Xcaret Park may be a place for fun, but Xcaret Park is more than a fun vacation time.   The better name is Xcaret Eco Park because the staff and partners at Xcaret Park are always looking for new ways to make the world a better place for the native plants and animals of the Yucatan Peninsula.   One of the many ways that they do this is with the Regional Wildlife Breeding Farm.   Right now the Regional Wildlife Breeding Farm houses more than 44 species of tropical and endangered birds!  Giving each of them a safe place to live as most of their natural habitat is being destroyed.

Many of these exotic birds are endangered due to loss of habitat, poaching and being captured and sold on the black market.   For these reasons, most of the birds are illegal to own without a special permit and Xcaret Eco Park is one of the few places that you can not only see but interact with these amazing animals.  You can even have your picture taken with one!

Among the 44 different species of birds there are Scarlet Macaws, Military Macaws, and Keel-Billed Toucans.   The Scarlet Macaw is a symbol that most people recognize from movies as a sign of the tropics!  These beautiful birds are only about 36 inches long and weigh about two pounds, but they can live up to 75 years in captivity!   They are also one of the native species of the Yucatan peninsula and the Mayan Riviera.

The Keel-Billed Toucan is another very famous face of the Caribbean and tropical places, but these birds only live in a

Keel-Billed Toucan

very small part of the world stretching from the Mayan Riviera to the northern part of South America.   The Keel-Billed Toucan is only about 22 inches long, but up to six inches of that is just its beak!   It may look heavy, but it´s actually not! The beak of the toucan is a very spongy kind of bone and very light, but very strong.  These birds mostly eat fruit and seeds, but occasionally they may even eat a lizard or large bugs!

At the Regional Wildlife Breeding Farm in Xcaret Eco Park you can see many different birds that are very quickly fading from the earth.   Due to many reasons there are very few of these wonderful creatures left and thanks to Xcaret Eco Park, you have the opportunity to see them first hand!

This tour is usually included in the regular ticket price, but may vary.  Be sure to call to find out more information.