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Cuban Tody Todus multicolor ©Carole Leigh http://stores.ebay.co.uk/FIRECREST-WILDLIFE-PHOTOGRAPHY

Below are the main birding locations on the Island nation of Cuba. Because of the number of endemics Cuba is becoming increasingly popular as a destination for birders. The sites were submitted in Spanish - the translations adaptations of mechanical translation.

Reserva de la Biosfera Cuchillas del Toa Excelente lugar para observar Gavilán Caguarero-Cuban Kite y uno de los últimos reductos(junto a la Sierra Maestra) para encontrar el Carpintero Real-Ivory billed Woodpecker. Especies típicas del oriente cubano se observan con facilidad como el Sinsontillo-Cuban Gnatcatcher y el Pechero-Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi. Existe una población importante en la costa de Aguila Pescadora-Osprey y de otras aves marinas Terns,Gull, Cormorants, Pelicans,Heron.... [Se accede a través del puente aéreo La Habana-Santiago de Cuba y después en coche, hasta Baracoa donde se ha observado últimamente el Gavilán Caguarero. A partir de ahí iniciamos el recorrido hasta la Cuchillas del Toa, visitando el Río Moa.]

Biosfera Cuchillas del Toa Reserve This is a great place to observe Cuban Kite and to find the last Ivory-billed Woodpeckers. Typical species of eastern Cuba like Cuban Gnatcatcher and Oriente Warbler can easily be seen here. Osprey and other marine birds Terns, Gull, Cormorants, Pelicans, Heron have important populations on this part of the coast.

Reserva de la Biosfera de Guanahacabibes Es uno de los pocos lugares donde aún se puede observar el ave más pequeña del mundo Zunzuncito-Bee Hummingbird. Es muy fácil encontrar al ave nacional de Cuba el Tocororo-Cuban Trogon cantando por todas las partes, y por supuesto a la Cartacuba-Cuban Tody. Son aves fáciles de fotografiar y de observar en número bastante alto. La Península de Guanahacabibes es una zona muy bien conservada y con control militar de acceso a la zona de buceo de María La Gorda. Cuenta con un buen centro de interpretación y se pueden ver otros grupos de vertebrados como Hutias, Iguanas, Cuban Boa, y muchas especies de Anolis-Anole endémicas de Pinar del Río. El recorrido en Coche es bastante largo, a unas tres horas de La Habana, pasando por la Capital de la Provincia-Pinar del Río.

Guanahacabibes Biosphere Reserve This is one of the few places where one can still see the smallest bird in the world - the Bee Hummingbird. It is also very easy to find the national bird of Cuba - the Cuban Trogon, singing everywhere, and Cuban Tody too. Its easy to photograph and to observe all these in quite high numbers. The Peninsula of Guanahacabibes is a conservation area and with as access is under military control it is well preserved. There is also a good interpretation center and other groups of vertebrates like Hutias, Iguanas and Cuban Boa can be seen, as well as many endemic species of plants. By car it is three hours from Havana via the Capital of Pinar Province.

Soroa En el camino que lleva a Guanahacabibes desde La Habana. Hay autopista hasta Pinar del Río.El camino se hace más ameno-corto si se aprovecha para visitar Soroa,Viñales,Sierra de Rosario.... donde las aves endémicas como el Ruiseñor Cubano Myadestes elisabeth y el Gavilán Colilargo-Gundlach Hawk son parte importante de la visita. Un ave típica de allí es el Aparecido de San Diego Cyanerpes cyaneus El murciélago mariposa-butterfly bat esta considerado como el más pequeño del mundo.

Soroa is on the way to Guanahacabibes from Havana [there is motorway as far as Pinar del Río. Endemic birds which might be seen here include Cuban Solitaire and Gundlach`s Hawk. A typical bird of the area is Red-legged Honey creeper. It is also a good place to see the Butterfly Bat, which is the smallest bat in the world.

Topes de Collantes - Escambray - Provincia de Santi Spiritus Se accede a esta zona montañosa con un recomendable descanso en la bella ciudad de Trinidad, famosa por la belleza de sus calles y casas. Es una impresionante zona de montaña bien conservada donde aves como el Zunzún-Cuban Emerald, el Gavilán Bobo -Broad winged Hawk, y el Carpintero de Paso-Sphyrapicus varius son aves muy comunes. El tocororo-Cuban Trogon siempre se dispone a una observación fácil así como el Carpintero Churroso Fernandina´s Flicker.

