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Birds
and
Other Wildlife
during the Focus On Nature
Tour
in
Guatemala
in the Spring of 2009
List compiled by Armas
Hill
Dates:
April 21 - May 2, 2009
Photograph at right: COLLARED ARACARI
Codes:
In the Guatemalan highlands (hi),
including the areas of Antigua, Lake Atitlan, upper Volcan Atitlan, &
Verapaz
On the Pacifc Slope (ps), including lower Volcan Atitlan
In the arid Motagua Valley (mv) of eastern Guatemala
In the Peten region (pt)
including areas of El Peru and Tikal
(t): a globally threatened or rare species,
designated by Birdlife International.
(t1): critical (t2): endangered
(t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally.
(r/GU): rare in Guatemala
(i): introduced species.
(h): heard only
The numbers in ( ) indicate the number of FONT Guatemala tours during which the
bird has been found. There have been 15 tours in the highlands; 16 in the Peten
region.
Links:
Cumulative
List of Birds during FONT Guatemala Tours (with some photos)
Central American Mammals
(with some photos)
A list of mammals during our
Guatemala April/May '09 Tour follows the bird-list below.
List
of Selected Central American Butterflies (with
some photos)
Upcoming
FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Guatemala
Bird-List:
- Great Tinamou (8) _____ pt
Tinamus major percautus
- Slaty-breasted Tinamou (11)
_____ pt
Crypturellus b. boucardi
- Highland Guan (7) _____ ps
(egg on nest)
Penelopina nigra
- Crested Guan (15) _____ ps,pt
Penelope purpurascens
- Plain Chachalaca (15)
_____ pt
Ortalis vetula
- White-bellied Chachalaca (5)
_____ ps
Ortalis leucogastra
- Ocellated Turkey (16) _____ pt
Meleagris ocellata
- Pied-billed Grebe (10) _____ pt
Podilymbus p. podiceps
- Wood Stork (9) _____ pt
Mycteria americana
- Roseate Spoonbill (2) _____ pt
Platalea ajaja
- Great Blue Heron (14) _____ pt
Ardea herodias
- Great Egret (16) _____ pt
Casmerodius
(has been Ardea) alba
- Little Blue Heron (15) _____ pt
Egretta caerulea
- Snowy Egret (14) _____ pt
Egretta thula
- Tricolored Heron (11) _____ pt
Egretta tricolor ruficollis
- Western Cattle Egret (16) _____
hi,ps,pt
Bubulcus ibis
- Green Heron (16) _____ ps,pt
Butorides virescens
- Bare-throated Tiger Heron (12)
_____ pt
Tigrisoma mexicanum
- Neotropic Cormorant (15) _____ pt
Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus
- Anhinga (12) _____ pt
Anhinga anhinga leucogaster
- Black Vulture (16) _____ hi,ps,mv,pt
Coragyps atratus
- Turkey Vulture (16) _____ hi,ps,mv.pl
Cathartes aura
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (8)
_____ pt
Cathartes burroviamus
- Northern Crested Caracara (9)
_____ ps
Caracara cheriway
- Laughing Falcon (14) _____ pt
Herpetotheres cachinnans chapmani
- Bat Falcon (11) _____ pt
Falco rufigularis petoensis
- Orange-breasted Falcon (9)
_____ pt
Falco deiroleucus
- Osprey (10) _____ pt
Pandion haliaetus
- White-tailed Kite (11) _____ pt
Elanus leucurus
- Swallow-tailed Kite (10) _____ pt
Elanoides forficatus
- Gray-headed Kite (5) _____ pt
Leptodon cayanensis
- Hook-billed Kite (2) _____ pt
Chonodrohierax u. uncinatus
- Mississippi Kite (2) _____ pt
Ictinia mississippiensis
- Plumbeous Kite (9) _____ ps,pt
Ictinia plumbea
- Snail Kite (7) _____ pt
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Short-tailed Hawk (7) _____ pt
Buteo brachyurus fuliginosus
- Roadside Hawk (16) _____ pt
Buteo magnirostris
- Gray (-lined) Hawk (13) _____ pt
Buteo nitida
- Black-collared Hawk (1) _____ pt
Busarellus nigricollis
- Black Hawk-Eagle (6) _____ ps
Spizaaetus tyrannus
- Limpkin (11) _____ pt
Aramus guarauna dolosus
- Gray-necked Wood-Rail
(16) _____ pt
Aramides cajanea albiventris
- Ruddy Crake (12) _____ pt
Laterallus ruber
- Common Moorhen
(or Gallinule) (6) _____ pt
Gallinula chloropus cachinnans
- Purple Gallinule (10) _____ pt
Porphyrula martinica
- American Coot (9) _____ pt
Fulica americana
- Northern Jacana (16) _____ pt
Jacana spinosa
- Killdeer (7) _____ hi
Charadrius vociferus
- Spotted Sandpiper (11) _____ pt
Actitis macularia
- Solitary Sandpiper (10) _____ pt
Tringa solitaria
- Common
(or Feral) Pigeon (i) (16) _____ hi
Columba livia
- Red-billed Pigeon (9) _____ ps
Patagioenas flavirostris
- Pale-vented Pigeon (13) _____ pt
Patagioenas cayennensis
- Scaled Pigeon (3) _____ pt
Patagioenas speciosa
- Short-billed Pigeon (13) _____ pt
Patagioenas nigrirostris
- White-winged Dove (15) _____ hi,mv
Zenaida asiatica
- Inca Dove (15) _____ hi,mv
Scardafella
(has been Columbina) inca
- Common Ground Dove (14) _____ hi,mv
Columbina passerina pallescens
- Ruddy Ground Dove (15) _____ pt
Columbina taipacoti
- Blue Ground Dove (7) _____ pt
Claravis pretiosa
- White-tipped Dove (15) _____ hi,ps,pt
Leptotila verrreauxi
- Ruddy Quail-Dove (7) _____ pt
Geotrygon m. montana
- Scarlet Macaw (3) _____ pt
(heard
at nest box)
Ara macao cyanopterus
- Green Parakeet (x) _____ mv
Aratinga holochlora rubritorquis
- Pacific Parakeet (11) _____ ps
Aratinga strenua
- Aztec Parakeet (14) _____ pt
Aratina a. astec
- Orange-chinned Parakeet (9)
_____ ps
Brotogeris j. jugularis
- Brown-hooded Parrot (12) _____ pt
Pionopsitta h. haematotis
- White-fronted Amazon (15) _____
pt
Amazona albifrons
- Red-lored
(or Yellow-cheeked) Amazon
(16) _____ pt
Amazona autumnalis
- Mealy Amazon (13) _____ pt
Amazona farinosa guatemalae
- Squirrel Cuckoo (14) _____
pt
Piaya cayana
- Groove-billed Ani (15) _____ pt
Crotophaga suicirostris
- Striped Cuckoo (6) _____ pt
Tapera naevia excellens
- Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (5) _____
pt
Glaucidium brasilianum ridgwayi
- Mottled Owl (11) _____ pt
Strix virgata centralis
- Lesser Nighthawk (10) _____ mv
Chordeiles acutipennis littoralis
- Pauraque (15) _____ ps,pt
Nyctidromus albicollis
- Yucatan Poorwill (9) _____ pt
Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
- Buff-collared Nightjar (3)
_____ mv
Caprimulgus ridgwayi troglodytes
- White-collared Swift (13) _____
hi,ps
Streptoprocne zonaris
- Vaux's Swift (16) _____ hi,ps
Chaetura vauxi
- Chestnut-collared Swift (3)
_____ ps
Streptoprocne rutila brunnitorques
- Great Swallow-tailed Swift (1)
_____ hi
Panyptila sanctihieronymi
- Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (3)
_____ pt
Campylopterus cuvierii roberti
- Wedge-tailed Sabrewing (11)
_____ pt
Campylopterus curvipennis pampa
- Rufous Sabrewing (11) _____ hi
Campylopterus rufus
- Violet Sabrewing (6) _____ hi,ps
Campylopterus h. hemileucurus
- Emerald-chinned Hummingbird (3)
_____ hi
Abeillia a. abeillei
- Black-crested Coquette (2)
_____ hi
Lophornis helenae
- Canivet's Emerald (6) _____ pt
Chlorostilbon canivetii
- Salvin's Emerald (8) _____ mv
Chloroctilbon salvini osberti
- White-bellied Emerald (16)
_____ pt
Amazilia candida
- Azure-crowned Hummingbird
(or Red-billed Azurecrown) (15)
_____ hi
Amazilia cyanocephala
- Blue-tailed Hummingbird (5)
_____ hi,ps
Amazilia cyanura guatemalae
- Cinnamon Hummingbird (10) _____
ps
Amazilia rutila
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (14)
_____ pt
Amazilia tzacati
- Green-throated Mountain-gem (7)
_____ hi
Lampornis viridipallens ovandensis
- "Rivoli's" Magnificent
Hummingbird _____ hi
Eugenes f. fulgens
- Purple-crowned Fairy (10) _____
pt
Heliothryx barroti
- Long-billed Starthroat (5)
_____ hi
Heliomaster longirostris
- Resplendent Quetzal (9) _____ hi
Pharomachrus m. mocinno
- Slaty-tailed Trogon (15) _____ pt
Trogon m. massena
- Black-headed Trogon (13) _____ pt
Trogon melanocephalus
- Mountain Trogon (12) _____ hi
Trogon m. mexicanus
- Collared Trogon (10) _____ hi
Trogon collaris puella
- Gartered
(formerly part of Violaceous) Trogon
(16) _____ pt
Trogon caligatus (formerly T. violaceus)
- Ringed Kingfisher (13) _____ pt
Megaceryle torquata
- Belted Kingfisher (11) _____ pt
Megaceryle alcyon
- Amazon Kingfisher (10) _____ pt
Chloroceryle amazona
- Green Kingfisher (14) _____ ps,pt
Chloroceryle americana
- American Pygmy Kingfisher (10)
_____ pt
Chloroceryle aenea stictoptera
- Blue-crowned Motmot (16) _____ hi,ps,pt
Momotus momota
- Rufous-collared Jacamar (13)
_____ pt
Galbula ruficauda melanogenia
- "White-throated" Emerald Toucanet
(12) _____ hi,pt
Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens
- Collared Aracari (16) _____ pt
Pteroglossus torquatus
- Keel-billed Toucan (16) _____ pt
Ramphastos sulfuratus
- "Guatemalan" Northern Flicker
(13) _____ hi
Colaptes auratus mexicanoides
- Golden-olive Woodpecker (12)
_____ hi,ps,pt
Piculus rubiginosus
- Chestnut-colored Woodpecker (13)
_____ pt
Celeus castaneus
- Lineated Woodpecker (16) _____ pt
Dryocopus lineatus
- Acorn Woodpecker (15) _____ hi
Melanerpes formicivorus
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker (16)
_____ hi,ps,mv,pt
Melanerpes aurifrons
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker (10)
_____ pt
Veniliornis fumigatus sanguinolentus
- Pale-billed Woodpecker (16)
_____ ps,pt
Campephilus guatemalensis
- Rose-throated Becard (12) _____
pt
Pachyramphus aglaiae
- Long-tailed Manakin (5) _____ ps
Chiroxiphia linearis
- White-collared Manakin (10)
_____ pt
Manacus candei
- Red-capped Manakin (11) _____ pt
Pipra m. mentalis
- Thrush-like Schiffornis (13)
_____ pt (has been
called Thrush-like Mourner
or Manakin)
Schiffornis turdinus
- Masked Tityra (15) _____ ps,pt
Tityra semifasciata
- Black-crowned Tityra (7) _____ pt
Tityra semifasciata personata
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher (8)
_____ pt
Tyrannus savana monachus
- Eastern Kingbird (2) _____ pt
Tyrannus tyrannus
- Tropical Kingbird (16) _____ hi,ps,mv,pt
(may include
some sightings of the very-similar Couch's Kingbird,
which winters in
areas where we were in the Peten)
Tyrannus melancholicus
- Piratic Flycatcher (2) _____ pt
Legatus leucophaius variegatus
- Streaked Flycatcher (3) _____ pt
Myiodynastes maculatus insolens
- Boat-billed Flycatcher (13)
_____ ps,mv,pt
Megarynchus pitangua
- Social Flycatcher (16) _____ hi,ps,pt
Myiozetetes similis
- Great Kiskadee (16) _____ ps,mv,pt
Pitangus sulphuratus
- Bright-rumped Attila (7) _____ pt
Attila spadiceus flammulatus
- Rufous Mourner (6) _____ pt
