Frikinzi's Fauna
by frikinzi
With Frikinzi's Fauna, Minecraft's world gains many birds and other small creatures drawn from real-life animals, spread across the biomes they would inhabit.
What it does
Frikinzi's Fauna adds a large set of animals that vanilla Minecraft does not include. Players find them while exploring jungles, forests, tundras, wastelands and coasts, and many can be tamed and bred. The mod is especially focused on avian and aquatic creatures, and the author reports more than 500 species represented, with a later update adding 50 animals.
The mod ships with a Field Guide, a green book crafted from the mod's items. Right-clicking an animal with the book opens its entry, so players can learn about its species and diet, and the in-game Frikinzi's Guide wiki gives more detail. Interface text is available in English, Español, Português (Brasil) and Français.
Frikinzi's Fauna requires GeckoLib 3.0.0 or newer. Its files are published for Forge and cover 1.12.2, 1.16.5, 1.18.2 and 1.20.1, with the latest Forge file, v1.8.0.3-1.20.1, targeting 1.20.1. Both the server and every player need the mod, and the code is not open source; All rights reserved applies.
Key features
Real-world species
Birds, aquatic creatures and other animals modeled on real species fill the biomes of the overworld.
Taming and breeding
Many of the animals can be tamed and bred, so players can keep and multiply their own groups.
Field Guide book
A crafted green book opens an entry for any animal when used on it, covering the species and its diet.
Learning catalog
The catalog describes a large number of species, and the guide wiki adds further entries on each one.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Dariy_turtles is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that also runs on client and server, but it is not open source and focuses on turtles. Legendary Creatures is another Forge mod for 1.20.1 with the same environment and license, adding fantasy creatures rather than real animals. Fantastic Mobs covers 1.20.1 on Forge as well, and it too needs both sides and remains All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frikinzi's Fauna | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-02 |
| Dariy_turtles | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-22 |
| Legendary Creatures | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-07 |
| Fantastic Mobs | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-02-12 |
Questions
Which GeckoLib version does Frikinzi's Fauna need?
Does the server need Frikinzi's Fauna?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Frikinzi's Fauna is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Are you bored by the lack of wildlife in Minecraft? Are you looking to build a zoo and want to fill your aviaries and aquariums?
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/frikinzis-fauna
- Owner
- frikinzi
- Published
- 2023-05-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15