Thanks for including the signs! The Hamerkop is a great bird and sort of a standard one for the U.S., but I'm not sure what's going on with Western Plantain-eater and Wattled Lapwing. These are both rare in the U.S., but this is the second time that I've seen both species in the U.S. this year - Atlanta has Western Plantain-eater and Fort Worth recently acquired Wattled Lapwing.
@Summer Tanager those definitely caught me off guard as well, they had not been mentioned by a single bird keeper when I had asked about what species we were going to see on exhibit. Both are currently behind the scenes though, and are planned to be introduced by the end of October.
Thank you again for your insights into their collection! The Houston Zoo has a long history with turacos and I love every species that they've retained.