Topes de Collantes - Escambray - Santi Spiritus Province This is a mountainous area and a recommended rest-stop is the beautiful city of Trinidad, famous by the beauty of its streets and houses. It is an impressive well conserved area where birds like the Cuban Emerald, Sparrowhawk, Broad winged Hawk are very common birds. Cuban Trogon is always to observe as well as Fernandina`s Flicker.

Ciénaga de Zapata Esta recién creada Reserva de la Biosfera, situada a una hora y media en coche desde La Habana alberga en Guamá el famoso Criadero de Cocodrilos, Cuban Crocodile and American Crocodile, cerca de la Laguna del Tesoro. Alberga un centro de Reproducción del pez fósil Manjuarí-Lepisosteus, conocidos como peces cocodrilos o lagartos por sus peculiares escamas. También encontraremos un centro de cría en cautividad de la cotorra cubana-Cuban Parrot. Uno de los lugares más importantes y poco usuales en las rutas de birdwatching es Hato de Jicarita, situado a solo una hora de La Habana , en la entrada de la Ciénaga. Es el nacimiento del Río Hatiguanico, único río no habitado de Cuba donde viven los últimos ejemplares de Zapata Rail, Zapata Wren y Zapata Sparrow. Un agradable paseo en barca nos acerca a un paraíso con una gran cantidad y riqueza de especies como Garzas-herons, Gallito-Jacana, Marbella-Anhinga, Night-Heron, Martín Pe! scador-Belted Kingfisher, Carpintero Verde, Cuban Green Woodpecker, Carpintero Churroso-Fernandina`s Flicker.

Zapata SwampLagoon of Treasure. Also there is a center producing young Cuban Parrots in captivity. One of the most important bird area [watched very little] is a Cattle ranch - Jicarita, located to one hour out of Havana, in the entrance to the swamp. It is header tank of the Hatiguanico River, which is where the last Zapata Rails live and also Zapata Wren and Zapata Sparrow. A short and pleasant boatride takes you to a paradise with a great number and wealth of species like herons, Jacana, Anhinga, Night-Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Cuban Green Woodpecker, and Fernandina`s Flicker.

En este río vive una importante población de manatíes-Sea Cow, y de cocodrilos-Cuban Crocidile. Rail, Grebe, Coots, Gallinule, son aves muy fáciles de observar junto al Gavilán Caracolero-Snail Kite y Cernícalo-American Kestrel. Llegamos después al corazón de la Ciénaga y podemos elegir entre zona costera de Mangle,La Salina, donde observaremos Flamencos-Flamingos, Grullas-Crane, Gavilán Batista-Black Hawk, Cayama- Mycteria americana, Gallinuela de Manglar-Clapper Rail, y la zona boscosa y de Ciénaga como el Refugio de Fauna de Santo Tomás, lugar en el que en 1926 descubrió Fermín Cervera las tres aves endémicas de la Ciénaga, Zapata Wren-Cervera`s Wren, Zapata Rail y Zapata Rail. Tambièn el Zunzuncito-Bee Hummingbird, y la Gallinuela de Agua Dulce-King Rail, Sora.

In this river there is an important population of Manates [Sea Cow], and Cuban Crocidiles. Bird species include Rail, Grebe, Coots, Gallinule, [all very easy to observe] Snail Kite and American Kestrel. At the heart of the swamp one can choose between the mangroves and the Salt pans. Here one can observe Flamingos, Crane, Black Hawk, Gallinues and Clapper Rail, and in the wooded zone one can see the three endemic birds of the swamp, Zapata Wren, Zapata Rail and Zapata Sparrow and Bee Hummingbird, and King and Spra Rail.

A guide is essential if you want to see all there is to see.

top sites

Cuchillas del Toa - Guantanamo Province

Oriente - The last place that Ivory-billed Woodpecker and Cuban Kite were seen. Mountain and river birds.

