Guatemala Ramsar wetland
Laguna Lachuá
280 bird species recorded; the most in May.
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This month here
144 species in January.129 species in February.148 species in March.162 species in April.179 species in May.107 species in June.121 species in July.132 species in August.53 species in September.127 species in October.150 species in November.152 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
280 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 280Speciesrecorded more than once
- 104Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 10,439Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 168 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 18Raptors
- 6Owls
- 3Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 3Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 160Songbirds
- 75Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 280 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
- Collared Forest FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
- King VultureSarcoramphus papa
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- Leucopternis albicollisLeucopternis albicollis
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
- Grey-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Central American Pygmy OwlGlaucidium griseiceps
- Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineata
- Mottled OwlStrix virgata
- Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
- Ferruginous Pygmy OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
- Middle American Screech OwlMegascops guatemalae
Waders3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Northern JacanaJacana spinosa
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Ducks & geese3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
- Bare-throated Tiger-heronTigrisoma mexicanum
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
Songbirds160 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-collared ManakinManacus candei
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectus
- Brown JayPsilorhinus morio
- Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus
- Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
- Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufus
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- White-breasted Wood-wrenHenicorhina leucosticta
- Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
- Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
- Red-capped manakinPipra mentalis
- Brown-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis turdina
- Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigaster
- Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoides
- Mayan AntthrushFormicarius moniliger
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
- Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
- Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
- Ramphocaenus melanurusRamphocaenus melanurus
- Red-crowned Ant-tanagerHabia rubica
- Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogaster
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
- Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
- Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
- Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
- Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbas
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceiceps
- Stilpnia larvataStilpnia larvata
- Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
- Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldi
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
- Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
- Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavum
- Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythra
- Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
- Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- Black-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio aurantius
- Inca JayCyanocorax yncas
- Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemus
- Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
- Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominus
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Green-backed SparrowArremonops chloronotus
- Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
- Amazonian Royal FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatus
- Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
- Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
- Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyrannina
- Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
- Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatina
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Green Shrike-vireoVireolanius pulchellus
- White-bellied WrenUropsila leucogastra
- Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae
- Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostris
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
- Red-throated Ant TanagerHabia fuscicauda
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Northern Barred WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Whiskered MyiobiusMyiobius barbatus
- Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
- Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Thick-billed Seed FinchSporophila funerea
- Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Scaled AntpittaGrallaria guatimalensis
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurus
- Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
- Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostris
- Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Turdus assimilisTurdus assimilis
- Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbe
- Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroa
- Flame-coloured TanagerPiranga bidentata
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Grey-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
- Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
- Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
- Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
- Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
- Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
- Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
- Spot-crowned WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes affinis
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Slate-headed Tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
- Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
- Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensis
- Common Bush TanagerChlorospingus flavopectus
- Black-capped SwallowNotiochelidon pileata
- Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
- Northern Nightingale-wrenMicrocerculus philomelaNT
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestus
- Common Tody-flycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
- Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus
- Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala
- Great AntshrikeTaraba major
- Orange-billed Nightingale-thrushCatharus aurantiirostris
- Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
- Prevost's Ground-sparrowMelozone biarcuata
- Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
- Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
- White-wingedPachyramphus polychopterus
- Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
- White-throated FlycatcherEmpidonax albigularis
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Elegant EuphoniaEuphonia elegantissima
- Rusty SparrowAimophila rufescens
- Greater PeweeContopus pertinax
- Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaNT
Other birds75 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
- Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
- Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
- Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massena
- Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiVU
- Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus
- Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusNT
- Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
- Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
- Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
- Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
- Great TinamouTinamus major
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Russet-naped Wood RailAramides albiventris
- Pionopsitta haematotisPionopsitta haematotis
- Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
- Aztec ParakeetAratinga nana
- Ruddy CrakeLaterallus ruber
- Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensNT
- PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
- Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetula
- White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis
- Southern Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosa
- Collared TrogonTrogon collaris
- Collared AraçariPteroglossus torquatus
- American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
- Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
- Chlorestes candidaChlorestes candida
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
- Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
- Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
- Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
- Grey-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii
- Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneus
- Tody MotmotHylomanes momotula
- Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
- White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
- Grey-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeiceps
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
- Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatus
- Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolor
- White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
- Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
- Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
- Saucerottia cyanocephalaSaucerottia cyanocephala
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus
- Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
- Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis
- Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
- Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
- Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
- Blue-throated MotmotAspatha gularis
- White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
- Inca DoveColumbina inca
- Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellus
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximia
- American Black SwiftCypseloides nigerVU
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
- White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifrons
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Barred ParakeetBolborhynchus lineola
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/17°59 mm
- Feb29°/18°33 mm
- Mar33°/20°32 mm
- Apr36°/22°43 mm
- May34°/23°151 mm
- Jun30°/22°269 mm
- Jul29°/22°187 mm
- Aug29°/22°258 mm
- Sep28°/22°333 mm
- Oct27°/21°225 mm
- Nov26°/19°101 mm
- Dec26°/18°63 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Laguna Lachuá.
National park in Guatemala
Laguna Lachuá is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Guatemala.
280 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 10,439 open records.
The most recorded are the Long-billed Hermit, the Lesson's Motmot and the White-collared Manakin.
46 species come for the summer, 56 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Slaty-breasted Tinamou, Chimney Swift and American Black Swift.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Hotel Ecológico El Venadoplace to stay · 1.1 km · 3 within 10 km
- Playa Grandenearest town · 14 km in a straight line
- Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 140 km in a straight lineCar hire at FRS airport (San Benito)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 3places to stay within 10 kmHotel Ecológico El Venado, Ecotuturismo Rocja Pom
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Laguna Lachuá.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmCerro La Sultana · 11 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLaguna Lachuá4.0 km² · 0.7 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmLaguna LachuáBortle 2 · this place
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Laguna Lachuá
Guatemala
- 74Birdyas Score
- 280Species
- 104Migrants
- 3Threatened
Lagunas de Montebello National Park
Mexico · 110 km
- 79Birdyas Score
- 403Species
- 179Migrants
- 4Threatened
Cultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park
Guatemala · 191 km
- 73Birdyas Score
- 317Species
- 141Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3308988) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 10,439 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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