Jaibazul is a tropical dry forest, although due to its proximity to the Darien gap it has had historical interactions with the tropical rain forest, characteristic of the Colombian Pacific coast.
The list of animals sighted does not stop growing, so far the following have been sighted:
Mammals (21 species):
- Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) – Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
- Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
- Colombian red howler Monkey (Alouatta Seniculus)
- Colombian white-faced Capuchin monkey (Cebus capucinus)
- Crab Fox (Cerdocyon thous)
- South American Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)
- Central american agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)
- Possum (Didelphimorphia)
- Jaguarundí (Herpailurus yagouaroundi)
- Ocelot (leopardus pardalis)
- Paca (paca cuniculos)
- Squirrel (unidentified)
- Tayra (Eira Barbara)
- Brocket deer (mazama sp)
- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Marmosa (marmorsa sp)
- Woolly opossums (Caluromys sp)
- Northern tamandua anteater (Tamandua mexicana opistholeuca)
- White nosed coatí (Nasua narica)
- Lesser capybara (H. hydrochaeris isthmius)
- Tapir (Tapirus terrestris colombianus) – Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Crustaceans (7 species):
- Blue crab (Cardisoma guanhumi)
- Red crab (unidentified)
- Atlantic ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata)
- Rock crab (Grapsus Grapsus)
- Mangrove tree crab (Aratus pisonii)
- Mudflat fiddler crab (Minuca rapax)
- Dark prawn (Macrobrachium acanthurus)
Birds (113 species):
- Actitis macularius
- Amazona ochrocephala
- Aramides cajaneus
- Ardea Alba
- Brotogeris jugularis
- Bubulcus ibis
- Buteogallus anthracinus
- Buteogallus urubitinga
- Butorides virescens – green heron
- Campylorhynchus griseus
- Cantorchilus leucotis
- Caracara plancus
- Cathartes aura
- Catharus minimus
- Catharus ustulatus
- Charadrius semipalmatus
- Chauna chavaria – Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
- Chloroceryle aenea
- Chrysuronia goudoti
- Columbina talpacoti
- Contopus virens
- Coragyps atratus
- Crotophaga ani
- Crotophaga major
- Cyanocorax affinis
- Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Dendroplex picus
- Dryobates kirkii
- Dryocopus lineatus
- Elaenia flavogaster
- Empidonax sp.
- Euphonia laniirostris
- Formicivora grisea
- Forpus conspicillatus
- Fregata magnificens
- Furnarius leucopus
- Galbula ruficauda
- Glaucis hirsutus
- Henicorhina leucosticta
- Hirundo rustica
- Hylophilus flavipes
- Hypnelus ruficollis
- Icterus galbula
- Icterus nigrogularis
- Jacana jacana
- Leptotila verreauxi
- Machetornis rixosa
- Megaceryle torquata
- Megarynchus pitangua
- Melanerpes rubricapillus
- Milvago chimachima
- Molothrus bonariensis
- Myiarchus panamensis
- Myiozetetes cayanensis
- Nemosia pileata
- Nyctidromus albicollis
- Oncostoma olivaceum
- Ortalis garrula
- Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
- Pachyramphus rufus
- Pandion haliaetus
- Parkesia noveboracensis
- Patagioenas cayennensis
- Pelecanus occidentalis
- Phaethornis anthophilus
- Pheugopedius fasciatoventris
- Phimosus infuscatus
- Picumnus olivaceus
- Piranga rubra
- Pitangus sulphuratus
- Poecilotriccus sylvia
- Progne chalybea
- Progne tapera
- Protonotaria citrea
- Psarocolius decumanus
- Pteroglossus torquatus
- Quiscalus lugubris
- Quiscalus mexicanus
- Ramphastos ambiguus
- Ramphocelus dimidiatus
- Rupornis magnirostris
- Sakesphorus canadensis
- Saltator coerulescens
- Saltator maximus
- Saltator olivascens
- Setophaga castanea
- Setophaga petechia
- Sporophila intermedia
- Stilpnia larvata
- Streptoprocne zonaris
- Tangara inornata
- Thamnophilus atrinucha
- Thamnophilus nigriceps
- Thraupis episcopus
- Thraupis palmarum
- Tigrisoma fasciatum
- Tityra semifasciata
- Todirostrum nigriceps
- Tolmomyias flaviventris
- Tringa solitaria
- Troglodytes aedon
- Turdus grayi
- Tyrannulus elatus
- Tyrannus melancholicus
- Tyrannus savana
- Vanellus chilensis
- Vireo olivaceus
- Volatinia jacarina
- Xiphorhynchus susurrans
- Pilherodius pileatus
- Ciconia maguari
- Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Reptiles (24 species):
- Rainbow Whiptail Lizard (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus)
- Iguanas (Iguana iguana)
- Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia midas) – Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
- Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) – Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) – Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
- Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). – Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
- Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) – Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
- Hicotea Tortoise (Trachemys callirostris)
- Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
- Jesus Lizard (Basiliscus Basiliscus)
- Colombian rainbow boa (Epicrates maurus)
- Boa constrictora (Boa constrictor)
- Trinidad Tree Boa (Corallus ruschenbergerii)
- Shaw’s dark ground snake (Erythrolamprus melanotus)
- Yellow snake (Chironius spixxi)
- Northern cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis)
- Brown vine snake (Oxybelis aeneus)
- Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
- Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)
- Anolis cf. tropidogaster
- Loxopholis rugiceps
- Yellow-headed gecko (Gonatodes albogularis)
- Golden tegu (Tupinambis teguixin)
- Mabuya SP
Amphibians (10 species):
- Yellow-striped poison frog (Dendrobates truncatus)
- Chirique-Flusse tree frog (Boana pugnax)
- Banana frog (Boana crepitans)
- Small-headed treefrog (Dendropsophus microcephalus)
- Red snouted treefrog (Scinax aff. ruber)
- Caracas snouted treefrog (Scinax rostratus)
- Tungara frog (Engystomops pustulosus)
- White-lipped frog (Leptodactylus fragilis)
- Whistling frog (Leptodactylus fuscus)
- White-lipped frog (Leptodactylus insularum)
Equinoderms (1 species):
- Mellita quinquiesperforata
There are photos of most of them in Jaibazul_co/