Encyclia cordigera

Encyclia cordigera Encyclia cordigera   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso May 17, 2025 From Mexico to South America, blooming between January and May makes its appearance this beauty. Encyclia from Greek έγκυκλέομαι encycleomai, girdle, to encircle, from the labellum encircling the column; cordigera from cor, cordis: heart, and from gero: to carry, from the […]

Birdwatcher Kids in Las Juntas y Los Veranos

Birdwatcher Kids in Las Juntas y Los Veranos Birdwatcher Kids in Las Juntas y Los Veranos By Biól. Dr. Cristóbal Sánchez May 10, 2025 As part of the Bird Watchers Project that we started in March of this year, the 4th and 5th grade groups of the “Benito Juárez” primary school had a visit from […]

Prosthechea sanchezii

Mexican OrchidProsthechea sanchezii Mexican Orchid Prosthechea sanchezii   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso April 08, 2025 Orchids are the most diverse group of plants in the world, and proof of this is the continuous discovery of new species in recent years. Such is the case of Prosthechea sanchezii, which was published in December 2024. […]

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Ornate Hawk-Eagle Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso April 07, 2025 This majestic and powerful bird has a beautiful distinctive crest. It soars between morning and midday, earlier than any other raptor. It hunts deep in the forest using stealth and ambush, and cancapture prey twice its weight. The Ornate […]

Indigo Bunting

Indigo Bunting Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea   By Biól. Nat. Eduardo Villegas April 06, 2025 The Indigo Bunting is a small but striking bird belonging to the Cardinal family. This species gets its name from the bright blue color of the male’s plumage during the breeding season. The female is much more inconspicuous, with brown […]

Oncidium hintonii

Oncidium hintonii Oncidium hintonii By Biól. Biologist Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso​ April 1, 2025 During spring and summer, the flowers of the Oncidium orchid once again take center stage in the Vallarta Botanical Garden. This time, O. hintonii surprises us with the floral and aromatic display of its long inflorescences. This orchid is endemic to […]

Northern Mockingbird Mimus

Northern Mockingbird Mimus Northern Mockingbird Mimus Mimus polyglottos By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso March 15, 2025 Surely you know it by Cenzontle or its nickname “the bird of 400 voices”, the first comes from the nahuatl Centzontototl, the second comes from its ability to sing. Ornithologists have wanted to reaffirm this fact because Mimus […]

Nelson Orchid

Nelson Orchid Nelson Orchid Aulosepalum nelsonii   By Biól. Jesús Manuel Peinado Arellano March 10, 2025 I bloom in the spring and am one of the first flowers of the season, so I provide plenty of food for all the bees and butterflies that have been waiting during the winter. My presence in the garden […]

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris By Eduardo Villegas October 25, 2024 Did you know that some hummingbirds migrate thousands of miles? This is the case of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, which spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, migrating to Canada and other parts of North America to breed during the summer. In […]

Species new to science found in the Vallarta Botanical Gardens

Species new to science found in the Vallarta Botanical Garden By Dr. Cristobal Sánchez June 19, 2024 During the months of August and September 2023, a detailed exploration of the Naturalista* database for the western region of Jalisco led to the discovery of a species previously unknown to science. There was immense satisfaction in locating […]