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Mexico Guerrero

Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus © Ian Montgomery http://www.birdway.com.au

The State of Guerrero is a state in the southern meridional region of Mexico. With an area of 64,282 square kilometers (24,819.4 sq mi), it occupies about 3.3% of Mexican territory. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the south (500 km), Michoacán to the west (524 km), Oaxaca to the east (241 km), and Mexico State (216 km), Morelos (88 km), and Puebla to the north (128 km). Guerrero is named in honor of the second president of the republic, General Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña.

In most of Guerrero, a hot and humid climate with a summer rainy season prevails, although it has a complex geographical morphology that allows a more temperate climate in the central and northern regions.

contributor

Wikipedia
(GNU Free Documentation License)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrero

useful reading

Fieldguides, CDs etc.

For a selection of appropriate fieldguides and CDs etc see the general Mexico page of Fatbirder...

reserves

Guerrero National Parks

http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/mexico/parques/guerrero.html
Several parks such as the Parque Nacional Grutas de Cacahuamilpa...

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!

1996 [December] - David Matson

http://maybank.tripod.com/Mexico/Guerrero-Acapulco-12-96.htm
Birding sites near Acapulco apparently are not well known in the birding community. I birded 3 days during a recent trip, of which 1.5 days was spent looking for good birding spots...

1997 [January] - Timothy Barnekov

http://maybank.tripod.com/Mexico/Guerrero-Ixtapa-12-96.htm
This is a report of a trip that my wife and I made to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mexico, between December 28 and January 5, 1997. We recommend this trip for those who want to combine relaxing in the sun and sea with some reasonably good birding. This birding needs to be done along the coast because, much to our dismay, we discovered that any venturing into the foothills is extremely dangerous even for a sizable group...

1998 [July] - Martin Reid

http://maybank.tripod.com/Mexico/Guerrero-07-98.htm
Here is my report summary; I am preparing a more detailed report, and a site guide for a couple of locations. please email me privately if you want more details...

1999 [April] - Scott Roederer

http://maybank.tripod.com/Mexico/Guerrero-Ixtapa-03-99.htm
This is a report on a trip my wife and I took to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo from March 28 to April 3, 1999. We relied on several reports from this web page in our planning and all were accurate and very helpful.

2000 [December] - Edward C. Hall

http://maybank.tripod.com/Mexico/Guerrero-Ixtapa-12-97.htm
This is a collective report for trips to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mexico during the periods Nov. 23-Dec. 2, 2000 and Dec. 11-20, 1997 (before I knew these archives existed). Both were non-birding vacations with a non-birding spouse. Nevertheless, I got in a total of about 20 hours of dedicated birding plus many hours of stealth birding with compact binoculars in the course of more pedestrian, tourist pursuits.

2000 [March] - Serge Dumont - (en francais)

http://maybank.tripod.com/Mexico/Guerrero-03-2000.htm
J`ai passé une semaine merveilleuse de vacances en compagnie de mon fils à Ixtapa, Mexique...

2002 [July] - Craig Faanes

http://maybank.tripod.com/Mexico/Guerrero-07-2002.htm
...I found the first of only two White-tailed Hummingbirds at a flowering tree about 5km above Paraiso. This was life bird number 3,800...

2004 [February] - Helen Baines

http://helensbirds.homestead.com/cruise04acapulco.html
...The ship docked at dawn and we watched for the first movements of the local bird population amongst the trees and shrubs onshore, but all we could see were the ubiquitous Great-tailed Grackles and Rock Pigeons, but after breakfast we noted a Gray-breasted Martin perched on the ship's rigging, above the pool...

2006 [November] - Russ Namitz

http://maybank.tripod.com/Mexico/Guerrero-11-2006.htm
The primary purpose of this trip for me was to locate some target endemic bird species, but the primary purpose of the 9 other group members, including my wife, was to surf. The group was stationed out of Troncones, a surfing destination located about ½ hr north of the Ixtapa/ Zihuatanejo region. I was able to use the rental car for a long day trip up the west slope of the Sierra Madre de Sur (Sierra de Atoyac) and also for an overnight trip to the east slope of the Sierra de Atoyac...

places to stay

Casa Delfin Sonriente

http://www.casadelfinsonriente.com/delfin3.htm
Sparkling beaches and lagoons are home to sea turtles and exotic birds. Guests enjoy snorkeling, diving, fishing, and surfing (we have great surfing here year round). The jungle-covered hills provide hiking and cave exploration, horseback riding, and challenging bike trails...