Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco

Citreoline Trogon Trogon citreolus ©Gábor Orbán Website
Birding Jalisco

Jalisco is a state in Mexico. The capital of Jalisco is the city of Guadalajara. In the 2005 census, Jalisco had a population of 6,752,113 people. Jalisco is known for being the birthplace of mariachi music.

The state of Jalisco borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the states of Nayarit to the northwest, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes to the north, Guanajuato to the east, and Colima and Michoacán to the south. It has an area of 79,085 km2 (30,535 sq mi).Mexico’s largest freshwater lake, Lake Chapala, lies within the boundaries of Jalisco.

Jalisco is the center of the Mexican tequila industry, and the town of Tequila, Jalisco, which gave its name to the famous liquor, is located there. The volcanic soil covering much of the state of Jalisco is particularly well suited for the cultivation of the blue agave plant, which is used as the base for tequila.

Contributors
Checklist
  • iGoTerra Checklist

    iGoTerra Checklist
    Fatbirder Associate iGoTerra offers the most comprehensive and up to date birds lists on the web
Reserves

Abbreviations Key

  • Jalisco Dry Forests

    InformationSatellite View
    List of locations - The Jalisco Dry Forests are a region of unparalleled diversity in Mexico. These rich forests, with more than 750 species of plants, are a crucial point in the migratory routes of many birds coming from Canada and the United States each winter…
  • MP Los Arcos

    InformationSatellite View
Guides & Tour Operators
  • Ecotours de Mexico

    Tour Operator
    The Bay of Banderas is home to a great variety of habitats and ecosystems, ranging from mountains, rivers and creeks, marshy lagoons, tropical forests, mangroves and shorelines. The diversity is so great that we can boast up to 355 different bird species in this area. That`s almost HALF of all bird species found in the U.S. and Canada combined! These are great birding tours, ALWAYS small groups and guided by one of Vallarta`s top birders.
  • Open Air Expeditions

    Tour Operator
    Choose either the Coastal Bird Walk or the Mountain Bird Hike. We suggest the Coastal Birds if this is your first time birding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We will drive you to a local estuary down a road paralleling the river. This is great habitat for Seedeaters, Buntings, Oriols, Kestrels and more. At the estuary, we will use a Spyingscope to scan the Shores and Mangroves for Egrets, Herons, Avocets and Sandpipers. Next we will drive 15 minutes to a fresh water lagoon to view Rails, Coots, Jacanas and Ducks
  • Wildlife Connection

    Tour Operator
    Bird watching is a fascinating outdoor activity. Due to its geographical position, Puerto Vallarta is, without a doubt, a perfect location, where on a relatively small area, we can observe a great variety of birds. Wildlife Connection offers you the opportunity to enjoy an unforgettable encounter with these birds, surrounded by exuberant vegetation and in the company of biologists who will share with you their experience and knowledge
  • ecoTOURS

    Tour Operator
Trip Reports
  • 2014 [05 May] - Chris Drysdale - Puerto Vallarta

    Report
    ...I took three local half-day trips from Puerto Vallarta, each starting before dawn to maximize daylight: the high elevation La Bufa (San Sebastian del Oeste); Rancho Primavera (El Tuito); and the road to Bioto. Each turned out, for their own reasons, to be excellent birding locations...
  • 2014 [March] - Suzanne Winckler

    Report
    ...Our two-day visit to Centro Ecoturismo Amixtlán in Jalisco was part of an 18-day birding trip (including Sinaloa, Nayarit, Colima, and Jalisco) covering the well-known birding destinations, primarily those in Steve Howell's A Bird-finding Guide to Mexico (1999)...
  • 2017 [11 November] - Gordon Shaw

    PDF Report
    ...This is undoubtedly a biodiverse and bird rich area, but joining an organised tour would probably be the best way of getting the most from this. There seemed to be lack of recent trip reports, most were at least 10 years old, from the area, which suggested that freelancing had become unpopular, presumably due to security issues...
Places to Stay
  • Casa de las Flores B&B

    Accommodation
    Casa de las Flores Bed & Breakfast in Tlaquepaque - Guadalajara is a restored, turn of the century adobe home in a traditional neighborhood. When you open our doors you will find English-speaking hosts, large flower-filled gardens, and spacious accommodations waiting to greet you.
Blogs
  • Vince Gravel - Birds of Mexico

    BLOG
    Many terrific pix…

Fatbirder - linking birders worldwide... Wildlife Travellers see our sister site: WAND

Skip to content