Birds found during the FONT 
Holiday Birding & Nature Tour 
in
Guatemala 

December 26 - January 4, 2006-07

List compiled by Armas Hill


Photograph at right: 
OCELLATED TURKEY at Tikal



Codes:


In the Guatemalan highlands (gh),
 including the areas of Antigua & Lake Atitlan
 
In the Pacific lowlands (pl)

On the Pacifc Slope (ps), including Volcan Atitlan

In the Peten region (pt)
 including areas of Tikal and Rio de la Pasion 
     
  

(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International.
(t1): critical     (t2): endangered     (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally.
(r/GU): rare in Guatemala
(i): introduced species.
(h): heard only


The numbers in ( ) indicate the number of FONT Guatemala tours during which the bird has been found. There have been 12 tours in the highlands; 13 in Peten. 

Links:

Cumulative Lists of Birds during our Guatemala Tours

In cumulative lists of birds, scientific names are given & subspecies are noted.

List of Central American Mammals & Some Other Wildlife

A list of mammals during our Guatemala Holiday Tour '06-'07 follows the bird-list below.

List of Selected Central American Butterflies


Upcoming Birding & Nature Tours in Guatemala

 

Bird-List:

  1. Least Grebe  (7) - pl,pt
    Tachybaptus dominicus

  2. Brown Pelican  (7) - pt
    Pelecanus occidentalis  

  3. Neotropic Cormorant  (12) - pl,pt
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus  (formerly P. olivaceous)

  4. Anhinga  (9) - pt
    Anhinga anhinga

  5. Great Blue Heron  (11) - gh,pt 
    Ardea herodias

  6. Little Blue Heron  (12) - pl,gh,pt 
    Egretta caerulea

  7. Tricolored Heron  (9) - pl,pt
    Egretta tricolor

  8. Great Egret  (13) - pl,pt 
    Ardea alba

  9. Snowy Egret  (11) - pl,gh,pt 
    Egretta thula

  10. Cattle Egret  (13) - pl,gh,ps,pt 
    Bubulcus ibis

  11. Green Heron (13) - pl,gh,pt 
    Butorides virescens

  12. Black-crowned Night-Heron  (6) - pl
    Nycticorax nycticorax

  13. Wood Stork  (7) - pt
    Mycteria americana

  14. Blue-winged Teal  (4) - gh,pt
    Anas discors

  15. Black Vulture  (13) - pl,gh,ps,pt
    Coragyps atratus 

  16. Turkey Vulture  (13) - pl,gh,ps,pl 
    Cathartes aura

  17. Osprey  (8) - pt
    Pandion haliaetus

  18. White-tailed Kite (9) - pt
    Elanus leucurus

  19. Snail Kite  (4) - pt
    Rostrhamus sociabilis

  20. Red-tailed Hawk  (12) - gh 
    Buteo jamaicensis

  21. Short-tailed Hawk  (5) - ps 
    Buteo brachyurus

  22. Broad-winged Hawk  (4) - ps
    Buteo platypterus

  23. Roadside Hawk  (13) - pl,ps,pt 
    Buteo magnirostris

  24. Gray Hawk  (11) - pt 
    Buteo (or Asturina) nitida 

  25. Great Black Hawk  (4) - pt
    Buteogallus urubitinga

  26. Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle (1) - ps
    Spizastur melanoleucus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  27. Ornate Hawk-Eagle  (2) - ps 
    Spizaetus ornatus

