WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide
Welcome to WINGS
If you’re an old hand, we hope our program is of interest. If you’re new to birding tours, you might find our essay “Choosing a Birding Tour” helpful.
What's New
Idaho: Cassia Crossbill and Southern Idaho, 12-20 August 2019, with Jon Dunn and Austin Young -- In 2017 the AOS Checklist Committee concluded that the endemic subspecies of... (more)
Nepal, 16-29 March 2019, with Mich Coker and Som GC -- Cut off from the rest of the world for centuries, Nepal remains one of Asia’s... (more)
Colombia: The Chocó, Jul 28 - Aug 9 2019, with Fabrice Schmitt -- The Chocó area of western Colombia and Ecuador encompasses the Pacific... (more)
Bolivia: Barba Azul Nature Reserve, Sadiri Lodge, and the Apolo Valley, 5-20 October 2018, with Rich Hoyer -- Bolivia is a large country with many ecoregions, and we’ve long wanted... (more)
Upcoming Tours
Upcoming guaranteed departures with limited space.
China: Sichuan with Paul Holt and Wang Qingyu - Some of the best birding in the Middle Kingdom with many endemic species amongst varied habitats and wild, mountainous terrain. One space remains. 27 May-16 June.
Uganda with Brian Finch - Uganda is the jewel in the crown of East Africa, filled with excellent birds such as Shoebill and Green-breasted Pitta and mammal highlights that include Mountain Gorilla and Chimpanzee. 23 June-8 July.
Ecuador: Mindo and the Northwest Andes with Luke Seitz - Superb Andean birding with up to 40 hummingbird species. Begins 2-10 July.
Arizona Second Spring with Jon Dunn - Excellent birding as the summer monsoons bring moisture and awaken a “second spring” full of birdsong, peak diversity, and good chances for rarities. 29 July-9 August.
Private Tours
WINGS organizes private tours worldwide. Details here.
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A Chiriqui Quail-Dove pauses uncharacteristically near Monteverde on the Costa Rica in Spring tour
Photo: Rich Hoyer
From the Field
April 20: Gavin Bieber on his just-completed tour, Texas: The Upper Coast
Our tour took place over a week where the weather didn't create conditions... (more)
March 23: Fabrice Schmitt on his and Steve Howell's recently completed cruise, Buenos Aires to Santiago
For the second time this year, we had an amazing cruise from Buenos Aires (Argentina)... (more)
March 19: Jon Feenstra on his recently completed tour, Ecuador: The Amazon Lowlands
We’re all back from a week in the Ecuadorian Amazon based at the remote,... (more)
March 16: Rich Hoyer on his just-completed tour, Jamaica
We breezed through the natural history of Jamaica this past week, seeing all... (more)
March 7: Rich Hoyer on his just-completed tour, Mexico: Baja California's Cape Region
This year’s Baja California tour was highlighted by lots of birds everywhere... (more)
Our Leaders & Staff
Greg Greene
Greg Greene (pictured with “Chili” the office mascot) joined the WINGS team in January 2007. Having grown up in the rural countryside of northeastern Ohio and influenced by his grandmother’s curiosity in birds, it seemed inevitable... (more)
Featured Tour
Venezuela - The Tepuis, Imataca Forest Reserve, and Orinoco Delta
Eastern Venezuela is a remote region that has only recently been opened up to tourists, primarily due to the paving of a road to Brazil that runs south parallel to the border with Guyana. This passes through vast tracts of lowland Guianan rainforest, before climbing up five thousand feet through a rainforest-covered escarpment where it is known... (more)
AZ Birding
Coming to southeastern Arizona and want guiding help for just a day or two? Find an excellent guide at AZ-Birding.
