Parc des Oiseaux


The Parc des Oiseaux is a zoological park located in Villars-les-Dombes in the department of Ain in France. The site is recorded in the and was opened in 1970. It is one of the oldest ornithological parks in France and brings together a collection of more than 3,000 birds from around the world in a reserve located in the heart of the Dombes. The section opened to the public covers an area of within the reserve and welcomes on average 250,000 visitors per year.
The park is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria and the, it participated in fifteen European breeding programmes for the protection and reintroduction of endangered species.

Operation of the park

Three hundred bird species are represented at the Parc des Oiseaux. These represent a collection of 3,000 birds from all continents.