  28. Black Hawk-Eagle  (4) - ps
    Spizaaetus tyrannus

  29. Northern Harrier  (1) - ps
    Circus cyaneus hudsonicus

  30. Northern Crested-Caracara  (7) - ps
    Caracara cheriway

     
  31. Laughing Falcon  (11) - pt
    Herpetotheres cachinnans

  32. Collared Forest-Falcon  (3) - ps
    Micrastur semitorquatus

  33. Orange-breasted Falcon  (6) - pt 
    Falco deiroleucus 

  34. American Kestrel  (13)  - gh,pt
    Falco sparverius

  35. Crested Guan  (12) - ps,pt
    Penelope purpurascens 

  36. Plain Chachalaca  (12) - pt
    Ortalis vetula

  37. White-bellied Chachalaca  (3) - ps
    Ortalis leucogastra

  38. Ocellated Turkey (nt)  (13) - pt
    Meleagris ocellata

  39. Limpkin  (9) - pl
    Aramus guarauna

  40. Gray-necked Wood-Rail  (13) - pl,pt
    Aramides cajanea

  41. Ruddy Crake  (9) - pl,pt
    Laterallus ruber

  42. Common Moorhen  (5) - pl,pt
    Gallinula chloropus

  43. American Coot  (6) - pl,gh,pt
    Fulica americana

  44. Northern Jacana  (13) - pl,pt
    Jacana spinosa

  45. Semipalmated Plover  (2) - pt
    Charadrius semipalmatus

  46. Killdeer  (5) - pt
    Charadrius vociferus

  47. Black-necked Stilt  (5) - pt
    Himantopus mexicanus

  48. Greater Yellowlegs  (4) - pl,pt 
    Tringa melanoleuca

  49. Spotted Sandpiper  (9) - pt
    Actitis macularia

  50. Solitary Sandpiper  (8) - pt
    Tringa solitaria

  51. Least Sandpiper  (4) - pt
    Calidris minutilla

  52. Western Sandpiper  (4) - pt
    Calidris mauri


  53. Laughing Gull  (10) - pt
    Larus atricilla

  54. Lesser Black-backed Gull  (2) - pt
    Larus fuscus

  55. Caspian Tern  (3) - pl 
    Hydroprogne caspia

  56. Royal Tern  (4) - pt 
    Thalasseus maxima

  57. Common (or Feral) Pigeon (i)  (13) - gh,pt
    Columba livia

  58. Red-billed Pigeon  (6) - ps
    Patagioenas flavirostris

  59. Pale-vented Pigeon  (10) - pl,pt
    Patagioenas cayennensis

  60. Band-tailed Pigeon  (9) - gh
    Patagioenas fasciata

  61. White-winged Dove (12) - gh 
    Zenaida asiatica

  62. Inca Dove  (12) - gh,ps 
    Scardafella (has been Columbina) inca
     
  63. Ruddy Ground-Dove  (12) - pl,pt 
    Columbina taipacoti

  64. White-tipped Dove  (12) - ps,gh,pt 
    Leptotila verrreauxi

  65. Ruddy Quail-Dove  (6) - ps
    Geotrygon montana

  66. Orange-fronted Parakeet  (8) - ps
    Aratinga canicularis

  67. White-fronted Parrot  (12) - pt
    Amazona albifrons 

  68. Red-lored (or Yellow-cheeked) Amazon/Parrot  (13) - pt 
    Amazona autumnalis

  69. Yellow-naped Amazon/Parrot  (4) - ps 
    Amazona auropalliata

  70. Squirrel Cuckoo  (11)  - pt
    Piaya cayana

  71. Groove-billed Ani  (12) - pl,gh,ps,pt 
    Crotophaga suicirostris

  72. Mottled Owl  (8) - pt
    Strix virgata

  73. Black-and-white Owl  (2) - gh
    Strix (or Ciccaba) nigrolineata

  74. Lesser Nighthawk  (8) - pl,gh,ps,pt 
    Chordeiles acutipennis

  75. Short-tailed Nighthawk  (2) - pt
    Lurocalis semitorquatus

  76. Pauraque  (12) - pl,pt
    Nyctidromus albicollis

  77. Yucatan Poorwill  (7) - pt
    Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

  78. Mexican Whip-poor-will  (6) - gh
    Caprimulgus (vociferus) chiapensis
     
  79. White-collared Swift  (11) - gh,ps
    Streptoprocne zonaris

  80. Vaux's (or Dusky-backed) Swift  (13) - gh,ps,pt 
    Chaetura vauxi

  81. White-throated Swift  (4) - gh
    Aeronautes saxatalis

  82. Long-billed (formerly Long-tailed) Hermit  (9) - pt
    Phaethornis longirostris

  83. Stripe-throated (formerly Little) Hermit  (7) - pt
    Phaethornis striigularis
     
  84. Rufous Sabrewing  (9) - ps
    Campylopterus rufus

  85. Violet Sabrewing  (4) - ps 
    Campylopterus hemileucurus

  86. Green-breasted (or Prevost's) Mango  (6) - ps
    Anthracothorax prevostii 

  87. White-eared Hummingbird  (12) - gh
    Basilinna leucotis
     
  88. Blue-throated Sapphire (or Goldentail)  (1) - ps
    Hylocharis eliciae

  89. White-bellied Emerald  (13) - ps,pt 
    Amazilia candida

  90. Azure-crowned Hummingbird (or Red-billed Azurecrown)  (12) - gh,ps
    Amazilia cyanocephala

  91. Berylline Hummingbird  (7) - ps 
    Amazilia beryllina

  92. Cinnamon Hummingbird  (7) - pl,ps
    Amazilia rutila

  93. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird  (11) - pt
    Amazilia tzacati

