Zoos work to save an endangered family of birds

Progress towards the goal:
Reports from the AZA Cracid Taxonomic Advisory Group

• The Houston Zoo sponsored the AZA Cracid Regional Collection Planning Session in April, 1996.
• Studbooks were compiled for:

• Northern helmeted curassow, Pauxi pauxi
• Wattled curassow, Crax globulosa
• Blue-billed curassow, Crax alberti
• Yellow-knobbed curassow, Crax daubentoni
• Bare-faced curassow, Crax fasciolata

• The St. Louis Zoo began to see success this year with their artificial insemination project for the Common Piping Guans. New techniques were used to facilitate proper sampling.
• The San Diego Zoo took a leading role in facilitating the move of two female Blue-billed Curassow from the U.S. to the Cali Zoo in Cali, Colombia.

Zoos with Cracids:

Fort Worth Zoo, TX

Houston Zoo, TX

Jacksonville Zoo, Jacksonville, FL

Micke Grove Zoo, Lodi, CA

Phoenix Zoo, AZ

St. Louis Zoo, MO

San Diego Zoo, CA

Sea World, San Diego, CA

Wildlife Conservation Park, Bronx, NY

Wildlife World Zoo, Litchfield Park, AZ

Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA