Honduras Ramsar wetland
Lake Yojoa
378 bird species recorded; the most from February to March.
Frank Domínguez 15 · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
259 species in January.296 species in February.281 species in March.266 species in April.259 species in May.182 species in June.200 species in July.215 species in August.235 species in September.256 species in October.272 species in November.229 species in December.
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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
378 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).
- 378Speciesrecorded more than once
- 139Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 114,956Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 634 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 33Raptors
- 7Owls
- 10Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 20Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 196Songbirds
- 93Other 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 378 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors33 species
- Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Grey-lined HawkButeo nitidus
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
- Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
- Collared Forest FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Leucopternis albicollisLeucopternis albicollis
- Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
- King VultureSarcoramphus papa
- Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
- Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusNT
- Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
- Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls7 species
- Ferruginous Pygmy OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
- Mottled OwlStrix virgata
- Middle American Screech OwlMegascops guatemalae
- American Barn OwlTyto furcata
- Striped OwlPseudoscops clamator
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
Waders10 species
- Northern JacanaJacana spinosa
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- WilletTringa semipalmata
Gulls & seabirds5 species
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Ducks & geese12 species
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- RedheadAythya americana
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
Herons, ibises & grebes20 species
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Bare-throated Tiger-heronTigrisoma mexicanum
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
- Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatus
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
- Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Storks & cranes2 species
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
- JabiruJabiru mycteria
Songbirds196 species
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
- Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
- Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
- Brown JayPsilorhinus morio
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
- Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbas
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
- Common Tody-flycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Black phoebeSayornis nigricans
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectus
- Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinacea
- Saltator grandisSaltator grandis
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
- Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris
- Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetii
- Stilpnia larvataStilpnia larvata
- Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
- Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
- Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
- Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
- Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
- Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleri
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
- Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
- Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestus
- Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passerinii
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Altamira OrioleIcterus gularis
- Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
- Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvina
- Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceus
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- White-collared ManakinManacus candei
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraNT
- Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
- Rufous-backed WrenCampylorhynchus capistratus
- Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralis
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala
- Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
- Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinis
- Rusty SparrowAimophila rufescens
- Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigaster
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- White-breasted Wood-wrenHenicorhina leucosticta
- Rufous-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis erythrothorax
- Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Thick-billed Seed FinchSporophila funerea
- Green-backed SparrowArremonops chloronotus
- Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spiza
- Black-headed SiskinSpinus notatus
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbus
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Blue-winged warblerVermivora cyanoptera
- Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
- Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
- Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
- White-throated FlycatcherEmpidonax albigularis
- Grace's WarblerSetophaga graciae
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeus
- Inca JayCyanocorax yncas
- Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbe
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
- Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
- Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
- Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifrons
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineus
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Prevost's Ground-sparrowMelozone biarcuata
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Guatemalan TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimus
- Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Red TanagerPiranga flava
- Northern Barred WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae
- Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Vireo plumbeusVireo plumbeus
- Blue-black GrosbeakCyanocompsa cyanoides
- Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus
- Dusky AntbirdCercomacra tyrannina
- Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavum
- Ramphocaenus melanurusRamphocaenus melanurus
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- White-wingedPachyramphus polychopterus
- Bushy-crested JayCyanocorax melanocyaneus
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Mayan AntthrushFormicarius moniliger
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Red-capped manakinPipra mentalis
- Red-crowned Ant-tanagerHabia rubica
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurus
- Canada warblerCardellina canadensis
- Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi
- Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostris
- Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatus
- Yellowish FlycatcherEmpidonax flavescens
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
- Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceiceps
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
- Whiskered MyiobiusMyiobius barbatus
- Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
- Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
- Great AntshrikeTaraba major
- Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygius
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- Green Shrike-vireoVireolanius pulchellus
- Elegant EuphoniaEuphonia elegantissima
- Blue-crowned ChlorophoniaChlorophonia occipitalis
- Grey-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucophrys
- Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysater
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
- Slate-headed Tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus sylvia
- Common Bush TanagerChlorospingus flavopectus
- Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatus
- White-winged TanagerPiranga leucoptera
- Orange-billed Nightingale-thrushCatharus aurantiirostris
- Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominus
- Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
- Buff-breasted FlycatcherEmpidonax fulvifrons
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Flame-coloured TanagerPiranga bidentata
- Slate-coloured SolitaireMyadestes unicolor
- Greater PeweeContopus pertinax
- Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
- Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalis
- Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaNT
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
- Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis
- White-naped Brush-finchAtlapetes albinucha
- Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemus
Other birds93 species
- Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- LimpkinAramus guarauna
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Ruddy CrakeLaterallus ruber
- American CootFulica americana
- Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosa
- Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
- White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifrons
- Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
- Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusNT
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
- Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetula
- Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilis
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Olivaceous PiculetPicumnus olivaceus
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
- Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatus
- Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
- Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
- Aztec ParakeetAratinga nana
- White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
- Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
- Chlorestes candidaChlorestes candida
- Inca DoveColumbina inca
- Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
- Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
- Collared AraçariPteroglossus torquatus
- PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
- Yellow-breasted CrakePorzana flaviventer
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularis
- Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolor
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SoraPorzana carolina
- White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis
- Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
- Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus
- Grey-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeiceps
- Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Spotted RailPardirallus maculatus
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Grey-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii
- Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
- Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
- Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
- Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
- Collared TrogonTrogon collaris
- Russet-naped Wood RailAramides albiventris
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Emerald ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinus
- Striped CuckooTapera naevia
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Great TinamouTinamus major
- Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumVU
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Saucerottia cyanocephalaSaucerottia cyanocephala
- Cynanthus canivetiiCynanthus canivetii
- Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximia
- Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
- Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
- Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris
- Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
- SungrebeHeliornis fulica
- Green-throated Mountain-gemLampornis viridipallens
- Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
- Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensNT
- Resplendent QuetzalPharomachrus mocinnoNT
- White-faced Quail-doveZentrygon albifacies
- White-eared HummingbirdBasilinna leucotis
- Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenae
- Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani
- Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellus
- Berylline HummingbirdSaucerottia beryllina
- Sparkling-tailed WoodstarTilmatura dupontii
- Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis
- Common PotooNyctibius jamaicensis
- Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatus
- Tody MotmotHylomanes momotula
- Great Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila sanctihieronymi
- Aratinga holochloraAratinga holochlora
- Pionopsitta haematotisPionopsitta haematotis
- Mexican VioletearColibri thalassinus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from February to March.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan25°/16°63 mm
- Feb27°/16°48 mm
- Mar29°/17°39 mm
- Apr31°/19°41 mm
- May30°/20°122 mm
- Jun28°/20°184 mm
- Jul28°/20°149 mm
- Aug28°/20°162 mm
- Sep27°/20°200 mm
- Oct26°/19°166 mm
- Nov25°/17°111 mm
- Dec24°/16°70 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Yojoa.
Lake in Honduras
Lake Yojoa is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Honduras, 634 m above the sea.
378 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 114,956 open records.
The most recorded are the Quiscalus mexicanus, the Great White Egret and the Snail Kite.
38 species come for the summer, 90 for the winter and 11 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Chimney Swift and Keel-billed Motmot.
The most species are recorded from February to March.

Get there and watch
- El Clavijo del Lagoplace to stay · 4.0 km · 11 within 10 km
- Agua Azul Ranchonearest town · 4.1 km in a straight line
- Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 64 km in a straight lineCar hire at SAP airport (San Pedro Sula)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
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11places to stay within 10 kmEl Clavijo del Lago, Hotel Las Cabañitas Del Lago, Panacam Lodge and 8 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Lake Yojoa.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.



Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1305720) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 114,956 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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