"Coraciiformes" in North America

Great Argus

Great Argus

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Lumped the now split Bucerotiformes and Coraciiformes together since they fit well in one thread, so why not. Overall this is a bit of a sad one, many species on the brink of disappearing altogether from North America. Cutoff date was extended a bit due to less information readily available from last year, however given many species involved here are very long-lived I don't think it will make too much difference. Cutoff date was May 2018.

Important Notes

Red-billed Hornbill - Retained as one species. Yes, I know they're split; however the species complex is not well determined for the North American population.

Yellow-billed Hornbills - I'm not sure how accurate to species the listings are, I've listed them according to how the zoo or photo labelled them.

Motmot - Again retained as one; I believe most are thought to be Amazonian Motmot.

If anyone has updated information re any of the three populations I'll be more than happy to update accordingly.
 
Hornbills

Bucorvus

Southern Ground Hornbill (31-34 holders)

Assiniboine Park
Binder Park
Blank Park
Brights
Bronx
Dallas
Disney’s Animal Kingdom?
Fort Worth
Greensboro Science Center
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Keystone Safari
Metro Richmond
Milwaukee
Naples
Natural Bridge
Oregon
Philadelphia
Potawatomi
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego
Santa Barbara
SeaWorld San Diego?
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom?
Staten Island
Toronto
Tracy Aviary
Tulsa
Virginia
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Tampa

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Northern) (15-16 holders)

Abilene
African Lion Safari
Cincinnati?
Denver
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Maryland
National
Omaha
Sacramento
Safari West
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights
The Living Desert
Tracy Aviary


Lophoceros

Crowned Hornbill (2 holders)

Houston
San Antonio


Berenicornis

White-crowned Hornbill (1 holder)

St. Augustine Alligator Farm


Tockus

Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill (1-2 holders)

Dallas World Aquarium
St. Augustine Alligator Farm?

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (3 holders)

Indianapolis
Lake Superior
San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Jackson’s Hornbill (1 holder?)

Dallas?

Von der Decken’s Hornbill (16-17 holders)

Binder Park
Bronx
Charles Paddock
Henry Vilas
Hogle
Kansas City
Living Desert
Los Angeles
Maryland
National
Oklahoma City
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Sylvan Heights
The Living Desert
Toronto?
Virginia Safari Park
Zoo Tampa

Red-billed Hornbill (23 holders)

Birmingham
Brookfield
Central Florida
Denver
Fort Wayne
Honolulu
Lincoln Park
Lowry Park
Memphis
Milwaukee
National Aviary
Oakland
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Oregon
Riverbanks
Riverview
Sacramento
Santa Fe Teaching
St. Louis
Tulsa
Wildlife Safari
Zoo Tampa


Horizocerus

Western Long-tailed Hornbill (2 holders)

Bronx
San Diego


Ceratogymna

Yellow-casqued Hornbill (2 holders)

Memphis
San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Black-casqued Hornbill (1 holder?)

San Diego?


Bycanistes

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill (11-14 holders)

African Lion Safari
Brights
Bronx?
Capron Park
Columbus
Emerald Forest Bird Gardens?
Fort Wayne
Omaha
Pittsburgh?
Safari West
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Stone
Zoo Boise
Zoo Tampa

White-thighed Hornbill (1 holder?)

Wildlife World?

Trumpeter Hornbill (15-16 holders)

Abilene
Binder Park
Boise
Brookfield?
Buffalo
Caldwell
Dallas
Denver
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fort Worth
Gladys Porter
North Carolina
Potter Park
Safari West
San Diego
Zoo Tampa


Buceros

Great Indian Hornbill (7 holders)

Bronx
Denver
Houston
San Francisco
St. Louis
Toronto
Zoo Tampa

Rhinoceros Hornbill (20-21 holders)

Cincinnati
Dallas World Aquarium
Denver
Fresno Chaffee
Gladys Porter
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Nashville
National Aviary
Palm Beach
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Santa Barbara
St. Louis
Sylvan Heights?
Toledo
Virginia
Zoo Atlanta


Anthracoceros

Oriental Pied Hornbill (2-4 holders)

Bronx?
Dallas World Aquarium?
Indian Creek
Living Planet Aquarium


Rhabdotorrhinus

Wrinkled Hornbill (10-11 holders)

