Birds of Prey in North America

[Coelacanth18]

Pretty sure San Diego hasn’t had Bateleur for a couple months now.

Been gone for about a year and a half now, in fact.

Other things I noted:
- California Living Museum no longer has Ferruginous Hawk or Red-shouldered Hawk, but now has Northern Harrier
- Living Coast DC no longer has Osprey
- The following species are not on display at the following zoos (maybe they're offshow or in bird shows, but I think for these species it is worth noting the status):

Gray Hawk and Ferruginous Hawk at ASDM
Crowned Eagle and African Fish Eagle at LAZ
Palm Nut Vulture at SDZSP

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

Zoo Miami has a Asian White-Rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) that they use for their bird shows, asfaik he is the only one of his kind in the North America.

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

Sophia the Lammergeier at World Bird Sanctuary was sadly euthanized after being found in her exhibit unable to use one leg and her condition worsened, I know they planned on importing a male to try and breed the species but its possible this wont happen now, and thus means the end of the species on the continent

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[Great Argus]

Sophia the Lammergeier at World Bird Sanctuary was sadly euthanized after being found in her exhibit unable to use one leg and her condition worsened, I know they planned on importing a male to try and breed the species but its possible this wont happen now, and thus means the end of the species on the continent

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That's a disappointingly short return for a generally long-lived species...

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

That's a disappointingly short return for a generally long-lived species...

yep...I hope they will bring in a new pair, but who knows what there plans will be moving forward, whether they still try and bring in the male they mentioned and source a new female or not and decide to focus on other species.

 

[antilio capra]

Toronto?

Toronto's secretary bird passed away

Bateleur (8-12 holders)

Brookfield?
Fresno Chaffee
Hawk Creek Wildlife Center?
Louisville (offshow, programs)
Milwaukee?
National Aviary
Natural Encounters Inc.
Sacramento (0.1)
San Antonio
San Diego?
St. Louis
World Bird Sanctuary

Zoo de granby holds bateleur eagle

 

[Smaggledagle]

Abilene Zoo in Texas holds bald eagle.

Abilene Zoo - Happy Veterans Day from Sparky the bald...

Akron Zoo in Ohio holds cinereous vulture.

Akron Zoo - There are a few new faces here at your Akron...

Assiniboine Park Zoo in Manitoba holds red-tailed hawk.*

BC Wildlife Park in British Columbia holds golden eagle.

Meet Altair, one of the golden eagles at the BC Wildlife Park. Altair was admitted to the Fawcett Family Wildlife Health Centre in August 2021 from the... | By BC Wildlife Park | Facebook

Blank Park Zoo in Iowa holds red-tailed hawk (ambassador).

Blank Park Zoo - Kohana the red-tailed hawk has been...

Chehaw Park & Zoo in Georgia holds red-shouldered hawk.

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CuriOdyssey in California holds Harris's hawk.

CuriOdyssey - Happy National Bird Day! Today is the day...

Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in Montana holds red-tailed hawk.

Fun Fact! Red-tailed... - Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center

Oregon Coast Aquarium in Oregon holds turkey vulture.

Happy... - Oregon Coast Aquarium

Virginia Living Museum in Virginia no longer holds bald eagle.

We are saddened to share the loss... - Virginia Living Museum

Zootah at Willow Park in Utah holds American black vulture and rough-legged hawk.

For this spooky fun fact friday,... - Zootah At Willow Park
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*Information posted by @BovidBabe on the Assiniboine Park Zoo News 2023 thread.

 

[Smaggledagle]

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American Black Vulture - Audubon Center for Birds of Prey (FL), The Florida Aquarium (FL)

Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
Your daily dose of pumpkin content featuring Lurch the black vulture! | The Florida Aquarium | The Florida Aquarium · Original audio

Turkey Vulture - Cape May County Park & Zoo! (NJ), Hutchinson Zoo (KS), John Ball Zoo (MI), Keepers of the Wild (AZ), Nashville Zoo! (TN), Riverside Discovery Center (NE), Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo (FL)**, The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College (CA), Zoo Idaho (ID)

Cape May County Park/Zoo
Hutchinson Zoo
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Riverside Discovery Center
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College
Zoo Idaho - Pocatello

Andean Condor - Cape May County Park & Zoo (NJ)

Cape May County Park/Zoo

King Vulture - Reid Park Zoo (AZ), ZooWorld Panama City Beach (FL)

Reid Park Zoo
ZooWorld Panama City Beach

Cinereous Vulture - Ross Park Zoo (NY), Toledo Zoo (OH)

Ross Park Zoo

Hooded Vulture - Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium (MO)

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

Egyptian Vulture - Hawk Creek Wildlife Center (NY)

Hawk Creek Wildlife Center Inc

Broad-Winged Hawk - Audubon Center for Birds of Prey (FL)

Audubon Center for Birds of Prey

Swainson's Hawk - Living Coast Discovery Center (CA), Riverside Discovery Center (NE)

Living Coast Discovery Center
Riverside Discovery Center

Red-Tailed Hawk - Little Rock Zoo (AR), Micke Grove Zoo (CA), Popcorn Park Animal Refuge (NJ), Rolling Hills Zoo (KS), Shedd Aquarium (IL), Seneca Park Zoo (NY), Washington Park Zoo (MI), Zoo Idaho (ID)

