Philadelphia Zoo McNeil Avian Center - Aburria, Curassow, and Blue Crowned Pigeons

There are so many birds, large and small, in the Tropical Rain Forest section of the Zoo's new McNeil Avian Center! This video shows some of the largest ones (about turkey-size), all coming right out along the walkway with the visitors.

Note: if anyone noticed that I changed the title of this video, it was because I incorrectly identified the curassow as a turaco.

There are so many birds - and so many names!

The aburria is also called a piping guan, and the blue-crowned pigeons are also known as Victorian crowned pigeons.

Note: If this video does not appear to be playing correctly in HD, try dragging the play button back to the starting point, then release it.

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Pets & Animals

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• Philadelphia Zoo
• zoos
• McNeil Avian Center
• Friday
• June
• Sunday
• 2009
• spring
• bird
• birds
• curassow
• Victorian crowned pigeon
• aburria
• piping guan

[ZooVisitorMM]

@musicalsteve82 I liked the Bird House the way it was, too. I would not have minded if it had stayed the same. But I do really like the McNeil Avian Center design, too (except for Migration Theater, which I wish weren't there at all!)

[musicalsteve82]

I kind of liked the old aviary better. It was more of an adventure than the new one.