I found this video of the Philadelphia Zoo's Bird House from 2005 (Bird House starts at 53:18) and was hoping someone here could remember most if not all the species that they housed within it before they renovated it to the McNeil Avian Center. From my memory, I remember that they had Hamerkops, Victoria Crowned Pigeons, Micronesian Kingfishers, Guam Rails, and Black Necked Stilts. I can't remember the other species since I usually focused on the big birds when visiting zoos. The last time I visited the zoo was in 2005 and didn't keep a checklist of which species were on display. If anyone can remember what species were held in there that'd be great!
So after finding new footage online and photos of the bird house I have an incomplete list of which species were housed inside prior to the McNeil Avian Center renovation. This is what I've found so far from certain old YouTube videos and the website of Merry Morris also known as ZooVisitorMM on YT and not perfectly complete:
First Room (Front of Atrium)
Hamerkop
Inca Tern
2nd Room (Small Aviaries)
Tawny Frogmouth
Black Necked Stilt
Duck Species [ID Needed]
Tawny Frogmouth
Guam Kingfisher
Guam Rail
Palawan Peacock Pheasant
Bali Myna
3rd Room (Back of Atrium)
Golden Breasted Starling
Nicobar Pigeon
4th Room (Free Flight Walk Through Rainforest)
New Guinea Aviary
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Nicobar Pigeon
Mariana Fruit Dove
Asian Fairy Bluebird
Blue Grey Tanager
Turquoise Tanager
5th Room (Another Side of Atrium)
Eclectus Parrot
6th Room (Small Aviaries)
Sunbittern
Red Billed Hornbill
Wrinkled Hornbill
Greater Roadrunner
Mindanao Bleeding Heart Dove
Purple Backed Starling
