Waterfowl in North America pt 1: Screamers to Harlequin Duck

From my visits in the last 12 months:

Bronx has tufted duck.

Catoctin has mandarin duck, mute swan, radjah shelduck, ruddy shelduck.

Cincinnati has spotted whistling.

Livingston Ripley Waterfowl also has Bernier's teal, ferruginous duck, and ringed teal. It was partially closed on my visit so I can't say if any species listed are no longer there.

Louisville has Cape Barren goose.

Lupa has black swan.

Metro Richmond has barnacle goose, black-bellied whistling duck, Egyptian goose, green-winged teal, mandarin duck, rosy-billed pochard, southern screamer.

Miller Zoo definitely has captive Canada goose and snow goose, plus black swan.

Montreal Biodome does NOT have king eider, just common now.

Philadelphia also has swan goose, Bernier's teal, and silver teal.
 
Thank you for the updated list!

You're welcome, and as I expected there's a lot of updates coming in! I will probably not provide a posted update for a little while though due to the sheer bulk of this one.

Minnesota has not kept Trumpeter Swan for quite some time, but they still might still show on species lists because there's a lot of wild ones in and around the zoo's grounds. Keep this in mind for future updates.

I'll make a note of this - as a whole wild vs captive is an issue that confounds this group. o_O

I still see a Special Memories listing under Egyptian Goose.

Drat, thought I got them all... :oops:

I know they claim to though (incl. on their website, which they tend to update fairly frequently), so might just want to add a question mark

They may be held bts, I'll probably indeed add a question mark unless someone confirms.

What taxonomy are you using? I'm asking because these genus names don't align with what I've usually seen (which is Neochen for Orinoco Goose, and Chloephaga including the Andean Goose). I'm not saying you're wrong, just interested in what source you are using.

That would be Cornell's Birds of the World - they do a pretty good job of keeping it up to date with the presently accepted taxonomy. (Hence also the relumping of Chen into Anser)

Which species is Anas undulata? That's the one Rosamond Gifford keeps, and they sign is as "African Yellow-billed Duck". There are two many ducks with yellow bills for these names to make sense!

A. undulata is Yellow-billed Duck. I mean to add scientific names in this version but I forgot to, my bad. I have added them to the master however and so they will be properly clear next update.

I'm assuming this is the same species as "American Goldeneye", which both Buttonwood and Rosamond Gifford sign their goldeneyes as?

Correct.

I didn't see Bahama Pintail listed at all, and Franklin Park and Southwicks Zoos both keep this species

Present - that is White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamiensis)

It doesn't surprise me they have brazilian teals behind the scenes, nor does it surprise me they have some waterfowl ambassadors. I'm not sure if bts species should be listed in this thread or not, but I'll leave that judgment up to @Great Argus.

If it is potentially visible to the public in some way I say it counts. I do tend to list bts species, with some slight variance depending on rarity/confirmation status - I list all kiwis for example but am less likely to add a Great Horned Owl kept fully bts.
 
I've never seen any evidence of eiders at Franklin Park Zoo. Unless this was acquired in the past year, I don't think they keep the species. @ZooElephantsMan might be able to confirm.

I haven't visited in a couple months so I might be a little out of the loop, but I was also unable to find concrete evidence of any Eider species living at FPZ presently. The only Eiders I definitely remember FPZ keeping are Spectacled Eiders (they even bred them!), but that species is not kept by FPZ anymore (at least publicly), and I don't know whether they (or any other Eiders) are still kept at the zoo behind the scenes.
 
You're welcome, and as I expected there's a lot of updates coming in! I will probably not provide a posted update for a little while though due to the sheer bulk of this one.



I'll make a note of this - as a whole wild vs captive is an issue that confounds this group. o_O



Drat, thought I got them all... :oops:



They may be held bts, I'll probably indeed add a question mark unless someone confirms.



That would be Cornell's Birds of the World - they do a pretty good job of keeping it up to date with the presently accepted taxonomy. (Hence also the relumping of Chen into Anser)



A. undulata is Yellow-billed Duck. I mean to add scientific names in this version but I forgot to, my bad. I have added them to the master however and so they will be properly clear next update.



Correct.



