Highland Birds and Macaws - *New Trip*
Mountain, Tropical Birds & Macaws
This beautiful tour combines the tropical birding with higher elevations of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range. We are fortunate to be located where the sierra meets the volcanic belt splitting the country into two distinct avian regions. Here numerous endemic species from the North are found at their Southern limit. In addition many Southern Mexico and Central American species can be encountered at their Northern limits!
Our trip starts at sea level and gradually we´ll head up through tropical forests, sub-perennials until reaching the pine and oak forests located at 1,000 mts of elevation within the Sierra Madre.
The variety of habitats is so great that you can see different varieties of birds, among them the famous Grey-Crowned Woodpecker, varied Bunting, Painted Redstart, Black-Vented Oriole, Grey-Collared Pygmy owl, Tufted Flycatcher, Greater Pewee, the Orange-fronted Parakeet, Green Jay, the Citreoline Trogons, Tropical Kingbird, Magpie Jays, Pale-billed Woodpecker are some of the area’s common sighting.
This is also the home of the Military Macaws (Ara militaris) and they may be sighted; resting in a tree or flying in pairs, nesting and their strident unique voice will surely attract your attention.
Itinerary
• 6:10 am -Nuevo Vallarta Pick up. Meet outside Guadalajara Pharmacy
• 6:30 am - Marina Vallarta Pick up. Meet at Ecotours Marina office in Marina Vallarta (Proa loc. 20)
• 7:00 am - Downtown Pick up. Meet outside Freddy´s Tucan Restaurant (Ignacio L. Vallarta & Basilio Badillo corner)
We will take scenic highway # 200 South from Vallarta through a wide variety of jungle settings towards the pine and oak forests.
• 2:00 pm - Return to Puerto Vallarta
Bird Checklist
PRICE PER PERSON
Adults $80 USD Kids $60 USD (4 to 11 years old)
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