The environment is our home, and at The Zoologico de Vallarta we concerned for it; We know that the animals need a natural ambience in favor of good health, we have conditioned the habitats and living spaces of the animal to be as natural as is possible, by doing so, improving the quality of life for every species. If you are interested in checking out the fauna that can be found inside the zoo as well as the surrounding area of the zoo and Puerto Vallarta, Check the list of birds of Jalisco coast.
-
Anas clypeata
(Northern shoveler)
-
Anas cyanoptera
(Cinnamon teal)
-
Anas discors
(Blue-wing teal)
-
Aythya affinis
(Lesser scaup)
-
Aythya americana
(Rehead)
-
Cairina moschata
(Muscovy)
-
Dendrocygna
(Black-bellied duck)
-
Oxyura dominica
(Masked duck)
-
Chaetura vauxi
(Vaux's swift)
-
Amazilia rutila
(Cinnamon humming.)
-
Amazilia violiceps
(Violet-crowned)
-
Archilochus
(Black-chinned)
-
Archilochus colubris
(Ruby-throated)
-
Cynanthus latirostris
(Broad-billed)
-
Chlorostilbon
(Fork-tailed esmerald)
-
Heliomaster
(Plain-capped)
-
Phaethornis
(Long-tailed hermit)
-
Tilmatura dupontii
(Sparkling-tailed)
- Caprimulgus
(Buff-collared...)
-
Chordeiles
(Lesser nighthawk)
-
Nyctidromus
(Pauraque)
-
Nyctibius griseus
(Common potoo)
-
Ardea herodias
(Great blue heron)
-
Bubulcus ibis
(Cattle egret)
-
Butorides striatus
(Cattle egret)
-
Casmerodius albus
(Great egret)
-
Cochlearius
(Boat-billed heron)
-
Egretta caerulea
(Little blue heron)
-
Egretta rufescens
(Reddish egret)
-
Egretta thula
(Snowy egret)
-
Egretta tricolor
(Tricolored heron)
-
Ixobrychus exilis
(Least bittern)
-
Columba flavirostris
(Red. pigeon)
-
Columba livia
(Pigeon)
-
Columbina inca
(Inca dove)
-
Columbina passerina
(Common ground-dove)
-
Columbina talpacoti
(Ruddy ground-dove)
-
Leptotila verreauxi
(White-tipped dove)
-
Zenaida asiatica
(White-winged)
-
Zenaida macroura
(Mourning dove)
-
Ceryle alcyon
(Belted kingfisher)
-
Chloroceryle
(Amazon kingfisher)
-
Chloroceryle am.
(Green kingfisher)
-
Ceryle torquata
(Ringed kingfisher)
-
Momotus mexicanus
(Russet motmot)
-
Coccyzus minor
(Mangrove cuckoo)
-
Crotophaga
(Groove-billed ani)
-
Geococcyx velox
(Lesser roadrunner)
-
Morococcyx
(Lesser ground)
-
Piaya cayana
(Squirrel cuckoo)
-
Charadrius
(Semipalmated plover)
- Charadrius vociferus
(Killdeer)
-
Charadrius wilsonia
(Wilson's plover)
-
Charadrius
(Snowy plover)
-
Charadrius collaris
(Collared plover)
-
Pluvialis squatarola
(Black-bellied plover)
-
Haematopus palliatus
(Am. oystercatcher)
-
Jacana spinosa
(Northern avocet)
-
Anous stolidus
(Brown hooody)
-
Chlidonias niger
(Black tern)
-
Larus argentatus
(Herring gull)
-
Larus atricilla
(Laughing gull)
-
Larus delawarensis
(Ring-billed gull)
-
Larus heermanni
(Heermann's gull)
-
Larus philadelphia
(Bonaparte's gull)
-
Larus pipixcan
(Franklin's gull)
-
Rynchops niger
(Black skimmer)
-
Sterna caspia
(Caspian tern)
-
Sterna elegans
(Elegant tern)
-
Sterna forsteri
(Forster's tern)
-
Sterna hirundo
(Common tern)
-
Sterna maxima
(Royal tern)
-
Himantopus mex.
(Black-necked stilt)
-
Recurvirostra amer.
