# BirdGuides.io

> Worldwide directory of professional birding guides. Birdwatchers find a guide
> by country, region or species and contact them directly; guides and tour
> operators publish a paid yearly profile. Published by Raphael Jordan, trading
> as Birdguides International (SIREN 433 640 539, France).

This file last updated: 2026-09-09.

## What the site does

- Search for professional birding guides by country, region and specialty.
- Species pages backed by the AviList Global Avian Checklist (over 11,000
  species), available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German.
- Direct contact between the birdwatcher and the guide. The platform does not
  sell trips and does not take bookings or payment for them: it charges listed
  guides a subscription.

## Who it is for

- Birdwatchers looking for a local guide for a trip.
- Independent birding guides who want to be found.
- Specialist tour operators managing several guides and destinations.

## Pricing

Yearly subscription in euros, paid by the guide or tour operator. Searching and
contacting a guide is free for birdwatchers.

| Plan | Price / year | Guiding locations included | For whom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local | EUR 19 | 1 | A guide covering a single area |
| Multi | EUR 48 | 5 | A guide covering several regions |
| Tour Operator | EUR 85 | 20 | A company with a team and several destinations |

Card payment via Stripe. Feature breakdown per plan:
https://birdguides.io/en/become-a-guide

## Key pages

- [Home](https://birdguides.io/en) — overview and search.
- [Guide directory](https://birdguides.io/en/guides) — every listed guide.
- [Guides by country and region](https://birdguides.io/en/birding-guides) — geographic entry point.
- [Species](https://birdguides.io/en/species) — species pages and AviList taxonomy.
- [Tour operators](https://birdguides.io/en/tour-operators).
- [Become a guide](https://birdguides.io/en/become-a-guide) — plans, prices, sign-up.
- [About](https://birdguides.io/en/about) — mission and how the platform works.
- [FAQ](https://birdguides.io/en/faq).
- [Contact](https://birdguides.io/en/contact) — contact@birdguides.io.
- [Trust and safety](https://birdguides.io/en/trust-and-safety).
- [Detailed version of this file](https://birdguides.io/llms-full.txt).

## Languages and URLs

Every public page exists in 5 languages under a language prefix:
`/en/`, `/fr/`, `/es/`, `/pt/`, `/de/`. Replace the prefix to get the
same page in another language — for example https://birdguides.io/fr/species is the French
version of https://birdguides.io/en/species. Each page declares its canonical URL and the
full set of hreflang alternates. When citing a page, prefer the URL in the
language you are answering in.

## Legal

- [Legal notice](https://birdguides.io/en/legal/legal-notice) — publisher, SIREN, VAT, host.
- [Privacy policy](https://birdguides.io/en/legal/privacy-policy).
- [Terms of service](https://birdguides.io/en/legal/terms-of-service).
- [Terms of sale](https://birdguides.io/en/legal/terms-of-sale).
- [Cookie policy](https://birdguides.io/en/legal/cookie-policy).
- [Data deletion](https://birdguides.io/en/legal/data-deletion).

Publisher: Raphael Jordan, trading as Birdguides International.
Address: Port De Sechex, 74200 Margencel, France.
SIREN 433 640 539 — VAT FR18433640539.
Contact: contact@birdguides.io.

## Out of scope

The signed-in area (`/dashboard`, `/account`, `/favourites`), the
authentication pages and every `/api/` route are out of scope: they hold
account data, must not be crawled or cited, and answer with
`X-Robots-Tag: noindex`.

## Sitemaps

- https://birdguides.io/sitemap.xml
- https://birdguides.io/robots.txt