Mowgli

African Grey Parrot

Oliver

Greenwing Macaw

Balou

Blue & Gold Macaw

Mowgli was the Director’s own bird and when Wildlife Ambassadors was created, he became an integral part of the program. He loves visiting with people, especially children and will almost always send everyone into giggles with his chicken sounds among others.

Mowgli is native to the tropical rain forests of Africa

Oliver was adopted into our program when the very famous Rainforest Café restaurant in Tysons Corners closed down and he lost his home. This beautiful species of parrot is the second largest in the parrot family (the Hyacinth is the largest) and is known for its amazing beak strength since Brazil nuts are among their favorite foods in the rain forest.

Oliver is native to the tropical rain forests of South America

Balou is another member of the macaw family who was donated by a family after her owner passed away. These amazing parrots have human life spans and can live to be 75 or older!

Balou is native to the tropical rain forests of Central and South America

Pigwidgeon

Eastern Screech Owl

Sarah

Umbrella cockatoo

Pigwidgeon came to our program from Blue Ridge Wildlife Center. He was treated there for a broken foot that would not heal. Since owls are raptors and rely on their talons and feet to catch prey, Pigwidgeon could not be released back into the wild. These are the tiniest owls in our region and only get to be 8-9 inches tall.

She is native to the woodlands of the Eastern United States

Sarah was donated to our program by a very loving family that wanted her to have more attention. She is super animated and loves to show off. A short time after her arrival, Sarah became quite bonded with our Wildlife Educator, Penny. They both became so bonded to each other in fact, that Sarah permanently resides with Penny but remains an important part of Wildlife Ambassadors as she travels with Penny to all of the Wildlife Ambassadors programs that she does.

Umbrella cockatoos are native to islands in Asia.