Audubon
Brevard
Emerald Forest Bird Gardens?
Fort Wayne
Fort Worth
Honolulu
Los Angeles
Roger Williams Park
San Diego
San Francisco
Toronto

Blyth’s Hornbill (1 holder)

Dallas World Aquarium

Sulawesi Hornbill (3 holders)

Bronx
San Diego
Zoo Tampa


Rhyticeros

Knobbed Hornbill (Buton, Red-knobbed) (3-4 holders)

Bronx
Los Angeles
SeaWorld San Diego?
St. Augustine Alligator Farm

Wreathed (8 holders)

Dallas
Jacksonville
Oakland
Prospect Park
Riverbanks
San Antonio
Sylvan Heights?
Zoo Atlanta
 
Hoopoe

Upupa

Common Hoopoe (1 holder?)

Bronx?



Wood-hoopoes

Phoeniculus

Green Wood-Hoopoe (15 holders)

Bronx
Cape May
Columbus
Dallas
Detroit
Indianapolis
Nashville
North Carolina
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
SeaWorld San Diego
Sedgwick County
The Living Desert
Woodland Park
Zoo Atlanta



Bee-eaters

Merops

White-fronted Bee-eater (3 holders)

Bronx
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park

White-throated Bee-eater (2 holders)

Bronx
San Diego

Northern Carmine Bee-eater (3-4 holders)

Cincinnati?
Disney’s Animal Kingdom?
San Diego
St. Louis
 
Rollers

Coracias

Purple Roller (1 holder)

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Lilac-breasted Roller (0 holders?)

Any left?

European Roller (1 holder)

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Racket-tailed Roller (1 holder)

Zoo Atlanta

Blue-bellied Roller (25 holders)

Binder Park
Brookfield
Central Florida
Charles Paddock
Columbus
Dallas
Dallas World Aquarium
Detroit
Jacksonville
Maryland
Mississipi Aquarium
North Carolina
Oakland
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Oregon
Philadelphia
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Francisco
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights
Toledo
Toronto
Zoo Tampa


Eurystomus

Oriental Dollarbird (1 holder)

San Diego



Motmots

Momotus

“Blue-crowned” Motmot (19-21 holders)

Bronx
Brookfield
Central Park?
Charles Paddock
Cincinnati
Dallas World Aquarium
Denver?
Fort Worth
Fresno Chaffee
Henry Vilas
Houston
Minnesota
Montreal Biodome
Nashville
National Aquarium
Omaha
Roger Williams Park
San Diego
Staten Island
Toronto
Zoo Tampa
 
Kingfishers

Halcyon

Blue-breasted Kingfisher (2-3 holders)

Denver?
Los Angeles
Zoo Tampa


Todiramphus

Collared Kingfisher (1 holder)

San Diego

Micronesian Kingfisher (Guam Kingfisher) (12-13 holders)

ABQ Biopark
Aquarium of the Pacific
Bronx
Denver?
Houston
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
San Antonio
San Diego
SCBI
Sedgwick County
St. Louis
Tracy Aviary


Dacelo

Laughing Kookaburra (56 holders)

Adventure Aquarium
African Lion Safari
Alligator Adventure
Binder Park
Blank Park
Brevard
Brights
Bronx
Cacotin
Cape May
Carolina Raptor Center
Cincinnati
Claws & Paws Animal Park
Columbus
David Traylor
Detroit
Fresno Chaffee
Honolulu
Kansas City
Lake Superior
Leesburg Animal Park
Lehigh Valley
Los Angeles
Lupa
Luray
Milwaukee
National Aquarium
North Carolina
NEW
Oklahoma City
Palm Beach
Rainforest Adventures
Roer’s Zoofari
Sacramento
Safari West
Salisbury
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park? (ambassador)
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Santa Fe Teaching
Scovill
Stone
St. Louis
Sylvan Heights
The Living Desert
Toledo
Toronto
Tracy Aviary
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Virginia Safari Park
Wildlife Safari
Woodland Park
World Bird Sanctuary
Zoo Tampa
Zoo Atlanta

Blue-winged Kookaburra (2 holders)

Capron Park
Toledo
 
Great Argus said:
Hornbills

Bucorvus

Southern Ground Hornbill (31-34 holders)

