https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/ 2025-11-09T15:16:37+00:00 hourly 1.0 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Rufous-Sabrewing.jpg Rufous Sabrewing (<i>Pampa rufa</i>). Rufous Sabrewing https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Resplendent-Quetzal.jpg Guatemala's national bird - Resplendent Quetzal - can be seen during weekend trips from Antigua Guatemala. Resplendent Quetzal https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Horned-Guan.jpg Horned Guan can be seen during weekend trips from Antigua Guatemala. Horned Guan https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Gray-Silky-Flycatcher.jpg Male Gray Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus) Gray Silky-flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Rufous-collared-Robin.jpg Rufous-collared Robin (Turdus rufitorques). Rufous-collared Robin https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Chestnut-sided-Shrike-Vireo.jpg Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius melitophrys). Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Antigua Guatemala at the foot of Agua volcano. Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Knut-Eisermann_book-review_Birding_2019_06.jpg Knut Eisermann book review Birding 2019 06 book review in BIRDING magazine, June 2019 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/tree-tours-antigua-guatemala1.jpg tree tours antigua guatemala1 Antigua Tree Tour https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/About-Antigua-Guatemala.htm 2025-08-18T15:08:58+00:00 daily 0.9 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala9_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala9 thumb Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala3.jpg Numerous ruins of churches (here Santa Teresa church), convents, and monasteries are witnesses of desatrous earthquakes, especially the Santa Marta earthquake in July 1773 (whose destructive force led to the decision to relocate the capital) and the strong earthquake in February 1976. These ruins, meticuously stabilized, are also witnesses of an ongoing effort to preserve Antigua Guatemala. Ruin of Santa Teresa church in Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala6_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala6 thumb Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala7_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala7 thumb Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala11_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala11 thumb Cathedral Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala8_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala8 thumb San Pedro Apostol church in Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala13_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala13 thumb San Francisco church in Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala12_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala12 thumb Cathedral Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala5.jpg Earthquake-proof one-story houses in Antigua Guatemala. Antigua Guatemala in 1876 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala4.jpg Arch of the Santa Catalina Convent. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala2.jpg Center of Antigua Guatemala with the palace of the captaincy and the Agua volcano in the background. Center of Antigua Guatemala with the palace of the captaincy and the Agua volcano https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala_1876.jpg Antigua Guatemala 1876 Antigua Guatemala in 1856 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala10_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala10 thumb Cathedral Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala10.jpg Detail from the ruin of the cathedral. Antigua-Guatemala10.jpg - 265 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala11.jpg Restored faÇade of the ruin of Antigua's cathedral. Antigua-Guatemala11.jpg - 298 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala7.jpg Early morning at the Central Plaza of Antigua. Antigua-Guatemala7.jpg - 158 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala12.jpg FaÇade of La Merced church in Antigua. Antigua-Guatemala12.jpg - 296 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala8.jpg San Pedro Apostol church. Antigua-Guatemala8.jpg - 204 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala13.jpg FaÇade of San Francisco church in Antigua. Antigua-Guatemala13.jpg - 228 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala9.jpg Handicrafts in a souvenir store in Antigua. Antigua-Guatemala9.jpg - 659 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala6.jpg Antigua Guatemala nestled among forested hills. Antigua-Guatemala6.jpg - 472 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala_1856.jpg Drawing of the 19th century main square of Antigua Guatemala, published in 1856 in The Illustrated London News and in 1881 in Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia. The cathedral is shown on the left, the palace of the captaincy in the back, stores on the right hand side, and the volcanoes Agua and Fuego in the background. Note that the plaza was a bare place (unlike today's main plaza landscaped with trees and flower beds, and numerous benches) offering plenty of space for the market. Antigua-Guatemala_1856.jpg - 245 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Birding-Daytours.htm 2025-08-18T15:09:00+00:00 daily 1.0 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/birding-walk-pilar.jpg birding walk pilar Birding walk at Finca El Pilar, Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Target-Birding_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Target Birding Antigua Guatemala Target Birding in Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Bird-Photography_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Bird Photography Antigua Guatemala Private bird photography in Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Relaxed-Birding_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Relaxed Birding Antigua Guatemala Relaxed Birding in Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Birding-Weekend.jpg Antigua Birding Weekend Birding weekend from Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Birding-Guides.htm 2025-09-19T10:49:15+00:00 daily 0.9 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Erythrostemon-guatemalensis_flower.jpg Erythrostemon guatemalensis flower Erythrostemon guatemalensis Eisermann & G.P.Lewis https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Unspotted_Saw-whet_Owl_Neotropical-Birding.jpg Unspotted Saw whet Owl Neotropical Birding Recent publications of CAYAYA BIRDING staff https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/coverchecklist.jpg coverchecklist Checklist of the Birds of Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Birding-guides.jpg Antigua Birding guides Birding guides Claudia AvendaÑo and Knut Eisermann. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Antigua-Guatemala-birding-weekend.htm 2025-08-18T15:08:59+00:00 daily 0.9 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Horned-Guan_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Horned Guan (Oreophasis derbianus) is endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas. Horned Guan https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Resplendent-Quetzal_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno), Guatemala's national bird, is a cloud forest specialist ranging from southern Mexico to PanamÁ. Resplendent Quetzal https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Goldmans-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Goldman's Warbler (Setophaga goldmani) is endemic to the highlands Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico. Goldman's Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Pinnated-Bittern_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) near the Guatemalan Pacific coast. Goldman's Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Azure-rumped-Tanager_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Azure-rumped Tanager (Poecilostreptus cabanisi) is endemic to the Pacific slope highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas. Azure-rumped Tanager https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Bearded-Screech-Owl_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Bearded Screech-Owl (Megascops barbarus) is endemic to the Atlantic slope highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas. Bearded Screech-Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Slender-Sheartail_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Slender Sheartail (Doricha enicura) is endemic to the highlands of northern Central America and southern Mexico. Slender Sheartail https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/IBA-Antigua-Guatemala.htm 2025-08-18T15:08:58+00:00 daily 0.9 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Important-Bird-Areas_Guatemala.jpg Map of the Important Bird Areas of Guatemala, designated by BirdLife International. Map of IBAs of Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Wine-throated-Hummingbird.jpg Wine-throated Hummingbird (Selasphorus ellioti), restricted to the Endemic Bird Area EBA 018 - North Central American highlands, occurs locally in the surroundings of Antigua Guatemala. Map of IBAs of Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/IBA_Americas.jpg IBA Americas IBAs Americas https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/PIF_iba.jpg PIF iba PIF IBAs Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/neotropicalbirding5_2.jpg neotropicalbirding5 2 Neotropical Birding, IBA Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/bird-field-guides.htm 2023-09-27T13:56:20+00:00 daily 0.4 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/vallely-dyer_howell-webb.jpg vallely dyer howell webb Howell and Webb (1995) Birds of Mexico and northern Central America, Valley and Dyer (2018) Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/peterson_Berlo.jpg peterson Berlo Peterson, van Berlo, birds of Mexico, Central America https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Knut-Eisermann_book-review_2019_06.jpg Comparative book review by Knut Eisermann in BIRDING magazine: Eisermann, K. (2019) New field guides for birding Central America: a review of Birds of Central America, by Andrew C. Vallely and Dale Dyer, and of Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Northern Central America, by Jesse Fagan and Oliver Komar. Birding 51(3): 66-68. book review in BIRDING magazine, June 2019 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/logo_blog.jpg logo blog Birding Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/sibley_NGS.jpg sibley NGS Sibley, National Geographic, birds of North America https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/bird-photography-day-tour-Antigua-Guatemala.htm 2025-08-16T22:35:25+00:00 daily 0.6 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Indigo-Bunting_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Male Indigo Bunting (<i>Passerina cyanea</i>) during spring migration in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. Indigo Bunting https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/MacGillivrays-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala2.jpg Male MacGillivray's Warbler (<i>Geothlypis tolmiei</i>) on its wintering grounds in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. MacGillivray's Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Blue-Seedeater_female.jpg Female Blue Seedeater (<i>Amaurospiza concolor</i>) near Antigua Guatemala. female Blue Seedeater