Tepic

Sister cities

• Compostela Municipality
• Old Havana
• Paramount

Geography

Located in the central part of the state, it stands at an altitude of 915 metres (3,002 ft) above sea level, on the banks of the Río Mololoa and the Río Tepic, approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi) north-west of Guadalajara, Jalisco. Nearby are the extinct Sangangüey volcano and its crater lake. Tepic has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa), with most rain falling in the wet season from April to November, sometimes in December.

Most-observed species

• Wilson's Warbler

  Cardellina pusilla (A.Wilson, 1811) · Aves
  1,307
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,186
• Brown-backed Solitaire

  Myadestes occidentalis Stejneger, 1882 · Aves
  1,111
• White-eared Hummingbird

  Basilinna leucotis (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
  1,050
• Blue Mockingbird

  Melanotis caerulescens (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  1,038
• Black Vulture

  Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
  1,036
• Berylline Hummingbird

  Saucerottia beryllina (Deppe, 1830) · Aves
  962
• Nashville Warbler

  Leiothlypis ruficapilla (A.Wilson, 1811) · Aves
  961

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2015-07-05
  5 km WSW of Zapotán, Mexico
• M 4.2 — 2013-06-15
  4 km SE of Rincón de Guayabitos, Mexico
• M 4.2 — 2009-03-05
  0 km WSW of San Francisco, Mexico
• M 4.4 — 2008-07-04
  8 km E of El Jicote, Mexico