Welcome to Mexico, premier destination for birding.

In birding terms México is a very rich country due to its geographical conditions and characteristics, with a wide variety of climates, habitats and ecosystems which are the home to unique and again wide diversity of flora and fauna. Just to mention some ecosystems we can find coastal dunes, mangroves, savannas, low, medium and high jungle, cloud and rain forests, desert, high mountains, etc.

Due again to its geographical location and wide diversity of ecosystems Mexico is considered as one of the 7 countries with Mega biological diversity occupying the first place in number of reptiles in the world, second place in number of land vertebrates, more than 30,000 of plants, as well as 1,040 different species of birds, of which 125 are endemic and approximately 400 can not be found in USA or Canada.

Mexico has more species of birds than the USA and Canada combined. Fortunately there have been several studies done on Mexico`s birds, just to mention some important groups we have Psitacids, which include macaws and parrots, a wide variety of hawks, egrets, herons, warblers, vireos, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, owls, etc.

Birds that live on the coast are also well represented; we have a big population of flamingos in the Yucatan peninsula, we have cormorants, pelicans, spoonbills, frigate birds and many more.

Birdwatching in Mexico has been long appreciated by visitors again due to the rich diversity. Some of the best birdwatching is practiced in most of the 116 protected areas located throughout the country. With the recent growth of eco-tourism in Mexico, birdwatchers have the opportunity to visit many more places than they could before.

Mexico already has some professional companies offering high quality birdwatching trips with serious and experienced local birders who can arrange trips throughout the year. Normally these trips have the extra opportunity of doing cultural activities such as seeing historic sites, enjoying great food and experiencing the high quality service that the people in Mexico give to visitors.

Source: Fatbirder.com

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