https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Ovenbird.jpg Ovenbird (<i>Seiurus aurocapilla</i>) on the wintering grounds near Antigua Guatemala. Ovenbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Townsends-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Male Townsend's Warbler (<i>Setophaga townsendi</i>) on its wintering grounds in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. Townsend's Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/White-winged-Tanager2.jpg Immature male White-winged Tanager (<i>Piranga leucoptera</i>). male White-winged Tanager https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Swainsons-Thrush_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Swainson's Thrush (<i>Catharus ustulatus</i>) during spring migration in the highlands of Antigua Guatemala. Swainson's Thrush https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Brown-backed-Solitaire_juvenile.jpg Juvenile Brown-backed Solitaire (<i>Myadestes occidentalis</i>), restricted to the highlands of Mexico and northen Central America. juvenile Brown-backed Solitaire https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Black-throated-Green-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Male Black-throated Green Warbler (<i>Setophaga virens</i>) on its wintering grounds in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. Black-throated Green Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Green-throated-Mountain-gem_male.jpg Green-throated Mountain-gem (</i>Lampornis viridipallens<i>), restricted to the highlands of southern Mexico and northen Central America. Green-throated Mountain-gem https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Ruddy-Foliage-gleaner.jpg Ruddy Foliage-gleaner (<i>Clibanornis rubiginosus</i>). Blue-and-white Mockingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Azure-crowned-Hummingbird.jpg Azure-crowned Hummingbird (<i>Saucerottia cyanocephala</i>) in the highlands of Antigua Guatemala. Azure-crowned Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Canada-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Male Canada Warbler (<i>Cardellina canadensis</i>) during migration in highlands near Antigua Guatemala on its way to South America. Canada Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Violet-Sabrewing2.jpg Berylline Hummingbird (<i>Saucerottia beryllina</i>) in the highlands of Antigua Guatemala. Berylline Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Berylline-Hummingbird_photo-tour.jpg Berylline Hummingbird (<i>Saucerottia beryllina</i>) in the highlands of Antigua Guatemala. Berylline Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Wilsons-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Male Wilson's Warbler (<i>Cardellina pusilla</i>) on its wintering grounds in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. Wilson's Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Yellowish-Flycatcher2.jpg Yellowish Flycatcher (<i>Empidonax flavescens</i>). Yellowish Flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Yellow-throated-Brushfinch_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg White-naped Brushfinch (<i>Atlapetes gutteralis</i>). Yellow-throated Brushfinch https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Northern-Emerald-Toucanet3.jpg Swainson's Thrush (<i>Catharus ustulatus</i>) during spring migration in the highlands of Antigua Guatemala. Swainson's Thrush https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Blue-and-white-Mockingbird.jpg Blue-and-white Mockingbird (<i>Melanotis hypoleucus</i>) is restricted to the highlands of southern Mexico and northen Central America. Blue-and-white Mockingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Rivolis-Hummingbird_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Male Rivoli's Hummingbird (</i>Eugenes fulgens<i>). Rivoli's Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Blue-Seedeater_male.jpg Male Blue Seedeater (<i>Amaurospiza concolor</i>) near Antigua Guatemala. male Blue Seedeater https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Blue-winged-Warbler.jpg Blue-winged Warbler (<i>Vermivora cyanoptera</i>) on the wintering grounds near Antigua Guatemala. Blue-winged Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Sparkling-tailed-Hummingbird.jpg Male Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird (<i>Tilmatura dupontii</i>). male Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Painted-Bunting.jpg Male Painted Bunting (<i>Passerina ciris</i>) on the wintering grounds near Antigua Guatemala. Black-vented Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Rufous-capped-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala2.jpg Rufous-capped Warbler (<i>Basileuterus rufifrons</i>). Rufous-capped Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Orange-billed-Nightingale-Thrush_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (<i>Catharus aurantiirostris</i>). Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Bushy-crested-Jay_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Bushy-crested Jay (<i>Cyanocorax melanocyaneus</i>) in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. Bushy-crested Jay https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Indigo-Bunting_Antigua-Guatemala2.jpg Male Indigo Bunting (<i>Passerina cyanea</i>) during spring migration in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. Indigo Bunting https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/White-eared-Ground-Sparrow2_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg White-eared Ground-Sparrow (<i>Melozone leucotis</i>). White-eared Ground-Sparrow https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Bar-winged-Oriole_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Bar-winged Oriole (<i>Icterus maculialatus</i>), endemic to the highlands of northern Central America and southern Mexico. Male Bar-winged Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/White-tipped-Dove_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg White-tipped Dove (<i>Leptotila verreauxi</i>) in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. White-tipped Dove https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Nashville-Warbler.jpg Nashville Warbler (<i>Leiothlypis ruficapilla</i>) on its wintering grounds in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. Nashville Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Blue-headed-Vireo_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Blue-headed-Vireo (<i>Vireo solitarius</i>) on its wintering grounds in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. Blue-headed-Vireo https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Tennessee-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala2.jpg Tennessee Warbler (<i>Leiothlypis peregrina</i>) on its wintering grounds in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. Tennessee Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Black-and-white-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Black-and-white Warbler (<i>Mniotilta varia</i>) on its wintering grounds in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. Black-and-white Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Chestnut-sided-Shrike-Vireo2.jpg Female Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo (<i>vireolanius melitophrys</i>). Blue-and-white Mockingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Worm-eating-Warbler.jpg Worm-eating Warbler (<i>Helmitheros vermivorum</i>) on the wintering grounds near Antigua Guatemala. Worm-eating Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/birding-walk-finca-el-pilar.htm 2025-08-16T22:35:25+00:00 daily 0.6 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Guatemalan-Tyrannulet.jpg Guatemalan Tyrannulet (Zimmerius vilissimus). Guatemalan Tyrannulet https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Black-headed-Siskin.jpg Black-headed Siskin (Carduelis notatus). Black-headed Siskin https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/White-eared-Ground-Sparrow.jpg White-eared Ground-Sparrow (Melozone leucotis) White-eared Ground-Sparrow https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Slate-throated-Redstart.jpg Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus). Slate-throated Redstart https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Band-backed-Wren.jpg Band-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus zonatus). Band-backed Wren https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Blue-throated-Motmot_juv.jpg Juvenile Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis). Blue-throated Motmot https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/White-winged-Tanager.jpg White-winged Tanager (Piranga leucoptera) White-winged Tanager https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Bushy-crested-Jay.jpg Bushy-crested Jay (Cyanocorax melanocyaneus). Bushy-crested Jay https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Singing-Quail.jpg Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) Singing Quail https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Yellowish-Flycatcher.jpg Yellowish Flycatcher (Empidonax flavescens). Yellowish Flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Black-vented-Oriole.jpg Black-vented Oriole (Icterus wagleri) Black-vented Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Brown-capped-Vireo.jpg Brown-capped Vireo (Vireo leucophrys). Brown-capped Vireo https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Brown-backed-Solitaire.jpg Brown-backed Solitaire (Myadestes occidentalis). Brown-backed Solitaire https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Bar-winged-Oriole.jpg Bar-winged Oriole (Icterus maculialatus). Male Bar-winged Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Cabanis-Wren.jpg Cabanis's Wren (Cantorchilus modestus). Cabanis's Wren https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Collared-Trogon.jpg Male Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris) Collared Trogon https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Rufous-Sabrewing4.jpg Rufous Sabrewing(Pampa rufa) Rufous Sabrewing https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Northern-Emerald-Toucanet2.jpg Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus). Northern Emerald-Toucanet https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Crescent-chested-Warbler.jpg Crescent-chested Warbler (Oreothlypis superciliosa). Crescent-chested Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Gray-Silky-Flycatcher3.jpg Gray Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus) Gray Silky-flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/birds-of-antigua.htm 2025-08-18T15:17:24+00:00 daily 0.9 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Belted-Flycatcher.jpg ... while Belted Flycatcher (Xenotriccus callizonus) prefers dry oak forests. Belted Flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Berylline-Hummingbird2.jpg Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina) showing off its beryl-green plumage. Berylline Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/MacGillivrays-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg MacGillivray's Warblers (Geothlypis tolmiei) are wintering in forests and scrub land around Antigua Guatemala. MacGillivray's Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Highland-Guan.jpg Highland Guan (Penelopina nigra) occurs mainly in the most humid parts of the forest ... Highland Guan https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/forest-Antigua.jpg Pine-oak forest in the surroundings of Antigua Guatemala. Montane forest near Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/research_Enriquez_neotropical-owls.jpg research Enriquez neotropical owls owls of Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Birds-Antigua.jpg Some birds of Antigua Guatemala Birds of Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/conditions.htm 2023-09-27T13:56:19+00:00 daily 0.9 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/mail.gif mail Cayaya Birding https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/contact.htm 2025-08-18T15:18:15+00:00 daily 1.0 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Pink-headed-Warbler.jpg Pink-headed Warbler (Cardellina versicolor). Pink-headed Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Adelpha-donysa.