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A raptor’s unmatched strength, keen eyesight, and incredible speed all combine to ensure these fierce foes remain at the top of the food chain…and now YOU can get a birds-eye-view into what makes Raptors oh-so Remarkable. From the dominant size of a Steller’s Sea Eagle (the world’s heaviest eagle) to the strike precision of a Peregrine Falcon (the world’s fastest animal), YOU can explore the incredible adaptations of raptors and other birds of prey!

Remarkable Raptors Presented by S&T Bank runs now through Labor Day Weekend; only at the National Aviary!

Close up of Dariena in her new habitat with her mouth open and her tongue out!
Dariena in perched high in a tree with foliage around her

A Remarkable Harpy Eagle Has Joined Our Flock!

The National Aviary is overjoyed to welcome a new juvenile female Harpy Eagle to our flock! This one-year-old raptor is the ONLY known Harpy living in the Northeast… AND now she has a name that fits her fierce adaptations and egg-shell colored plumage (that will slowly turn Harpy-gray over the next few years)…introducing,  

DARIÉNA (Dare EE awn ă), affectionately named by Aviary friends, Brian and Sandra Moroney, through our Name-A-Bird program.  Come visit this Remarkable Raptor in her new habitat in The Charity Randall Foundation Eagle Hall!

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A guest watching a Blue-crowned Motmot
Ragianna bird of paradise on a branch.

IT’S BACK: Night in the Tropics!

All aboard! Set sail on a Sunset Riviera getaway on Fri., July 17 with tickets to summer’s hottest 21+ party, Night in the Tropics Presented by UPMC Health Plan! Transport yourself to a Mediterranean-style paradise with the Aviary’s crew handling your every need, complete with show-stopping live entertainment under the stars, meet-and-greets with Animal Ambassadors, unlimited small plates from local restaurants and signature cocktails, beer, and wine, and SO MUCH MORE.

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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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