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Birds at the National Zoo

Learn all about the birds at the National Zoo: where they live in the wild, where you can find them at the Zoo, and more.

View list in alphabetical order

Rheas

Cassowaries and emus

Kiwis

Tinamous

Pelicans and cormorants

Herons, hammerhead, storks, ibis, and flamingo

Waterfowl

Vultures, hawks, eagles, and falcons

Pheasants, peafowl, and partridges

Cranes, trumpeters, rails, sunbitterns, seriemas, and bustards

Pigeons and doves

Cuckoos

Parrots, cockatoos, and macaws

Owls

Kingfishers, rollers, and hornbills

Toucans

Leafbirds

Old World flycatchers

Cardinals and tanagers

Weavers

Starlings and mynahs

Orioles

Birds of paradise

Crows, jays, and magpies

White-eyes

Pittas

Mousebirds

Turacos

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