Our Cuba – Caribbean Endemics Birding tours target almost all 28 Cuban endemic birds and further 23 Caribbean specials, as well as great wintering North American migrants. Using the services of local bird specialists at each site, we guarantee an impressive success rate in observing the island’s amazing avian diversity. From the world’s tiniest bird (the Bee Hummingbird) to such sought-after species as Giant Kingbird, the cute Cuban Tody, the beautiful Cuban Trogon, Gundlach’s Hawk, Oriente and Yellow-headed Warbler, Zapata Wren and no less than four species of stunning quail-doves, Cuba is an absolute pleasure to bird. On this tour we will cover a wide variety of habitats, ranging from interior tropical forests and mangroves, to extensive wetlands and white sand beaches along the northern coral cays. The awesome birdlife is further augmented by ease of travel, comfortable lodges, fascinating culture, a turbulent history, vintage cars that take one back to the 50’s and friendly people.

Tour Facts

Top Birds

Bee Hummingbird; Yellow-headed & Oriente Warblers; Cuban Nightjar; Cuban Pygmy Owl; Bare-legged (Cuban Screech) & Stygian Owls; Gundlach’s Hawk (rare); Grey-fronted & Blue-headed Quail-Doves; Cuban Parakeet; Cuban Green Woodpecker; Fernandina’s Flicker; Cuban Trogon; Cuban Tody; Cuban & Thick-billed Vireos; Cuban Palm Crow; Cuban Oriole; Giant Kingbird; Cuban Solitaire; Cuban Grassquit; Cuban Bullfinch; Cuban, Tawny-shouldered & Red-shouldered Blackbirds; Cuban Gnatcatcher; Zapata Wren; Zapata Sparrow.

Habitats Covered

forests, woodlands, mangroves, swamps, shoreline

Expected Climate

warm to hot and humid

Max Group Size

10 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local leaders

Tour Pace & Walking

Undemanding. Suitable for all birding / wildlife interest levels and mobility capabilities.

Accommodation

Good to comfortable, variable.

Ease of Birding

Undemanding. Most key species offer good visuals in open conditions. Birding is from roadside, forest edge & open habitats.

Number of Species Expected

150+

Other Attractions

scenery, beaches, 50's culture, friendly people

Photographic Opportunities

Good to excellent. No feeders, one site with a makeshift blind.

What our clients say about us

PM, Cuba 2020

Forrest is an incredibly great guide both from the birding and people perspective, just like the other 4 Rockjumper guides I have been with. And Cuba is an amazingly interesting country to visit.

LB, Cuba 2023

Overall, the birding aspect of the tour was fabulous. Excellent guides all around. Local field guides (Elier, Nils, Mario, Oday) were all friendly, knowledgeable and well-connected with their local areas. Our coach driver, Enrique, was amazing - he was always professional and we were all so impressed with his ability to navigate the bus in the tightest little spaces. Our tour guide Mario was over the top helpful and knowledgeable about all things Cuba -- definitely a must for future Rockjumper tours. Marios consistently upbeat demeanor and ease of communication made him critical to the success of this trip. Bobby is a highly skilled birder and hard working. He did a great job of managing a sometimes difficult group that complained a lot about insignificant things. His post-trip eBird trip report and photos were phenomenal. The wide range of variation in regions, ecosystems, unique little places, locally-owned accommodations, friendly people, and ease of access to special birding areas made this trip memorable. We especially enjoyed the visit to a local familys backyard garden to see the Bee Hummingbird, as well as the birding and honey-tasting experience at the local farm near las Terrazas Biosphere Reserve.

RF, Cuba

I highly recommend Forrest Rowland as a remarkably talented birding guide with exceptional birding skills, knowledge and helpfulness to get everyone on the bird.

SPL, Cuba

Forrest Rowland is an outstanding guide! We would definitely travel with him again. Great guy!

MW & MW, Cuba

Tuomas was constantly on the birds, even during our long drives. He was infectiously enthusiastic throughout the tour and able to get even the most difficult in our group on the birds. He was also flexible, tweaking the itinerary when the opportunities arose to ensure we got all the target birds. This flexibility is critical to a well-executed tour and does not happen often enough.

Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding I 2023 - January 2023

Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding (USA Citizens) IV 2020 - February 2020

Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding (USA Citizens) III 2020 - February 2020

Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding I 2020 - January 2020

Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding (USA Citizens) VI 2019 - January 2019

Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding III 2019 - January 2019

Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding VI 2018 - February 2018

Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding III 2018 - January 2018

Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding V 2017 - December 2017

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