Storks, Hamerkop, and Shoebill in North America

Just come across this thread, but a couple to add:

Kansas City has Yellow Billed Stork
Omaha, Topeka, and the Lincoln's Children's Zoo all have Hammerkop
 
Sarus Crane said:
I wonder if Miami's birds will go to the Bronx as well since they're the only sizable flock left in the US? It's a shame so few AZA institutions are keeping the rarer stork species. Anyone know species are being planned to be kept in the AZA long-term like how so many hoofstock species in AZA Ungulates program are as of this year chosen to be phased out? I'm assuming that Marabous, Abdim's and White Storks will stay, Yellowbills and Saddlebills will be a monitored ssp and hopefully more facilities will hold Milky's once the numbers grow/more are imported to the US for the SSP. They can get more from Prague or Cologne. I bet once the Black Necked's die off AZA likely won't be replacing them. Species I'd like to see more done with in AZA are Lesser Adjutants and African Openbills. If anyone wants to see Yellowbills Jacksonville is definitely the place to be!
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I don't think Bronx has room for more Painted Storks, as it is their current numbers have been split between three different areas of the zoo. Part of the reason Painted is being phased-out is in favor or trying to grow the more endangered Milky Stork population, though at the moment the two populations are pretty equal in size.

I believe it's been some time since Bronx last bred their Lesser Adjutant, and I fear lack of interest from other zoos has made them decide to end the program.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
I don't think Bronx has room for more Painted Storks, as it is their current numbers have been split between three different areas of the zoo. Part of the reason Painted is being phased-out is in favor or trying to grow the more endangered Milky Stork population, though at the moment the two populations are pretty equal in size.

I believe it's been some time since Bronx last bred their Lesser Adjutant, and I fear lack of interest from other zoos has made them decide to end the program.

~Thylo
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So their Lesser Adjutant program is officially ending? Maybe the birds can be moved to Racine to induce breeding there as a larger group like how San Diego has all the Milky's. Bronx used to be really good at breeding them even sending offspring to Paignton in the UK. What parts of the zoo other than Jungle world have the Painted's been moved to? Aquatic Bird House? I haven't been to the Bronx Zoo yet.
 
Catoctin Zoo may hold marabous and Abdim's storks, I'd need someone to confirm though.
 
Great Argus said:
Marabou Stork (25 holders)

Abilene
African Lion Safari (1.1.2)
Albuquerque
Audubon
Baton Rouge
Binder Park
Brevard
Brights
Bronx
Cleveland Metroparks
Dallas
Gladys Porter
Greater Vancouver
Honolulu (1.1)
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Lion Country Safari
Memphis
Milwaukee
San Francisco (1.1)
St. Louis
Toronto (1.2)
Zoo Tampa
Zoo de Granby
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SDZSP has two male marabou storks, they were recently acquired.
 
ThylacineAlive said:
I don't think Bronx has room for more Painted Storks, as it is their current numbers have been split between three different areas of the zoo. Part of the reason Painted is being phased-out is in favor or trying to grow the more endangered Milky Stork population, though at the moment the two populations are pretty equal in size.

I believe it's been some time since Bronx last bred their Lesser Adjutant, and I fear lack of interest from other zoos has made them decide to end the program.

~Thylo
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Bronx bred lesser adjutant in both 2015 and 2018, so they some relatively recent births. I don’t think they are ending there program as much as sustaining it at current size due to lack of institutional interest and hoping to send out surplus birds to other zoos here or abroad.
 
Sarus Crane said:
So their Lesser Adjutant program is officially ending? Maybe the birds can be moved to Racine to induce breeding there as a larger group like how San Diego has all the Milky's. Bronx used to be really good at breeding them even sending offspring to Paignton in the UK. What parts of the zoo other than Jungle world have the Painted's been moved to? Aquatic Bird House? I haven't been to the Bronx Zoo yet.
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No, what I said was pure conjecture. I have no insight into the actual plans the zoo has for their adjutant storks, but I very much hope they continue with them as they are a unique endangered species the zoo has done very well with. The Paignton birds have all since died I believe, unfortunately.

The zoo has Painted Storks in World of Birds and the ABH now as well.

nczoofan said:
Bronx bred lesser adjutant in both 2015 and 2018, so they some relatively recent births. I don’t think they are ending there program as much as sustaining it at current size due to lack of institutional interest and hoping to send out surplus birds to other zoos here or abroad.
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That's good news then! That's what I hope they are doing.

