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EL NARANJO, SAN LOUIS POTOSI & LIST 
MEXICO

Region (Compass)

Lat:00o00´S/00o00´W ha topography msl 
Protected/registered status 
Best Time for visit (25-28th September, 2004)

 

Birding Site Guide

To get here we took a bus from Tampico on the coast to Ciudad Mante and from there another bus to El Naranjo. It is a small town with one main unpaved street that can be very dusty or muddy depending. There are a couple of places to stay and eat. Birding is quite spread out but there are a few minibuses, or you can hitch if you do not have your own transport. It is worth spending a few days in the area as there are some fantastic birds. The first spot worth visiting is the small marsh at the junction. Here, Altamira Yellowthroat is easy. It seems to be private property but the landowner did not seem to be too angry when he caught me! If you see anyone, ask permission. From the junction, it is 6km to El Meco which is the best place to see parrots. Minibuses leave El Naranjo for El Meco regularly. I saw a pair of Yellow-headed Parrots flying over the town in the morning and Red-crowned Parrots a bit further along. You can also see Tamaulipas Crow around here. The walk from El Meco to El Salto has good birding. Back at El Naranjo, cross the bridge and follow the road up the hill and past the small village of Sabinito. Further on at about 10.00 I saw many Military Macaws just before the 155km marker and a small catholic shrine. 90 species including 35 lifers. 


Species seen 


Other Fauna 
A total of -- species of mammals. 

There are -- recorded species of amphibians and reptiles. 

Flora 

Author: Charles Hesse 

 

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