  94. Rivoli's (has been part of Magnificent) Hummingbird  (11) - gh
    Eugenes (f.) fulgens

  95. Long-billed Starthroat  (3) - ps
    Heliomaster longirostris 

  96. Ruby-throated Hummingbird  (7) - ps
    Archilochus colubris

  97. Broad-tailed Hummingbird  (2) - gh  
    Selasphorus platycercus

  98. Mountain (or Mexican) Trogon  (11) - gh
    Trogon mexicanus
     
  99. Northern Violaceous Trogon  (13) - pt 
    Trogon caligatus (formerly T. violaceus)

  100. Ringed Kingfisher  (10) - pl,pt
    Megaceryle torquata

  101. Belted Kingfisher  (9) - pl,gh,pt 
    Megaceryle alcyon

  102. Amazon Kingfisher  (7) - pt
    Chloroceryle amazona

  103. Green Kingfisher  (11) -pt
    Chloroceryle americana

  104. Blue-crowned Motmot  (13) - pt
    Momotus momota

  105. Collared Aracari  (13) - pt 
    Pteroglossus torquatus

  106. Keel-billed Toucan  (13) - pt 
    Ramphastos sulfuratus

  107. "Guatemalan" Northern Flicker  (11) - gh
    Colaptes auratus mexicanoides

  108. Golden-olive Woodpecker  (9) - gh
    Piculus rubiginosus

  109. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker  (10) - pt
    Celeus castaneus 

  110. Lineated Woodpecker  (13) - pt
    Dryocopus lineatus
      

  111. Acorn Woodpecker  (12) - gh 
    Melanerpes formicivorus

  112. Golden-fronted Woodpecker  (13) - pl,gh,ps,pt
    Melanerpes aurifrons

  113. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  (5) - ps
    Sphyrapicus varius

  114. Pale-billed Woodpecker  (13) - ps,pt
    Campephilus guatemalensis
     
  115. Tawny-winged Woodcreeper  (8) - pt
    Dendrocincla anabatina

  116. Ruddy Woodcreeper  (9) - pt
    Dendrocincla homochroa

  117. Olivaceous Woodcreeper  (13) - pt
    Sittasomus griseicapillus
     
  118. Strong-billed Woodcreeper  (4) - pt
    Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

  119. Northern Barred-Woodcreeper  (5) - pt
    Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
     
  120. Ivory-billed (or Laughing) Woodcreeper  (13) - ps,pt
    Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 

  121. Spot-crowned Woodcreeper  (12) - gh
    Lepidocolaptes affinis
     
  122. Plain Xenops  (12) - pt
    Xenops minutus
     
  123. Barred Antshrike  (12) - pt
    Thamnophilus doliatus
     
  124. Dusky Antbird  (7) - pt
    Cercomacra tyrannina
     
  125. Long-tailed Manakin  (2) - ps
    Chiroxiphia linearis
     
  126. Thrushlike Schiffornis (has been called Thrushlike Mourner or Manakin)  (11) - pt
    Schiffornis turdinus
     
  127. Rose-throated Becard  (10) - gh,pt 
    Pachyramphus aglaiae

  128. Masked Tityra  (12) - ps,pt
    Tityra semifasciata
     
  129. Black Phoebe  (9) - ps
    Sayornis nigricans
     
  130. Vermilion Flycatcher  (9) - pt
    Pyrocephalus rubinus

      
  131. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher  (6) - pt
    Tyrannus forficatus

  132. Western Kingbird  (3) - pl
    Tyrannus verticlis

     
  133. Tropical Kingbird  (13) - pl,gh,ps,pt  (may include some sightings of the very-similar Couch's Kingbird, which could winter in areas were were in the Peten)
    Tyrannus melancholicus