Rhytipterna h. holerythra
- Great Crested Flycatcher (10)
_____ pt
Myiarchus crinitus
- Nutting's Flycatcher (3) _____ mv
Myiarchus n. nuttingi
- Yucatan Flycatcher (7) _____ pt
Myiarchus yucatanensis
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher (12)
_____ ps
Myiarchus tuberculifer
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (nt) (4)
_____ hi
Contopus cooperi
- Greater Pewee (12) _____
hi (has been called Coue's
Flycatcher)
Contopus p. pertinax
- Tropical Pewee (10) _____ pt
Contopus cinereus
- Eastern Wood Pewee (6) _____ pt
Contopus virens
- Western Wood Pewee (3) _____ ps
Contopus sordidulus
- Northern Tufted Flycatcher (12)
_____ hi
Mitrephanes phaeocercus
- Yellowish Flycatcher (11) _____
hi
Empidonax flavescens salvini
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (7)
_____ pt
Empidonax flaviventris
- Acadian Flycatcher (2) _____ pt
Empidonax virescens
- Least Flycatcher (11) _____ ps
Empidonax minimus
- Stub-tailed (formerly part of White-throated)
Spadebill (14) _____ pt
Platyrinchus cancominus
- Common Tody-Flycatcher (4)
_____ ps
Todirostrum cinereum
- Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher (7)
_____ pt
Poecilotriccus
(formerly Todirostrum) sylvia schistaceiceps
- Northern Bentbill (9) _____ pt
Oncostoma cinereigulare
- Yellow-olive Flycatcher
(or Flatbill) (11) _____ pt
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
- Eye-ringed Flatbill (10) _____ pt
Rhynchcyclus brevirostris
- Mountain Elaenia (7) _____ hi
Elaenia frantzii
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia (12)
_____ ps,pt
Elaenia flavogaster
- Paltry Tyrannulet (8) _____ ps
Zimmerius vilissimus
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher (13)
_____ pt
Leptopogon amaurocephalus
- Barred Antshrike (15) _____ ps,pt
Thamnophilus doliatus
- Russet Antshrike (1) _____ pt
Thamnistes a. anabatinus
- Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner (7)
_____ pt
Automolus ochrolaemus cervinigularis
- Plain Xenops (15) _____ pt
Xenops minutus mexicanus
- Scaly-throated Leaftosser (4)
_____ pt
Sclerurus g. guatemalensis
- Tawny-winged Woodcreeper (10)
_____ pt
Dendrocincla a. anabatina
- Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (9)
_____ pt
Glyphorynchus spirurus pectoralis
- Ivory-billed
(or Laughing) Woodcreeper
(16) _____ pt
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster eburneirostris
- Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (14)
_____ hi
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike (15)
_____ ps,hi
Cyclarhis gujanensis
- Mangrove Vireo (13) _____ pt
Vireo pallens semiflavus
- Blue-headed Vireo (11)
_____ pt
Vireo solitarius
- Plumbeous Vireo (10) _____ ps
Vireo plumbeus montanus
- Hutton's Vireo (11) _____ hi
Vireo huttoni vulcani
- "Gray-headed" Lesser Greenlet
(16) _____ pt
Hylophilus d. decurtatus
- White-throated Magpie-Jay (13)
_____ ps
Calocitta formosa
- Brown Jay (16) _____ pt
Cyanocorax m. morio
- Bushy-crested Jay (15) _____ hi
Cyanocorax melanocyanneus
- Azure-hooded Jay (4) _____ hi
Cyanolyca cucullata guatemalae
- Steller's Jay (12) _____ hi
Cyanocitta stelleri coronata
- Gray Silky Flycatcher (12)
_____ hi
Ptilogonys cinereus molybdophanes
- Purple Martin (2) _____ pt
Progne subis
- Sinaloa
(or Snowy-bellied) Martin (2)
_____ pt
Progne sinaloae
- Gray-breasted Martin (13) _____
ps
Progne c. chalybea
