City
Monterrey
🇲🇽 México
North America, México 436 spp. recorded
Monterrey is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, Monterrey is a major business and industrial hub in Mexico and the Americas. It is also the biggest industrial city in Mexico. Wikipedia
25.703° N 100.296° W
🦜 Nature
436 Species sighted
41,983 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Sep Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Couch's Spadefoot
Scaphiopus couchii
LC
Long-Footed Frog
Eleutherodactylus longipes
LC
Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus
LC
Barking Frog
Craugastor augusti
LC
Mountain Treefrog
Dryophytes eximius
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
LC
Couch's Spadefoot
Scaphiopus couchii
LC
Chihuahuan Nightsnake
Hypsiglena jani
LC
Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
LC
Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Recent sightings in Monterrey
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Río La Silla · Ruta El Realito
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Parque Fundidora · Lago Fundidora
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Gran Parque San Nicolás "Don Luis J. Prieto
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Parque Fuentes del Valle
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Ciudad Universitaria (UANL)
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313 Durangueño, Guadalupe, Nuevo León, MX (25.672, -100.246)
Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
33Jan
36Feb
41Mar
40Apr
38May
40Jun
46Jul
43Aug
53Sep
50Oct
45Nov
45Dec
🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Low
Protected land
4%
Protected sea
—
Protected areas
6
areasWildlife spots
12
spotsZoos & centres
1
placesClimate
Hot semi-arid
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zoos & rescue centres
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
4.5
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 512
🐒 Mammals 127
🦎 Reptiles 126
🐸 Amphibians 27
792 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
21 Threatened 0 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
3.8
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
63% 📊
Coverage (114 species at ≥5% of 792 in the inventory)
14% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
0% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
3 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
14 🏕️
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
4.0
Climate Pleasant High
Green cover Low Low
Protected land & sea 4% land Medium
Protected areas 6 High
Wildlife spots 12 High
Zoos & centres 1 Medium
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Monterrey?
436 species
Monterrey's urban area has 436 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Great-tailed Grackle (about 90%), White-winged Dove (about 90%), Golden-fronted Woodpecker (about 90%), Great Kiskadee (about 80%) and House Sparrow (about 60%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Allen's Squirrel (about 40%); among reptiles, Mediterranean House Gecko (about 20%); among amphibians, Gulf Coast Toad (about 20%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Monterrey?
June–July, September and December
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in January–May, August and October–November. Those are among Monterrey's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
Can you see a Golden-fronted Woodpecker in Monterrey?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-fronted Woodpecker sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 1,956 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is June (over 90%).
Can you see a Green Parakeet in Monterrey?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Green Parakeet sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 1,030 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March and July–August (about 60%).
Can you see a White-winged Dove in Monterrey?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Dove sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 2,423 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April–June and September (over 90%).
Where in Monterrey is wildlife easiest to see?
Río La Silla · Ruta El Realito
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is Río La Silla · Ruta El Realito (138 bird species recorded), followed by Parque el Capitan and Parque Rufino Tamayo. See them on the map.
Is Monterrey good for wildlife watching?
4.0 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Monterrey gets 4.0/5: 229th of 380 cities worldwide and 33rd in North America. 18 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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Sources: urban area GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0) · protected land WDPA, UNEP-WCMC & IUCN (via GHSL) · climate NASA POWER · wildlife GBIF.org citizen-science data