Birdwatching in Mexico

Birding contacts and birdwatching information

Check our personalized year round birdwatching tours in Mexico for small groups

Local Birdingpal Contacts

Local Birdwatchers Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		A	Gutierrez	Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur	Weekend
		K	Kühne	San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas	Anytime	German/English Spanish/Portuguese French/Chinese
		San Cristobal is in the mountains (at 2100 meters) with the according avifauna, but trips to the rainforest lowlands in Eastern Chiapas or other parts of the state can be planned from here.
		F	Albini	San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas	Anytime	Spanish/English Italian
		I got interested in birds in 2005 when I went for a walk and accidentally glimpsed a Mountain Trogon, it was a moment that changed my life forever. Birds have now become the most important part of my life and I'm really passionate about them and eager to bird anytime. I'm also a bird illustrator and photographer and hope to make a living with my art in the future. I'd love to go birding with other people who share the same passion, I'm not a professional guide and won't charge you for birding around San Cristóbal but donations are welcome if you consider it appropriate."
		E	Lopez	Durango	Anytime	Spanish/English
		I'm a Mexican ornithologist and I'm close to some natural areas like Michilliav, Malaga and Mapimi Biosphera Reserve.
		R	Padilla	Pachuca(Mexico City), Hidalgo	Weekend	Spanish/English
		Pachuca is 1 hour from the International Airport of Mexico City, with direct bus connections. An excellent choice for a day or a weekend, if you are traveling for business to Mexico City. In the mountains of Pahuca we see Red Warbler and many endemics and migratory warblers, in addition to the Nightingale-thrush Russet, Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer, Blue-Throated Hummingbird, etc. An hour and a half from Pachuca we have cloud forests with endemic and cuasiendemics species. Three hours we have evergreen forest.
		R	Guerra	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon	Weekend
		J	Church	La Crucecita, Oaxaca	Anytime	English/Spanish Swedish
		Huatulco, Oaxaca is noted for its bio diversity. The area is protected and the development theme is based on conservation. I amvsp&spvavid photographer and have been taking photos in the area for the past 4 years. I own a house which I rent when not there myself. It is very close to the park areas and has incredible bird watching from the back deck. The back of the house faces a protected area. The closest national park is Cruz del Monte which is a 20 minute walk from the house to the park entrance. http://www.coug.net/cruzdelmonte.
		G	Conti	Patzcuaro, Michoacán	Anytime	English/Spanish Turkish
		Although I have birded the Morelia-Patzcuaro area for over 10 years, I moved February 2008 to Arocutin, a small village on the west side of Lake Patzcuaro. Before this permanent move, I lived in and seriously birded Seattle, WA and Anchorage, AK. My focus this next year will be to understand more about status and distribution of this area's birds. I'd be happy to answer any questions or show you some of my favorite spots.
		W	Glavind	Mazatlan, Sinaloa (Winter only)	Anytime	English some Spanish
		There is very good access within 10 mins. of our Marina Condo ,as there are lots of estuaries and farmlands with a good variety of species. My wife and I are like to get out regularly but are not pros. We love travelling and just recently returned from the Yucatan . Our summer residence is in British Columbia, Vancouver area, Canada. Wally.
		M	Armenta	Mazatlan, Sinaloa	Anytime
		G	Boz-Sepulveda	Cd. Victoria, Tamaulipas	Anytime	Spanish/English
		The Altas Cumbres area located high in the cloud forests of the Sierra Madre Oriental, N.E. Tamaulipas boasts of over 500 types of birds and butterfly some of which only occur in this region. I will be available to small groups of 3 to 5 persons. I am not a professional guide, nor will I charge for the tour. I will only ask you tell a friend and help us to continue to promote the neo-tropics in responsible and sustainable manner, donations always welcome. I have been going to the Cd.Victoria area for over 35 years and do have access to local bird, butterfly, and canopy tour guides. Thank you for your help to protect and preserve these fragile and endangered natural areas.
