Bird-watching is big in Puerto Vallarta.
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, has a privileged location with great weather year round. Approx 1200 species of birds call Puerto Vallarta home.
There are many tours and locations that are highly recommended for bird-watching.
The following are some of the most common birds you can see in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco and Riviera Nayarit, Mexico.
Cha cha la ca,
birds of Puerto Vallarta area. This is basically a wild chicken. they are very common every where in the Bay. They are very noisy specially in the morning hours. Unlike domestic chickens, these Chachalacas can fly.
Great green Macaw
The video on the left. Wild Great Green Macaw. Eating seeds from the Moctezuma revenge tree. If humans eat this seed you can dehydrate from the bad diarrhea. This is the seed that Moctezuma put in the food of the Spanish conquistadors to poison them.
Yellow winged Cacique
If you have seen hanging bird nests, they belong to the yellow winged Cacique. These are braided and very strong. On the picture you can see a Woodpecker as well.
Pygmy Owl
Check out this rescued Pygmy Owl in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.
- Parrots,
- Parrakets,
- Wild Turkey,
- Dove,
- Quail,
- Pheasant,
- Great tailed grackle,
- magpie,
- Pelican,
- Ducks,
- Blue footed booby,
- Heron,
- Stork,
- seagulls,
- Sandpipers,
- Humming birds,
- Pygmy Owls,
- Harris hawk,
- Gray hawk,
- Woodpecker,
- Fly catcher,
- Kiskadee,
- Mutt mutt,
- Cardinal,
Which of these birds of Puerto Vallarta would you like to see?
