An excellent introduction to birding in the Americas. Tours in Western Mexico offer Aztec Thrushes in the pine-oak forested slopes of the Colima volcanoes, the famous coastal sites near San Blas and the exquisite Tufted Jays near the Durango Highway. Western Mexico offers a great diversity of habitats and wildlife. There is a variety of habitats from pine-oak forests on
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Cuba does not offer the large number of species usually associated with most Neotropical destinations, but we there are still lots of endemic bird species plus a host of Nearctic migrants if you visit this beautiful island. Probably the most relaxing of all birding tours with a real Caribbean “feeling” but you still get to see those important birds like
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The incomparable Pantanal and its Hyacinth Macaw. No other destination has so many easily seen birds as Brazil. Combine this with the sublime Itatiaia National Park packed full of Atlantic Forest endemics and this is truly a spectacular setination. Other must see places are the North-East (Araripe Manakin, Lear’s Macaw, Hooded Visorbearer and Seven-coloured Tanager); the Amazon at Carajas (Black-chested
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Venturing into “The Bird Continent” of South America offers a very special experience and especially in Venezuela. Places to visit include Llanos, famous for its wealth of wetland bird species before heading south to the forests of Imataca – surely one of the best places to see that most enigmatic of all Neotropical birds, the magnificent Harpy Eagle. Other places
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