Guanahacabibes - Pinar del Río Province

Coastal - Endemic birds and water birds, such as herons etc.

Soroa - Pinar del Río Province

Mountainous.Good for Endemic Birds.

Topes de Collantes - Escambray-Sancti Spiritus Province.

Mountain birds. Endemic birds found here include Cuban Tody, Cuban Trogon and Cuban Emerald.

Zapata Swamp - Matanzas Province

Obviously the place for Zapata endemic birds which are Zapata Wren, Zapata Sparrow and Zapata Rail, also the best place for Bee Hummingbird. It is an area of thick scrub and Swamp, forest and coastal habitat.

contributor

Rafael Sánchez
(Haban, Cuba)
ferminia@wanadoo.es

numbers

Number of bird species: 349
National Bird: Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus

numbers

Number of endemics: 22
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus Fernandina`s Flicker Colaptes fernandinae Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus Cuban Tody Todus multicolor Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Bare-legged Owl Otus lawrencii Cuban Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium siju Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas cerverai Gundlach`s Hawk Accipiter gundlachi Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi Cuban Grassquit Tiaris canora Red-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius assimilis Cuban Blackbird Dives atroviolacea

useful reading

Bird Songs in Cuba - CD

Cantos de las Aves de Cuba George B Raynard and Orlando H Garrido 2-CD set. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology 2006
ISBN: 166142
Buy this book from NHBS.com

Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba

Orlando Garrido, Arturo Kirkconnell, Roman Company (Illustrator) Paperback (31 August, 2000) C Helm
ISBN: 0713657847
Buy this book from NHBS.com

The Birds of the West Indies

By Herbert Raffaele, James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele
Helm Field Guides Sept 2003 Paperback RRP ?16.99p
See Fatbirder Review
ISBN: 0713654198
Buy this book from NHBS.com

useful information

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clubs

Birdlife Cuba

R Dr Martin Acosta, Museo Historia Natural, Felipe Poey, Fac de Biologia,U.H, 25 e/J e I, Vedado, La Habana Cuba. +53 7 329000 poey@comuh.uh.cu

museums

Historical Museum of Southern Florida

http://www.historical-museum.org/exhibits/cuban_flora/birds_and_beasts.htm
Exhibition: Illustrating Cuba`s Flora and Fauna...

National Museum of Natural History of Cuba

http://www.cuba.cu/ciencia/citma/ama/museo/museum1.html
It contains unique pieces, such as fish preserved personally by Poey in the first half of the 19th century, the smallest bird in the world, a stuffed specimen of an extinct species of pigeon, and 18 endemic Cuban birds that are part of the country`s largest collection.

reserves

Alejandro de Humboldt National Park

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/839
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park contains the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of terrestrial biological diversity in the entire insular Caribbean...

Desembarco del Granma National Park

http://whc.unesco.org/sites/889.htm
The area, which is situated in and around Cabo Cruz in south-west Cuba, includes spectacular terraces and cliffs, as well as some of the most pristine and impressive coastal cliffs bordering the western Atlantic.

Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_del_Rosario
Sierra del Rosario is mountain range in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. It is located in the western part of the Guaniguanico Range, in the north-central part of the province, between the municipalities of La Palma, Los Palacios and Consolación del...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can’t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page… give them a try!

1998 [April] - Richard Knapton

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/caribbean/cuba/index.htm
Isn`t that an owl sitting up there, at the top of that tree? We were birding in the cool mountain country of western Cuba, in pine forest in La Guira National Park. We had just searched successfully for Cuban Solitaire and were turning our attention to Olive-capped Warblers flitting high in the canopy, when Jack called out to us about an owl he`d spotted.

1998 [December] - Ellen Paul

http://maybank.tripod.com/Caribbean/Cuba-12-99.htm
Most birders on major birding ventures manage to avoid spending even a moment or two on non-birding activities or observations, and we are no exception. On a trip to Zimbabwe, we only went to Victoria Falls after we had birded the area thoroughly and had a few minutes to kill before heading to our next destination. Had there been more birds to see, we wouldn`t have wasted time on some stupid waterfall.

