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
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
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
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
Eurypyga helias
In flight, the sunbittern has been said to resemble a giant butterfly.
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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
Mergellus albellus
Tooth-like serrations on its bill are made for grasping a slippery, struggling fish.
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King Penguin
Aptenodytes patagonius
The second largest penguin, the king penguin spends most of its time at sea.
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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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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
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
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
Fratercula corniculata
Puffins are built for diving and swimming underwater with small, sturdy wings and webbed feet.
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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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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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