Assiniboine Park
Binder Park
Blank Park
Brights
Bronx
Dallas
Disney’s Animal Kingdom?
Fort Worth
Greensboro Science Center
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Keystone Safari
Metro Richmond
Milwaukee
Naples
Natural Bridge
Oregon
Philadelphia
Potawatomi
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego
Santa Barbara
SeaWorld San Diego?
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom?
Staten Island
Toronto
Tracy Aviary
Tulsa
Virginia
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Tampa

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Northern) (15-16 holders)

Abilene
African Lion Safari
Cincinnati?
Denver
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Maryland
National
Omaha
Sacramento
Safari West
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights
The Living Desert
Tracy Aviary


Lophoceros

Crowned Hornbill (2 holders)

Houston
San Antonio


Berenicornis

White-crowned Hornbill (1 holder)

St. Augustine Alligator Farm


Tockus

Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill (1-2 holders)

Dallas World Aquarium
St. Augustine Alligator Farm?

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (3 holders)

Indianapolis
Lake Superior
San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Jackson’s Hornbill (1 holder?)

Dallas?

Von der Decken’s Hornbill (16-17 holders)

Binder Park
Bronx
Charles Paddock
Henry Vilas
Hogle
Kansas City
Living Desert
Los Angeles
Maryland
National
Oklahoma City
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Sylvan Heights
The Living Desert
Toronto?
Virginia Safari Park
Zoo Tampa

Red-billed Hornbill (23 holders)

Birmingham
Brookfield
Central Florida
Denver
Fort Wayne
Honolulu
Lincoln Park
Lowry Park
Memphis
Milwaukee
National Aviary
Oakland
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Oregon
Riverbanks
Riverview
Sacramento
Santa Fe Teaching
St. Louis
Tulsa
Wildlife Safari
Zoo Tampa


Horizocerus

Western Long-tailed Hornbill (2 holders)

Bronx
San Diego


Ceratogymna

Yellow-casqued Hornbill (2 holders)

Memphis
San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Black-casqued Hornbill (1 holder?)

San Diego?


Bycanistes

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill (11-14 holders)

African Lion Safari
Brights
Bronx?
Capron Park
Columbus
Emerald Forest Bird Gardens?
Fort Wayne
Omaha
Pittsburgh?
Safari West
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Stone
Zoo Boise
Zoo Tampa

White-thighed Hornbill (1 holder?)

Wildlife World?

Trumpeter Hornbill (15-16 holders)

Abilene
Binder Park
Boise
Brookfield?
Buffalo
Caldwell
Dallas
Denver
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fort Worth
Gladys Porter
North Carolina
Potter Park
Safari West
San Diego
Zoo Tampa


Buceros

Great Indian Hornbill (7 holders)

Bronx
Denver
Houston
San Francisco
St. Louis
Toronto
Zoo Tampa

Rhinoceros Hornbill (20-21 holders)

Cincinnati
Dallas World Aquarium
Denver
Fresno Chaffee
Gladys Porter
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Nashville
National Aviary
Palm Beach
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Santa Barbara
St. Louis
Sylvan Heights?
Toledo
Virginia
Zoo Atlanta


Anthracoceros

Oriental Pied Hornbill (2-4 holders)

Bronx?
Dallas World Aquarium?
Indian Creek
Living Planet Aquarium


Rhabdotorrhinus

Wrinkled Hornbill (10-11 holders)

Audubon
Brevard
Emerald Forest Bird Gardens?
Fort Wayne
Fort Worth
Honolulu
Los Angeles
Roger Williams Park
San Diego
San Francisco
Toronto

Blyth’s Hornbill (1 holder)

Dallas World Aquarium

Sulawesi Hornbill (3 holders)

Bronx
San Diego
Zoo Tampa


Rhyticeros

Knobbed Hornbill (Buton, Red-knobbed) (3-4 holders)

Bronx
Los Angeles
SeaWorld San Diego?
St. Augustine Alligator Farm

Wreathed (8 holders)

Dallas
Jacksonville
Oakland
Prospect Park
Riverbanks
San Antonio
Sylvan Heights?
Zoo Atlanta
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Great Argus said:
Rollers

Coracias

Purple Roller (1 holder)

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Lilac-breasted Roller (0 holders?)

Any left?

