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Grasslands

Grasslands

The Grasslands is an indoor habitat where small songbirds from around the globe birds fly freely around you. This recently renovated habitat is a serene, quiet space where the soft chirps, trills, and songs of finches and sparrows surround you. Natural light filters in through skylights above you.

You may see beautiful Green Singing Finches gathering nesting material, or catch the inquisitive Owl Finches peering at you from the branches of trees. Shaft-tailed Finches land on perches close by. A Red Siskin’s red feathers make them stand out as they fly overhead.

The National Aviary is part of global collaborative program to help save this endangered species, native to Venezuela, and boost the population. All of the Red Siskins living in the Grasslands habitat were born in our state-of-the-art Breeding Center!

The plantscape of the Grasslands incorporates inspiration from grassland habitats around the world.

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National Aviary summer season includes ‘Superheroes of the Sky’ | Herald-Standard

New daily activities included with admission allow guests to get close with a league of Avian Superheroes!

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Superheroes of the Sky Launches at the National Aviary, Offering a Summer Full of Avian Adventures | National Aviary News

New daily activities included with admission allow guests to get close with a league of Avian Superheroes!

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New Peer-Reviewed Paper from Project Principalis Published in Ecology and Evolution Suggests Ivory-billed Woodpeckers Survive in Louisiana | National Aviary News

Project Principalis has released new evidence in Ecology and Evolution supporting the persistence of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers in Louisiana.

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The National Aviary’s Wetlands Renovation Win Prix Lumière Award | Association de vitrerie et fenestration du Québec

The National Aviary's Wetlands project won the Prix Lumière last night for the Institutional Commercial Project Category.

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Things to Do This Weekend | Pittsburgh Magazine

Top Pick: Up Close and Personal With Swooping Birds at the National Aviary

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