Flamingos in North America

birdsandbats said:
Timbavati Wildlife Park keeps Lesser Flamingo.
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It puzzles me where all these non-AZA places are getting Lessers - I was surprised to see that species listed in the review. It is the latest in a string of unaccredited places added for Lesser recently, yet afaik Lesser is the species we struggle to breed the most here, nor am I aware of any AZA holder going out of them.
 
Great Argus said:
It puzzles me where all these non-AZA places are getting Lessers - I was surprised to see that species listed in the review. It is the latest in a string of unaccredited places added for Lesser recently, yet afaik Lesser is the species we struggle to breed the most here, nor am I aware of any AZA holder going out of them.
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Lesser flamingos are legally exported from some African countries, notably Tanzania. Their animal traders have government-sanctioned quota for catching and selling wild birds.
 
Jana said:
Lesser flamingos are legally exported from some African countries, notably Tanzania. Their animal traders have government-sanctioned quota for catching and selling wild birds.
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That would make sense then, most likely it's Wildlife World importing and distributing. I figured someone was probably importing but didn't know how likely it was; apparently quite.
 
Zoos in Ohio-
Akron Zoo, Akron- Chilean
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati- greater
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland- Chilean
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Powell- Chilean
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium, Toledo- Caribbean

Cleveland Metroparks formerly held lesser, as did Akron Zoo some time ago.
 
Sarasota Jungle Gardens (Sarasota FL) - American
Sunken Gardens (St. Petersburg FL) - American
 
Are all of these birds wing-clipped and/or pinioned or is there any place that has fully-flighted flamingos?
 
elefante said:
Are all of these birds wing-clipped and/or pinioned or is there any place that has fully-flighted flamingos?
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There are at least a few zoos with flamingos in enclosed aviaries. Being in an aviary and being able to fly, however, are two completely different things, as at least one of the two zoos I've been to with flamingos in an enclosed aviary is in an aviary too short for the flamingos to meaningfully fly. Roger Williams Park Zoo and Stone Zoo though both definitely have flamingos in enclosed aviaries, and the latter one the flamingos *might* be able to fly, however I don't know for certain nor are flamingos in zoos likely to fly unless they are in an extremely large aviary.
 
elefante said:
Are all of these birds wing-clipped and/or pinioned or is there any place that has fully-flighted flamingos?
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Supposedly there are a few places that hold them fully flighted outdoors - I forget which though other than Sacramento.
 
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Phoenicopterus

Greater Flamingo (14 holders)

Alexandria
Cape May
Cincinnati
Detroit
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fort Worth
Jacksonville
Los Angeles
Miller Park
Phoenix
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County

American Flamingo (63-65 holders)

Abilene
African Lion Safari
Albuquerque Biological Park
Audubon
Birmingham
Bronx
Busch Gardens Tampa
Cape May
Charles Paddock
Columbus
Dallas
Dallas World Aquarium
Denver
Fort Worth
Fresno Chaffee
Gladys Porter
Granby
Greater Vancouver
Greensboro Science Center
Henry Vilas
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Lincoln Children’s
Lion Country Safari
Maryland
Milwaukee
Nashville
National
National Aviary
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Palm Beach
Parc Safari
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Potawatomi
Riverbanks
Sacramento
Safari Niagara
Safari West
Salisbury
San Antonio
San Diego
SDZSP
Sarasota Jungle Gardens
Scovill
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Antonio?
SeaWorld San Diego
Sedgwick County
St. Louis
Stone
Sunken Gardens
Sunset
Sylvan Heights Bird PArk
Texas State Aquarium
Toledo
Toronto
Tulsa
Turtle Back
Victoria Butterfly Gardens
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Zoo Miami
Zoo Tampa

Chilean Flamingo (54-55)

Akron
Alexandria
Alligator Adventure
Blank Park
Brevard
Brights
Bronx
Busch Gardens Tampa
Caldwell
Calgary
Cleveland
Columbus
Como Park
Denver
Detroit
Dickerson Park
Ellen Trout
Fort Worth
Franklin Park
Grant’s Farm
Great Plains
Greenville
Henry Vilas
Houston
Idaho Falls
John Ball
Kansas City
Lee Richardson
Lincoln Park
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Milwaukee
North Carolina
Oklahoma City
Palm Beach
Phoenix
Roger Williams Park
Rosamond Gifford
San Antonio?
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Scovill
SeaWorld San Antonio
Sea World Orlando
Sequoia Park
Southwicks
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Timbavati Wildlife Park
Tracy Aviary
Wildlife Safari
Woodland Park
Zoo Atlanta


Phoeniconaias

Lesser Flamingo (22-23 holders)

Abilene
Busch Gardens Tampa
Caldwell
Cameron Park
Chehaw
Cleveland?
Dallas
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fort Worth
Grant’s Farm
Honolulu
Memphis
Minnesota
Oakland
Oregon
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Safari North Wildlife Park
Safari West
Southlands Safari
Southwicks
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Timbavati Wildlife Park
Wildlife World
 
Great Argus said:
Greater Flamingo (14 holders)

Alexandria
Cape May
Cincinnati
Detroit
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fort Worth
Jacksonville
Los Angeles
Miller Park
Phoenix
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County
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Also kept at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge.
 
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