Photo Gallery
Photos by Chris Wood unless otherwise noted
The Colima and Jalisco tour begins on the coast, where, in the lowland thorn forest we should see….
Photo: Chris Wood
…colorful species as Streak-backed Oriole…
Photo: Steve Howell
…and Orange-breasted Bunting…
Photo: Chris Wood
…and perhaps the elusive Red-breasted Chat…
Photo: Ian Lewingon
…or the even-more-elusive Rosy Thrush-Tanager.
Photo: Ian Lewingon
We’ll move inland to the volcanoes, Volcán de Nieve and, here, Volcán de Fuego, on on whose slopes we should find….
Photo: Chris Wood
…Slate-throated Redstart (or, more accurately, Whitestart)…
Photo: Chris Wood
…and Mexican endemics such as Russet Nightingale-Thrush and, if we’re lucky…
…the striking Aztec Thrush.
Photo: Ian Lewingon
The plains around the volcanoes are full of birds including…
Photo: Steve Howell
…huge flocks of male Yellow-headed Blackbirds.
Photo: Steve Howell
Moving to Colima City, the many new birds we are likely to find include Happy Wren…
Photo: Ian Lewington
…the handsome Black-chested Sparrow…
Photo: Gavin Bieber
…Orange-fronted Parakeet…
Photo: Chris Wood
..and, with luck, the very local Balsas Screech-Owl.
Photo: Chris Wood
After our time in the interior, it’s nice to return to the coast at Manzanillo where we can birdwatch while doing the birdlist and where offshore rocks hold large breeding aggregations of…
Photo: Chris Wood
…Red-billed Tropicbirds.
Photo: Chris Wood