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The Yucatan Peninsula is recognized as a very important area with an enormous diverse bird population due to its strategic location for migratory birds. You can find 537 bird species of the 1,062 that exist in Mexico, including 14 endemics.
More than two hundred bird species nest in the temperate parts of North America and visit the Peninsula, 35 as vagrants (a bird that is well out of its range in an unexpected area), while 128 species spend the winter each year in the region. Another 54 species use the Peninsula to rest and feed during their journey to Central and South America to spend the winter.
Among the endemic species found throughout the region are: the ocellated turkey, the Yucatecan parrot, the Yucatecan tapacamino, the huil tapacamino, the Yucatecan woodpecker, the Yucatecan flycatcher, the Yucatecan chara, the Yucatecan rattle, the meowing black, the Yucatecan tanager and the Yucatecan bagger.
The best way to enjoy the experience of bird watching and its natural history in Yucatan is to be accompanied by a local guide. This allows you to visit places you would not find elsewhere, as well as understand local customs, beliefs and practices.
A good number of places for birdwatchers have been grouped into five areas and serve as reference routes, so that visitors enjoy the tour:
The Northeast Route
It includes the Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve, the Palmar State Reserve, the Oxkintok archaeological site, and the Calcetok caves.
The Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve is home to over 305 bird species, including cormorants, tiger herons, kingfishers, roseate spoonbills, Yucatecan wrens, and many more.
Explore the Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve to discover one of the regions with the greatest biodiversity in Yucatán. Take a Tour through the mangroves and the Bird Island to admire the pink flamingos.You'll also visit a Beach Club and enjoy all the wonders that Celestún has to offer.
Bird Watching in Yucatán
The North Central Coast Route
It includes the archaeological zone of Ddzibichaltún and its surroundings, the road from Komchen-Sierra Papacal-Chuburna Puerto, original bypass between Puerto Progreso and Chicxulub, observation tower of the Uaymitún reserve, archaeological zone of Xcambo and the Komchen de los Pájaros private reserve, and San Crisanto – Sinanché – Hacienda San Juan de Lizarraga.
The Northeast Coast Route
It includes the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, where you can observe a diverse array of birds in their natural habitat, including the American pink flamingo. Additionally, you’ll be able to spot the large saltwater crocodile and enjoy the experience of a Mayan mud bath, which involves covering yourself in exfoliating mud.
The Route of the Interior of the State of Yucatan
Includes: Cuxtal Municipal Ecological Reserve, Hacienda Petac (guests only). Hacienda Katanchel, Haciendas near Izamal: San José Tecoh, Tikuch and Tzalancab, ecotourism trails from the Tekal de Venegas ejido northeast of Izamal, trails located behind the community of Santo Domingo, east of Buctzotz, Ejido de Yaxunah, southeast de Libre Unión, Chichén Itzá Archaeological Zone, Rejollado Thompson, Balancanché Grotto, Xcalacoop, Rancho San Miguel, Valladolid, and the entrance road to the Ek Balam Archaeological Zone.
The Puuc – Southeast Route
It includes the archaeological zones of Uxmal, Kabah and Sayil, Grutas de Loltún, Hacienda Tabi, Helen Moyers Biocultural Reserve - Archaeological Zone of Kiuic, and Rancho Hobonil, north of Catmís.
Other Places
Tekit
It offers a 700-meter trail with safe and comfortable stops to enjoy various endemic, local, and migratory birds.
At the end of the trail, there is a small plot where you’ll be welcomed with food under the shade of a palapa, where you can enjoy bird-related activities like bingo, puzzles, and drawings.
Sihunchén Ecotourism Park
This park has 40 hectares of forested area, ideal for birdwatching. You can walk its trails to enjoy the landscape. It is located 45 minutes from Mérida.
Sisal
In this beautiful Magical Town, you can observe and photograph birds across three distinct ecosystems: coastal dunes, beach, and mangroves. The tour is conducted using off-road vehicles and boats.
In the coastal dunes, you can photograph hummingbirds, Yucatecan wrens, Yucatecan jays, orioles, Yucatecan gnatcatchers, quails, mockingbirds, and flycatchers, among others. The beach area is home to seabirds, with many migratory species present in winter. In the mangroves, you’ll find a nesting sanctuary for over 12 different aquatic bird species, such as cormorants, herons, spoonbills, ibises, great horned owls, and grackles.
Valladolid,
You can also explore the areas around Valladolid to spot endemic species like the Yucatecan woodpecker, Yucatecan flycatcher, Yucatecan jay, and Yucatecan parrot, among others, while walking a trail that leads to a cenote where you can cool off.
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