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 30 - Oct 7 2024, with Raymond VanBuskirk -- Alaska’s Pribilof Islands lie in the Bering... (more)
Poland in Spring, 14-21 May 2025, with Stephen Menzie -- Birding in Eastern Poland in late May is magical.... (more)
Colombia: Central, Jun 30 - Jul 11 2025, 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, 11-21 January 2026, with Ethan Kistler -- Lying just off the coast of Venezuela, the island... (more)
Health Protocols
To view our health policies, click here.
Guaranteed Tours
Portugal with Helder Cardoso. 15-28 October.
Minnesota in Winter with Frank Nicoletti. 16-21 February. One Space Remains.
Namibia with Sean Braine. 2-15 February. One Space Remains.
CONFIRMING SOON:
Argentina: The South with Jake Mohlmann. 5-19 January.
Colombia: The Santa Marta Mountains with Fabrice Schmitt. 13-21 January.
Private Tours
WINGS organizes private tours worldwide. Details here.
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Great Curassow is encountered most years on Rich Hoyer’s tour Costa Rica in Spring.
Photo: Rich Hoyer
From the Field
September 24: Rich Hoyer reports from Peru’s Machu Picchu and the Manu-Kosñipata Road
The diversity and beauty of the birds and other wildlife on our recent tour to Peru’s Machu Picchu and the Manu-Kosñipata... (more)
August 16: Skye Haas reports from the Arizona: Second Spring 2024 tour
We just wrapped up our ever-popular annual southeast Arizona "Second Spring" tour, and by all accounts it was a fantastic... (more)
August 6: Rich Hoyer reports from his recently-finished Brazil tour
We can report that the Marvelous Mato Grosso tour was a smashing success this year. A super congenial group made it very... (more)
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Our Leaders & Staff
Fabrice Schmitt
Fabrice Schmitt was born in the east of France (Alsace), where he began to bird at the age of 12. After birding intensively and extensively in Europe, North Africa, Middle East, he fell in love with Neotropical birds during his first trip in Peru in... (more)
Featured Tour
Guatemala
Just a three-hour flight from the US, the highlands of Guatemala’s Pacific slope are famous worldwide for holding a host of regional endemics. The improbable-looking Pink-headed Warbler might top the list, but it’s hardly outdone by other gems like Blue-throated Motmot, Blue-and-white Mockingbird, and Wine-throated Hummingbird. With an... (more)
AZ Birding
Coming to southeastern Arizona and want guiding help for just a day or two? Find an excellent guide at AZ-Birding.
