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2 blue crowned laughing thrush birds

Blue-Crowned Laughing Thrush

Garrulax galbanus courtoisi

Pairs or small family groups of laughing thrushes forage along the ground for fruits, berries, and insects.

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bali myna on branch

Bali Myna

Leucopsar rothschildi

One of the most beautiful birds in the world, with its striking snow white feathers, lacy head crest, and blue eye patch, the Bali myna is also one of the rarest.

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Timor Zebra Finch

Taeniopygia guttata guttata

Zebra finches learn their complex, signature song from their parents in the first 80 days after hatching.

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Atlantic puffin swimming

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

The puffin is built for diving and swimming underwater with small, sturdy wings and webbed feet

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thick billed parrot profile

Thick-Billed Parrot

Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha

The only living parrot that once ranged in the United States, the thick-billed parrot is dependent on highland pine-oak forests for food and nesting

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sunbittern close up

Sunbittern

Eurypyga helias

In flight, the sunbittern has been said to resemble a giant butterfly.

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Rockhopper penguin

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

Working with scientists in Chile, the Zoo is tracking rockhopper penguins to find out where they travel once they leave their nesting sites.

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smew

Smew

Mergellus albellus

Tooth-like serrations on its bill are made for grasping a slippery, struggling fish.

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Front view of a King Penguin

King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonius

The second largest penguin, the king penguin spends most of its time at sea.

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scarlet ibis side profile

Scarlet Ibis

Eudocimus ruber

To afford greater protection against predators, the scarlet ibis gathers in large breeding colonies and roosts high up in the trees close to water.

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Side view of a Kea

Kea

Nestor notabilis

The Zoo cares for the largest group of kea – a highly intelligent mountain parrot from New Zealand – in North America and is committed to the conservation of this species.

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Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola

Unlike many other finches, they are not migratory.

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inca tern on a rock

Inca Tern

Larosterna inca

Inca Tern is a near threatened species of bird found on the coast and coastal islands of Chile and Peru.

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red capped cardinal on branch

Red-capped Cardinal

Paroaria coronata

This bird's large feet allow it to walk on floating vegetation as it feeds in wet areas

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horned puffin on rocks

Horned Puffin

Fratercula corniculata

Puffins are built for diving and swimming underwater with small, sturdy wings and webbed feet.

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2 barbets in a tree

Red and Yellow Barbet

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

All members of a small family group of red and yellow barbets help feed and raise the young.

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Helmeted Curassow

Pauxi pauxi

The Helmeted Curassow was named for the large casque on its head, which resembles a helmet.

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Side view of a Hamerkop

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

The hamerkop is named for how the shape of its heavy bill and large head crest resembles a hammer.

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