This beautiful habitat with its stone foundation and boma columns encompasses nearly 20,000 cubic feet, allowing its residents the freedom of flight.  Residents of the aviary include two dozen birds of exotic origin, including Yokie, a sixteen year old lesser sulfer-crested cockatoo. The aviary is located next to the Wildlife Preserve Tram Station where visitors will have plenty of opportunities to converse with these gorgeous birds, including Mango, an Australian bare-eyed cockatoo, Pari, a red-lored amazon, Olive, a severe macaw. 

While chatting with Tango, Rio, Pancho, and other residents of the avian habitat, visitors will notice four huge boma columns.  Boma is an African Swahili word for a barrier made of branches and sticks designed to keep lions and other predators from killing domestic livestock.  In the aviary, the boma columns are designed to be both housing and chew toys combined. 

Parrots are excellent at associating with humans and can become very attached to them.  Since, in captivity, these birds live for decades, some of them reaching 60 years old and more, they are a lifelong responsibility.