1999 [September] - Rafael Sanchez

http://birding.about.com/library/triprpt/uc00-05cuba.htm?once=true&;
I began my trip in Zapata Swamp looking for endemic birds: saw Zapata Wren, Zapata Sparrow and Zapata Rail. Continued watching Bee Hummingbird and Cuban Trogon. I saw and heard Cuban Tody and Cuban Green Woodpecker, and can not forget the Cuban Parrot and Cuban Pygmy Owl.

2000 [April] - Blake Maybank

http://maybank.tripod.com/Caribbean/Cuba-04-2000.htm
We birded in the Guardalavaca area in the morning, and I worked with the Cuban in-tourist agency Cubanacan that afternoon regarding our in-country excursions we had previously arranged.

2000 [December] - Derek Gruar

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/cuba/cuba3/cuba2000.htm
The Vinales valley, in the Pinar del Rio provence, west of Havana is one of the most visited areas of Cuba due to it`s stunning natural beauty and relaxed atmosphere, here gumboot wearing machete wielding cowboys are often seen riding around the tobacco plantations...

2000 [February] - Cathy MacLaggan

http://maybank.tripod.com/Caribbean/Cuba-02-2000.htm
I have recently returned from a trip to Cayo Coco, Cuba, and have prepared a list of the birds seen on Cayo Coco on field trip February 3, 2000.

2001 [March] - Alex Kirschel

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/cuba/cuba2/cuba2001.htm
We arrived at Havana Airport in the early afternoon, but had to endure the Spanish Inquisition before being allowed to leave the airport. No previous report has spoken about this, but the process took over two hours. Stavros was interrogated first, while I waited, and then I went in to the same room, so they could corroborate the story...

2001 [March] - John van der Woude

http://home.tiscali.nl/~jvanderw/cuba01/overview.htm
Our private birding trip on Cuba was from 4 till 17 March 2001. It was a great trip, and not only because we saw practically all the endemic bird species: 22 Cuban and another 20 Caribbean (all were lifers for the two of us); on a trip total of 145 species. We also were very impressed by the friendliness of the people, whereas their traditional music was another reason for visiting the island...

2002 [March] - Dave and Nad Sargeant

http://worldtwitch.com/cuba_sargeant.htm
...If you are feeling really lazy it`s even possible to ride a horse to the view point ($3). This was the only place we saw Scaly-naped Pigeon and we were able to look down on Cuban Solitaire from the viewpoint. Cuban Pygmy-Owl is extremely common in the hotel grounds, and Stygian Owl also occurs, though we had no response to a tape...

2002 [March] - Steve Bird

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/cuba/index.htm
In the verge side scrub we found several Cape May Warblers, Western Stripe-headed Tanagers and stunning views of a Cuban Tody. In the car park we soon found our first Oriente Warblers followed by a nice male Cape May several Palm Warblers, Grey Catbird, Red-legged Thrushes and then a Yellow-throated Vireo...We then had fantastic close views of two Zapata Sparrows which are a threatened and localised endemic. After enjoying these star birds we slowly moved on to see what else we could find. Cuban Vireos were very evident and several Ovenbirds were seen creeping through the leaf litter...

2003 [March] Mike Witherick

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/Ornitholidays/cuba.htm
Watching the dawn come up is one of the musts when staying at Vinales. The backdrop formed by the curious shapes of the limestone mogotes gradually emerges out of the early morning mists. Soon we are seeing our first birds - an American Kestrel, a pair of Yellow-faced Grassquits busy collecting nesting material and the not very musical, but striking-looking Red-legged Thrush...

2005 [January] - Avian Adventures

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/avian-adventures/April-05/Cuba/Cuba.htm
...A little further along the road we stopped again, this time alongside flooded rice fields where there quite a number of birds. As we checked them out, we noted Great, Snowy, and Cattle Egrets plus Tricoloured, Little Blue and Green Herons. A Belted Kingfisher was perched on a power line and a Snail Kite flew into view and landed on a fence post, giving us wonderful views. We drove on noting large numbers of soaring Turkey Vultures - a common sight for the rest of the tour...

