Fauna of Los Tuxtlas
Birds & Birding
Considering its small size, the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas, (app. 2000 square miles) has more bird biodiversity
than most places in the world. Almost 600 species have been registered, including more than 200 migrants.
Birding is one of the Tuxtlas major tourist attractions, but with William Schaldach Jr´s recent death (March
05), there is almost no support structure.
To fully understand the biological richness of the area several publications are useful:
SCHALDACH Jr, W. J. 2003 - A Partially Annotated and Taxonomic Checklist of The Birds of The State of
Veracruz, Mexico
WINKER, Kevin, et al 1992 - Avian Distribution and Abundance Records for the Sierra de los Tuxtlas - pdf
(the following two are djvu files, a special reader from LizardTech must be installed to read them.
ANDRLE, Robert F. 1967 - Birds of the Sierra de Tuxtla in Veracruz, Mexico - djvu
EDWARD, Ernest et al 1959 - Avifauna of the Catemaco Basin -djvu
Read what other birders say about Los Tuxtlas.