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (14)
_____ hi,ps,pt
Steigidopteryx serripennis
- Ridgway's
(has been part of Northern) Rough-winged
Swallow (16) _____ pt
Steigidopteryx (serripennis) ridgwayi
- Black-capped Swallow (14) _____
hi
Notiochelidon pileata
- Mangrove Swallow (14) _____ pt
Tachycineta albilinea
- Barn Swallow (11) _____ ps.mv,pt
Hirundo rustica
- American Cliff Swallow (4)
_____ mv
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- "Black-eared" American Bushtit
(13) _____ hi
Psaltriparus minimus
- Band-backed
(or Barred) Wren (16) _____ hi,ps
Campylorhynchus zonatus
- "Southern" House Wren (16)
_____ hi,ps,pt
Troglodytes musculis
- Rufous-naped Wren (13) _____ ps,mv
Campylorhynchus rufinucha
- Plain Wren (10) _____ ps
Thryothorus modestus
- Rufous-and-white Wren (7) _____
hi
Thryothorus r. rufalbus
- Spot-breasted Wren (14) _____ ps,pt
Thryothous maculipectus
- White-breasted Wood Wren (11)
_____ pt
Henicorhina leucosticta smithei
- Gray-breasted Wood Wren (14)
_____ hi
Henicorhina leucophrys
- White-bellied Wren (13) _____ pt
Uropsila leucogastra brachyura
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (6) _____ hi
Regulus c. calendula
- Blue-and-white Mockingbird (11)
_____ hi
Melanotis hypoleucus
- Tropical Mockingbird (15) _____
hi,pt
Mimus gilvus
- Gray Catbird (11) _____ hi
Dumetella carolinensis
- Rufous-collared Thrush (or
Robin) (14) _____ hi
Turdus rufitorques
- Clay-colored Thrush
(or Robin) (16) _____ hi,ps,pt
Turdus grayi
- Mountain Thrush
(or Robin) (9) _____ hi
Turdus plebejus differens
- Brown-backed Solitaire (15)
_____ hi,ps
Myadestes occidentalis
- Slate-colored Solitaire (9)
_____ hi
Myacestes u. unicolor
- Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (8)
_____ hi
Catharus frantzii
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (7)
_____ hi
Catharus aurantiirostris bangsi
- Swainson's Thrush (8) _____ hi,ps
Catharus ustulatus
- Eastern Bluebird (14) _____ hi,ps
Sialia sialis
- House Sparrow (i) (15)
_____ hi,ps,mv
Passer domesticus
- Blue-crowned Chlorophonia (5)
_____ hi
Chlorophonia occipitalis
- Olive-backed Euphonia (11)
_____ pt
Euphonia g. gouldi
- Yellow-throated Euphonia (15)
_____ ps,pt
Euphonia h. hirundinacea
- Hooded Grosbeak (8) _____ hi
Hesperiphona
(formerly Coccothraustes) abeillei cobanensis
- Black-and-white Warbler (13)
_____ hi,pt
Mniotilta varia
- Tennessee Warbler (13) _____ hi,ps
Vermivora peregrina
- Crescent-chested Warbler (14)
_____ hi
Parula
(formerly Vermivora) superciliosa
- Northern Parula (4) _____ pt
Parula americana
- Yellow Warbler (13) _____ ps
Dendroica aestiva
- Magnolia Warbler (13) _____ ps,pt
Dendroica magnolia
- Townsend's Warbler (12) _____ hi
Dendroica townsendi
- Black-throated Green Warbler (13)
_____ hi
Dendroica virens
- Blackburnian Warbler (4) _____ hi
Dendroica fusca
- Grace's Warbler (8) _____ hi
Dendroica graciae remota
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (6)
_____ pt
Dendroica pensylvanica
- Blackpoll Warbler (2) _____ pt
Dendroica striata
- Ovenbird (12) _____ ps,pt
Seiurus aurocapillus
- Northern Waterthrush (12) _____
pt
Seiurus noveboracensis
- MacGillivray's Warbler (8)
_____ hi
Oporornis tolmiei
- Common Yellowthroat (12) _____ hi,pt
Geothlypis trichas
- Gray-crowned Yellowthroat (5)
_____ pt
Chamaethlypis poliocephala
- Wilson's Warbler (12) _____ hi,ps
Wilsonia pusilla
