Queens Zoo Queens Zoo Species List 12/22/22

[Lucas Lang]

Andean Bear/ Tremarctos ornatus

Thick-billed parrot/ Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
Burrowing owl/ Athene cunicularia
Northern bobwhite/ Colinus virginianus, not signed, maybe wild?

Chacoan peccary/ Catagonus wagneri, not seen

Southern pudu/ Pudu puda, not seen

California sea lion/ Zalophus californianus

Coyote/ Canis latrans, not seen

Roosevelt ell/ Cervus canadensis roosevelti

Aviary:
Red-and-green macaw/ Ara chloropterus, not show
Hyacinth macaw/ Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, not show
Sun conure/ Aratinga solstitialis, not show
Dark-eyed Junco/ Junco hyemalis
Northern cardinal/ Cardinalis cardinalis
House sparrow/ Passer domesticus
Cattle egret/ Bubulcus ibis
Sandhill crane/ Antigone canadensis
Ducks:
Wood duck/ Aix sponsa
Hooded merganser/ Lophodytes cucullatus
Lesser scaup/ Aythya affinis
Ring-necked duck/ Aythya collaris
Redhead/ Aythya americana
Canvasback/ Aythya valisineria
Ruddy duck/ Oxyura jamaicensis
Common goldeneye/ Bucephala clangula
Common merganser/ Mergus merganser

Great horned owl/ Bubo virginianus

Mountain Lion/ Puma concolor

Canada lynx/ Lynx canadensis

Bald eagle/ Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Free Ranging Ducks: like shows in aviary, with
Trumpeter swan/ Cygnus buccinator

American alligator/ Alligator mississippiensis, not show in this season

 

[ZooElephantMan]

It is really interesting to see how short the species list is for this place, and to also see that they focus almost entirely on mammals and birds. I guess having a limited collection makes sense for a zoo built on so few acres, although I could also see them having a more well rounded collection if they kept additional smaller species.

 

[DavidBrown]

It is really interesting to see how short the species list is for this place, and to also see that they focus almost entirely on mammals and birds. I guess having a limited collection makes sense for a zoo built on so few acres, although I could also see them having a more well rounded collection if they kept additional smaller species.

If I remember correctly the theme of the zoo is "animals of the Americas", so that guides their species collection.

 

[nczoofan]

I will say the aviary does have more species of bird than listed during the warm months. As well the front duck pond holds a few more species, most of which are captive. And the farm area is extensive and home to a variety of interesting domestic breeds. But it is the smallest of the WCS zoos in collection size.

Also the zoo has a bison exhibit not included on this list. It used to hold pronghorn but from what I heard they may be on there way out.

 

[birdsandbats]

I can assure you those bobwhites are not wild. They avoid densely populated urban areas.

 

[Lucas Lang]

I will say the aviary does have more species of bird than listed during the warm months. As well the front duck pond holds a few more species, most of which are captive. And the farm area is extensive and home to a variety of interesting domestic breeds. But it is the smallest of the WCS zoos in collection size.

Also the zoo has a bison exhibit not included on this list. It used to hold pronghorn but from what I heard they may be on there way out.

Yes, sorry that I was so tired that I miss this part, thanks for apply!

 

[Lucas Lang]

I can assure you those bobwhites are not wild. They avoid densely populated urban areas.

Thanks!, in aviary and parrot part I both see these species, but they are not listed in it