[Smaggledagle]

Abilene Zoo in Texas holds ring-necked dove and white-winged dove.

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Abilene Zoo

 

[Smaggledagle]

BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo in Louisiana holds Bruce's green pigeon, grey-capped emerald dove, Nicobar pigeon, pied imperial pigeon, and Victoria crowned pigeon.

BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo