Birds at the Virginia Zoo

Below is a list of many of the birds that make the Virginia Zoo their home. Most can be seen on exhibit, and some are popular members of the Education Department's Animal Ambassador program.  You can meet Animal Ambassadors at Zoo special events, birthday parties, education programs, and private parties. If the animals have a name, it also is listed.  Come see the amazing birds at the Virginia Zoo!

• African ground hornbills
• Bald eagles
• Barn owl
• Barred owl
• Blue-bellied rollers
• Chestnut-breasted malkohas     
• Cochin chickens          
• Common peafowl    
• East African crowned cranes
• Eastern screech owls
• Egyptian Geese
• Emu
• Great horned owl    
• Helmeted guinea fowl      
• Japanese bantams
• Masked lovebirds    
• Mute swan     
• Northern great horned owl          
• Ostrichs       
• Polish chicken
• Red-tailed hawks
• Rhode Island red chicken
• Rosecomb bantam chickens
• Royal palm turkeys            
• Sebright bantam chickens
• Southeastern wild turkey
• Taveta golden weavers    
• Turkey vultures       
• White cockatoo