Country: Guatemala

Turquoise-browed Motmot

Crested Guan

Scrub Euphonia

Spot-breasted Oriole

Lesson’s Motmot

White-bellied Chachalaca

Tody Motmot

Long-tailed Manakin

Birding at Tikal National Park (Afternoon near lodge)

Birding around the lodge grounds, just outside the archaeological site, exploring the rich forests of Tikal National Park. Target species include Yucatan and Ochre-bellied Flycatchers, Montezuma Oropendola, Sulphur-rumped Myiobius, Short-billed Pigeon, Plain Antvireo, Plain Xenops, Stripe-throated Hermit, Black-headed Saltator, and Yellow-winged Tanager. The Petén region is also well known for its impressive diversity of North American migratory birds. Throughout the tour, we may encounter species such as Hooded, Tennessee, Magnolia, Black-and-white, Kentucky, Wilson’s, Chestnut-sided, and Worm-eating Warblers, along with Northern Waterthrush and Ovenbird. Other possible migrants include Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, Wood Thrush, and Philadelphia Vireo.