WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide
Welcome to WINGS
If you’re an old hand, we hope our program is of interest. If you’re new to birding tours, you might find our essay “Choosing a Birding Tour” helpful.
Booking from the UK
If you are from the United Kingdom, we appreciate that you may have some questions about the whole process from contacting the WINGS office, to booking, payment, flights, and joining the tour. Click here for detailed information on these points.
What's New
Mongolia: The Eastern Steppes, 19-29 May 2026, with Stephen Menzie -- We offer a unique itinerary to the far east of Mongolia,... (more)
Alaska: The Pribilofs and Utqiagvik (Barrow) in Fall, Sep 29 - Oct 7 2024, with Raymond VanBuskirk -- Alaska’s Pribilof Islands lie in the Bering... (more)
Poland in Spring, 19-26 May 2024, with Stephen Menzie -- Birding in Eastern Poland in late May is magical.... (more)
Colombia: Central, Jun 28 - Jul 8 2024, with Fabrice Schmitt -- Hummingbirds galore plus sparkling tanagers, elusive antpittas and even Mountain-Toucan, all while enjoying a cup of Colombian coffee! (more)
Trinidad and Tobago, 17-27 July 2024, with Ethan Kistler -- Lying just off the coast of Venezuela, the island... (more)
Health Protocols
To view our health policies, click here.
Guaranteed Tours
Spring Migration in the Midwest with Ethan Kistler. 8-19 May. Two spaces remain
Mongolia with Paul French. 26 May–12 June. Two spaces remain.
Indonesia: West Papua with Susan Myers. 26 June-19 July.
Costa Rica in July with Scott Olmstead. 9-20 July.
CONFIRMING SOON:
Madagascar with Brian Finch. 4-22 September.
Trinidad and Tobago with Ethan Kistler. 17-27 July.
Private Tours
WINGS organizes private tours worldwide. Details here.
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From the Field
April 25: From Alcatraz to Galapagos… in Mexico!
Steve Howell & Luke Seitz report from a brief research trip to Mexico’s Islas Marias, until 2019 a legendary,... (more)
April 22: Luke Seitz and Steve Howell report from Mexico: Oaxaca and Western Chiapas
Our Mexico: Oaxaca and Western Chiapas tour started in fine fashion near the bustling city of Tuxtla Gutierrez, where birding... (more)
April 18: Paul Holt reports from Bhutan
A fantastic encounter with four Blood Pheasants early in to the second half of our Bhutan tour stole the Bird of the Trip... (more)
WINGS Publications
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Our Leaders & Staff
Paul Smith
British Zoologist Paul Smith has been based in Paraguay since 2004. He has published over 100 scientific articles on the wildlife of the country and is co-author of both the forthcoming Field Guide to the Birds of Paraguay and the Annotated Checklist... (more)
Featured Tour
Zambia
Zambia is an extremely scenic country in the middle of sub-Saharan Africa with numerous wonderful parks and safari areas. It is also unusually diverse biologically, and has one of the largest bird lists in Africa (even though under-birded), surpassing 750 species. Zambia is also a premier destination for mammals, and we hope to see plenty of antelope... (more)
AZ Birding
Coming to southeastern Arizona and want guiding help for just a day or two? Find an excellent guide at AZ-Birding.