Present - that is White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamiensis)



If it is potentially visible to the public in some way I say it counts. I do tend to list bts species, with some slight variance depending on rarity/confirmation status - I list all kiwis for example but am less likely to add a Great Horned Owl kept fully bts.
Wouldn't "American Goldeneye" be Barrow's? Or have common names struck again?
 
Yellow-billed Duck (3 holders)

Jacksonville
Omaha
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
I am very surprised by how few holders there are for this species. The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens did have them.

Meller’s Duck (2 holders)
There are Meller's ducks at the Louisville Zoo, and a few other places I can't think of right now, as well.

Buttonwood Park Zoo keeps Pink-Footed Geese.
You must've spent more time checking the list as I missed that this species wasn't listed. @Great Argus, did you accidentally forget to copy and paste the holders for this species from your "master list" or were you not aware of any holders?
 
Ruddy Shelduck (12 holders)
Wood Duck (+/- 44 holders)
Maned Duck (11-12 holders)
Mandarin Duck (34-35 holders)
Cinnamon Teal (12-13 holders)
Eurasian Wigeon (6 holders)
Chiloe Wigeon (15 holders)
Mallard (hard to determine)
Green-winged Teal (+/- 13 holders)
Tufted Duck (6 holders)
Aikman Wildlife Adventure in Arcola, Illinois had a surprising waterfowl collection within an enclosed pond aviary. I saw the following species:
  • Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
  • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
  • Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
  • Chiloé wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix)
  • Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
  • Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
  • Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
  • Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
  • Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
  • Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)

New Zealand Scaup (2 holders)
I'm surprised that it hasn't been mentioned yet for such a rarely species, but Cincinnati zoo should still have a pair of New Zealand Scaup.
 
White-faced Whistling Duck (47 holders)

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Also Brandywine Zoo
Black-bellied Whistling Duck (14 holders)

Abilene
Audubon
Beardsley
Brevard
Houston (fulgens)
Jacksonville
Little Rock
Oklahoma City
Rosamond Gifford
San Antonio (fulgens)
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Zoo Knoxville
Also Florida Aquarium, Zoo Miami, ZooTampa
Spotted Whistling Duck (15 holders)

Brevard
Columbus
DAK
Great Plains
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Oklahoma City
Omaha
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sequoia Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo
Zoo Miami
Zoo Tampa
Also Philadelphia Zoo
Fulvous Whistling Duck (16 holders)

Abilene
Audubon
Beardsley
Brookfield
Dallas
Fort Worth
Living Desert
Maryland
Mill Mountain
Oregon
Sacramento
Safari West
San Antonio
San Francisco
Santa Fe Teaching
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Florida Aquarium
Lesser White-fronted Goose (6 holders)

Buttonwood Park
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Rosamond Gifford
Toledo
Also Staten Island Zoo
Cackling Goose (4-5 holders)

Beardsley (appears to be minima)
Hemker
Oklahoma City
St Louis (Aleutian)?
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Also 3 Palms Zoo (Aleutian)
Canada Goose (+/- 8 holders)

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Buttonwood Park (supposedly c)
California Living Museum
Glacier Ridge Animal Farm
Great Plains
Hogle (Giant)
Ochsner Park
St Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park (Dusky)
Also Bronx Zoo, Philadelphia Zoo, Popcorn Park Animal Refuge, 3 Palms Zoo (canadensis, maxima, and parvipes)
Hawaiian Goose/Nene (17-18 holders)

Alameda Park
Buttonwood Park
Columbus
Denver?
Greater Vancouver
Hemker
Honolulu
Houston
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Louisville
Jackson
Pana’ewa Rainforest
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Woodland Park
Zoo Tampa
Also Disney's Animal Kingdom
Black-necked Swan (25 holders)

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Also Zoo Miami
Black Swan (42 holders)

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Also Six Flags Wild Safari
Mute Swan (+/- 16 holders)

Animal Gardens Petting
Animal Haven
Birmingham
Busch Gardens Tampa
DeYoung Family
Dickerson Park
Elmwood Park
Glacier Ridge Animal Farm
Grant’s Farm
Lehigh Valley
Lowcountry
Lupa
Safari Niagara
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Wildlife World
Wildwood
Also Six Flags Wild Safari
Knob-billed Duck (7-8 holders)