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:38+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Adelpha-donysa.jpg Montane Sister (<i>Adelpha donysa</i>) in a high-elevation forest near Antigua Guatemala. Montane Sister (Adelpha donysa) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Alder-Flycatcher.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:16+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Alder-Flycatcher.jpg Alder Flycatchers (<i>Empidonax alnorum</i>) winter in South America and occur in Guatemala for a few weeks in April and May during spring migration on their way to their breeding grounds in northern North America. Seen in the woods near Antigua Guatemala. Alder Flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Ameiva.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:27+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Ameiva.jpg A Rainbow Ameiva (Holcosus undulatus, formerly Ameiva undulata parva) watching suspiciously into the camera lens. Rainbow Ameiva Holcosus undulatus https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Baltimore-Oriole.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:26+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Baltimore-Oriole.jpg Male Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) wintering in the surroundings of Antigua Guatemala. male Baltimore Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Bar-winged-Oriole2.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:16+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Bar-winged-Oriole2.jpg I see you … a female Bar-winged Oriole (<i>Icterus maculialatus</i>) having everything under control &#128515; Seen in the woods near Antigua Guatemala. Bar-winged Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Bar-winged-Oriole_foliage-bathing.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:26+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Bar-winged-Oriole_female.jpg A foliage-bathing Bar-winged Oriole (Icterus maculialatus) in the forest canopy near Antigua Guatemala. foliage-bathing Bar-winged Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Barred-Antshrike.htm 2025-08-16T22:34:28+00:00 weekly 0.3 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Barred-Antshrike.jpg A male Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) in the woods near Antigua Guatemala. male Barred Antshrike https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Berylline-Hummingbird.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:26+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Berylline-Hummingbird.jpg A gem perched in the greens … a male Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina) proofing that he got a good name assigned. Seen in the woods near Antigua Guatemala. Berylline Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Black-Hawk-Eagle.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:26+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Black-Hawk-Eagle.jpg Adult Black Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus) in the sky near Antigua Guatemala. Black Hawk-Eagle https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Black-Swift.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:26+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Black-Swift.jpg Summer records of Black Swifts (Cypseloides niger) are rare in Guatemala: this female was part of a small flock seen in June over the hills near Antigua Guatemala. female Black Swift https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Black-headed-Siskin.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:15+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Black-headed-Siskin.jpg Precision tweezers: Black-headed Siskins (<i>Spinus notatus</i>) are endemic to the highlands of Mexico and northern Central America. The strong base of their bills combined with the fine tips enables them to pull out seeds from tight spaces such conelets of alders (<i>Alnus</i> spp.) and seeding heads of thistles (Asteraceae). Black-headed Siskin https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Black-vented-Oriole.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:26+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Black-vented-Oriole.jpg Black-vented Oriole (<i>Icterus wagleri</i>) near Antigua Guatemala. Black-vented Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Blue-Grosbeak.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:25+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Blue-Grosbeak.jpg A male Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) balancing on the tip of a vine, in the hills near Antigua Guatemala. male Blue Grosbeak https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Blue-Seedeater.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:25+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Blue-Seedeater.jpg Blue Seedeater (Amaurospiza concolor) in the dense forest under growth near Antigua Guatemala. Blue Seedeater https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Blue-crowned-Chlorophonia.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:26+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Blue-crowned-Chlorophonia.jpg A male Blue-crowned Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia occipitalis) investigating a spider web, seen in the forest near Antigua Guatemala. Blue-crowned Chlorophonia https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Buffy-crowned-Wood-Partridge.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:25+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Buffy-crowned-Wood-Partridge.jpg Look who is watching ... a Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge (Dendrortyx leucophrys) emerging from the dense vegetation near Antigua Guatemala. Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Bushy-crested-Jay.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:15+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Bushy-crested-Jay.jpg A Bushy-crested Jay (<i>Cyanocorax melanocyaneus</i>) after a rough weekend &#128515; Bushy-crested Jay https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Cedar-Waxwing-Gray-Silky.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:16+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Cedar-Waxwing_Gray-Silky.jpg Cedar Waxwings <i>Bombycilla cedrorum</i> do not visit Guatemala each winter. After a big influx in the winter 2020/21 with flocks of up to 800 birds, we now have smaller flocks of 15-20 birds in the forests near Antigua. They are often associated with resident Gray Silky-Flycatchers <i>Ptiliogonys cinereus</i>, which form large flocks outside the breeding season. Cedar Waxwings and Gray Silky-flycatchers https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Cerrophidion.htm 2025-06-01T11:19:25+00:00 weekly 0.3 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Cerrophidion.jpg The complex of Godman's Mountain Pitviper (<i>Cerrophidion godmani</i> s.l.) is widespread in the highlands from Mexico to Panama. Recent phylogenetic analyses revealed cryptic species thoughout the range of this species complex, resulting in the descritpon of two new species (Jadin <i>et al.</i> 2012). Hence, Godman's Mountain Pitviper (<i>Cerrophidion godmani</i> s.s.) is endemic to southern Mexico and Guatemala. This individual is unusually orangish. Godman's Mountain Pitviper, Cerrophidion godmani https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Chestnut-sided-Shrike-Vireo.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:25+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Chestnut-sided-Shrike-Vireo.jpg A male Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius melitophrys) near Antigua Guatemala. Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Chisos-Banded-Skipper.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:25+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Chisos-Banded-Skipper.jpg Butterflies near Antigua Guatemala: Chisos Banded-Skipper (Autochton cincta). Chisos Banded-Skipper https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Cinnamon-Hummingbird.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:38+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Cinnamon-Hummingbird.jpg Cinnamon Hummingbird (<i>Amazilia rutila</i>) occurs in Guatemala mainly at elevations below 500 m. This young bird showed up at 1800 m in the hillsides near Antigua Guatemala, which is an unusual high-elevation record. Cinnamon Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Collared-Forest-Falcon.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:24+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Collared-Forest-Falcon.jpg Collared Forest-Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus) is quite unpopular amnong smaller birds in the forests near Antigua Guatemala. Collared Forest-Falcon https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Collared-Forest-Falcon_juvenile.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:37+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Collared-Forest-Falcon_juvenile.jpg A juvenile Collared Forest-Falcon (<i>Micrastur semitorquatus</i>) perched silently in the canopy, watching the lives of small birds in its surroundings. juvenile Collared Forest-Falcon https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Common-Vampire-Bat.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:37+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Common-Vampire-Bat.jpg Common Vampire Bat (<i>Desmodus rotundus</i>) near Antigua Guatemala. Common Vampire Bat https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Coopers-Hawk.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:24+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Coopers-Hawk.jpg A wintering Cooper's Hawk (<i>Accipiter cooperii</i>) cruising through the skies near Antigua Guatemala. Cooper's Hawk https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Corytophanes-percarinatus.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:24+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Corytophanes-percarinatus.jpg Keeled Helmeted Iguana (Corytophanes percarinatus) in the forest near Antigua Guatemala. Keeled Helmeted Iguana (Corytophanes percarinatus) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Corytophanes-percarinatus_juvenile.htm 2025-08-16T22:34:27+00:00 weekly 0.3 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Corytophanes-percarinatus_juvenile.jpg Keeled Helmeted Iguanas (Corytophanes percarinatus) can quickly adapt their color to their surroundings. In the dense forest understory, where they usually hang out, they would look green or brown. This juvenile was trying to catch some prey on a concrete spot, blending itself in with the grayish color. Keeled Helmeted Iguana (Corytophanes percarinatus) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Darkened-White.