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The Mexican state of San Luis Potosí has an area of 24,266 square miles (62,849 km˛). It is in the north-central part of the Mexican republic, It borders Coahuila to the north, Nuevo Leon to the north-east, Tamaulipas to the east, Veracruz to the east, Hidalgo, Queretaro, and Guanajuato to the south,and Zacatecas to the north-west.

The state lies mostly on the Mexican Plateau, with the exception of the southeastern corner of the state, where the tableland breaks down into the tropical valley of the Panuco River. The surface of the plateau is comparatively level, with some low mountainous wooded ridges. The Sierra Madre Oriental runs north and south through the state, and separates the Mexican Plateau from the Gulf Coastal Plain to the east. The Sierra Madre Oriental is home to the Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests. The Panuco River originates on the Plateau, and flows eastward through a gap in the Sierra Madre to drain into the Gulf of Mexico. The easternmost portion of the state lies on the Gulf Coastal Plain, and covered by the Veracruz moist forests.

The state lies mostly on the Mexican Plateau, with the exception of the southeastern corner of the state, where the tableland breaks down into the tropical valley of the Panuco River. The surface of the plateau is comparatively level, with some low mountainous wooded ridges. The Sierra Madre Oriental runs north and south through the state, and separates the Mexican Plateau from the Gulf Coastal Plain to the east. The Sierra Madre Oriental is home to the Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests. The Panuco River originates on the Plateau, and flows eastward through a gap in the Sierra Madre to drain into the Gulf of Mexico. The easternmost portion of the state lies on the Gulf Coastal Plain, and covered by the Veracruz moist forests.

 
 

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Fieldguides, CDs etc.

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

Cave of Swallows

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Cave of Swallows is a natural abyss located in the state of San Luis Potosi. This cave of karst origin was formed by the water of limestone plain. The entrance measures approximately 205 feet. The entrance provides a free fall of 1220 feet to the cave’s bottom. Its interior is conical in shape; the bottom has 990 feet in diameter. These measurements make it the second deepest cave in Mexico and the 11th in the world.

Southern Sierra Madre Oriental IBA

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he northern end of the EBA begins in the Sierra Madre Oriental from southern Tamaulipas and eastern San Luis Potosí southwards through Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz states...

1999 [July] - Michael Delesantro

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In early July my wife and I traveled from South Texas to Xilitla, and back, by way of El Naranjo. We visited the lowland, oak, and cloud forests around Naranjo, then went to Aquismon and Xilitla for cloudforest remnants. We also visited the pine forests west of Xilitla in Queretaro. Rain hampered our birding and we spent more time in the car than we would like, but we managed to put together this list. I thought it was especially nice to see the toucanet and four trogons in one day!

2000 [January] - Michael Delesantro

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El Naranjo Area and El Cielo Biosphere Reserve - A group from the Fort Worth Audubon Society toured from January 20th to 24th, 2000 in the El Naranjo and El Cielo regions of Eastern San Luis Potosi and Southwestern Tamaulipas. Weather for the trip was perfect and the group saw nearly 200 bird species (listed below) during their five-day stay in Mexico...

2004 [May] - Phil & Charlotte Benstead

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The key species to see on this itinerary are the following regional endemics not found elsewhere: maroon-fronted parrot, red-crowned parrot, Tamaulipas pygmy-owl, tawny-collared nightjar, tufted jay, Altamira yellowthroat (though also in northern Veracruz), crimson-collared grosbeak and Worthen's sparrow...

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