  134. Boat-billed Flycatcher  (11) - pl,gh,pt
    Megarynchus pitangua
     
  135. Social Flycatcher  (12) - pl,gh,ps,pt
    Myiozetetes similis

  136. Great Kiskadee  (13) - pl,pt
    Pitangus sulphuratus

  137. Great Crested Flycatcher  (8) - pt
    Myiarchus crinitus

  138. Brown-crested Flycatcher  (9) - pl
    Myiarchus tyrannulus

  139. Yucatan Flycatcher  (9) - pt
    Myiarchus yucatanensis

  140. Dusky-capped Flycatcher  (9) - pt
    Myiarchus tuberculifer

  141. Greater Pewee (has been called Coue's Flycatcher) (10) - gh,ps
    Contopus pertinax
     
  142. Tropical Pewee  (7) - ps,pt
    Contopus cinereus

  143. Northern Tufted-Flycatcher  (10) - gh
    Mitrephanes phaeocercus
     
  144. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  (6) - ps,pt
    Empidonax flaviventris

  145. Willow Flycatcher  (3) - ps
    Empidonax trailii

  146. Least Flycatcher  (9) - ps,pt
    Empidonax minimus

  147. Buff-breasted Flycatcher  (6) - ps
    Empidonax fulvifrons

  148. Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher  (7) - pt
    Terenotriccus erythrurus
     
  149. Northern Royal Flycatcher  (11) - pt
    Onychorhynchus mexicanus
      

  150. Stub-tailed (formerly part of White-throated) Spadebill  (11) - pt
    Platyrinchus cancominus

  151. Yellow-olive Flycatcher (or Flatbill)  (9) - ps
    Tolmomyias sulphurescens

  152. Eye-ringed Flatbill  (8) - pt
    Rhynchcyclus brevirostris

  153. Common Tody-Flycatcher  (2) - pl
    Todirostrum cinereum 

  154. Northern Bentbill  (6) - pt
    Oncostoma cinereigulare

  155. Mountain Elaenia  (5) - gh
    Elaenia frantzii

  156. Greenish Elaenia  (3) - pl,pt
    Myiopagis viridicata

  157. Northern Beardless Tyrannulet  (6) - pl
    Camptostoma imberbe

  158. Paltry (or Mistletoe) Tyrannulet  (5) - ps
    Zimmerius vilissimus

  159. Sepia-capped Flycatcher  (11) - pt
    Leptopogon amaurocephalus

  160. Ochre-bellied Flycatcher  (8) - pt
    Mionectes oleagineus
     
  161. Northern Rough-winged Swallow  (11) - pl,gh,ps,pt
    Steigidopteryx serripennis

  162. Ridgway's (has been part of Northern) Rough-winged Swallow  (13) - pt
    Steigidopteryx (serripennis) ridgwayi
     
  163. Black-capped Swallow  (12) - gh
    Notiochelidon pileata
     
  164. Mangrove Swallow  (11) - pl,pt
    Tachycineta albilinea
     
  165. Tree Swallow  (3) - pl
    Tachycineta bicolor

  166. Barn Swallow  (9) - pl
    Hirundo rustica

  167. (White-throated) Magpie-Jay  (10) - ps
    Calocitta formosa

  168. Brown Jay  (13) - pt
    Cyanocorax morio
     
  169. Bushy-crested Jay  (12) - gh
    Cyanocorax melanocyanneus
     
  170. Steller's Jay  (11) - gh
    Cyanocitta stelleri
     
  171. "Black-eared" American Bushtit  (10) - gh
    Psaltriparus minimus

  172. Band-backed (or Barred) Wren  (13) - ps
    Campylorhynchus zonatus
     
  173. "Southern" House Wren  (13) - ps
    Troglodytes musculis
     
  174. White-bellied Wren  (12) - pt
    Uropsila leucogastra
     
  175. Rufous-naped Wren  (10) - pl
    Campylorhynchus rufinucha

  176. Plain Wren  (7) - ps
    Thryothorus modestus

  177. Spot-breasted Wren  (11) - ps
    Thryothous maculipectus

  178. White-browed Wren  (5) - pt
    Thryothorus albinucha

  179. White-breasted Wood-Wren  (9) - pt
    Henicorhina leucosticta

     
  180. Gray-breasted Wood-Wren  (11) - ps
    Henicorhina leucophrys
     
  181. Tropical Mockingbird  (12) - gh
    Mimus gilvus
     
  182. Gray Catbird  (9) - pt
    Dumetella carolinensis

  183. White-throated Thrush (or Robin)  (5) - ps
    Turdus assimilis

  184. Rufous-collared Thrush (or Robin)  (12) - gh
    Turdus rufitorques
     
  185. Clay-colored Thrush (or Robin)  (13) - pl,gh,ps,pt
    Turdus grayi

  186. Brown-backed Solitaire  (12) - gh
    Myadestes occidentalis
     
  187. Wood Thrush  (11) - pt
    Hylocichia (formerly Catharus) mustelinus
       
  188. Eastern Bluebird  (12) - gh
    Sialia sialis
     
  189. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  (8) - ps,pt
    Polioptila caerulea
      