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:24+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Darkened-White.jpg Aerial chase of three males of Darkened White (Pereute charops). Male Darkened Whites patrol their territory over the forest canopy during sunny mornings. Often they engage in aerial chases with males from neighboring territories. Aerial chase of 3 males of Darkened White (Pereute charops). https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Deppes-Squirrel.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:14+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Deppes-Squirrel.jpg Digging deep into an avocado: Deppe's Squirrel (<i>Sciurus deppei</i>) in the woods near Antigua Guatemala. Deppe's Squirrel https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Elegant-Euphonia.htm 2025-04-20T17:50:25+00:00 weekly 0.3 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Elegant-Euphonia.jpg Elegant Euphonias (<i>Chlorophonia elegantissima</i>) move around usually in pairs, but occasionally, they can be seen in small flocks. flock of Elegant Euphonias https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Erythrostemon-guatemalensis.htm 2025-09-19T10:48:51+00:00 weekly 0.3 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Erythrostemon-guatemalensis_inflorescense.jpg Erythrostemon-guatemalensis, a tree species new to science, discovered by Knut Eisermann and described in a recent article in Kew Bulletin: Eisermann K., Lewis G.P., Forest F., Gagnon E., Csiba L., Aju J. & Williamson J. (2025) Erythrostemon guatemalensis (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Caesalpinieae), a new Endangered tree species from the Pacific slope highlands of Guatemala. Kew Bulletin 80: 663–678. Erythrostemon-guatemalensis https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Euglossa.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:24+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Euglossa.jpg A male orchid bee (Euglossa sp.) on a rotting dead trunk of an avocado tree near Antigua Guatemala. Male orchid bees (Euglossini) have enlarged tibia of the hind legs, which harbor pockets for storing highly fragrant substances. These are collected during visits to specific orchid flowers but also on the surface of rotten wood and feces. After further processing these substances and concentrating the fragrance, males release those during territorial hover flights to attract females. Learn more about orchid bees in: Roubik & Hanson (2004) Orchid bees of tropical America: biology and field guide. InBio, Santo Domingo, Costa Rica. Orchid bee Euglossa sp. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Ferruginous-Pygmy-Owl.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:37+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Ferruginous-Pygmy-Owl.jpg A juvenile gray morph Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (<i>Glaucidium brasilianum</i>) near Antigua. juvenile Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Fuego-dawn-eruption.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:24+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Fuego-dawn-eruption.jpg Erupting Fuego volcano lit by the first sunbeams at dawn. erupting Fuego volcano https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Fuego-fireworks.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:24+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Fuego-fireworks.jpg Theatrical evening eruption of Fuego volcano near Antigua Guatemala. eruption of Fuego volcano https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Gartered-Trogon.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:37+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Gartered-Trogon.jpg Gartered Trogon (<i>Trogon caligatus</i>) is mainly a lowland species. Since a few years, however, it can be observed up to 1900 m (6,200 ft) in the mountains near Antigua. Gartered Trogon https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Golden-olive-Woodpecker.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:37+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Golden-olive-Woodpecker.jpg A female Golden-olive Woodpecker (<i>Colaptes rubiginosus</i>) resting on a look-out. female Golden-olive Woodpecker https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Gray-Fox.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:24+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Gray-Fox.jpg This tree trunk was slightly too small as hide for this Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) &#128515; Gray Fox https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Great-Horned-Owl.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:23+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Great-Horned-Owl.jpg A Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) observing attentively in the hills near Antigua Guatemala. Great Horned Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Great-Horned-Owl_juvenile.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:23+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Great-Horned-Owl_juvenile.jpg A juvenile Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) displaying its apparently too big feet. juvenile Great Horned Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Green-throated-Mountain-gem.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:37+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Green-throated-Mountain-gem.jpg This male Green-throated Mountain-gem (<i>Lampornis viridipallens</i>) is showing how easy it is to reach the nectar in a deep-throated flower. male Green-throated Mountain-gem https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Guatemalan-Pygmy-Owl.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:37+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Guatemalan-Pygmy-Owl.jpg A juvenile gray morph Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl (<i>Glaucidium cobanense</i>) near Antigua. juvenile Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Hawk-migration.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:23+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/hawk-migration.jpg A small kettle of Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni) and two Broad-winged Hawks (Buteo platypterus) during fall migration over Antigua Guatemala. Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni) and Broad-winged Hawks (Buteo platypterus) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Hook-billed-Kite.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:14+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Hook-billed-Kite.jpg This Hook-billed Kite (<i>Chondrohierax uncinatus</i>) was a true surprise over the forest near Antigua Guatemala. Hook-billed Kite https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Indigo-Bunting.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:37+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Indigo-Bunting.jpg Indigo Bunting (<i>Passerina cyanea</i>) on its wintering grounds near Antigua Guatemala. This male is showing the first traces of its stunning indigo-blue breeding plumage. Indigo Bunting https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Lon-inimica.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:13+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Lon-inimica.jpg Little brown job: among diurnal butterflies, some grass skippers (Hesperiinae) are for butterfly watchers the equivalent of small, brown, difficult-to-identify birds for birdwatchers. Yellow-stained Skipper (<i>Lon inimica</i>) is widespread from Mexico to northern South America. This one was seen near Antigua Guatemala. Yellow-stained Skipper (Lon inimica) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/MacGillivrays-Warbler.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:23+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/MacGillivrays-Warbler.jpg The first Nearctic fall migrant birds can be seen in Guatemala in July and August, including Louisiana Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, and Hammond's Flycatcher … but the big waves of tens of thousands of migratory songbirds hit Guatemala until the end of September/October, usually together with the first northern cold fronts. While North American forests become quieter during this time because of the departure of the avian migrants, Guatemalan forests get a boost by the arrival of these birds. The rainy season has turned the forests around Antigua Guatemala in lush green habitats full of arthropods and fruit, providing food for both resident and visiting birds. Again the tchik-calls of MacGillivray's Warbler (<i>Geothlypis tolmiei</i>) – here a male – can be heard in the dense, shrubby understory of the forests around Antigua Guatemala. MacGillivray's Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Margay.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:23+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Margay.jpg Margay (Leopardus wiedii) is the smallest of Guatemala's wild cats. Although seen only with much good luck, it is good to know that they still roam through some of the forest patches. Margay https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Middle-American-Gopher-Snake.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:37+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Middle-American-Gopher-Snake.jpg Adult Middle American Gopher Snake (<i>Pituophis lineaticollis</i>) in the woods near Antigua Guatemala. Middle American Gopher Snake (Pituophis lineaticollis) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Molossidae.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:23+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Molossidae.jpg A free-tailed bat (Molossidae), probably of the genus Eumops, hunting for insects over the canopy of dry pine-oak forest near Antigua Guatemala. free-tailed bat (Molossidae), probably Eumops https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Northern-Emerald-Toucanet.htm 2025-08-17T11:06:14+00:00 weekly 0.3 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Northern-Emerald-Toucanet.jpg Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) feeding on a young leaf of Dahlia imperialis. Northern Emerald-Toucanet https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Ocellated-Quail.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:13+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Ocellated-Quail.jpg A female Ocellated Quail (<i>Cyrtonyx ocellatus</i>) in the mountains near Antigua Guatemala. Ocellated Quail https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Ochraethes-pollinosus.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:23+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Ochraethes-pollinosus.jpg <i>Ochraethes pollinosus</i> of the longhorn beetle family (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Clytini) use crypsis as antipredator strategy. They are perfectly camouflaged while feeding on inflorescences of yellow daisies (Asteraceae) such as <i>Lundellianthus salvinii</i> (left) and <i>Tithonia longiradiata</i> in the woods near Antigua Guatemala. Ochraethes pollinosus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Clytini) near Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Olive-Warbler.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:23+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Olive-Warbler.jpg Male Olive Warbler (Peucedramus taeniatus) near Antigua Guatemala. male Olive Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Oxeoschistus-hilara.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:12+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Oxeoschistus-hilara.jpg Brushfoots of the genus <i>Oxeoschistus</i> occur in humid highland forests from Mexico to the Andes in South America. Dot-banded Oxeo (<i>Oxeoschistus hilara</i>) is endemic to southern Mexico and northern Central America (Pyrcz et al. 2020). This one was seen in cloud forest near Antigua Guatemala. Dot-banded Oxeo (Oxeoschistus hilara) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Painted-Bunting.