Mexico Bird Friendly® Coffee

Presidio de los Reyes is a remote Indigenous community in the Sierra Madre mountains of Nayarit, Mexico. Coffee here is grown in small forest plots called parcelas under a communal land system that protects shared territory and prevents privatization. The Bird Friendly farms are made up of 24 small forested hillside plots and they only produce a limited number of this unique shade grown coffee per year. You may notice the average elevation for this coffee is lower than many specialty coffees, which is possible due to its northerly latitude.

These shaded farms support both traditional livelihoods and healthy forest habitat for migratory birds. Many of these birds that use the farms migrate along the Pacific flyway and spend their summers in the PNW, where we proudly roast this coffee. 

Farm: Presidio de los Reyes

Processing Method: Natural

Tasting Notes: Sweet Brownie, Cocoa Nibs, Caramel, Cherry

Elevation: 700 - 1000m

Certifications: USDA Organic, Smithsonian Bird Friendly®.

Feature Species: Black-throated Magpie-Jay Cyanocorax colliei

We asked the farmers of this coffee which bird best represents their region and they voted the black-throated magpie-jay! This jay is a striking and intelligent bird native to the dry forests and coastal foothills of western Mexico, especially in Nayarit, Jalisco, and Sinaloa. With its long elegant tail, vivid blue plumage, and social flocking behavior, it is an iconic species of the region. More than a beautiful bird, it plays an important ecological role in seed dispersal and forest regeneration, helping maintain the health and diversity of tropical dry forest ecosystems. As human development continues to fragment habitat along the Pacific slope, the presence of this species signals the resilience of connected landscapes where wildlife, agriculture, and people still share space.