An expansive list of birds that can be found throughout zoos worldwide. The rarity of these birds varies amongst species, like most other animals. It also depends on where the zoo is located and what animals they're allowed to obtain. All of these birds are in public zoos, reserves, sanctuaries etc. Not private collections. This obviously doesn't list every species of bird in captivity, but most. I didn't include any major seabirds in this list (e.x. skuas, seagulls, puffins, etc.)
Tinamous
Great Tinamou
Elegant Crested Tinamou
Waterfowl
Wood Duck
Ruddy Duck
Tufted Duck
Mallard Duck
Muscovy Duck
Mandarin Duck
Kn0b-Billed Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck
White-Faced Whistling Duck
Common Pochard
Red-Crested Pochard
Common Shelduck
Australian Shelduck
Puna Teal
Silver Teal
Marbled Teal
Blue-Billed Teal
Nene
Egyptian Goose
Emperor Goose
Barnacle Goose
Canadian Goose
Blue-Winged Goose
Africa Pygmy Goose
Red-Breasted Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Guineafowl
Vulturine Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quails
Stone Partridge
Scaled Quail
California Quail
Norther Bobwhite
Dark-Backed Wood Quail
Rufous Breasted Wood Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, & Allies
Blood Pheasant
Silver Pheasant
Cheer Pheasant
Golden Pheasant
Reeve's Pheasant
Bulwer's Pheasant
White-Eared Pheasant
Ring-Necked Pheasant
Lady Amherst's Pheasant
Bornean Crested Pheasant
Palawan Peacock Pheasant
Grey Francolin
Black Francolin
Erkel's Francolin
Chinese Francolin
Yellow-Necked Francolin
Gray Partridge
Sand Partridge
Chukar Partridge
Barbary Partridge
Collared Partridge
Bar-Backed Partridge
Red-Legged Partridge
African Stone Partridge
Crested Wood Partridge
Mountain Bamboo Partridge
Pigeons & Doves
Pink Pigeon
Barred Pigeon
Wonga Pigeon
Nicobar Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
Band-Tailed Pigeon
African Olive Pigeon
Scaly-Naped Pigeon
Pied Imperial Pigeon
New Zealand Pigeon
African Green Pigeon
Bruce's Green Pigeon
White-Headed Pigeon
Elegant Imperial Pigeon
Madagascan Blue Pigeon
Torresian Imperial Pigeon
Moluccan Imperial Pigeon
Red-Knobbed Imperial Pigeon
Green-Naped Pheasant Pigeon
Spotted Dove
Diamond Dove
Namaqua Dove
Tambourine Dove
Superb Fruit Dove
Crested Quail Dove
Wompoo Fruit Dove
Green-Winged Dove
Brown oo Dove
Adamwa Turtle Dove
Black-Naped Fruit Dove
Pink-Headed Fruit Dove
Blue-Headed Quail Dove
Many-Colored Fruit Dove
Blue-Spotted Wood Dove
Blue-Headed Wood Dove
White-Fronted Quail Dove
Rose-Crowned Fruit Dove
Orange-Fronted Fruit Dove
Flame-Breasted Fruit Dove
Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove
Sandgrouses
Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Four-Banded Sandgrouse
Bustards
Kori bustard
Red-Crested Bustard
Buff-Crested Bustard
White-Bellied Bustard
Turacos
Violet Turaco
Ross's Turaco
Guinea Turaco
Great Blue Turaco
Red-Crested Turaco
White-Crested Turaco
White-Cheeked Turaco
Cvckoos
Guira Cvckoo
Black-Billed Cvckoo
Yellow-Billed Cvckoo
Channel-Billed Cvckoo
Rails, Coots, & Gallinules
Yellow Rail
Banded Rail
Black Crake
Spotted Crake
Purple Swamphen
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Red-Gartered Coot
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule
Grey-Necked Wood Rail
Cranes
Sarus Crane
Wattled Crane
Sandhill Crane
Siberian Crane
Whopping Crane
Gray-Crowned Crane