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:12+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Painted-Bunting.jpg Male Painted Bunting (<i>Passerina ciris</i>) on the wintering grounds near Antigua Guatemala. A recent study showed that the plumage coloration of male Painted Bunting is a results of a combination of deposited carotenoids and refraction of light in the microscopic feather structures (Justin, N. M. & R. J. Weaver. 2023. Painting the bunting: carotenoids and structural elements combine to produce the feather coloration of the male Painted Bunting. Ornithology 140: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukac052). Painted Bunting https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Pine-Flycatcher.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:22+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Pine-Flycatcher.jpg Pine Flycatcher (Empidonax affinis) belongs to the resident empids in the high-altitude forests near Antigua Guatemala. Pine Flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Pink-spotted-Cattleheart.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:22+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Parides-photinus.jpg Butterflies near Antigua Guatemala: Pink-spotted Cattleheart (Parides photinus). Pink-spotted Cattleheart (Parides photinus) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Pituophis-lineaticollis.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:22+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Pituophis-lineaticollis.jpg A sun beam through the dense canopy reveals this Middle American Gopher Snake (Pituophis lineaticollis) on the dark forest floor. The subspecies Pituophis lineaticollis gibsoni is endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas. Middle American Gopher Snake Pituophis lineaticollis https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Pituophis-lineaticollis_Basileuterus-rufifrons.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:22+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Pituophis-lineaticollis_Basileuterus-rufifrons.jpg Juveniles: a young Middle American Gopher Snake (Pituophis lineaticollis) feeding on a recently fledged Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons). Seen in the highland forest near Antigua Guatemala. Middle American Gopher Snake with Rufous-capped Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Pseudovates.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:22+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Pseudovates.jpg Unicorn mantis (Pseudovates sp.) in the woods near Antigua Guatemala. Unicorn mantis (Pseudovates sp.) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Red-tailed-Hawks.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:22+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Red-tailed-Hawks.jpg A pair of Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) during aerial display near Antigua Guatemala. pair of Red-tailed Hawks https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Rivolis-Hummingbird.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:11+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Rivolis-Hummingbird.jpg Powdered: Hummingbirds are important pollinators in the Neotropics; they feed on nectar and in return they carry pollen between flowers. The pollen of some flowers is especially sticky, making hummingbirds appear with a plumage color aberration, such as this female Rivoli's Hummingbird (<i>Eugenes fulgens</i>) with a golden powdered forehead – seen in the woods of Antigua Guatemala. Rivoli's Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Rose-throated-Becard.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:21+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Rose-throated-Becard.jpg A young male Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) near Antigua Guatemala. young male Rose-throated Becard https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Ruddy-Foliage-gleaner.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:21+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Ruddy-Foliage-gleaner.jpg A Ruddy Foliage-gleaner (Clibanornis rubiginosus) poking his head out of a Yucca plant. Ruddy Foliage-gleaner https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Rufous-Sabrewing.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:21+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Rufous-Sabrewing.jpg Rufous Sabrewing (Pampa rufa) performing some impressive streching. Rufous Sabrewing https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Rufous-capped-Warbler.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:37+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Rufous-capped-Warbler.jpg Rufous-capped Warbler, the botanist &#128515;: a Rufous-capped Warbler (<i>Basileuterus rufifrons</i>) apparently appreciates a <i>Tillandsia</i> seedling, growing on a branch amidst different species of lichen. Seen in the forest near Antigua Guatemala. Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Sharp-shinned-Hawk.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:37+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Sharp-shinned-Hawk.jpg Sharp-shinned Hawks (<i>Accipiter striatus</i>), here an adult, are wintering in forested areas around Antigua Guatemala, where they share the ecological niche with the resident White-breasted Hawk (<i>Accipiter chionogaster</i>) and wintering Cooper's Hawks (<i>Accipiter cooperi</i>). Sharp-shinned Hawk https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Singing-Quail.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:21+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Singing-Quail.jpg A male Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) in pine-oak forest near Antigua Guatemala. Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Singing-Quail_male.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:37+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Singing-Quail_male.jpg A male Singing Quail (<i>Dactylortyx thoracicus</i>) blending into the leaf litter. Male Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Sparkling-tailed-Hummingbird.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:21+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Sparkling-tailed-Hummingbird.jpg Male Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird (Tilmatura dupontii) near Antigua Guatemala. Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Sparkling-tailed-Hummingbird_female.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:11+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Sparkling-tailed-Hummingbird_3.jpg Aiming for a sip … a female Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird (<i>Tilmatura dupontii</i>) in the woods near Antigua Guatemala. Female Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Swainsons-Thrushes.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:20+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Swainsons-Thrush.jpg A council of Swainson's Thushes (Catharus ustulatus) &#128515; Swainson's Thrush is a common wintering bird in Guatemala, but during a few days towards the end of April, it becomes truly abundant in many Guatemalan forests. In some areas you may hear the liquid chuk-call of 3-5 birds at the same time at any given point in the forest. This is the time of high-peak spring migration of these thrushes in Guatemala, when countless birds pass through the country on their way from their wintering grounds in southern Central America and northern South America to their breeding grounds in North America. council of Swainson's Thrushes https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Tennessee-Warbler.htm 2025-11-09T15:15:26+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Tennessee-Warbler.jpg Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) belongs to the common wintering warblers in the surroundings of Antigua Guatemala. Tennessee Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Tennessee-Warblers.htm 2025-11-09T15:15:23+00:00 daily 0.5 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Tennessee-Warblers.jpg Tennessee Warblers (<i>Leiothlypis peregrina</i>) on their wintering grounds in the surroundings of Antigua Guatemala; on the left-hand side a hatch-year bird and on the right-hand side an adult at least in its second year of life. immature and adult Tennessee Warblers https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Townsends-Warbler.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:20+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Townsends-Warbler.jpg Townsend's Warbler (<i>Setophaga townsendi</i>) - here an adult male - is a common wintering warbler in the highlands of Guatemala. Sometimes it can be the most common bird you see on a birding day in high-elevation forests near Antigua Guatemala during the northern winter. Especially for birders from the US east coast, it is exciting to see Townsend's Warblers, which breed in the western US, in mixed species flocks together with warblers breeding in the eastern US and resident warblers from the north Central American highlands. Townsend's Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Unspotted-Saw-whet-Owl.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:20+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Unspotted-Saw-whet-Owl.jpg Unspotted Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius ridgwayi) Unspotted Saw-whet Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Western-Kingbird.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:20+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Western-Kingbird.jpg A Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) during a flight maneuver over the forest near Antigua Guatemala. Western Kingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Western-Tanager.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:19+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/Western-Tanager.jpg A male Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) on its wintering grounds near near Antigua Guatemala. male Western Tanager https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-Angled-Sulphur.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:19+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-Angled-Sulphur.jpg Butterflies near Antigua Guatemala: a flying White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde). White Angled-Sulphur https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-breasted-Hawk.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:19+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-breasted-Hawk.jpg A resident White-breasted Hawk (Accipiter chionogaster) flying over its territory near Antigua Guatemala. White-breasted Hawk (Accipiter chionogaster) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-breasted-Hawk_2.htm 2025-01-03T04:19:34+00:00 weekly 0.3 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-breasted-Hawk_2.jpg Fluffy White-breasted Hawk (<i>Accipiter chionogaster</i>) near Antigua Guatemala. White-breasted Hawk https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-eared-Ground-Sparrow.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:19+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-eared-Ground-Sparrow.jpg White-eared Ground-Sparrow (Melozone leucotis) near Antigua Guatemala. White-eared Ground-Sparrow https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-eyed-Vireo.