Country: Guatemala

Ixpanpajul Forest Reserve Birding

Bird an accessible Petén forest reserve for toucans, trogons, woodcreepers, wrens and Blue Bunting. This is a useful complement to the longer Tikal and Yaxhá forest sessions.

San Marcos Quetzal Forest Morning

Spend the morning in cloud forest around San Marcos and San Rafael, where a careful early session may produce Resplendent Quetzal alongside tanagers, warblers and toucanets. The activity is grounded in fruiting conditions rather than a guaranteed sighting.

Afternoon Birding Inside Tikal National Park

Bird the quieter afternoon forest paths inside Tikal National Park, working the temple surroundings and woodland trails for toucans, trogons, woodpeckers and mixed flocks away from the lodge zone.

Hermit Warbler

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus ornatus

White-eared Hummingbird

Hooded Grosbeak

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Black-Hawk Eagle

Spizaetus tyrannus