  190. Long-billed Gnatwren  (11) - pt
    Ramphocaenus rufiventris
     
  191. Cedar Waxwing  (3)  - gh
    Bombycilla cedorum

  192. Rufous-browed Peppershrike  (12) - ps
    Cyclarhis gujanensis

  193. Green Shrike-Vireo  (4) - ps
    Vireolanius pulchellus

  194. White-eyed Vireo  (10) - pt
    Vireo griseus
     
  195. Mangrove Vireo  (11) - pt
    Vireo pallens

  196. Hutton's Vireo  (9) - gh
    Vireo huttoni

  197. Yellow-throated Vireo  (x) - ps
    Vireo flavifrons
      
  198. Plumbeous (formerly part of Solitary) Vireo  (8) - gh
    Vireo plumbeus
     
  199. Blue-headed (formerly part of Solitary) Vireo  (9) - pt
    Vireo solitarius

  200. Tawny-crowned Greenlet  (9) - pt
    Hylophilus ochraceiceps
     
  201. "Gray-headed" Lesser Greenlet  (13) - ps,pt
    Hylophilus decurtatus
     
  202. Black-and-white Warbler  (11) - ps,pt
    Mniotilta varia

  203. Prothonotary Warbler  (2) - pl
    Protonotaria citrea
     
  204. Tennessee Warbler  (11) - gh,ps
    Vermivora peregrina

  205. Crescent-chested Warbler  (12) - gh
    Parula (formerly Vermivora) superciliosa
     
  206. Yellow Warbler  (11) - gh,ps,pt
    Dendroica aestiva
     
  207. Magnolia Warbler  (11) - ps,pl
    Dendroica magnolia

  208. "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler  (3) - pt
    Dendroica c. coronata
     