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:11+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-eyed-Vireo.jpg White-eyed Vireo (<i>Vireo griseus</i>) is a common wintering bird in the Atlantic slope lowlands of Guatemala. In the foothills along Guatemala's Pacific slope, however, this vireo is rare. Hence this was a special bird during one of our day trips from Antigua in March. White-eyed Vireo https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-faced-Quail-Dove.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:10+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-faced-Quail-Dove.jpg White-faced Quail-Doves (<i>Zentrygon albifacies</i>) are secretive birds of the forest understory. White-faced Quail-Dove https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-naped-Brushfinch.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:19+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-naped-Brushfinch.jpg White-naped Brushfinch (Atlapetes albinucha) on a look-out in a woodland near Antigua Guatemala White-naped Brushfinch https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-necked-Jacobin.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:10+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-necked-Jacobin.jpg White-necked Jacobin (<i>Florisuga mellivora</i>) occurs in Guatemala mainly in the humid Atlantic slope lowlands below 700 m. During the northern winter, this hummingbird occurs also as rare visitor to the Pacific slope lowlands, indicating some kind of short-distance migration (Eisermann & AvendaÑo 2018). This immature male near Antigua Guatemala at 1800 m represents an unusual high-altitude record. White-necked Jacobin https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-tipped-Doves.htm 2025-11-09T15:15:23+00:00 daily 0.3 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-tipped-Doves.jpg White-tipped Doves (<i>Leptotila verreauxi</i>) use their rufous underwing patch as an optical signal in aggressive interactions. The White-eared Ground-Sparrow <i>Melozone leucotis</i> in the background remains unimpressed by this. White-tipped Doves https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-winged-Tanager.htm 2024-05-23T21:46:09+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/White-winged-Tanager.jpg White-winged Tanagers (<i>Piranga leucoptera</i>) occur locally in humid forests in the surroundings of Antigua Guatemala. White-winged Tanager https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/snowcap-Acatenango_2021_06.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:21+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/snowcap_Acatenango.jpg Acatenango volcano displaying a snow cap after a heavy storm on 25 June 2021. Acatenango volcano with a snowcap. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/sunset.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:20+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/sunset.jpg Dramatic skyscape over the volcanoes of Antigua Guatemala, painted by the setting sun. dramatic sunset https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thunderstorm.htm 2023-09-27T13:55:20+00:00 monthly 0.1 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thunderstorm.jpg Untamed electricity: lightning in a storm cell in the hills near Antigua Guatemala. Acatenango volcano with a snowcap. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/good-reads.htm 2023-09-27T13:56:19+00:00 daily 0.4 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/cover_most-perfect-thing.jpg cover most perfect thing Birkhead (2016) The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird’s Egg. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/cover_feather-thief.jpg cover feather thief Johnson (2018) The feather thief: beauty, obsession, and the natural history heist of the century. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/cover_history-of-coffee.jpg cover history of coffee Wagner (2001) The history of coffee in Guatemala. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/cover_chasing-venus.jpg cover chasing venus Wulf (2012) Chasing Venus: the race to measure the heavens. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/cover_swarm.jpg cover swarm Schätzing (2007) The swarm. A novel. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/cover_invention-of-nature.jpg cover invention of nature Wulf (2015) The invention of nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/nature-around-antigua.htm 2025-11-09T15:15:50+00:00 hourly 0.9 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_verper2.jpg thumbnail verper2 Tennessee Warblers https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_lepver.jpg thumbnail lepver White-tipped Doves https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Gray-Foxes.jpg thumbnail Gray Foxes Gray Foxes https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Cerrophidion.jpg thumbnail Cerrophidion Godman's Mountain Pit Viper https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Erythrostemon-guatemalensis_inflorescense.jpg thumbnail Erythrostemon guatemalensis inflorescense Erythrostemon guatemalensis https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_thadol.jpg thumbnail thadol Barred Antshrike https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Corytophanes-percarinatus_juv.jpg thumbnail Corytophanes percarinatus juv Godman's Mountain Pit Viper https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_aulpra.jpg thumbnail aulpra Northern-Emerald-Toucanet https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_eupele.jpg thumbnail eupele Elegant Euphonia https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_accchi.jpg thumbnail accchi White-breasted Hawk https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/nature-around-antigua_2020.htm 2025-08-16T22:35:19+00:00 daily 0.4 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Pseudovates.jpg thumbnail Pseudovates Pseudovates https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_camruf.jpg thumbnail camruf Rufous Sabrewing https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Ameiva.jpg thumbnail Ameiva Rainbow Ameiva https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_empaff.jpg thumbnail empaff Pine Flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_micsem.jpg thumbnail micsem Collared Forest-Falcon https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_virmel.jpg thumbnail virmel Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_spityr.jpg thumbnail spityr Black Hawk-Eagle https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_autrub.jpg thumbnail autrub Ruddy Foliage-gleaner https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_amacon.jpg thumbnail amacon Blue Seedeater https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_tyrver.jpg thumbnail tyrver Western Kingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Chisos-Banded-Skipper.jpg thumbnail Chisos Banded Skipper Chisos Banded-Skipper Autochton cincta https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_pirlud.jpg thumbnail pirlud Western Tanager https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_sunset.jpg thumbnail sunset infernal-looking sunset https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_verper.jpg thumbnail verper Tennessee Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_bubvir.jpg thumbnail bubvir Juvenile Great Horned Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_ictmac.jpg thumbnail ictmac Bar-winged Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Blue-Grosbeak.jpg thumbnail Blue Grosbeak Male Blue Grosbeak https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_peutae.jpg thumbnail peutae Olive Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Pituophis-lineaticollis.jpg thumbnail Pituophis lineaticollis Pine Snake https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/nature-around-antigua_2021.htm 2025-08-16T22:35:17+00:00 daily 0.4 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_White-breasted-Hawk.jpg thumbnail White breasted Hawk White-breasted Hawk https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_bubvir2.jpg thumbnail bubvir2 Great Horned Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_tildup.jpg thumbnail tildup Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_hawk-migration.jpg thumbnail hawk migration Hawk migration over Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Berylline-Hummingbird.jpg thumbnail Berylline Hummingbird Berylline Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Corytophanes-percarinatus.jpg thumbnail Corytophanes percarinatus Corytophanes percarinatus https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_thunderstorm.jpg thumbnail thunderstorm Thunderstorm in the hills near Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Darkened-White.jpg thumbnail Darkened White Darkened White (Pereute charops https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_butjam.jpg thumbnail butjam Red-tailed Hawks https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_denleu.jpg thumbnail denleu Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_snowcap.jpg thumbnail snowcap Snowcap on Acatenango Volcano https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Black-Swift.jpg thumbnail Black Swift Black Swift https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_White-Angled-Sulphur.jpg thumbnail White Angled Sulphur White Angled-Sulphur https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_chlocc.jpg thumbnail chlocc Blue-crowned Chlorophonia https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_aegrid.jpg thumbnail aegrid Unspotted Saw-whet Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_bomced.jpg thumbnail bomced Cedar Waxwings https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_gray-fox.jpg thumbnail gray fox Gray Fox https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Ochraethes-pollinosus.jpg thumbnail Ochraethes pollinosus Ochraethes-pollinosus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Clytini) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/nature-around-antigua_2022.htm 2025-08-16T22:35:18+00:00 daily 0.5 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_opotol.jpg thumbnail opotol MacGillivray's Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_tildup2.jpg thumbnail tildup2 Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_ictwag.jpg thumbnail ictwag Black-vented Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Pituophis_Basileuterus.jpg thumbnail Pituophis Basileuterus Middle American Gopher Snake https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Margay.jpg thumbnail Margay Margay https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Euglossa.jpg thumbnail Euglossa Orchid Bee https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_atlgut.jpg thumbnail atlgut White-naped Brushfinch https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_catust.jpg thumbnail catust Swainson's Thrushes https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_dentow.jpg thumbnail dentow Townsend's Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Parides-photinus.jpg thumbnail Parides photinus Parides photinus https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_acccoo.jpg thumbnail acccoo Cooper's Hawk https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_ictgal.jpg thumbnail ictgal Baltimore Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_dactho.jpg thumbnail dactho Singing Quail https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_fuego-dawn-eruption.jpg thumbnail fuego dawn eruption dawn eruption of Fuego volcano https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_melleu.jpg thumbnail melleu White-eared Ground-Sparrow https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_pacagl.jpg thumbnail pacagl Rose-throated Becard