Bird of the Month: Ara Militaris

Bird of the Month: Ara militaris Bird of the Month: Ara Militaris Ara militaris   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso January 7, 2026 IUCN: VU, NOM-059: P This new year, we bring you some facts about one of the most emblematic birds in our garden and in western Mexico. It is the sixth largest […]

Golden-cheeked Woodpecker

Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys   By Eduardo Villegas September 5, 2025 The Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) is a bird found exclusively in Mexico, along the western and southwestern coastal strip of the Pacific Ocean, and in the western bordering regions of the mountains of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. This colorful and eye-catching species […]

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Black-chinned Hummingbird Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso August 1, 2025 As we continue celebrating our migratory hummingbirds, the featured hummingbird of the month is the Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri), which can be found in woodland habitats from Canada to Mexico. This hummingbird swings its tail down and up more frequently […]

Berylline Hummingbird

Berylline Hummingbird Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso July 3, 2025 This month, we are preparing to welcome hummingbirds, as they will soon begin migrating from different parts of South America to North America. This time, we are introducing one of Mexico’s most frequent residents: the Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina), […]

Calliope Hummingbird

Calliope Hummingbird Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope   By Eduardo Villegas June 25, 2025 Did you know that hummingbirds are among the only birds that can fly backwards? This is possible thanks to the great flexibility of their joints and the incredible speed of their f lapping wings! In this issue we present a small hummingbird, […]

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso June 18, 2025 The Bare-throated Tiger-Heron is an elegant bird measuring just under a meter tall that lives in the aquatic ecosystems of Mexico in northwestern South America. Unlike other herons, it prefers solitude. Its diet consists of fish, frogs, crustaceans, and […]

Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird

Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Tilmatura dupontii   By Ric Chamblee June 17, 2025 The Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird is one of my favorite hummingbirds to photograph and quite small in size. The Male Sparkling-tailed Hummingbirds are 8.2 to 10.1 cm (3.2 to 4.0 in) long – including the tail. Females are 5.8 to 7.5 cm (2.3 to […]

Stripe-headed Sparrow

Stripe-headed Sparrow Stripe-headed Sparrow Peucaea ruficauda   By Blanca Gabriela Chávez Garcia y Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso May 31, 2025 This month we present a bird that is easy to spot in the surroundings of the Vallarta Botanical Garden: The Stripe-headed Sparrow, a medium-sized bird that lives in savannahs, shrublands, secondary forests and open […]

Green heron

Green heron Green heron Butorides virescens   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso April 07, 2026 From the United States of America and the east coast of Canada, the Green Heron arrives, fleeing the winter. It migrates as far as Panama and northern South America. It is a solitary bird, but monogamous, perfect for this Valentine’s Day to tell that […]

Green Kingfisher

Green Kingfisher Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana   By Blanca Gabriela Chávez Garcia May 17, 2025 Meet the Green Kingfisher, it is a small bird (approximately 18-20 cm) that has a remarkably long beak in proportion to its body, its plumage is bright dark green on the top and white on the bottom. Males have a […]