Bronx
Fort Worth
Honolulu
Little Rock
Nashville?
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Zoo Miami
Orinoco Goose (12 holders)

Brevard
Bronx
Dallas
Dallas World Aquarium
Fort Worth
Franklin Park
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Sacramento
Sedgwick County
Sequoia Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Disney's Animal Kingdom
Egyptian Goose (18 holders)

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Also Lehigh Valley Zoo
African Pygmy Goose (24-25 holders)

Birmingham
Bronx
Busch Gardens Tampa
Buttonwood Park
Calgary
Central Park
Cincinnati
Dallas
Denver?
Detroit
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fort Worth
Memphis
Nashville
National Aviary
North Carolina
Omaha
Oregon
Philadelphia
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Staten Island
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo
Tulsa
Philadelphia Zoo no longer keeps this species
Wood Duck (+/- 44 holders)

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Also Bronx Zoo, Cohanzick Zoo, Florida Aquarium, ZooTampa.
Mandarin Duck (34-35 holders)

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Also Key West Butterfly Conservatory, ZooTampa
Blue-billed Teal (13 holders)

Bronx
Calgary
Columbus
Dallas
Fort Worth
Memphis
Milwaukee
Omaha
Oregon
Philadelphia
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also ZooTampa
Puna Teal (12 holders)

Alexandria
Bronx
Busch Gardens Tampa
Fort Worth
Houston
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Milwaukee
San Diego
Sedgwick County
Staten Island
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Also Brandywine Zoo
Blue-winged Teal (+/- 17 holders)

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Also Florida Aquarium, Peace River Wildlife Center
Red Shoveler (6 holders)

Alexandria
Cincinnati
Dallas
Louisville
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Zoo Miami
Australian Shoveler (3 holders)

Minnesota
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Zoo Miami
Northern Shoveler (+/- 15 holders)

Abilene
Alexandria
Columbus
Dallas
Franklin Park
Hemker
Idaho Falls
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Omaha
Oregon
San Diego
St Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Also Florida Aquarium
Gadwall (+/- 4 holders)

Buttonwood Park (c)
Hemker
Oregon
San Diego
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Smithsonian National Zoo
Falcated Duck (13 holders)

Akron
Bronx
Central Park
DAK
Fort Worth
Houston
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Minnesota
Rosamond Gifford
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo
Also Elmwood Park Zoo, Zoo Miami
Yellow-billed Duck (3 holders)

Jacksonville
Omaha
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Disney's Animal Kingdom
American Black Duck (5 holders)

Buttonwood Park (c)
Central Park (c)
National
Salisbury
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Florida Aquarium
Cape Teal (5 holders)

Busch Gardens Tampa
Fort Worth
Jacksonville
Omaha
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Zoo Miami
White-cheeked Pintail (8 holders)

Lee Richardson
Metro Richmond
Minnesota
Sedgwick County
St Augustine Alligator Farm
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Topeka
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Also Smithsonian National Zoo, Zoo Miami
Northern Pintail (+/- 30 holders)

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Also Florida Aquarium, ZooTampa
Yellow-billed Pintail (3 holders)

Bronx
Buttonwood Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park (South Georgia, Chilean)
Also Brandywine Zoo (South Georgia)
Bronx's birds are Chilean
Green-winged Teal (+/- 13 holders)

Abilene
Alexandria
CuriOdyssey
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy (American & Eurasian)
Memphis
National
NEW
Oregon
Rosamond Gifford
Salisbury
Sylvan Heights Bird Park (American & Eurasian)
Wildlife World
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Also Smithsonian National Zoo
Chestnut Teal (9 holders)

Audubon
Blank Park
Columbus
Henry Vilas
Los Angeles
Milwaukee (2.0)
Omaha
St Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Zoo Miami
Pink-eared Duck (3 holders)

Central Park
Sedgwick County
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Disney's Animal Kingdom
Marbled Teal (28 holders)

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Also Zoo Miami, ZooTampa
Rosy-billed Pochard (16 holders)

Akron
Audubon
Brookfield
Busch Gardens Tampa
Dallas World Aquarium
DAK
Fort Worth
Jacksonville
Little Rock
National Aviary
Oklahoma City
Omaha
San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Wildlife World
Also Zoo Miami
Southern Pochard (3-4 holders)

