Birds of Tracy Aviary Crossword

Our Conservation Department studies broad-tailed ______ in the foothills of Salt Lake City
One of our three conservation projects supported by admission fees; this one local to Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Colombia
One of our three conservation projects supported by admission fees; this species is one of the best examples of lekking
Cavity nesters native to Africa; Tracy Aviary is home to both species
The fastest bird
Bird show star species most closely related to the T. rex
Hatched at Tracy Aviary, colloquially known as “The Pink Ladies”
Actually a quite colorful bird with orange-yellow on its face, turquoise eyes, and bright blue mouth lining
Andy, the Andean condor, is an ambassador for this other condor species found in southern Utah
This scientist and author identified wide-spread application of DDT as the reason bald eagle populations were decreasing
A local relative of this species is the belted kingfisher
Probably the most playful species at Tracy Aviary
Largest bird at Tracy Aviary
The habitat of the Andean ______ includes wetlands in Peru
The oldest bird at Tracy Aviary; shares a home island with the extinct dodo
One of two birds in Tracy Aviary’s collection that is extinct in the wild
King, turkey, and black
This birds’ beak turns upward, an adaptation to help it survive in wetlands
Tracy Aviary’s first curator helped conserve this species of swan, which is now incorporated into our logo
The smallest species of owl in our collection; also found on Antelope Island
Eastern and Western
As part of their mating ritual, these birds paint themselves with clay
Mountain and black-capped
Native to South America; nests on mud mounds
One of many species at Tracy Aviary that are pink
Most expensive spice + songbird
Not dead, just sunbathing
Lay some of the most beautiful eggs - from near black to purple to light green and even red
Nests underground in tunnels 5-14 feet long
Native wild bird often observed at Tracy Aviary; not singers, but drummers
Common wild game birds found at Tracy Aviary; have a comma-shaped topknot of feathers projecting from their forehead
Wild bird of prey species often seen flying around Tracy Aviary and Liberty Park
Duck you’ll most frequently see