A morning out, a fortnight across the state, or something built around your list.
Pine-oak & cloud forest · 2,200 m
Highland endemics
The endangered Pink-headed Warbler on its home ground, alongside highland hummingbirds, jays and owls in the forests around the town.
Pink-headed Warbler · Blue-throated Motmot · Wine-throated Hummingbird · Black-throated Jay · Garnet-throated Hummingbird · Black-capped Swallow
Tropical rainforest · Maya ruins
Lowland jungle
Sunrise on the road to the ruins for toucans, trogons and oropendolas, then shady forest trails, soaring raptors, and a finish at the hummingbird feeders.
Keel-billed Toucan · Red-capped Manakin · Scarlet Macaw · King Vulture · Violet Sabrewing · Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Deciduous forest · 1,000 m above the river
Birding above the canyon
A full morning at the canyon viewpoints in dry deciduous forest, with a strong cast of localised specialities and impressive views over the Grijalva River.
Flammulated Flycatcher · Red-breasted Chat · Slender Sheartail · Blue Seedeater · Bar-winged Oriole
Pine-oak, dry forest & wetland
Mayan temples & wetlands
An off-the-beaten-track day: Maya ruins at the pine-oak/dry-forest transition, ancient cypresses at Tzimol, and the Comitán wetlands to finish.
Belted Flycatcher · Slender Sheartail · Lesser Roadrunner · Blue-and-white Mockingbird · White-faced Ground Sparrow
Pine-oak & cloud forest · lakes
Highland forest & quetzals
First light on the Camino de Cinco Lagos for Resplendent Quetzal, then the lake at El Pojoj, lunch over the water, and either the Chinkultic pyramids or the wetlands to finish.
Resplendent Quetzal · Azure-hooded Jay · Northern Emerald-Toucanet · Black-throated Jay · Green-throated Mountain-gem · Barred Parakeet
Sierra Madre · dry to humid forest
Pacific-slope specialities
The Sierra Madre slopes on the Pacific side, ranging from dry lowland forest up into humid foothills, and the surest ground for the flagship Rose-bellied Bunting alongside a run of west-Mexican specialities.
Rose-bellied Bunting · Orange-breasted Bunting · Long-tailed Manakin · Citreoline Trogon · Green-fronted Hummingbird · Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow · Great Swallow-tailed Swift
