Birds in the African Elephant Crossing Aviary

Pigeon, Speckled | Weaver, Taveta Golden | Weaver, White-headed Buffalo | Lovebird, Black-cheeked | Guineafowl, Kenya Crested | Starling, Violet-backed | Crake, Black | Turaco, Lady Ross' | Woodhoopoe, Green

	Pigeon, Speckled Scientific Name: Columba guinea Range: Ethiopia to South Africa Habitat: Open country, cultivated regions. Avoids forests. Diet: Wild: Seeds, grain; Zoo: Rice, insectivorous diet Find Out More...

	Weaver, Taveta Golden Scientific Name: Ploceus castaneiceps Range: Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa Habitat: Swamp vegetation and open acacia woodland Diet: Wild: Grass, seeds; Zoo: Small seeds, vegetables and fruits Find Out More...

	Weaver, White-headed Buffalo Scientific Name: Dinemellia dinemelli Range: Somalia, Ethiopia, and Sudan south to Lake Tanganyika, into Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Habitat: Acacia woodlands, dry brush and thorn-bush scrub Diet: Wild: Seeds, fruits, insects; Zoo: Fruit, insectivorous diet Find Out More...

	Lovebird, Black-cheeked Scientific Name: Agapornis nigrigenis Range: Southwest Zambia Habitat: Tropical dry forest, tropical grassland where permanent supplies of surface water exist. Diet: Wild: Fruits and seeds Find Out More...

	Guineafowl, Kenya Crested Scientific Name: Gluttera pucherani Range: Somalia, Kenya, northeastern Tanzania, and on the islands of Zanzibar and Tumbatu Habitat: Scrub or dense thickets and grass Diet: Wild: insects, seeds and roots Find Out More...

	Starling, Violet-backed Scientific Name: Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Range: Senegal, Somalia, Namibia, Botswana Habitat: Open arid riverine woodland up to 2500 meters high Diet: Wild: Mainly fruits and insects on occasion; Zoo: Fruit Find Out More...

	Crake, Black Scientific Name: Amaurornis flavirostra Range: Sub-Saharan Africa Habitat: Freshwater marshy areas, swamps, needs water and vegetation for cover Diet: Wild: worms, mollusks, crustaceans, insects, small fish, small frogs and tadpoles Find Out More...

	Turaco, Lady Ross' Scientific Name: Musophaga rossae Range: Central Africa (Angola, Zambia, Kenya, Cameroons, Central Africa Republic, etc.) Habitat: Evergreen forest canopy Diet: Wild: Fruit, berries, shoots, occasional termites and snails; Zoo: Fruit mixture Find Out More...

	Woodhoopoe, Green Scientific Name: Phoeniculus purpureus Range: Widespread in southern Africa below 15 degrees North except in arid and southwestern portions Habitat: Forest and wooded savanna Diet: Wild: Larvae and crustaceans found in trees Find Out More...