- American Redstart (12) _____ pt
Setophaga ruticilla
- Slate-throated Whitestart (or
Redstart)
(15) _____ hi
Myioborus miniatus
- Pink-headed Warbler (nt) (14)
_____ hi
Ergaticus versicolor
- Chestnut-capped Warbler (12)
_____ hi,ps (very closely related to the Rufous-capped
Warbler)
Basileuterus rufifrons
- Yellow-breasted Chat (6) _____ ps
Icteria virens auricollis
- Chestnut-headed Oropendola (5)
_____ hi
Zarhynchus w. wagleri
- Montezuma Oropendola (16) _____
pt
Psarocolius montezuma
- Bronzed Cowbird (16) _____ hi,ps
Molothrus aeneus
- Giant Cowbird (9) _____ pt
Molothrus oryzivorus impacifa
- Great-tailed Grackle (16) _____
hi,ps,mv,pt
Quiscalus mexicanus
- Melodious Blackbird (16) _____ hi,ps,mv,pt
Dives dives
- Red-winged Blackbird (11) _____
pt
Agelaius phoeniceus
- Black-cowled Oriole (13) _____ pt
Icterus prosthemeias
- Baltimore Oriole (13) _____ ps
Icterus galbula
- Orchard Oriole (13) _____ pt
Icterus spurius
- Black-vented
(or Wagler's) Oriole
(12) _____ hi
Icterus wagleri
- Altamira Oriole (13) _____ ps,mv
Icterus gularis
- Prevost's Ground Sparrow (11)
_____ hi
Melozone biarcuata
- Stripe-headed Sparrow (9) _____
mv
Aimophila ruficauda connectens
- Rusty Sparrow (13) _____ hi
Aimophila rufescens
- Rufous-collared Sparrow (15)
_____ hi
Zonotrichia capensis septentrionalis
- Azure-rumped Tanager (t2) (5)
_____ hi
Tangara cabanisi
- Blue-gray Tanager (15) _____ ps
Thraupis episcopus
- Yellow-winged Tanager (16)
_____ hi,ps,pt
Thraupis abbas
- Summer Tanager (12) _____ pt
Piranga rubra
- Scarlet Tanager (2) _____ pt
Piranga olivacea
- Western Tanager (12) _____ hi,ps
Piranga ludoviciana
- Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (12)
_____ pt
Habia rubica
- Red-throated Ant-Tanager (15)
_____ pt
Habia fuscicauda
- Gray-headed Tanager (8) _____ pt
Eucometis penicillata pallida
- Common Bush Tanager (14) _____ hi
Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
- Green Honeycreeper (3) _____ pt
Chlorophanes spiza guatemalensis
- Red-legged Honeycreeper (14)
_____ ps,pt
Cyanerpes cyaneus carneipes
- Blue-black Grassquit (12) _____
pt
Volatinia jacarina splendens
- White-collared Seedeater (16)
_____ ps,mv,pt
Sporophila torqueola
- Black-headed Saltator (16)
_____ ps
Saltator atriceps
- Buff-throated Saltator (4)
_____ pt
Saltator maximus magnoides
- "Northern" Grayish Saltator
(8) _____ ps,pt
Saltator coerulescens grandis
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (12)
_____ ps
Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Indigo Bunting (12) _____ pt
Passerina cyanea
Taxonomy in large part conforms
with "A Guide to the Birds of Mexico & Northern Central
America", by Steve Howell & Sophie Webb.
Mammals during the FONT Guatemala
April/May 09 Tour
Yucatan (or Mexican) Black Howler Monkey - pt
Alouatta palliata
Central American Spider Monkey - pt
Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis
Central American Agouti - ps,pt
Dasyprocta punctata
White-nosed Coati - pt
Nasua narica
Tayra - pt
Eira barbara
Mexican Gray Squirrel (has been called Red-bellied Squirrel) - hi
Sciurus aureogaster
Yucatan Squirrel - pt
Sciurus yucatanensis
Baird's Tapir - pt
Tapirus bairdii
Other Wildlife
Morelet's Crocodile - pt
Crocodylus acutus
Striped (or Brown) Basilisk - ps,pt
Basiliscus vittatus
Leaf-cutter and other ants - pt
various butterflies (including Morphos) - hi,ps,pt