Mexico is a fabulous destination for birding, offering astonishing diversity across its rich landscapes--from ancient valleys and cactus forests to lush cloud forests, mangroves, and dramatic coastlines. We currently have eight distinct itineraries as there is so much to see. Continue reading our overview of all Mexico tours or click a link below for a specific itinerary.
Mexico Birding Departures
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Specialty birds, wintering Monarchs, and up-close whale encounters on this exciting tour!
Departures- Jan 25 - Feb 5, 2026 with Micah Riegner & John Coons
- Feb 7-18, 2027 with TBA
Superb endemics, swift-filled sinkholes, and surrealism from Mexico City to Monterrey.
Departures- Jun 26 - Jul 6, 2027 with TBA
A week-long tour in pristine cloud forest replete with Horned Guans, Resplendent Quetzals, Fulvous Owls and Blue-throated Motmots while based out of the El Triunfo base camp. Can be combined with our Enchanted Chiapas tour.
Departures- Mar 2-8, 2026 with Micah Riegner & Jorge Montejo-Diaz
- Feb 27 - Mar 5, 2027 with TBA
A ten-day immersion in the land of the Nava's Wren, Rosita's Bunting, and Pink-headed Warbler.
Departures- Nov 9-18, 2025 with Micah Riegner & Jorge Montejo-Diaz
- Feb 20 - Mar 1, 2026 with Micah Riegner & Jorge Montejo-Diaz
- Mar 5-14, 2027 with TBA
Superb birding with two dozen Mexican endemics and fascinating ruins while based in lovely Oaxaca City.
Departures- Dec 20-27, 2025 with Dan Lane & Jay VanderGaast
- Mar 1-8, 2026 with Chris Benesh & Doug Gochfeld
- Dec 19-26, 2026 with Dan Lane & Alex Sundvall
- Feb 28 - Mar 7, 2027 with TBA
- Dec 19-26, 2027 with TBA
A new itinerary exploring Oaxaca's Atlantic (Gulf) and Pacific Slopes and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, with a long list of additional species for anyone who has already taken our long-running and popular Oaxaca Valley tour.
Departures- Mar 8-19, 2026 with Dan Lane & Bret Whitney
- Mar 7-18, 2027 with TBA
The amazing spectacle of huge numbers of migrating raptors combined with some highland birding and cultural highlights.
Departures- Oct 4-14, 2026 with Micah Riegner & Jorge Montejo-Diaz
- Oct 2-12, 2027 with TBA
A tour for the most interesting birds of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula amidst its attractive Mayan sites and only a short flight from the US.
Departures- Nov 22 - Dec 1, 2025 with Megan Edwards Crewe & Alex Sundvall
- Nov 20-29, 2027 with TBA
Mexico Overview & Highlights
Mexico offers so many great destinations for birders that it may be hard to choose among them at first. A popular first stop for many is the hotspot of Oaxaca Valley, where you can seek more than twenty Mexican endemics including Red Warbler, Gray-breasted Woodpecker, Oaxaca Sparrow, and Sumichrast's Wren, while also experiencing vibrant Oaxaca City and Zapotec ruins. If you have a little more time, we also offer a second itinerary to this region that reaches beyond the Oaxaca Valley to do some birding on the adjacent Pacific and Caribbean slopes.
In Chiapas in the far south, we explore humid pine forests in search of Nava's Wren, the fantastic Rose-bellied Bunting, Pink-headed Warbler, Blue-throated Motmot, and Garnet-throated Hummingbird, as well as mangrove channels in search of Giant Wren, Yellow-naped Parrot, and Agami Heron. And along our route is spectacular Sumidero Canyon, not to be missed.
If you're up for a truly off-the-beaten-track adventure, join us on our El Triunfo trip to see Horned Guan, Resplendent Quetzal, Fulvous Owl, and other cloud forest specialties. Some great birding hikes and walks on this one, and as we stay at a base with cabins, there's no need for camping.
We venture to Veracruz along Mexico's Gulf Coast for the spectacle of the world's largest raptor migration--millions of hawks, kites, and vultures soaring overhead--plus numerous endemics and the chance to visit historic ruins.
Our trip to the Yucatan Peninsula is a long-running itinerary to a popular destination that features not only some alluring endemics, such as Mexican Sheartail, Yucatan Poorwill, and Gray-throated Chat, but also a chance to visit some of the classic Mayan archaeological sites, including Chichen Itza and Uxmal.
Our Central Mexico & Baja: Birds, Butterflies & Whales tour combines highland specialties like Sierra Madre Sparrow and White-naped Swift with the spectacle of wintering Monarch Butterflies. We then cross to Baja for its endemics and up-close encounters with Gray Whales.
For our Mexico's Eastern Sierras: Maroon-fronted Parrots & More itinerary, our newest Mexico offering, we traverse Hidalgo and San Luis Potosi in search of Red-crowned Amazon, Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl, and Altamira Yellowthroat, and we end with Maroon-fronted Parrots at their nesting cliffs outside of Monterrey. Some spectacular scenery along this route, too!
From dazzling hummingbirds and trogons to secretive wrens and colorful buntings, Field Guides birding tours to Mexico promise a diverse experience, enriched by expert guides, warm hospitality, and the country's legendary cuisine and culture. Each journey reveals a new facet of Mexico's birdwatching and cultural wonders.
Photo credit: Our thanks to guide Micah Riegner for the striking image of Cardon cacti at sunset at the top of this page.
We offer many other tours to the CARIBBEAN, to CENTRAL AMERICA, and to SOUTH AMERICA, too!