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. This is a Cuba holiday with a difference.The birdwatching tour group sizes are between 6 and 16 people. We will be using an air-conditioned bus for all transfers and visits. For groups of less than 6 people, please enquire. Each group will be accompanied by an expert Cuban bird guide who has had 23 years in the business. He uses bird call tapes to attract the rarer shy species with some success.

	BIRDWATCHING TOUR [1] Ciénaga de Zapata - Soroa - Havana (10 days / 9 nights) .
	BIRDWATCHING TOUR [2] Havana-Montemar Great Natural Park-Havana-Soroa- Parque Nacional La Guira-Havana. (8days/7nights)
	BIRDWATCHING TOUR [3] La Guira - Soroa- Cienaga de Zapata - Playa Largo (8days/7nights)
	BIRDWATCHING TOUR [4] Las Terrazas - Mil Cumbres - Guama - Las Salinas - Topes de Collantes (8days/7nights)
	BIRDWATCHING TOUR [5] Soroa - Zapata Swamp (8days/7nights)
	LIST OF ENDEMIC BIRDS Cuba's birds include 22 endemic species to the island.
	ZAPATA SWAMP The Zapata Peninsula is the richest region in the country for birds endemic to Cuba, waterbirds, and migrant landbirds
	WHY CUBA? Because if tis privileged geographic position, Cuba is visited every year by a great number of neartic birds
	Birding Frequently Asked Questions Birding and birdwatching mean the same thing. The activity of observing wild birds. (Birds in cages or any form of captivity don't count.)

The Zapata Peninsula is the richest region in the country for birds endemic to Cuba, waterbirds, and migrant landbirds. We recorded 117 species of the 258 previously observed in the peninsula. We observed 2 of the 3 birds found only in Zapata (Zapata Wren [Fig. 5A] and the endemic subspecies of Zapata Sparrow, but not the nearly extinct Zapata Rail). In addition to these birds, the marshes are home to the Cuban endemic Red-shouldered Blackbird, as well as the threatened Sandhill Crane and West Indian Whistling-Duck. Zapata’s forests are equally significant for birds. Bermeja is considered the most important nesting area for endemic birds in Cuba—14 species breed in its forests. Of the 30 threatened species in Cuba, 16 nest in Zapata. During the inventory we observed 6 species of threatened Cuban endemics, as well as sole or extremely rare records for 3 migrant landbirds.