Thick-Knees
Sand Thick-Knee
Water Thick-Knee
Peruvian Thick-Knee
Plovers
Ringed Plover
Blacksmith Plover
Spur-Winged Plover
Three-Banded Plover
Stilts & Avocets
Pied Avocet
American Avocet
Black-necked Stilt
White-Backed Stilt
Lapwings
Masked Lapwing
Northern Lapwing
Black-Headed Lapwing
White-Headed Lapwing
African Wattled Lapwing
Jacanas
African Jacana
Wattled Jacana
Buttonquails
Barred Buttonquail
Spotted Buttonquail
Black-Breasted Buttonquail
Storks
Jabiru Stork
Painted Stork
Shoebill Stork
Adbim's Stork
Marabou Stork
Saddle-Billed Stork
European White Stork
Anhingas
Anhinga
Pelicans
Eastern White Pelican
Hamerkops
Hamerkop
Egrets, Herons, & Bittern
Little Bittern
American Bittern
Great Egret
Cattle Egret
Tricolored Heron
Great Blue Heron
Boat-Billed Heron
Javan Pond Heron
Madagascar Pond Heron
Bare-Throated Tiger Heron
Black-Crowned Night Heron
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
Ibises & Spoonbills
White Ibis
Scarlet Ibis
Madagascar Ibis
Buff-Necked Ibis
Black-Faced Ibis
Northern Bald Ibis
Southern Bald Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Madagascar Sacred Ibis
African Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Eurasian Spoonbill
Secretarybird
Secretarybird
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, & Vultures
Andean Condor
California Condor
Black Kite
Whistling Kite
Brahminy Kite
Gray-Headed Kite
Black-Winged Kite
Harris's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-Tailed Hawk
Bald Eagle
Harpy Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Bateleur Eagle
Phillipine Eagle
Black Hawk-Eagle
Steller's Sea Eagle
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Brown Goshawk
Crested Goshawk
Pied Harrier
Northern Harrier
Long-Legged Buzzard
European Honey Buzzard
King Vulture
Egyptian Vulture
Palm-Nut Vulture
Cinereous Vulture
Lappet-Faced Vulture
African White-Backed Vulture
Owls
Bay Owl
Barn Owl
Snowy Owl
Tawny Owl
Barred Owl
Burrowing Owl
Great Gray Owl
Malay Eagle Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Eurasian Eagle Owl
Eastern Screech Owl
Northern White-Faced Scops Owl
Mousebirds
Speckled Mousebird
Blue-Naped Mousebird
White-Backed Mousebird
Trogons
Collared Trogon
Black-Tailed Trogon
White-Tailed Trogon
Green-Backed Trogon
Hoopoes
Green Hoopoe
Common Hoopoe
Ground-Hornbills
Southern Ground Hornbill
Hornbills
Great Hornbill
Wrinkled Hornbill
Trumpeter Hornbill
Rhinoceros Hornbill
Red-Knobbed Hornbill
White-Crowned Hornbill
Northern Red-Billed Hornbill
Eastern Yellow-Billed Hornbill
Kingfishers
Eurasian Kingfisher
Blue-Breasted Kingfisher
White-Throated Kingfisher
Sulawesi White-Collared Kingfisher
Bee-Eaters
Carmine Bee-Eater
European Bee-Eater
Red-Throated Bee-Eater
White-Fronted Bee-Eater
Rollers
Blue-Bellied Roller
Lilac-Breasted Roller
Racquet-Tailed Roller
Ground-Rollers
Long-Tailed Ground Roller
Barbets
Bearded Barbet
Fire-Tufted Barbet
Red-&-Yellow Barbet
Spot-Crowned Barbet
Brown-Breasted Barbet
Blue-Chinned Versicolored Barbet
Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Red-Headed Woodpecker
White-Bellied Woodpecker
Falcons & Caracaras
Prairie Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Red-Footed Falcon
African Pygmy Falcon
Southern Crested Caracara
Cockatoos
Galah
Swift Parrot
Little Corella
Palm Cockatoo
Long-Billed Corella
Citron-Crested Cockatoo
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
