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Oakland Zoo Oakland Zoo Bird Roster - 01/06/2022
Well-Known Member
5+ year member
Hi everyone:
To kick off the zoo's 100th anniversary, here's my list of bird species they currently have on display:
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae )
White-faced whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata )
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca )
Great curassow (Crax rubra rubra )
Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor )
Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea guinea )
Guira cuckoo (Guira guira )
Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis ) Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta ssp.)
Malagasy sacred-ibis (Threskiornis bernieri bernieri ) Northern hadada ibis (Bostrychia hagedash brevirostris )
African spoonbill (Platalea alba )
Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus ) Blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster )
Red-bellied parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris )
Lilac-crowned Amazon parrot (Amazona finschi )
Red-lored Amazon parrot (Amazona autumnalis autumnalis )
Chaco blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva xanthopteryx )
Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna )
Mexican military macaw (Ara militaris mexicana )
Central American scarlet macaw (Ara macao cyanopterus )
"Miligold" macaw (Ara ararauna x militaris )
Pied crow (Corvus albus )
Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus )
DID NOT SEE DURING VISIT:
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus ) (DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME)
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus ssp.) (DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME)
Fischer's lovebird (Agapornis fischeri )
Taveta golden-weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps )
Well-Known Member
5+ year member
Okay, here's my updated bird roster for Oakland Zoo as per my last visit on May 11th, 2022:
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae )
White-faced whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata )
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca )
Great curassow (Crax rubra rubra )
Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor )
Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea guinea )
Guira cuckoo (Guira guira ) (???)
Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis )
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta ssp.)
Malagasy sacred-ibis (Threskiornis bernieri bernieri )
Northern hadada ibis (Bostrychia hagedash brevirostris )
African spoonbill (Platalea alba )
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus )
Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus )
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus ssp.)
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis ssp.)
Blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster )
Fischer's lovebird (Agapornis fischeri )
Red-bellied parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris )
Lilac-crowned Amazon parrot (Amazona finschi )
Red-lored Amazon parrot (Amazona autumnalis autumnalis )
Chaco blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva xanthopteryx )
Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna )
Mexican military macaw (Ara militaris mexicana )
Central American scarlet macaw (Ara macao cyanopterus )
"Miligold" macaw (Ara ararauna x militaris )
Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus )
Taveta golden-weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps )
During my past three visits, I have not seen their guira cuckoos despite the zoo website still listing them on their website. I hope they are still there.