Little Rock Zoo
Micke Grove Zoo
Popcorn Park Animal Refuge
Rolling Hills Zoo
Shedd Aquarium
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https://www.facebook.com/zooidahopo...xT918QQn5XpEzhyCH9tBXb5jjDvqL2iB5AeaTLCKwNqUl

Rough-Legged Hawk - Zoo Ecomuseum (QC)

https://www.facebook.com/zooecomuse...1f1is8DduMcLXm9Ri44p4VK1vofq3RA8Ue4EkeGQENgfl

Harris's Hawk - Cohanzick Zoo (NJ)

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=433527095694943

* Facilities with this icon (!) keep their birds as an ambassador species.
** Santa Fe's turkey vulture is a "free-ranging" vulture.

 

[Smaggledagle]

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Golden Eagle - Rolling Hills Zoo (KS), Zootah at Willow Park (ID)

Rolling Hills Zoo
Zootah At Willow Park

Bateleur - Hawk Creek Wildlife Center (NY), Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium (MO)

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
Hawk Creek Wildlife Center Inc

Bald Eagle - Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park (MI), BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo (LA), Busch Wildlife Sanctuary! (FL), Caldwell Zoo (TX), Dickerson Park Zoo! (MO), Ellen Trout Zoo (TX), Hutchinson Zoo (KS), Lowcountry Zoo at Brookgreen Gardens (SC), Red River Zoo (ND), Rolling Hills Zoo (KS), Saginaw Children's Zoo (MI), South Carolina Aquarium (SC), The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College (CA), Washington Park Zoo (MI)

https://www.facebook.com/BoulderRid...DZbHYJRB3MeFhmQfPgkjU6i9TF23b44Hgqh8YKjGHaMHl
BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo
Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
Caldwell Zoo
Dickerson Park Zoo
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Hutchinson Zoo
Brookgreen Gardens
The Red River Zoo
Rolling Hills Zoo
Saginaw Children's Zoo
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The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College
Washington Park Zoo

Steller's Sea Eagle - Zoo Boise (ID)

Zoo Boise

* Facilities with this icon (!) keep their birds as an ambassador species.

 

[AndyJ08]

Birmingham holds Golden Eagle and Red-shouldered hawk.

 

[TheGerenuk]

African Lion Safari has Bonelli's eagle, a new species for the continent.

 

[Chlidonias]

African Lion Safari has Bonelli's eagle, a new species for the continent.

Source? Of both the news and of the bird.

 

[Great Argus]

Source? Of both the news and of the bird.

They had uploaded a photo of the bird in question for ID confirmation and it seems to have been removed now. The facility is known for having numerous birds of prey that are rare or otherwise unheard of in NA so it does track. @TheGerenuk it would be nice to have the photo in the gallery for confirmation given the rarity.

 

[Chlidonias]

They had uploaded a photo of the bird in question for ID confirmation and it seems to have been removed now. The facility is known for having numerous birds of prey that are rare or otherwise unheard of in NA so it does track. @TheGerenuk it would be nice to have the photo in the gallery for confirmation given the rarity.

I had a look. It was uploaded with a question mark after the name, but there were no comments as to ID before it was deleted again.

 

[Great Argus]

I had a look. It was uploaded with a question mark after the name, but there were no comments as to ID before it was deleted again.

In which case I would be very interested to know how ID was reported confidently in this thread if there were no comments on the photo before deletion. From memory the photo did seem indicative of Bonelli's but it is not a species I am familiar with and I didn't get around to comparison.

 

[TheGerenuk]

Source? Of both the news and of the bird.

Great Argus was right regarding the posted and then deleted photo. I'll post it here this time, along with the signage posted on its aviary, both taken on my most recent visit on July 8, 2025.

 

[Great Argus]

Great Argus was right regarding the posted and then deleted photo. I'll post it here this time, along with the signage posted on its aviary, both taken on my most recent visit on July 8, 2025.
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Thanks for uploading these. It's definitely not an adult Bonelli's, possibly a juvenile? I'm struggling to match it satisfactorily to another photo of a juvenile though. I'd be curious to hear some thoughts.

 

[Chlidonias]

Thanks for uploading these. It's definitely not an adult Bonelli's, possibly a juvenile? I'm struggling to match it satisfactorily to another photo of a juvenile though. I'd be curious to hear some thoughts.

Juvenile Bonelli's are rufous below, so it's definitely not one (a juvenile I mean).

 

[Hyak_II]

It’s a steppe eagle

 

[Birdsage]

Pardon me if this is not the relevant thread (feel free to move this post if that is the case), but apparently this is some video footage from around 2017 of “Duncan”, the World Bird Sanctuary’s 1.0 Wedge-tailed Eagle, appearing as an ambassador at the Memphis Zoo:

Zootierliste does not list Aquila audax as formerly present there, but if it’s not a stupid question (and I assume it isn’t), I wouldn’t suppose that birds that have travelled between facilities for demonstration purposes don’t count as having been part of all collections they’ve appeared at?