White-Tailed Black Cockatoo
Parrots
Elegant Parrot
Eclectus Parrot
Red Fan Parrot
Large Fig Parrot
Turquoise Parrot
Presquet's Parrot
St. Vincent Parrot
Red-Winged Parrot
African Gray Parrot
Red-Rumped Parrot
Black-Headed Parrot
Yellow-Naped Amazon
Scarlet-Chested Parrot
Double-Eyed Fig Parrot
Yellow-Headed Amazon
Northern Rosella Parrot
Golden-Shouldered Parrot
Port Lincoln Ringneck Parrot
Blue-Headed Racquet-Tailed Parrot
Greater Vasa Parrot
Military Macaw
Hyacinth Macaw
Red-&-Green Macaw
Blue-&-Yellow Macaw
Parakeets
Austral Parakeet
Barred Parakeet
Horned Parakeet
Long-Tailed Parakeet
Moustached Parakeet
Rose Ringed Parakeet
Plum-Headed Parakeet
Black-Capped Parakeet
Ochre-Marked Parakeet
Maroon-Bellied Parakeet
Brown-Throated Parakeet
Blossom-Headed Parakeet
Toucans & Allies
Toco Toucan
Arial Toucan
Red-Billed Toucan
Keel-Billed Toucan
Green Aracari
Collared Aracari
Curl-Crested Aracari
Black-Crested Aracari
Pale-Mandibled Aracari
Saffron Toucanet
Peruvian Toucanet
Spot-Billed Toucanet
Blue-Banded Toucanet
Pittas
Noisy Pitta
Hooded Pitta
Blue-Winged Pitta
Orioles
Chinese Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Indian Golden Oriole
Yellow-Backed Oriole
Jays, Crows, & Magpies
Pied Crow
Common Crow
Collared Raven
Common Raven
Plush-Crested Jay
Purplish-Backed Jay
Colombian Green Jay
Black-Throated Magpie Jay
White-Backed Magpie
Rockfowls
White-Faced Rockfowl
Starlings
Pied Starling
Wattled Starling
Emerald Starling
Purple Glossy Starling
Golden-Breasted Starling
Bali Myna
Common Myna
Common Hill Myna
White-Necked Myna
Birds-Of-Paradise
King Bird Of Paradise
Superb Bird Of Paradise
Raggiana Bird Of Paradise
Magnificent Bird Of Paradise
Others
Maleo
Brown Island Kiwi
Western Capercaillie
Well, there it is, two days worth of making this list
. If I missed any other popular families or species of birds in captivity please tell me!
Tinamous
Great Tinamou
Elegant Crested Tinamou
Waterfowl
Wood Duck
Ruddy Duck
Tufted Duck
Mallard Duck
Muscovy Duck
Mandarin Duck
Kn0b-Billed Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck
White-Faced Whistling Duck
Common Pochard
Red-Crested Pochard
Common Shelduck
Australian Shelduck
Puna Teal
Silver Teal
Marbled Teal
Blue-Billed Teal
Nene
Egyptian Goose
Emperor Goose
Barnacle Goose
Canadian Goose
Blue-Winged Goose
Africa Pygmy Goose
Red-Breasted Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Guineafowl
Vulturine Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quails
Stone Partridge
Scaled Quail
California Quail
Norther Bobwhite
Dark-Backed Wood Quail
Rufous Breasted Wood Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, & Allies
Blood Pheasant
Silver Pheasant
Cheer Pheasant
Golden Pheasant
Reeve's Pheasant
Bulwer's Pheasant
White-Eared Pheasant
Ring-Necked Pheasant
Lady Amherst's Pheasant
Bornean Crested Pheasant
Palawan Peacock Pheasant
Grey Francolin
Black Francolin
Erkel's Francolin
Chinese Francolin
Yellow-Necked Francolin
Gray Partridge
Sand Partridge
Chukar Partridge
Barbary Partridge
Collared Partridge
Bar-Backed Partridge
Red-Legged Partridge
African Stone Partridge
Crested Wood Partridge
Mountain Bamboo Partridge
Pigeons & Doves
Pink Pigeon
Barred Pigeon
Wonga Pigeon
Nicobar Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
Band-Tailed Pigeon
African Olive Pigeon
Scaly-Naped Pigeon
Pied Imperial Pigeon
