Turquoise-browed Motmot

The Yucatan Peninsula – from Celestun to Tulum and Cozumel and everything in between

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25 December 2013 – 11 January 2014 The Yucatan Peninsula has 11 endemic species, 2 near endemic species, and 2 Caribbean species that are found along the coast and nowhere else in Mexico. Species that are restricted to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico include Yucatan (Yellow-lored) Parrot, Yucatan Poorwill, Yucatan Nightjar, Yucatan Woodpecker, [...]

The Pacific slope of El Triunfo – Tres de Mayo, Paval, and Limonar

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3-5 Dec 2013 Having spent an amazing week in the higher areas of El Triunfo, we were also keen to visit some of the lower areas on the Pacific slope. Fortunately, this is readily done from the town of Mapastepec, giving easy access to tropical deciduous forest where great birds such as Tody Motmot, Long-tailed Manakin, White-eared Ground-Sparrow, [...]