(American avocet)
-
Actitis macularia
(Spoted sandpiper)
-
Calidris alba
(Sanderling)
-
Calidris himantopus
(Stilt sandpiper)
-
Calidris mauri
(Western sandpiper)
-
Calidris minutilla
(Least sandpiper)
-
Calidris pusilla
(Semipalmated Sand.)
-
Catoptrophorus
(Willet)
-
Gallinago gallinago
(Common snipe)
-
Heteroscelus
(Wanderin tattler)
-
Limnodromus
(Common dowitcher)
-
Limnodromus
(Long-billed dow.)
-
Limosa fedoa
(Marbled godwit)
-
Numenius americanus
(Long-billed curlew)
-
Numenius phaeopus
(Whimbrel)
-
Phalaropus fulicarius
(Red phalarope)
-
Phalaropus lobatus
(Northern phalarope)
-
Phalaropus tricolor
(Wilson's phalarope)
-
Tringa flavipes
(Lesser yellowlegs)
-
Tringa melanoleuca
(Greater yellowlegs)
-
Accipiter cooperii
(Cooper´s hawk)
-
Accipiter striatus
(Sharp-shined hawk)
-
Buteo albonotatus
(Zone-tailed hawk)
-
Buteo brachyurus
(Short-tailed hawk)
-
Buteo magnirostris
(Roadside hawk)
-
Buteo nitidus
(Gray hawk)
-
Buteogallus
(Common black hawk)
-
Buteogallus urub..
(Great black hawk)
-
Buteo jamaicensis
(Red-tailled hawk)
-
Chondrohierax
(Hook-biled kite)
-
Elanus caeruleus
(White-taled kite)
-
Geranospiza
(Crane hawk)
-
Pandion haliaetus
(Osprey)
-
Parabuteo
(Bay-winged hawk)
-
Cathartes aura
(Turkey vulture)
-
Coragyps atratus
(Black vulture)
-
Falco peregrinus
(Peregrine falcon)
-
Falco sparverius
(American kestrel)
-
Falco rufigularis
(Bat falcon)
-
Herpetotheres
(Laughing falcon)
-
Micrastur
(Collared falcon)
-
Polyborus plancus
(Crested caracara)
-
Ortalis poliocephala
(Mexican chachalaca)
-
Callipepla douglasii
(Elegant quail)
-
Philortyx fasciatus
(Banded quail)
-
Gavia immer
(Common loon)
-
Aramides axillaris
(Rofous-necked wood)
-
Fulica americana
(American coot)
-
Gallinula chloropus
(Common gallinule)
-
Porphyrula martinica
(Purple gallinule)
-
Calocitta formosa
(White-throated)
-
Cyanocorax
(San Blas jay)
- Cyanocorax yncas
(Green jay)
- Lepidocolaptes
(White sitriped)
- Xiphorhynchus
(Ivory-billed wood.)
-
Agelaius phoeniceus
(Red-winged blackbird)
-
Aimophila botterii
(Botteri's sparrow)
-
Aimophila humeralis
(Black-chested)
-
Aimophila ruficauda
(Striped-headed)
-
Ammodramus
(Grasshoper sparrow)
-
Arremonops
(Olive sparrow)
-
Cacicus melanicterus
(Yellow-winged cacique)
-
Cardinalis cardinalis
(Cardinal)
-
Carduelis psaltria
(Dark-backed goldfinch)
-
Carpodacus
(House finch)
-
Cyanocompsa
(Blue bunting)
-
Chondestes
(Lark sparrow)
-
Dendroica coronata
(Yellow-rumped)
-
Black-throated gray
(Black-throated gray)
-
Dendroica petechia
(Yellow warbler)
-
Euphonia affinis
(Scrub euphonia)
-
Euthlypis
(Fan-tailed warbler)
-
Geothlypis
(Gray-crowned yellow.)
-
Geothlypis trichas
(Common yellowthroat)
-
Granatellus venustus
(Red-breasted chat)
-
Guiraca caerulea
(Blue grosbeak)
-
Habia rubica
(Red-crowned ant.)
