Every place has its special birds. Some may be endemic species found nowhere else in the world, while others are more easily seen in certain areas or are simply notable birds remembered as highlights of any tour. The table below lists some birds of special interest found in the areas covered by this tour.
E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); EN=Endangered
LC=Localized within country; NE=Near Endemic; NT=Near Threatened
TH=Threatened; V=Vulnerable, Very Local, or Rare and Local
| 1 | Jabiru | Jabiru mycteria | LC |
| 2 | Snail Kite | Rostrhamus sociabilis | LC |
| 3 | Black-collared Hawk | Busarellus nigricollis | LC |
| 4 | Orange-breasted Falcon | Falco deiroleucus | EN |
| 5 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | NT |
| 6 | Ocellated Turkey | Meleagris ocellata | NE |
| 7 | Black-throated (Yucatan) Bobwhite | Colinus nigrogularis | NE |
| 8 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | LC |
| 9 | Yellow-headed Parrot | Amazona oratrix | EN |
| 10 | Stygian Owl | Asio stygius | LC |
| 11 | Keel-billed Motmot | Electron carinatum | V |
| 12 | Yucatan Woodpecker | Melanerpes pygmaeus | NE |
| 13 | Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner | Anabacerthia variegaticeps | V |
| 14 | Spotted Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus erythropygius | LC |
| 15 | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | NT |
| 16 | Yucatan Flycatcher | Myiarchus yucatanensis | NE |
| 17 | Plain Wren | Thryothorus modestus | LC |
| 18 | Black Catbird | Melanoptila glabrirostris | NE |
| 19 | Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | LC |
| 20 | Yucatan Jay | Cyanocorax yucatanicus | NE |
| 21 | Black-headed Siskin | Carduelis notata | LC |
| 22 | Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | NT |
| 23 | Rufous-capped Warbler | Basileuterus rufifrons | LC |
| 24 | Rose-throated Tanager | Piranga roseogularis | NE |
| 25 | Rusty Sparrow | Aimophila rufescens | LC |
| 26 | Altamira Oriole | Icterus gularis | LC |