New Zealand Pigeon
African Green Pigeon
Bruce's Green Pigeon
White-Headed Pigeon
Elegant Imperial Pigeon
Madagascan Blue Pigeon
Torresian Imperial Pigeon
Moluccan Imperial Pigeon
Red-Knobbed Imperial Pigeon
Green-Naped Pheasant Pigeon
Spotted Dove
Diamond Dove
Namaqua Dove
Tambourine Dove
Superb Fruit Dove
Crested Quail Dove
Wompoo Fruit Dove
Green-Winged Dove
Brown oo Dove
Adamwa Turtle Dove
Black-Naped Fruit Dove
Pink-Headed Fruit Dove
Blue-Headed Quail Dove
Many-Colored Fruit Dove
Blue-Spotted Wood Dove
Blue-Headed Wood Dove
White-Fronted Quail Dove
Rose-Crowned Fruit Dove
Orange-Fronted Fruit Dove
Flame-Breasted Fruit Dove
Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove
Sandgrouses
Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Four-Banded Sandgrouse
Bustards
Kori bustard
Red-Crested Bustard
Buff-Crested Bustard
White-Bellied Bustard
Turacos
Violet Turaco
Ross's Turaco
Guinea Turaco
Great Blue Turaco
Red-Crested Turaco
White-Crested Turaco
White-Cheeked Turaco
Cvckoos
Guira Cvckoo
Black-Billed Cvckoo
Yellow-Billed Cvckoo
Channel-Billed Cvckoo
Rails, Coots, & Gallinules
Yellow Rail
Banded Rail
Black Crake
Spotted Crake
Purple Swamphen
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Red-Gartered Coot
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule
Grey-Necked Wood Rail
Cranes
Sarus Crane
Wattled Crane
Sandhill Crane
Siberian Crane
Whopping Crane
Gray-Crowned Crane
Thick-Knees
Sand Thick-Knee
Water Thick-Knee
Peruvian Thick-Knee
Plovers
Ringed Plover
Blacksmith Plover
Spur-Winged Plover
Three-Banded Plover
Stilts & Avocets
Pied Avocet
American Avocet
Black-necked Stilt
White-Backed Stilt
Lapwings
Masked Lapwing
Northern Lapwing
Black-Headed Lapwing
White-Headed Lapwing
African Wattled Lapwing
Jacanas
African Jacana
Wattled Jacana
Buttonquails
Barred Buttonquail
Spotted Buttonquail
Black-Breasted Buttonquail
Storks
Jabiru Stork
Painted Stork
Shoebill Stork
Adbim's Stork
Marabou Stork
Saddle-Billed Stork
European White Stork
Anhingas
Anhinga
Pelicans
Eastern White Pelican
Hamerkops
Hamerkop
Egrets, Herons, & Bittern
Little Bittern
American Bittern
Great Egret
Cattle Egret
Tricolored Heron
Great Blue Heron
Boat-Billed Heron
Javan Pond Heron
Madagascar Pond Heron
Bare-Throated Tiger Heron
Black-Crowned Night Heron
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
Ibises & Spoonbills
White Ibis
Scarlet Ibis
Madagascar Ibis
Buff-Necked Ibis
Black-Faced Ibis
Northern Bald Ibis
Southern Bald Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Madagascar Sacred Ibis
African Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Eurasian Spoonbill
Secretarybird
Secretarybird
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, & Vultures
Andean Condor
California Condor
Black Kite
Whistling Kite
Brahminy Kite
Gray-Headed Kite
Black-Winged Kite
Harris's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-Tailed Hawk
Bald Eagle
Harpy Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Bateleur Eagle
Phillipine Eagle
Black Hawk-Eagle
Steller's Sea Eagle
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Brown Goshawk
Crested Goshawk
Pied Harrier
Northern Harrier
Long-Legged Buzzard
European Honey Buzzard
King Vulture
Egyptian Vulture
Palm-Nut Vulture
Cinereous Vulture
Lappet-Faced Vulture
African White-Backed Vulture
Owls
Bay Owl
Barn Owl
Snowy Owl
Tawny Owl
Barred Owl
Burrowing Owl