~Thylo
 
Overdue Update:


Mycteria

Milky Stork (2 holders)

San Diego
SDZSP

Yellow-billed Stork (9 holders)

Dallas
Fort Worth
Franklin Park
Fresno Chaffee
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Oakland
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Zoo Tampa

Painted Stork (2 holders)

Bronx (4.5)
Zoo Miami (6.5)

Wood Stork (5 holders)

Birmingham
Dallas
Houston
Ponce Inlet Marine Science Center
Sedgwick County


Anastomus

African Openbill (6 holders)

Cameron Park
Fort Worth
Lowry Park
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Zoo Miami (1.1)


Ciconia

Abdim’s Stork (19-20 holders)

America’s Teaching Zoo
Audubon (6.4.4)(offshow)
Baton Rouge
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park
Catoctin
Creation Kingdom
Dallas?
Fort Worth
Fresno Chaffee
Jacksonville
Lee Richardson
Lincoln Park
Milwaukee
Safari North Wildlife Park
Safari West
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Special Memories
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Timbavati Wildlife Park
World Bird Sanctuary

Storm’s Stork (2 holders)

Bronx
San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Maguari Stork (3 holders)

Audubon
Dallas (1.1?)
San Antonio

Oriental Stork (1 holder)

Louisville

White Stork (26-27 holders)

African Lion Safari (1.1.3)
Akron?
Birmingham
Brookfield
Cleveland Metroparks
Dallas
Detroit
Dickerson Park
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fort Wayne’s Children’s
Grant’s Farm
Honolulu
Lincoln Children’s
Lincoln Park
Memphis
Metro Richmond
North Florida Wildlife Center
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sedgwick County
Toledo
Tulsa
Virginia
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Knoxville
Zoo Miami (0.0.1)

Black Stork (5 holders)

Binder Park
Central Park
Dallas
Fort Wayne’s Children’s
Louisville


Ephippiorhynchus

Black-necked Stork (2 holders?)

San Antonio? (1.0)
Zoo Miami? (2.0)

Saddle-billed Stork (22 holders)

ABQ Biopark
Audubon (2.1)(offshow)
Baton Rouge
Cincinnati (0.1)
Columbus (0.2)
Dallas
Detroit
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fort Worth
Franklin Park
Kansas City
Lowry Park
Maryland
Nashville
Philadelphia
Safari West
SDZSP
Sedgewick County
St. Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo
Zoo Miami


Leptoptilos

Lesser Adjutant (2 holders)

Bronx
Racine

Marabou Stork (27 holders)

Abilene
ABQ Biopark
African Lion Safari (1.1.2)
Albuquerque
Audubon
Baton Rouge
Binder Park
Brevard
Brights
Catoctin
Cleveland Metroparks
Dallas
Gladys Porter
Greater Vancouver
Honolulu (1.1)
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Lion Country Safari
Memphis
Milwaukee
SDZSP (2.0)
San Francisco (1.1)
St. Louis
Toronto (1.2)
Zoo Tampa
Zoo de Granby


Scopus

Hamerkop (35 holders)

Albuquerque
Aquatica San Antonio
Busch Gardens Tampa
Calgary (1.1)
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dallas
Fort Worth
Franklin Park
Honolulu
Jacksonville
Lee Richardson
Lincoln Children’s
Lincoln Park
Little Rock
Lowry Park
Maryland
Memphis
Milwaukee (1.1)
National Aviary
Oakland
Omaha
Oregon (1.1)
Philadelphia
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park (1.1)
San Francisco (1.1)
Santa Barbara
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Topeka
Toronto (2.0)
Tulsa
Zoo Atlanta


Balaeniceps

Shoebill (3 holders)

Dallas World Aquarium (1.1)
Houston (1.1)
Zoo Tampa (1.1)
 
San Antonio no longer has black-necked stork or maguari stork on display. The sign for the black-necked stork has been removed, after being up with the flamingos for a year (never saw the stork though). Saw the black-necked at Miami though last September.
 
Apparently Hemker Park & Zoo has a few African Openbills somewhere in the park, although I didn’t see any when I was there last September.
EDIT: Hemker also had a single European White Stork in September.
 
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African Grey said:
What happened to the remaining Shoebill at the San Diego Safari park? I thought Houston Zoo phased out Shoebills.
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I was told it was shipped out, I don't know where to. You're correct about Houston, I forgot to pull that listing.
Anyone know if Houston's died or were sent away, and where SDZ's last one went?

@ThylacineAlive since he reported on Houstons awhile ago.
 
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