https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_fuego-fireworks.jpg thumbnail fuego fireworks Fuego volcano https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Molossidae.jpg thumbnail Molossidae free-tailed bat (Molossidae) https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/nature-around-antigua_2023.htm 2025-08-16T22:35:18+00:00 daily 0.4 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_tildup3.jpg thumbnail tildup3 Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Deppes-Squirrel.jpg thumbnail Deppes Squirrel Deppe's Squirrel https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_pirleu.jpg thumbnail pirleu White-winged Tanager https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_carnot.jpg thumbnail carnot Black-headed Siskin https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_virgri.jpg thumbnail virgri White-eyed Vireo https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Oxeoschistus-hilara.jpg thumbnail Oxeoschistus hilara Dot-banded Oxeo https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_empaln.jpg thumbnail empaln Alder Flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_cyroce.jpg thumbnail cyroce Ocellated Quail https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_pascir.jpg thumbnail pascir Painted Bunting https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_ictmac2.jpg thumbnail ictmac2 Bar-winged Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_eugful.jpg thumbnail eugful Rivoli's Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_bomced-pticin.jpg thumbnail bomced pticin Cedar Waxwings with Gray Silky-flycatchers https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_geoalb.jpg thumbnail geoalb White-faced Quail-Dove https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_cyamel.jpg thumbnail cyamel Bushy-crested Jay https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_chounc.jpg thumbnail chounc Hook-billed Kite https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_flomel.jpg thumbnail flomel White-necked Jacobin https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Lon-inimica.jpg thumbnail Lon inimica Yellow-stained Skipper https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/nature-around-antigua_2024.htm 2025-08-16T22:35:19+00:00 daily 0.4 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_trovio.jpg thumbnail trovio Gartered Trogon https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_basruf.jpg thumbnail basruf Rufous-capped Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_glacob.jpg thumbnail glacob Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_glabra.jpg thumbnail glabra Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Middle-American-Gopher-Snake.jpg thumbnail Middle American Gopher Snake Middle American Gopher Snake https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Common-Vampire-Bat.jpg thumbnail Common Vampire Bat Common Vampire Bat https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_lamvir.jpg thumbnail lamvir Green-throated Mountain-gem https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_picrub.jpg thumbnail picrub Golden-olive Woodpecker https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_pascya.jpg thumbnail pascya Indigo Bunting https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_amarut.jpg thumbnail amarut Cinnamon Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_dactho2.jpg thumbnail dactho2 Singing Quail https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_Adelpha-donysa.jpg thumbnail Adelpha donysa Adelpha donysa https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_accstr.jpg thumbnail accstr Sharp-shinned Hawk https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/focal-point/thumbnail_micsem_juv.jpg thumbnail micsem juv Collared Forest-Falcon https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/photo-video-gallery.htm 2025-08-18T15:18:15+00:00 daily 0.9 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/phamoc.jpg phamoc Resplendent Quetzal https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/dactho.jpg dactho Singing Quail https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape9_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala landscape9 thumb Lush green of the pine-oak forest near Antigua Guatmala during the wet season. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/oreder.jpg oreder Horned Guan https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/aulpra.jpg aulpra Northern Emerald-Toucanet https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/cataur.jpg cataur Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape8_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala landscape8 thumb Understory of semideciduous forest in the hills near Antigua Guatemala. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape6_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala landscape6 thumb Smoky mountains: sunset upon Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/cocabe.jpg cocabe Hooded Grosbeak https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/atlgut.jpg atlgut White-naped Brushfinch https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/basruf.jpg basruf Rufous-capped Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape5_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala landscape5 thumb Antigua Guatemala nestled among forested hillsides. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/tancab.jpg tancab Azure-rumped Tanager https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/trocol.jpg trocol Collared Trogon https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/camzon.jpg camzon Band-backed Wren https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/thrmod.jpg thrmod Cabanis's Wren https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/virleu.jpg virleu Brown-capped Vireo https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/myaocc.jpg myaocc Brown-backed Solitaire https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/ictmac.jpg ictmac Bar-winged Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/myaocc2.jpg myaocc2 juvenile Brown-backed Solitaire https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape3_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala landscape3 thumb Pine-oak forest durng the green season near Antigua Guatemala. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/camhem.jpg camhem Violet Sabrewing https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/troruf.jpg troruf Rufous-browed Wren https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/empfla.jpg empfla Yellowish Flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/parsup.jpg parsup Crescent-chested Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape2_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala landscape2 thumb Cloud forest occurs on the upper hillsides in the surroundings of Antigua Guatemala. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/camruf.jpg camruf Rufous Sabrewing https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/melleu.jpg melleu White-eared Ground-Sparrow https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/cyamel.jpg cyamel Bushy-crested Jay https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/lamvir.jpg lamvir Green-throated Mountain-gem https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape4_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala landscape4 thumb Lenticular clouds among the volcanoes of Antigua Guatemala: Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/pirleu.jpg pirleu White-winged Tanager https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/zimvil.jpg zimvil Guatemalan Tyrannulet https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/pascya.jpg pascya Indigo Bunting https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/myimin.jpg myimin Slate-throated Redstart https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/amaber.jpg amaber Berylline Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/carnot.jpg carnot Black-headed Siskin https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/aspgul.jpg aspgul Blue-throated Motmot https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape1_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala landscape1 thumb Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes towering over semideciduous forest near Antigua Guatemala. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/pticin.jpg pticin Gray Silky-flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/ergver.jpg ergver Pink-headed Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/caratr.jpg caratr Black-capped Siskin https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/attell.jpg attell Wine-throated Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/xencal.jpg xencal Belted Flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/ictwag.jpg ictwag Black-vented Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/eupele.jpg eupele Elegant Euphonia https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/turruf.jpg turruf Rufous-collared Robin https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/accchi.jpg accchi White-breasted Hawk https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/melbia.jpg melbia White-faced Ground-Sparrow https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/aegrid.jpg aegrid Unspotted Saw-whet Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/lamrha.jpg lamrha Garnet-throated Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/pennig.jpg pennig Highland Guan https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/virmel.jpg virmel Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/pacmaj.jpg pacmaj Gray-collared Becard https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/glacob.jpg glacob Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape7_thumb.jpg Antigua Guatemala landscape7 thumb OtoÑo AntigÜeÑo - Fall in Antigua: the first trees in the semideciduous forest are preparing for their dormant period at the beginning of the dry season. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/amacon.jpg amacon Blue Seedeater https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/cyapum.jpg cyapum Black-throated Jay https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/notpil.jpg notpil Black-capped Swallow https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/melhyp.jpg melhyp Blue-and-white Mockingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape9.jpg Lush green of the pine-oak forest near Antigua Guatmala during the wet season. Antigua-Guatemala-landscape9.jpg - 350 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Resplendent-Quetzal.jpg Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno). Resplendent-Quetzal.jpg - 357 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape6.jpg Smoky mountains: sunset upon Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes. Antigua-Guatemala-landscape6.jpg - 38 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Garnet-throated-Hummingbird_male.jpg Male Garnet-throated Hummingbird (Lamprolaima rhami). Garnet-throated-Hummingbird_male.jpg - 153 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Blue-and-white-Mockingbird_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Blue-and-white Mockingbird (Melanotis hypoleucus). Blue-and-white-Mockingbird_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg - 132 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape5.jpg Antigua Guatemala nestled among forested hillsides. Antigua-Guatemala-landscape5.jpg - 296 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape3.jpg Pine-oak forest durng the green season near Antigua Guatemala. Antigua-Guatemala-landscape3.jpg - 311 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape2.jpg Cloud forest occurs on the upper hillsides in the surroundings of Antigua Guatemala. Antigua-Guatemala-landscape2.jpg - 138 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Rufous-Sabrewing2.jpg Rufous Sabrewing (Pampa rufa). Rufous-Sabrewing2.jpg - 108 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape4.jpg Lenticular clouds among the volcanoes of Antigua Guatemala: Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango. Antigua-Guatemala-landscape4.jpg - 222 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Berylline-Hummingbird.jpg Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina). Berylline-Hummingbird.jpg - 120 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape1.jpg Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes towering over semideciduous forest near Antigua Guatemala. Antigua-Guatemala-landscape1.jpg - 292 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Rufous-capped-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons). Rufous-capped-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg - 93 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Unspotted_Saw-whet-Owl.jpg Unspotted Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius ridgwayi). Unspotted_Saw-whet-Owl.jpg - 151 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape8.jpg Understory of semideciduous forest in the hills near Antigua Guatemala. Antigua-Guatemala-landscape8.jpg - 616 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Guatemalan-Pygmy-Owl_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium cobanense). Guatemalan-Pygmy-Owl_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg - 112 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/gallery/Antigua-Guatemala-landscape7.jpg OtoÑo AntigÜeÑo - Fall in Antigua: the first trees in the semideciduous forest are preparing for their dormant period at the beginning of the dry season. Antigua-Guatemala-landscape7.jpg - 437 kilobyte https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/relaxed-birding-day-tour-Antigua-Guatemala.htm 2025-08-16T22:35:23+00:00 daily 0.6 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Elegant-Euphonia.jpg Male Elegant Euphonia (Euphonia elegantissima). Elegant Euphonia https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Collared-Trogon_male.jpg Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris). Collared Trogon https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Black-headed-Siskin2.jpg Juvenile Black-headed Siskin (Spinus notatus) Black-headed Siskin https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Black-vented-Oriole_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Black-vented Oriole (<i>Icterus wagleri</i>), restricted to the highlands of Mexico and northern Central America. Black-vented Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Violet-Sabrewing.jpg Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus). Violet Sabrewing https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Mountain-Elaenia.jpg Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii). Mountain Elaenia https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Northern-Emerald-Toucanet.jpg Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) Northern Emerald-Toucanet https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Band-backed-Wren2.jpg Band-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus zonatus) Band-backed Wren https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Gray-Silky-Flycatcher2.jpg Gray Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus) Gray Silky-flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Slate-throated-Redstart_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Slate-throated Redstart (<i>Myioborus miniatus</i>) in the highlands near Antigua Guatemala. Slate-throated Redstart https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Rufous-Sabrewing3.jpg Rufous Sabrewing(Pampa rufa) Rufous Sabrewing https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Green-throated-Mountain-gem.jpg Green-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis viridipallens). Green-throated Mountain-gem https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/target-birding-day-tour-Antigua-Guatemala.htm 2025-08-16T22:35:26+00:00 daily 0.6 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/White-faced-Ground-Sparrow.jpg White-faced Ground-Sparrow (Melozone biarcuta) is restricted to southern Mexico and northern Central America. White-faced Ground-Sparrow https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Bar-winged-Oriole_male_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Bar-winged Oriole (Icterus maculialatus), endemic to the highlands of northern Central America and southern Mexico. Male Bar-winged Oriole https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Ocellated-Quail.jpg Ocellated-Quail (Cyrtonyx ocellatus) is restricted to to the highlands of southern Mexico and northern Central America. Garnet-throated Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Blue-throated-Motmot_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis) is endemic to southern Mexico and northern Central America. Blue-throated Motmot https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Gray-collared-Becard_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Gray-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major) is restricted to Mexico and northern Central America. Gray-collared Becard https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/White-breasted-Hawk_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg White-breasted Hawk (Accipiter striatus chionogaster), a resident form of Sharp-shinned Hawk, is endemic to southern Mexico and northern Central America. White-breasted Hawk https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Wine-throated-Hummingbird_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Wine-throated Hummingbird (Selasphorus ellioti) is restricted to southern Mexico and northern Central America. Wine-throated Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/White-eared-Ground-Sparrow_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg The northern subspecies of White-eared Ground-Sparrow (Melozone leucotis occipitalis) is restricted to southern Mexico and northern Central America. White-eared Ground-Sparrow https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Black-throated-Jay_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Black-throated Jay (Cyanolyca pumilo) is endemic to southern Mexico and northern Central America. Black-throated Jay https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Guatemalan-Pygmy-Owl_Antigua-Guatemala2.jpg Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium cobanense), endemic to the highlands of northern Central America and southern Mexico. This one is regurgitating a pellet. Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Blue-and-white-Mockingbird_Antigua-Guatemala3.jpg Blue-and-white Mockingbird (Melanotis hypoleucus) is restricted to southern Mexico and northern Central America. Blue-and-white Mockingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Pink-headed-Warbler_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Pink-headed Warbler (Cardellina versicolor), restricted to the highlands of Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico. Pink-headed Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Black-capped-Siskin_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Black-capped Siskin (Spinus atriceps), restricted to the highlands of Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico. Black-capped Siskin https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Green-throated-Mountain-gem_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Green-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis viridipallens) is restricted to northern Central America and southern Mexico. Green-throated Mountain-gem https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Blue-Seedeater_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Blue Seedeater (Amaurospiza concolor) is a widespread but locally ocurring Neotropical bird associated with bamboo. Blue Seedeater https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Black-capped-Swallow_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Black-capped Swallow (Atticora pileata), restricted to the highlands of southern Mexico and northern Central America. Black-capped Swallow https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Belted-Flycatcher_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Belted Flycatcher (Xenotriccus callizonus), restricted to the highlands of southern Mexico and northern Central America. Belted Flycatcher https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Singing-Quail_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus), restricted to Mexico and northern Central America. Singing Quail https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Hooded-Grosbeak.jpg Hooded Grosbeak (Coccothraustes abeillei) is restricted to to the highlands of Mexico and northern Central America. Hooded Grosbeak https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Garnet-throated-Hummingbird.jpg Garnet-throated Hummingbird (Lamprolaima rhami) is restricted to to the highlands of Mexico and northern Central America. Garnet-throated Hummingbird https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Rufous-browed-Wren.jpg Rufous-browed Wren (Troglodytes rufociliatus) is restricted to southern Mexico and northern Central America. Rufous-browed Wren https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Chestnut-sided-Shrike-Vireo_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius melitophrys) is restricted to Mexico and northern Central America. Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Fan-tailed-Warbler.jpg Fan-tailed Warbler (Basileuterus lachrymosus) occurs mainly in Mexico and northern Central America. Fan-tailed Warbler https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Highland-Guan_Antigua-Guatemala.jpg Highland Guan (Penelopina nigra) is restricted to southern Mexico and northern Central America. Highland Guan https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/tips-n-stories.htm 2025-08-18T15:08:57+00:00 daily 0.9 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/tips-stories.jpg tips stories Tips & Stories Birding Antigua Guatemala https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/tree-tours-Antigua-Guatemala.htm 2025-08-17T22:04:39+00:00 daily 0.9 https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/tree-tours-antigua-guatemala.jpg <i>Sapindus saponaria</i> (Sapindaceae). Tree tours Antigua Guatemala. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/Erythrostemon-guatemalensis.jpg Tree entanglement in a forest near Antigua Guatemalala, including a species new to science — Erythrostemon guatemalensis (Leguminosae) — discovered by Knut Eisermann and described in an article in Kew Bulletin in 2025: Eisermann K., Lewis G.P., Forest F., Gagnon E., Csiba L., Aju J. & Williamson J. (2025) Erythrostemon guatemalensis (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Caesalpinieae), a new Endangered tree species from the Pacific slope highlands of Guatemala. Kew Bulletin 80: DOI 10.1007/s12225-025-10300-0 (16 pages). Tree tours Antigua Guatemala. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/tree-tours-antigua-guatemala2.jpg Colorful forest canopy with <i>Bursera simaruba</i> (Burseraceae) and <i>Euphorbia cotinifolia</i> (Euphorbiaceae). Colorful forest canopy. https://www.birding-antigua-guatemala.com/tree-tours-antigua-guatemala3.jpg <i>Hauya elegans</i> subsp. <i>cornuta</i> (Onagraceae). Tree tours Antigua Guatemala.