Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) Fact Sheet: Managed Care

North America

• Early historical notes (from ZIMS 2015)
  • First Bateleur within a North American zoo
    • 1917; Philadelphia Zoo

San Diego Zoo Global (SDZG)

• Historical notes (from ZIMS 2015)
  • First Bateleur in 1924
    • Cared for at the zoo until 1955
    • Lifespan > 33 years
  • Few individuals housed throughout SDZG’s history
    • 10 individuals between 1924 and 2014
  • No births have yet occurred at SDZG
• Current population (from ZIMS 2015)
  • No current holdings

A Bateleur makes its home at the San Diego Zoo.

Image credit: © San Diego Zoo Global. All rights reserved.

ZIMS (2015)