Cuba Bird Tour Leaders: Country-wide Local |
Bee Hummingbird, Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba
photo © 2009 by Richard Stern
Arturo Kirkconnell: Cuba's most experienced birding guide.  photo © 2009 by Richard Stern Arturo Kirkconnell is the author of the "Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba", and has published 65 scientific papers regarding Cuban birds. He's also the author of the upcoming "Catalogue of the Birds of Cuba". He works at the Cuban National Museum of Natural History, and has researched globally endangered Cuban bird species for the past 16 years. Click HERE to e-mail Arturo to arrange guiding services in Cuba. Mailing address: Ave 17 # 7618, entre 76 y 78, Playa, La Habana, Cuba. Here are links to three reports of trips led by Arturo: Cuba (western) - February 2009 Cuba - February/March 2001 Cuba - February 1999 |
Oriente Warbler, Cayo Paredón Grande, Cuba
photo © 2009 by Blake Maybank
Local Cuban Guides, by Locality 1) Parque Nacional Cienaga de Zapata (Zapata National Park) Note: anyone wishing to explore this park must be accompanied by a park staff member Contact: Franciso Medina -- e-mail -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2) Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes (SW Peninsula of Cuba) Note: anyone wishing to explore this park must be accompanied by a park staff member Contact: Osmani Borrego Fernandez -- e-mail -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3) Cayo Coco, Cayo Guillermo, and Cayo Paredón Grande Contact: Paulino López Delgado -- e-mail -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4) Parque Nacional la Güira / San Diego los Baños area Note: anyone wishing to explore this park must be accompanied by a park staff member Contact: Julio César -- e-mail -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5) Villa El Salton in the Sierra Maestra Contact: Ricardo Sosa -- e-mail |
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