National Aviary Commemoratives

Celebrate important occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, and memorials by joining the new National Aviary Commemoratives program! These unique, one-of-a-kind, personalized gifts will bring a smile to the faces of your loved ones, while leaving a lasting impression on our work to save birds and protect habitats!

Adopt-A-Bird

Symbolically Adopt-A-Bird at the National Aviary! It’s a unique gift for your loved one while supporting National Aviary animal care efforts. Adoptions of the Aviary’s most popular birds and mammals, from African Penguins to Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloths are available and include options such as a photo, fact sheet, and adoption certificate.

Adopt-A-Bird
Headshot of a Barred Owl

Name-A-Bird

Male Lesser Bird-Of-Paradise perched on a branch

Form a special bond with an animal in our care through our Name-A-Bird program! Choose a bird to name (with special meaning for you) from species like White-throated Bee-eaters and Mariana Fruit-Doves. Donors will enjoy a number of benefits for their role in the Name-A-Bird program, such as a VIP tour that includes a visit with the bird’s care staff.

Name-A-Bird

Bench Plaques

Enjoy the sights and sounds of beautiful habitats while sitting on a bench dedicated with your personalized message at the National Aviary! Benches are made from recycled plastic materials or metal and can be found throughout the National Aviary both indoors and outdoors.

Purchase Bench Plaque
Victoria Crowned Pigeon in the nest with a chick

Purchase Your Commemorative!

To inquire about or to become part of our National Aviary Commemorative program, email [email protected] or call 412-258-9433.

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Nearly extinct species coming back in wild thanks to Pittsburgh aviary | Yahoo News

The National Aviary has two baby Guam Kingfishers, known as sihek in the indigenous CHamoru language. The male Guam kingfisher hatched on April 19, while the female hatched on May 12. On May 27, the male chick took his first flight.

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Nearly extinct species coming back in wild thanks to Pittsburgh aviary | USA Today

With the help of two recently hatched chicks, Pittsburgh's National Aviary has plans to help a bird species that no longer exists in the wild to once again find its way home.

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National Aviary welcomes new chick to Wetlands habitat | WPXI

Aviary officials just announced the hatching of a Roseate Spoonbill chick as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan.

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The Bird That Builds Its Own Incubator and Raises Itself (ft. insights from Senior Aviculturist, Brianna Crane) | A-Z Animals

Rather than sitting on their eggs themselves, they rely on external heat sources for incubation.

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National Aviary’s new bird causing a buzz in Northeast | KDKA

The Aviary recently welcomed Dariéna, a one-year-old female Harpy Eagle from the Miami Zoo, and she is the only known Harpy Eagle in the entire Northeast, weighing around 17 to 20 pounds.

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