2005 [March] - Tony Murray

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/cuba/cuba4/Cuba-march-05.htm
...The La Salina site is accessed from Playa Larga itself (past Chino’s house). You need to pay an entry here (10cuc), which goes towards the conservation fund on site. This is an excellent site for wetland birds. We seen many waders and herons here including Reddish Egret, Roseate Spoonbill, among many others. It’s a long drive down the track, about 22km and we had our only puncture here, fortunately at the start, so we went back. We also had many Cuban Crab Hawk/Common Black Hawk here...

2006 [April] - Derek Scott

http://www.birdquest.co.uk/tripreports.cfm?trip=484
The 2006 Birdquest excursion around the intriguing island of Cuba was so successful that we virtually ran out of birds to look for on our last full day in the field. The weather was especially kind to us this year, with no rain at all and relatively cool conditions until the last couple of days at Zapata. The birding was superb, and we recorded a total of 176 species...

2006 [April] - Wim Heylen & Cindy Van Den Broek

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/cuba/cuba5/Cuba-april-2006.htm
After an extensive search, we finally heard a Gray-headed Quail-Dove, and it didn’t take long to track down the calling perched individual. Again, excellent views. Chino then took us to a nest site of Gundlach’s Hawk...

2006 [August] - John Yates

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/cuba/cuba-7/cuba-august-06.htm
This year we decided to spend our family summer holiday at the hotel Playa Pesquero in the Holguin province of Cuba. While the holiday was primarily a beach/snorkelling/relaxation holiday, I was able to take some pre breakfast and evening walks to a number of birding sites within 20 minutes of the resort...

2006 [June] - Eduard Sangster

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/cuba/Cuba6/cuba-june-06.htm
Cuba holds 27+ endemics as well as 27+ Caribbean (near-)endemics. In 10 days of independent birding in March it is possible to see 25 of the Cuban endemics and at least 23 Caribbean (near-)endemics. This report aims at helping you planning your trip. I birded Cuba in June 2006 and visited all birding sites except Najasa. I saw 19 and 23 endemics respectively. Cuba is an easy and very safe destination and is excellent combined with a non-birding partner. Cuba also offers excellent photographic opportunities...

2007 [January] - Massimiliano Dettori

http://www.travellingbirder.com/tripreports/reports/cuba_birding_trip_report_jan-07.pdf
holiday but could not resist to explore the nearby nature and do some birding by myself. Almost all the observations are made around the resorts (except a day trip to Santiago de Cuba), along the coastline (mangroves) and in the nearby dry forest and fields. There were 2 very birdy lagoons: a big one between the 2 main resorts, with a bridge in between and another small one more interesting one left to the Viewpoint Cape (el Mirador)...

tour operators

Amazilia

http://www.amaziliatours.com/EN/cuba.htm
The country with the smallest bird in the world (Bee Hummingbird), Cuba (114545 km2 and 1250 km long) supports 25 endemics including a beautiful Trogon, and numerous West Indian specialities. Almost 350 species have been recorded in Cuba...

Andy Mitchell - Professional Birding Guide

mailto:andy@witsend.freeserve.co.uk
Andy is a professional ornithologist and has been going birding in Cuba since 1987. From 1991, he has been leading tours and he spent four months there in 1995 studying some of Cuba`s endangered species....

Birdfinders

http://www.birdfinders.co.uk/tours/cuba.htm
Next trip planned for February 2003...

Birding Pal

http://www.birdingpal.org/Cuba.htm
Local birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...

Capitolio - Bird Watching tours to Cuba

mailto:capitolio@cubasolutions.com
13 day/14 night all inclusive packages available all year round. For groups of 4 upwards. Fully guided. Extensions available on request. Capitolio Travel is proud to announce the availability of three tours especially designed for birdwatchers.
These tours can be undertaken all-year round and have the advantage that as few as four passengers can go at any one time. Tours include Pinar del Rio, Zapata Peninsula and Villa Clara province.
For full details: Call Capitolio Travel for details 0207 359 9995 or contact capitolio@cubasolutions.com

Capitolio Travel

The London arm of Rumbos - contact Dr Stephen Wilkinson steve@cubasolutions.com

Cuba Linda

http://www.cubalinda.com/English/ExcursionsAndTours/Excursions.asp
Tours within Cuba

Cuba Travel USA

http://www.cubatravelusa.com/bird_watching_in_cuba1.htm
Cuba Travel U.S.A. took our first birdwatchers to Cuba in 1977. Cuba offers a vast quantity of bird life for our clients. Cuba is the home for more than 350 different species of birds. The experts we took to Cuba had their best days ever...