European Roller (1 holder)

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Racket-tailed Roller (1 holder)

Zoo Atlanta

Blue-bellied Roller (25 holders)

Binder Park
Brookfield
Central Florida
Charles Paddock
Columbus
Dallas
Dallas World Aquarium
Detroit
Jacksonville
Maryland
Mississipi Aquarium
North Carolina
Oakland
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Oregon
Philadelphia
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Francisco
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights
Toledo
Toronto
Zoo Tampa


Eurystomus

Oriental Dollarbird (1 holder)

San Diego



Motmots

Momotus

“Blue-crowned” Motmot (19-21 holders)

Bronx
Brookfield
Central Park?
Charles Paddock
Cincinnati
Dallas World Aquarium
Denver?
Fort Worth
Fresno Chaffee
Henry Vilas
Houston
Minnesota
Montreal Biodome
Nashville
National Aquarium
Omaha
Roger Williams Park
San Diego
Staten Island
Toronto
Zoo Tampa
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Great Argus said:
Kingfishers

Halcyon

Blue-breasted Kingfisher (2-3 holders)

Denver?
Los Angeles
Zoo Tampa


Todiramphus

Collared Kingfisher (1 holder)

San Diego

Micronesian Kingfisher (Guam Kingfisher) (12-13 holders)

ABQ Biopark
Aquarium of the Pacific
Bronx
Denver?
Houston
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
San Antonio
San Diego
SCBI
Sedgwick County
St. Louis
Tracy Aviary


Dacelo

Laughing Kookaburra (56 holders)

Adventure Aquarium
African Lion Safari
Alligator Adventure
Binder Park
Blank Park
Brevard
Brights
Bronx
Cacotin
Cape May
Carolina Raptor Center
Cincinnati
Claws & Paws Animal Park
Columbus
David Traylor
Detroit
Fresno Chaffee
Honolulu
Kansas City
Lake Superior
Leesburg Animal Park
Lehigh Valley
Los Angeles
Lupa
Luray
Milwaukee
National Aquarium
North Carolina
NEW
Oklahoma City
Palm Beach
Rainforest Adventures
Roer’s Zoofari
Sacramento
Safari West
Salisbury
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park? (ambassador)
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Santa Fe Teaching
Scovill
Stone
St. Louis
Sylvan Heights
The Living Desert
Toledo
Toronto
Tracy Aviary
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Virginia Safari Park
Wildlife Safari
Woodland Park
World Bird Sanctuary
Zoo Tampa
Zoo Atlanta

Blue-winged Kookaburra (2 holders)

Capron Park
Toledo
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Columbus keeps Southern Ground Hornbill. Wildwood Wildlife Park keeps Laughing Kookaburra and Blue-bellied Roller. Minnesota keeps Blue-bellied Roller.
 
Sedgwick County Zoo has wrinkled hornbill ad does not have green woodhoopoe or blue-bellied roller any longer
 
The SDZ Safari Park keeps a couple Southern Ground Hornbill out on exhibit where the Colobus monkeys used to be out at. Seen them earlier this month during my visit :)
 
Wrinkled Hornbill (10-11 holders) is considerbly more common. Following should be added.

Albuquerque
Baton Rouge
Brevard
Peoria
Jacksonville
Miami
Moody Gardens
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County
Point Defiance
Tracy Aviary
Tulsa
 
Great Indian Hornbill sadly seems to be at a dead-end in NA. There is less than 20 of these birds remaning (about a handful of them are females) and a significant number are over 15 years old. Been very little succesful breeding in the past 20 years. There seems to be little interest in reversing this situation and sending un-paired males to EAZA collections have been discussed.
 
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Stone keeps rhino hornbill, southwick’s keeps laughing kookaburra, animal adventures keeps laughing kookaburra, gulf breeze keeps laughing kookaburra,
 
birdsandbats said:
Brookfield and Lincoln Park both keep Guam Kingfisher (and isn't usually split as its own species nowadays?).
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Yes, "Micronesian Kingfisher" is split into three species. I listed as Micronesian since both names are used fairly readily; I swapped Micronesian into the parentheses on the master list and it will appear that way next update.
 
Realy shocked about the difference between European zoos and North American zoos !
No Lilac-breasted rollers at all in American collections ??? In Europe the it is the most commonly kept roller-species ( at 41 collections ) closely followed by European roller ( 40 collections ) and Blue-bellied roller ( 39 collections ).
Was also shocked by the number of Blue-winged kookaburra-keepers in America ( only 2 ! ) against 46 in Europe !
 
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