-
Icteria virens
(Yellow-breasted chat)
-
Icterus cucullatus
(Hooded oriole)
-
Icterus galbula
(Baltimore oriole)
-
Icterus graduacauda
(Black-headed oriole)
-
Icterus pustulatus
(Streak-back oriole)
-
Icterus spurius
(Orchard oriole)
-
Melospiza lincolnii
(Lincoln's sparrow)
-
Mniotilta varia
(Black and white )
-
Molothrus aeneus
(Bronzed cowbird)
-
Molothrus ater
(Brown-headed cowbird)
-
Oporornis formosus
(Kentucky warbler)
-
Oporornis tolmiei
(MacGillivray's warbler)
-
Parula pitiayumi
(Tropical parula)
-
Passer domesticus
(House sparrow)
-
Passerina ciris
(Painted bunting)
-
Passerina cyanea
(Indigo bunting)
-
Passerina leclancherii
(Orange breasted )
-
Passerina versicolor
(Varied bunting)
-
Pheucticus
(Yellow grosbeak)
-
Pheucticus
(Rose-breasted )
-
Pheucticus
(Black-headed grosbea)
-
Piranga
(Red-headed tanager)
-
Piranga ludoviciana
(Western tanager)
-
Piranga rubra
(Summer tanager)
-
Quiscalus mexicanus
(Great-tailed grackle)
-
Seiurus aurocapillus
(Ovenbird)
-
Setophaga ruticilla
(American redstart)
-
Sporophila minuta
(Ruddy-breasted)
-
Sporophila torqueola
(White-collared )
-
Sturnella magna
(Eastern meadowlark)
-
Vermivora celata
(Orange crowned)
-
Vermivora luciae
(Lucy's warbler)
-
Vermivora ruficapilla
(Nashville warbler)
-
Volatinia jacarina
(Blue-black grassquit)
-
Wilsonia pusilla
(Wilson's warbler)
-
Zonotrichia
(White-crowned)
-
Fregata magnificens
(Magnificent frigate.)
-
Hirundo rustica
(Barn swallow)
-
Progne chalybea
(Gray-breasted martin)
-
Stelgidopteryx
(Rough-winged swallow)
-
Tachycineta albilinea
(Mangrove swallow)
-
Oceanodroma
(Least storm-Petrel)
-
Melanotis
(Blue mockingbird)
-
Mimus polyglottos
(Northern mockingbird)
-
Catharus
(Orange-billed)
-
Catharus ustulatus
(Swainson's trush)
-
Polioptila caerulea
(Blue-gray gnatcatcher)
-
Polioptila nigriceps
(Black-capped gna.)
-
Turdus assimilis
(White-throates robin)
-
Turdus rufopalliatus
(Rufous-backed robin)
-
Thryothorus felix
(Happy wren)
-
Thryothorus sinaloa
(Bar-vented wren)
-
Troglodytes aedon
(Brown-throated wren)
-
Uropsila leucogastra
(White-bellied wren)
-
Trogon citreolus
(Citreoline trogon)
-
Attila spadiceus
(Bright-rumped attila)
-
Camptostoma imber
(Northern beard less)
-
Deltarhynchus
(Flammulated flycatc.)
-
Empidonax difficilis
(Western flycatcher)
-
Empidonax minimus
(Least flycatcher)
-
Empidonax traillii
(Willow flycatcher)
-
Megarhynchus
(Boat-billed flycatcher)
-
Myiarchus
(Ash-throated flyaca.)
-
Myiarchus nuttingi
(Nuttingi's flycatcher)
-
Myiarchus
(Dusky-capped flayca.)
-
Myiarchus tyra...
(Brown-crested fly..)
-
Myiodynastes
(Sulphur-bellied)
-
Myiopagis viridicata
(Greenish elaenia)
-
Myiozetetes similis
(Social flycatcher)
-
Pachyramphus
(Rose-throated becard)
-
Pachyramphus major
(Gray-collared becard)
-
Pitangus sulphuratus
(Great kiskadee)
-
Pyrocephalus rubinus
(Vermilion flycatcher)
-
Sayornis nigricans
(Black phoebe)
-
Tityra semifasciata
(Masked tityra)
-
Tyrannus crassirostris
(Thick-billed)
-
Tyrannus
(Tropical kingbird)
-
Tyrannus vociferans
(Cassin's kingbird)
-
Vireo atricapilla
(Black-capped vireo)
-
Vireo bellii
(Bell's vireo)