Cuba Welcome

http://www.cubawelcome.com/cuba-bird-watching.htm
Bird Watching Tour in Cuba - 8 days - Cuba`s birds include 22 endemic species to the island as well as several Greater Antillean endemics mixed with some North American and seasonal migration species.

Guide - Arturo Kirkconnell

mailto:tody@amca.co.cu
...author of ‘A field Guide to the Birds of Cuba’ and has published 60 scientific papers about Cuban birds, including the forthcoming ‘Check-list of Cuban Birds’. He works at the Cuban National Museum of Natural History and has researched globally endangered Cuban bird species for the last 14 years. He has considerable experience as a tour leader throughout the whole of Cuba and has been guiding for the last 20 years with Sunbird, Birdwatching breaks, Birdfinder, Birdquest, Eagle-eyed Tours etc. Ave 17 # 7618, entre 76 y 78, Playa, La Habana, Cuba.

Last Frontier Expeditions

http://www.cubatravelexperts.com/tours07a.html
Last Frontier Expeditions (an Aruba registered company) is Cuba`s leading sports, cultural, adventure and special events tour provider. We specialize in individual, small group and fully organized tour experiences. Our goal is to provide a memorable travel experience and to introduce you to the wonderful spirit of the Cuban people. Above you will see photos of some of our Cuban partners, associates and tour group members...

Orestes Martinez El Chino

chino.zapata@gmail.com
Located at Zapata Swamp but he also guides all around Cuba...
recommended by a Fatbirder user

Real Cuba

http://www.realcubaonline.com/eco_birding_in_eastern_cuba.asp
Cuba Beyond the Beaches Birding in Eastern Cuba takes you to two of the most prolific areas for birds in this part of the island. Our daily outings take you to varied habitat ensuring that you have the chance to add to your life list, see birds which are new to you, or visit with summer friends. Our knowledgeable ornithologist will add to your understanding of the birds of this part of the island...

Toucan Tours

http://www.toucantours.co.uk/cuba/bird-watching-cuba.html
Everybody knows that Bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world…but do they know where to see it? Some of Cuba`s endemic birds are quite widespread such as Cuban Trogon (the national bird), the delightful Cuban Tody and Cuban Green Woodpecker. Others, like the tiny Bee Hummingbird, the rare Gundlach`s Hawk and the quail-doves are more difficult and during this tour we`ll focus on these and some of the other regional specialities...

places to stay

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca Resort - Holguin Province

http://www.cubahotelreservation.com/hotel.asp?hotel_code=SCTCUBCAAtlanti
Only a few meters from one of the most beautiful beaches of fine and white sand to the eastern part of the island, stands Club Amigo Atlantico - Guardalavaca Complex surrounded by impressive cliffs and exotic vegetation...

Birding Cuba

http://birdingcuba.com/
Notes, pictures, etc...

Birdwatching in Western Cuba

http://www.netssa.com/birdwatch.htm
Travelling through National Parks, Wildlife Refuge`s and the famous Sierra del Rosario Biosphere brings the experienced birdwatcher in touch with bird species of all types...

Cuba - A Safe Haven for Birds

http://www.dtcuba.com/eng/buscar_reportajes.asp?cod=103
The Cuban fauna is very diverse, with more than 350 species of birds on the islands and keys that make up the Cuban archipelago, where there exists a large degree of endemism among marine and forest birds...

Winter Surveys of Birds in Cuba

http://www.bsc-eoc.org/cuba.html
Cuba comprises approximately half of all the land in the Caribbean. It is a tropical island with a rich avifauna and diverse flora. Although it has a growing network of reserves and national parks, ranching, logging, and agriculture have contributed greatly to deforestation and forest fragmentation over the past 100 years. In spite of this, Cuba has one of the lowest rates of deforestation in the Caribbean and current forest area is approximately 16.0%...

artists

Photographer - Tyler Hicks

http://uplandsandpiper1.tripod.com/id29.htm
All pictures were taken on the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay...

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