Great Gray Owl
Malay Eagle Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Eurasian Eagle Owl
Eastern Screech Owl
Northern White-Faced Scops Owl
Mousebirds
Speckled Mousebird
Blue-Naped Mousebird
White-Backed Mousebird
Trogons
Collared Trogon
Black-Tailed Trogon
White-Tailed Trogon
Green-Backed Trogon
Hoopoes
Green Hoopoe
Common Hoopoe
Ground-Hornbills
Southern Ground Hornbill
Hornbills
Great Hornbill
Wrinkled Hornbill
Trumpeter Hornbill
Rhinoceros Hornbill
Red-Knobbed Hornbill
White-Crowned Hornbill
Northern Red-Billed Hornbill
Eastern Yellow-Billed Hornbill
Kingfishers
Eurasian Kingfisher
Blue-Breasted Kingfisher
White-Throated Kingfisher
Sulawesi White-Collared Kingfisher
Bee-Eaters
Carmine Bee-Eater
European Bee-Eater
Red-Throated Bee-Eater
White-Fronted Bee-Eater
Rollers
Blue-Bellied Roller
Lilac-Breasted Roller
Racquet-Tailed Roller
Ground-Rollers
Long-Tailed Ground Roller
Barbets
Bearded Barbet
Fire-Tufted Barbet
Red-&-Yellow Barbet
Spot-Crowned Barbet
Brown-Breasted Barbet
Blue-Chinned Versicolored Barbet
Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Red-Headed Woodpecker
White-Bellied Woodpecker
Falcons & Caracaras
Prairie Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Red-Footed Falcon
African Pygmy Falcon
Southern Crested Caracara
Cockatoos
Galah
Swift Parrot
Little Corella
Palm Cockatoo
Long-Billed Corella
Citron-Crested Cockatoo
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
White-Tailed Black Cockatoo
Parrots
Elegant Parrot
Eclectus Parrot
Red Fan Parrot
Large Fig Parrot
Turquoise Parrot
Presquet's Parrot
St. Vincent Parrot
Red-Winged Parrot
African Gray Parrot
Red-Rumped Parrot
Black-Headed Parrot
Yellow-Naped Amazon
Scarlet-Chested Parrot
Double-Eyed Fig Parrot
Yellow-Headed Amazon
Northern Rosella Parrot
Golden-Shouldered Parrot
Port Lincoln Ringneck Parrot
Blue-Headed Racquet-Tailed Parrot
Greater Vasa Parrot
Military Macaw
Hyacinth Macaw
Red-&-Green Macaw
Blue-&-Yellow Macaw
Parakeets
Austral Parakeet
Barred Parakeet
Horned Parakeet
Long-Tailed Parakeet
Moustached Parakeet
Rose Ringed Parakeet
Plum-Headed Parakeet
Black-Capped Parakeet
Ochre-Marked Parakeet
Maroon-Bellied Parakeet
Brown-Throated Parakeet
Blossom-Headed Parakeet
Toucans & Allies
Toco Toucan
Arial Toucan
Red-Billed Toucan
Keel-Billed Toucan
Green Aracari
Collared Aracari
Curl-Crested Aracari
Black-Crested Aracari
Pale-Mandibled Aracari
Saffron Toucanet
Peruvian Toucanet
Spot-Billed Toucanet
Blue-Banded Toucanet
Pittas
Noisy Pitta
Hooded Pitta
Blue-Winged Pitta
Orioles
Chinese Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Indian Golden Oriole
Yellow-Backed Oriole
Jays, Crows, & Magpies
Pied Crow
Common Crow
Collared Raven
Common Raven
Plush-Crested Jay
Purplish-Backed Jay
Colombian Green Jay
Black-Throated Magpie Jay
White-Backed Magpie
Rockfowls
White-Faced Rockfowl
Starlings
Pied Starling
Wattled Starling
Emerald Starling
Purple Glossy Starling
Golden-Breasted Starling
Bali Myna
Common Myna
Common Hill Myna
White-Necked Myna
Birds-Of-Paradise
King Bird Of Paradise
Superb Bird Of Paradise
Raggiana Bird Of Paradise
Magnificent Bird Of Paradise
Others
Maleo
Brown Island Kiwi
Western Capercaillie
Well, there it is, two days worth of making this list
. If I missed any other popular families or species of birds in captivity please tell me!
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