Adopt-A-Bird

Adopt-A-Bird

Symbolically adopt your favorite bird! Proceeds from all symbolic adoptions support the National Aviary’s work to save birds and protect their habitats. PLUS, join in all the fun by symbolically adopting some of your favorite species during our limited-time-only season: Remarkable Raptors Presented by S&T Bank!

Symbolically Adopt-A-Bird Today!

Seasonal Species: Remarkable Raptors!

Close up of Dariena with her crest fully out

Harpy Eagle, Darièna

Close up headshot of a Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon, Storm

Featured Symbolic Adoptions

Eurasian Eagle-Owl looking into the camera with her mouth open!

Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Vera

A Northern Saw-whet Owl

A Project Owlnet banded, Northern Saw-whet Owl

Steller’s Sea Eagle, Aurora

Other Adoptable Species

Always available for symbolic adoption! Pick from some of our most popular birds at an adoption level that’s right for you.

American Flamingo standing on one leg

American Flamingo

African Penguin

Headshot of a female Andean Condor

Andean Condor

A closeup of a Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

Headshot of a Barred Owl

Barred Owl

A Brown Pelican on a branch

Brown Pelican

An Eurasian Eagle Owl

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

A light brown Eastern Screech-Owl calmly perched on the gloved hand of a National Aviary expert.

Eastern Screech-Owl

A grey crowned-crane perches on a rock with National Aviary logo in background

Gray Crowned-Crane

A Hooded Vulture

Hooded Vulture

Hyacinth Macaw sitting on a tree branch

Hyacinth Macaw

A Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth hanging upside down on a branch

Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth

Rainbow Lorikeets hanging upside down on a branch

Rainbow Lorikeet

Red-billed Hornbill perched on a branch

Red-billed Hornbill

A Scarlet Macaw perched on the top of a faux branch

Scarlet Macaw

Victoria Crowned Pigeon

Victoria Crowned Pigeon

White-cheeked Turaco on a branch in the Tropical Rainforest habitat

White-Cheeked Turaco

All proceeds from Adopt-A-Bird go directly to support animal care efforts at the National Aviary. You can’t go wrong with this unique gift only available at the National Aviary. Digital* and print options available!

*Digital options are NOT available for Featured Symbolic Adoptions, including Saw-whet Owls, Aurora, and Vera. These special packages must be mailed to the adopter.

Adopt-A-Bird mailed packages will be prepared and mailed within 14 days. For a quicker delivery, you may choose the digital option and receive your digital package within 3 business days.

In The News

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A bird that’s extinct in the wild hatched at the National Aviary | CBS News

A bird that has been extinct in the wild for nearly 40 years was born at Pittsburgh's National Aviary.

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Pittsburgh’s skyline has become home to the once endangered peregrine falcon | TribLive

At Cathedral of Learning, baby peregrine falcons mark another generation.

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Rare harpy eagle arrives at Pittsburgh’s National Aviary | MSN

There's a new "rare" raptor at the National Aviary, one that can't be seen anywhere else in the Northeast. Barry Pintar reports.

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Going sky-high with the raptors at the National Aviary | Pittsburgh Today Live

Daisy Jade is getting up close and personal with some of the remarkable raptors at the National Aviary!

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It takes a village to band a bird | Pitt News

This 25th season signifies a quarter-century of partnership among the University of Pittsburgh, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the National Aviary.

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