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  Home > Visit > Meet the wildlife ambassadors > Non-raptors
Non-raptor wildlife ambassadors
Birds have special adaptations which allow for flight: feathers, light weight hollow bones, laying eggs, lack teeth and of course wings. Many birds in our collection have physical injuries that prevent them from being able to survive in the wild. Others were found as youngsters and improperly raised by humans. A wild animal raised around people may lose its natural fear of humans as well as the skills needed to survive in the wild.

  Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) » Species facts
  From: Stockton, CA
  Accessioned: 1995
  Disability: Habituated

  Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) » Species facts
  From: San Antonio Valley, CA
  Accessioned: 1999
  Disability: Habituated

  Common Raven (Corvus corax) » Species facts
  From: Gualala, CA
  Accessioned: 1999
  Disability: Neurologic

  Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) » Species facts
  From: Arizona
  Accessioned: 1997
  Disability: Wing amputation

  Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) » Species facts
  From: San Francisco, CA
  Accessioned: 1974
  Disability: Imprinted

  Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) » Species facts
  From: Pleasanton, CA
  Accessioned: 1993
  Disability: Habituated


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