		J	Bacon	Bacalar, Q. Roo, Yucatan	Anytime	English modedrate Spanish
		Retired science teacher, here over 8 years, wife is retired librarian. We are on Laguna Bacalar, headquarters for the Limpkin and Snail Kite. Lots of herons, egrets, kingfishers and flycatchers. Near great mayan ruins with birds and monkeys. Good hotels and we have a guest room in our home.
		A	Palos	Dzemul, Yucatan	Anytime
		B	Scott	Progreso, Yucatan	Anytime	English/Spanish
		I started birding in my native country, Canada in 1988 and it has been a passion since then. My tropical birding experience started when we moved to the Yucatan in 2003. Since then we have taken 6 extensive birding trips in 7 of the southern states in Mexico. The best birding areas in our immediate vicinity are Dzibilchaltun, Xcambo, Chuburna, Dzilam de Bravo and Aquaparque in Merida. Further afield are Celestun, Chumbec, Uxmal and Rio Lagartos. I have recorded 292 species in the state and 367 species in the peninsula. Within an hour’s drive of my home, I can fairly reliably locate several regional endemics and quasi-endemics such as Yucatan Wren, Mexican Sheartail, Yucatan Bobwhite, Yucatan Jay, Yucatan Flycatcher, and Orange Oriole.
Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		R	Valdes	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon	Anytime	Spanish/English
		Rene Valdes, your local Birdingpal guide Rene Valdes is a field Ornithologist who lives in Monterrey city. He was born in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, and it was there, as a teenager that he became involved in bird watching. His first sightings were at an estuary in Mazatlan looking for the deciduous forest’s species. When he moved to Monterrey, he became a specialist on psittacines field research working at both Sierra Madre Oriental and Occidental conducting research on the endangered Thick-billed Parrots and Maroon-fronted Parrots. He is also expert on pine-oak forest bird diversity, and has acquired the knowledge of hot spot locations with many other endangered and endemic bird species over the past 8 years. Some of his rare or out of range bird findings had been published in journals in Mexico. Rene guides birding trips in Monterrey and adjacent areas in northeastern Mexico, and also in Mazatlan and the Durango highway. He also participated as one of the official guides of the 1st Mazatlan Bird Festival, and as well as giving a conference about bird identification. He has become a keen bird photographer.
		L	Ku	Cancun, Riviera Maya in Q. Roo, Yucatan	Anytime	Spanish/English
		Luis was born in Yucatan and studied in the University of Yucatan. He worked for 17 years in the Botanical Garden, ”Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin” of Puerto Morelos. Luis is a specialist birding guide and one of the most experienced and qualified specialist in the Yucatan Peninsula, Luis has been guiding biologists, bird lovers and other specialists in the field. As a birder he has spent the last 20 years searching for the best places to find birds around the Yucatan Peninsula
		E	Canul	Rio Lagartos, Yucatan	Anytime	English/Spanish
		Elmer was born in the state of Yucatan in 1973, studied at a local school in the community of Rio Lagartos. He became interested in birds because of the enormous diversity of birdlife in the area. He began working with some local expert birders and in time became an expert, himself , in the bird life around Rio Lagartos. He has guided many international visitors to Rio Largartos Bisosphere Reserve and is always happy to show off his local patch to birders from around the world. He has guided a number of famous bird watchers from the States and elsewhere and is well known in the birding community.

Local Information

	Name	Description
	Birder friendly lodging	Mexico
	Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia	Mexico
	Local weather	Yahoo
	Electronic maps	Google
	Field guides recommended by Birdingpals	Mexico
	Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc.	BookFinder4U
	Bird check list	Printable
	Read a Birdingpal's Trip Report	Mexico
	Sociedad Audubon de Mexico	Club
	Ornitológica de México	Latest Sights
	Birding Hotspots around the world	Sites
	Komchén Bird Sanctuary Yucatan	Site
	Bruce Walsh's	Butterflies

Last update 24/01/2012