Field Guides

34 field guides

Region

Species Group

Amazon Rainforest Birdwatching

Brazil — Manaus

Navigate the Amazon canopy to spot toucans, macaws, and over 1,300 bird species in Earth's richest avian habitat.

Tropical Forest Birds Intermediate Featured

Antarctic Peninsula Expedition

Antarctica — Antarctic Peninsula

Expedition cruise to penguin colonies among icebergs on Earth's last wilderness.

Arctic & Subarctic Birds Intermediate Featured

Iceland Puffin Cliffs

Iceland — Westman Islands

Europe's largest Atlantic puffin colony with millions of nesting birds on sea cliffs.

Arctic & Subarctic Birds Beginner

Costa Rica Cloud Forest

Costa Rica — Monteverde

Spot the resplendent quetzal and hummingbirds in Central America's most accessible cloud forest.

Tropical Forest Birds Beginner Featured

Panama Canal Rainforest

Panama — Pipeline Road

One of the world's top birding trails with 400+ species accessible near the Panama Canal.

Tropical Forest Birds Beginner

Cameroon Highlands Birding

Cameroon — Mount Cameroon

Explore montane forests with Bannerman's turaco and endemic species found only on this volcanic peak.

Tropical Forest Birds Intermediate

Sri Lanka Sinharaja Rainforest

Sri Lanka — Sinharaja

UNESCO World Heritage rainforest with endemic mixed-species feeding flocks.

Tropical Forest Birds Intermediate

Peru Manu Cloud Forest

Peru — Manu Road

Descend from Andes to Amazon through multiple elevational zones with spectacular biodiversity.

Tropical Forest Birds Advanced

New England Fall Foliage Wildlife

USA — Vermont

Spot migrating warblers and raptors against spectacular autumn colours.

Temperate Forest Birds Beginner

South Korean Temple Forest

South Korea — Seoraksan

Spring birding in Korean temple forests during peak migration season.

Temperate Forest Birds Beginner

Patagonian Lenga Forest

Argentina — Tierra del Fuego

Southern beech forests at the end of the world with Magellanic woodpeckers.

Temperate Forest Birds Intermediate

Atacama High Desert

Chile — Atacama

The world's driest desert with flamingos on high-altitude salt lakes.

Desert & Arid Birds Advanced

Venezuelan Llanos

Venezuela — Llanos

South America's greatest concentration of waterbirds on seasonal floodplains.

Grassland & Savanna Birds Intermediate

South African Highveld Grassland

South Africa — Mpumalanga

Spot endemic grassland birds including blue cranes and secretary birds.

Grassland & Savanna Birds Intermediate

Sahara Desert Oasis

Morocco — Merzouga

Spring migration brings Eurasian birds to Saharan oases — a desert birding hotspot.

Desert & Arid Birds Intermediate

Argentine Pampas Wildlife

Argentina — Buenos Aires Province

Explore South America's vast temperate grasslands with unique bird communities.

Grassland & Savanna Birds Beginner

Australian Outback Desert

Australia — Alice Springs

Desert birding around waterholes that concentrate avian life in the Red Centre.

Desert & Arid Birds Intermediate

Thar Desert Camels & Cranes

India — Rajasthan

Demoiselle cranes winter in vast flocks at the Thar Desert's edge near Khichan village.

Desert & Arid Birds Beginner

Andes Condor Flight

Peru — Colca Canyon

Watch Andean condors soar on thermals at one of the world's deepest canyons.

Mountain & Alpine Birds Intermediate

Japanese Alps Ptarmigan

Japan — Northern Alps

Search for Japanese rock ptarmigan and alpine butterflies above the treeline.

Mountain & Alpine Birds Intermediate

Iberá Wetlands

Argentina — Corrientes Province

South America's second-largest wetland with spectacular birdlife and rewilded jaguars.

Wetland & Marsh Birds Beginner

Kakadu Wetlands Billabong

Australia — Kakadu

Boat cruises among thousands of waterbirds on tropical floodplain billabongs.

Wetland & Marsh Birds Beginner

Doñana Marshes Migration

Spain — Doñana National Park

Europe's premier wintering site for hundreds of thousands of waterbirds.

Wetland & Marsh Birds Intermediate

Danube Delta Pelicans

Romania — Danube Delta

Europe's largest wetland with the continent's only pelican breeding colonies.

Wetland & Marsh Birds Beginner

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

India — Keoladeo Ghana

India's most famous birding site with painted storks and Siberian cranes (historically).

Wetland & Marsh Birds Beginner

Hokkaido Steller's Sea Eagle

Japan — Hokkaido

Photograph Steller's sea eagles hunting on drift ice in northeastern Hokkaido.

Coastal & Intertidal Birds Intermediate

Welsh Puffin Island

UK — Skomer Island, Wales

Walk among thousands of nesting puffins at arm's length on this protected island.

Coastal & Intertidal Birds Beginner

Okavango Delta Fish Eagle

Botswana — Okavango

Spot Africa's iconic fish eagle and malachite kingfisher from a mokoro canoe.

Freshwater & Riparian Birds Beginner

Svalbard Arctic Wildlife

Norway — Svalbard

24-hour daylight reveals Arctic bird colonies with millions of seabirds on dramatic cliffs.

Arctic & Subarctic Birds Advanced

London Urban Wildlife

UK — London

Peregrine falcons on skyscrapers, ring-necked parakeets in parks, and foxes at dusk.

Urban & Suburban Birds Beginner

New York City Birding

USA — New York, Central Park

One of North America's top migration hotspots — Central Park in spring.

Urban & Suburban Birds Beginner

Cape Town Urban Penguins

South Africa — Cape Town, Simon's Town

Walk among a colony of African penguins on a suburban beach.

Urban & Suburban Birds Beginner

New Zealand Subantarctic

New Zealand — Auckland Islands

Remote expedition to see royal albatross, yellow-eyed penguins, and endemic species.

Island & Archipelago Birds Expert

Hawaiian Seabird Islands

USA — Hawaii, Midway Atoll

Visit the remote atoll where millions of Laysan albatrosses nest alongside spinner dolphins.

Island & Archipelago Birds Advanced