Dallas World Aquarium
Fort Worth
San Diego?
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also ZooTampa
Redhead (25-26 holders)

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Also Zoo Miami
Baer’s Pochard (15 holders)

Bronx
Buttonwood Park
Central Park
Hemker
Houston
Lincoln Park
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Minnesota
Omaha
San Antonio
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo
Zoo Knoxville
Also Zoo Miami
Ferruginous Duck (3 holders)

San Antonio
San Diego
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Zoo Miami
Lesser Scaup (8 holders)

Abilene
Bronx
Cleveland
Idaho Falls
Minnesota
Rosamond Gifford
Salisbury
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Florida Aquarium
Common Eider (8 holders)

Cincinnati
Fort Worth (v-nigrum)
Franklin Park
Hemker
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy (dresseri)
Montreal Biodome
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Central Park Zoo has v-nigra
Common Goldeneye (6 holders)

Buttonwood Park
Hemker
Montreal Biodome
Rosamond Gifford
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Also Bronx Zoo, Florida Aquarium, Smithsonian National Zoo
Hooded Merganser (36 holders)

Abilene
Akron
Alexandria
Bronx
Buttonwood Park
Cleveland
Columbus
Fort Worth
Franklin Park
Greenville
Idaho Falls
Jacksonville
Lincoln Park
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Maryland
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Montreal Biodome
National?
National Aviary
NEW
Oklahoma City
Oregon
Prospect Park
Queens
Rosamond Gifford
Salisbury
San Antonio
San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego
Sedgwick County
St Louis
Stone
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Zoo Knoxville
Also Florida Aquarium, Zoo Miami, ZooTampa
Red-breasted Merganser (3 holders)

Central Park
Franklin Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Also Peace River Wildlife Center
Ruddy Duck (43 holders)

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Also Florida Aquarium, ZooTampa
 
NEW Zoo has switched over from keeping Barrow's Goldeneye to Common Goldeneye. I'm not sure when this happened, possibly it was several years ago, but I didn't notice until my most recent visit a few weeks ago.
 
Bay Beach now keeps Mandarin Duck, Surf Scoter, and some kind of weird Mallard hybrid (I think with a Mareca species, or maybe Green-winged Teal?).
 
Ochsner Park keeps Trumpeter Swan.

Cincinnati keeps White-faced and Spotted Whistling-Ducks, Red-breasted Goose, Yellow-billed Duck, and New Zealand Scaup.

I don't think Bay Beach still keeps Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan, or Canvasback. There's a few other species I suspect might be gone as well but I think I'll wait on those.

Timbavati Wildlife Park keeps Red-breasted Goose.

DeYoung no longer keeps Mute Swan.

Glacier Ridge Animal Farm has closed to the public, all listings you have for it can be removed.

DAK Lodge keeps Egyptian Goose.

NEW no longer keeps South African Shelduck.

Shedd no longer keeps Wood Duck.

Lincoln Park keeps Blue-billed Teal.
 
Living Treasures Moraine/New Castle has the following signed and confirmed:
-Australian shelduck
-Common shelduck
-Paradise shelduck
-Ruddy shelduck
-Knob-billed duck (signed as Old world comb duck)
-Mandarin duck
-Redhead
-Wood duck (American)
-Domestic call ducks
-Bar-headed goose
-Barnacle goose
-Magpie Goose
 
Part 2/2

Northern Pintail
- South Carolina Aquarium (SC)

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Green-Winged Teal - Tracy Aviary (UT)

Tracy Aviary

Chestnut Teal - Erie Zoo (PA)

Presque Isle Audubon Society

Ring-Necked Duck - Tracy Aviary (UT)

Tracy Aviary

Common Eider - Central Park Zoo (NY)

Central Park Zoo

Bufflehead - Tracy Aviary (UT)

Tracy Aviary

Barrow's Goldeneye - Tracy Aviary (UT)

Tracy Aviary

Smew - Columbus Zoo & Aquarium (OH)

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
 
Disney’s Animal Kingdom keeps
Freckled Duck
Puna Teal
White-faced Whistling Duck
Scaly-sided Merganser
West Indian Whistling Duck
Barnacle Goose
They no longer keep Australian Wood Duck
 
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