Hoopoe in the US?

[sr4136]

Does anyone know if any zoos have Madagascar Hoopoes or Common Hoopoes in the US? I've done a lot of googling, but couldn't find any.

I've got a friend who is in love with these birds, and would love to find them in a zoo somewhere.

 

[devilfish]

Welcome sr4136,
There are a couple of useful websites listing animals in zoos:
isis.org - an official but sometimes outdated international database
and zootierliste.de/en - an unofficial European database

Interestingly, ISIS shows only a single female Eurasian Hoopoe at Denver Zoo.
Hope that helps.

 

[FBBird]

Hoopes in the US

San Diego bred them very successfully many years ago

 

[Pacarana]

Denver zoos hoopoe is rarely, if ever, on exhibit any more and I have only seen it twice out of the many visits.

 

[gorgeousingray]

There are 0.2.1 green woodhoopoe at the dallas zoo.