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Sea Bird Aviary

📍 The Bronx, NY

★4.7(35 Google reviews)💰$28.70-$38.70đŸ‘ļAll ages

Walk-through exhibit within Bronx Zoo featuring indoor and outdoor netted spaces where sea birds fly freely overhead. Central pool hosts penguins and diving water birds. Knowledgeable zookeepers available throughout.

✓ Walk-through experience✓ Free-flying birds✓ Penguin pool✓ Indoor and outdoor✓ Educational zookeepers✓ Part of Bronx Zoo
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★★★★★Featured review by Ami Picazo

This part of the Bronx Zoo is one of my favorites. All the signage and zoo keepers that are around can help you and inform you about the specific animals in that enclosure. All the beautiful birds are amazing to go and see. Currently the Zoo is closed because of Covid-19.

🏆 Family Action Verdict

A must-see exhibit for any Bronx Zoo visit — the walk-through format where birds fly overhead delivers a more immersive experience than standard behind-glass exhibits. The penguin pool reliably holds children's attention. Toddlers and older kids both respond well to birds at close range.

â„šī¸ What to Know Before You Go

💡Factor Bronx Zoo general admission into trip planning — the aviary is included with zoo entry
⏰Both indoor and outdoor sections mean the exhibit works across different weather conditions
đŸŽŸī¸Zookeepers stationed throughout are approachable and informative — worth engaging
🚗Prioritise time at the central pool to catch penguins swimming and diving

đŸ’Ŧ What Families Are Saying

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4.7
★★★★★

35 Google reviews

Immersive walk-through bird experience45%
Diverse and beautiful bird species35%
Educational zookeeper engagement20%
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Ami Picazo

5 years ago

★★★★★

“This part of the Bronx Zoo is one of my favorites. All the signage and zoo keepers that are around can help you and inform you about the specific animals in that enclosure. All the beautiful birds are amazing to go and see. Currently the Zoo is closed because of Covid-19.”

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Jonathan

5 months ago

★★★★★

“My friends, staff and I have been to this place and that it was a nice day and went into this place and had a wonderful time there this is because this is a beautiful indoor and outdoor exhibits of all types of sea birds like flamingos, and many other different types.”

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Emmanuel Morazan

6 years ago

★★★★★

“Nice exhibit, the bird fly free inside a huge netting that visitors can enter. A huge pool in the center of the exhibit has all sorts of water birds swimming and diving, including penguins.”

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Stacey O'Neil

2 years ago

★★★★★

“Beautiful! Indoor and outdoor exhibits of all types of sea birds.”

Reviews from Google

Overview

The Sea Bird Aviary at Bronx Zoo places families inside a large netted enclosure with birds flying freely at eye level and overhead. Both indoor and outdoor sections are accessible. A central pool hosts penguins and water birds that swim and dive at close range. Interpretive signage details each species, and zookeepers stationed around the exhibit answer questions directly. Admission is included as part of Bronx Zoo entry.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday10:00 – 17:30
Tuesday10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday10:00 – 17:00
Thursday10:00 – 17:00
Friday10:00 – 17:00
Saturday10:00 – 17:00
Sunday10:00 – 17:30

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