Planet Zoo 2 Birds: Every Flying Animal for Your Aviaries

Quick answer #

The Zoopedia lists 10 flying animals in Planet Zoo 2 (Habitat type: Habitat - Flying) as of Oct 3, 2026.^[1] 1 of them, the Golden Eagle, comes with the Deluxe Edition; the rest are in the base game.^[1]

Flying birds are new to the series: Frontier's features page says they are housed in "fully customisable aviaries built from barriers, support poles and dynamic mesh covers".^[2]

The Zoopedia itself says that Planet Zoo 2 "is in active development" and that "Text, images, stats etc. are not necessarily final and may change or be expanded upon".^[3] New animals are added to the Zoopedia every week, so this list grows until launch.^[1]

All 10 flying animals #

Bird	Scientific name	Biomes	Region	Conservation status	Edition
Eurasian Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	Temperate, Wetlands	Africa, Asia, Europe	Least concern	Base Game
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Desert, Grassland, Taiga, Temperate, Tundra	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America	Least concern	Deluxe
Great Hornbill	Buceros bicornis	Tropical	Asia	Vulnerable	Base Game
Long-Eared Owl	Asio otus	Grassland, Taiga, Temperate, Wetlands	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America	Least concern	Base Game
Long-Tailed Parakeet	Belocercus longicaudus	Tropical	Asia	Vulnerable	Base Game
Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Grassland	Africa	Endangered	Base Game
Shoebill	Balaeniceps rex	Wetlands	Africa	Vulnerable	Base Game
Toco Toucan	Ramphastos toco	Tropical, Grassland, Wetlands	South America	Least concern	Base Game
White-Backed Vulture	Gyps africanus	Desert, Grassland	Africa	Critically endangered	Base Game
White-Tailed Sea-Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	Taiga, Temperate, Tundra, Wetlands	Asia, Europe	Least concern	Base Game
Animal images: © Frontier Developments, from the official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia; each name links to its Zoopedia page.

Which birds share a biome #

This groups the birds by the biomes the Zoopedia gives them (our calculation). Sharing a biome on the Zoopedia does not by itself mean two species can live in the same aviary; Frontier has not published compatibility rules yet.^[1]

For every other animal, see the full Planet Zoo 2 animal list.