  209. Townsend's Warbler  (10) - gh
    Dendroica townsendi
     
  210. Black-throated Green Warbler  (11) - gh,ps,pt
    Dendroica virens

  211. Chestnut-sided Warbler  (5) - pt
    Dendroica pensylvanica
     
  212. Ovenbird  (10) - pt
    Seiurus aurocapillus
     
  213. Northern Waterthrush  (10) - pl,pt
    Seiurus noveboracensis
     
  214. Kentucky Warbler  (9) - pt
    Oporornis formosus

  215. MacGillivray's Warbler  (6) - gh,ps
    Oporornis tolmiei

  216. Common Yellowthroat  (10) - pt
    Geothlypis trichas

  217. Gray-throated Chat  (6) - pt
    Granatellus saliaei

  218. Wilson's Warbler  (10) - gh,ps
    Wilsonia pusilla
     
  219. Hooded Warbler  (10) - pt
    Wilsonia citrina
     
  220. American Redstart  (10) - pt
    Setophaga ruticilla

  221. Painted Whitestart (or Redstart)  (5) - gh
    Myioborus pictus
     
  222. Slate-throated Whitestart (or Redstart)  (12) - gh,ps
    Myioborus miniatus
     
  223. Pink-headed Warbler (nt)  (12) - gh
    Ergaticus versicolor
     
  224. Red-faced Warbler  (4) - gh
    Cardellina rubrifrons

  225. Golden-crowned Warbler  (13) - ps,pt
    Basileuterus culicivorus

  226. Rufous (or Chestnut) -capped Warbler  (10) - gh,ps
    Basileuterus rufifrons
     
  227. Montezuma Oropendola  (13) - pt
    Psarocolius montezuma
     
  228. Yellow-winged Cacique  (3) - pl
    Cacicus melanicterus

  229. Bronzed (or Red-eyed) Cowbird  (13) - gh
    Molothrus aeneus
     
  230. Great-tailed Grackle  (13) - pl,gh,ps,pt
    Quiscalus mexicanus

  231. Melodious Blackbird  (13) - ps,pt
    Dives dives
     
  232. Red-winged Blackbird  (8) - pl,pt
    Agelaius phoeniceus

  233. Black-cowled Oriole  (11) - pt
    Icterus prosthemeias
     
  234. Baltimore Oriole  (11) - pl,gh,ps,pt
    Icterus galbula

  235. Orchard Oriole  (11) - pl,ps,pt
    Icterus spurius

  236. Black-vented (or Wagler's) Oriole  (10) - gh
    Icterus wagleri

  237. Altamira Oriole  (10) - pl
    Icterus gularis

  238. Yellow-tailed Oriole  (9) - pt
    Icterus mesomeias

  239. Spot-breasted Oriole  (3) - pl
    Icterus pectoralis

  240. Red-legged Honeycreeper  (11) - ps
    Cyanerpes cyaneus

  241. Scrub Euphonia  (7) - pl
    Euphonia affinis

  242. Olive-backed Euphonia  (8) - pt
    Euphonia gouldi
     
  243. Yellow-throated Euphonia  (12) - ps,pt
    Euphonia hirundinacea

  244. Blue-gray Tanager  (12) - gh,ps,pt
    Thraupis episcopus

  245. Yellow-winged Tanager  (13) - gh,ps
    Thraupis abbas
     
  246. Summer Tanager  (10) - ps,pt
    Piranga rubra
     
  247. Western Tanager  (10) - ps
    Piranga ludoviciana

  248. Hepatic Tanager  (x) - gh
    Piranga hepatica
     
  249. White-winged Tanager  (6) - ps
    Piranga leucoptera
     
  250. Red-crowned Ant-Tanager  (9) - pt
    Habia rubica
     
  251. Red-throated Ant-Tanager  (12) - pt
    Habia fuscicauda
     
  252. Black-throated Shrike-Tanager  (9) - pt
    Lanio aurantius

  253. Gray-headed Tanager  (7) - pt
    Eucometis penicillata
     
  254. Black-headed Saltator  (13) - ps,pt
    Saltator atriceps
     
  255. Rose-breasted Grosbeak  (10) - gh,ps
    Pheucticus ludovicianus
     
  256. Indigo Bunting  (10) - gh,ps
    Passerina cyanea

  257. Painted Bunting  (5) - ps
    Passerina ciris
     
  258. White-collared Seedeater  (13) - pl,gh,ps,pt
    Sporophila torqueola

  259. Thick-billed (or Lesser) Seed-Finch  (3) - pt
    Oryzoborus funereus

  260. Blue-black Grassquit  (9) - pt
    Volatina jacarina
     
  261. Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch  (7) - gh
    Buarremon (formerly Atlapetes) brunneinuchus
     
  262. Prevost's Ground-Sparrow  (9) - gh
    Melozone biarcuata

  263. Rusty Sparrow  (10) - gh
    Aimophila rufescens
     
  264. Rufous-collared Sparrow  (12) - gh
    Zonotrichia capensis
     
  265. Black-headed Siskin  (11) - gh
    Carduelis notata
     
  266. Lesser (or Dark-backed) Goldfinch  (11) - gh,ps
    Carduelis psaltria
     
  267. House Sparrow (i)  (12) - gh,ps
    Passer domesticus

Taxonomy in large part conforms with "A Guide to the Birds of Mexico & Northern Central America", by Steve Howell & Sophie Webb.


Mammals during the FONT Guatemala Dec 06 - Jan 07 Holiday Tour


Yucatan (or Mexican) Black Howler Monkey -  pt
Alouatta palliata


Central American Spider Monkey - pt
Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis


Central American Agouti - ps,pt
Dasyprocta punctata


White-nosed Coati - pt
Nasua narica


Mexican Gray Squirrel
(has been called Red-bellied Squirrel) - gh  
Sciurus aureogaster


Yucatan Squirrel - pt
Sciurus yucatanensis


various bats (sp.) - pt  


Other Wildlife


Morelet's Crocodile - pt
Crocodylus acutus

 
Green Iguana - pt
Iguana iguana


Common Slider - pt
Trachemys scripta


Black-striped Snake - pt
Caniophanes imperialis


Speckled Racer - pt
Drymobius margaritiferus

Leaf-cutter and other ants - pt


various butterflies (including Morphos) - gh,ps,pt