Visit
the Smithsonian's
North American Animals
Various species of North American animals can be found throughout
the Zoo. Keep an eye out for the Zoo's diverse native wildlife.
Zoo Map
Bird House and Wetlands
American black duck
Barred owl
Barrow's goldeneye
Burrowing owl
Double-crested cormorant
Flamingo
Green-winged teal
Hooded merganser
Little blue heron
Roseate spoonbill
Scarlet ibis
White-cheeked pintail
White-faced ibis
Beaver Valley
Birds
Bald eagle
Harris's hawk
Red-tailed hawk
Mammals
Beaver
California sea lion
Gray seal
Mexican wolf
North American river otter
Forest Carnivores
Small Mammal House
Black-footed ferret
Black-tailed prairie dog (also near Forest Carnivores)
Collared peccary (between Small Mammal House and Przewalski's Horse Yard)
Reptile Discovery Center
Reptiles
Alligator snapping turtle
American alligator
American red-bellied turtle
Black rat snake
Common slider
Common snapping turtle
Common or Eastern kingsnake
Cornsnake
Cottonmouth
Desert spiny lizard
Eastern box turtle
Florida softshelled turtle
Gila monster
Knight anole
Northern pine snake
Northern copperhead
Prairie kingsnake
Red-eared slider
Stinkpot turtle
Timber rattlesnake
Yellow-bellied slider
Amphibians
Eastern hellbender
Greater siren
Three-toed amphiuma
