Mexico's Gold Coast contains some major bird habitat. Numerous lagoons, mangroves, wetlands and estuaries shelter abundant species such as eagles, buzzards, cranes, parrots, parakeets, macaws, and toucans.

Out on the open ocean, sea birds rule the waves. Pelicans and brown boobies are most commonly seen riding the stiff air thrown up by powerful waves.

In fishing villages from MELAQUE to PERULA, enjoy the tantalizing escape of watching the birds hunt and surf in synchronized lines along the shore. 

 More than 150 species of birds live on the land and the lagoons and mangroves in these locales are also teeming with magestic white cranes and their smaller, black cohorts.

Birders also visit the immense fresh water lagoons around Manzanillo, which is claimed to be one of the best bird watching habitats in the world.

A bird sanctuary located on several small islands off the shores of Perula is inhabited by frigatebirds, boobies, cormorants and other winged fishing birds who nest and raise their young along the rocky, cactus-strewn cliffs.