Celaque National Park
🇭🇳 Honduras
🐦 Bushy-crested Jay Cloud ForestCelaque protects Honduras's largest cloud forest, climbing to the highest point in the country. Bushy-crested jays follow visitors along the trails — they are recorded on almost half of all visits — and brown-backed solitaires sing from the canopy.
14.539° N 88.712° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Bushy-crested Jay
Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
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Brown-backed Solitaire
Myadestes occidentalis
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Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
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Golden-cheeked Warbler
Setophaga chrysoparia
📊 Most Spotted
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Gualaco Scaly Anole
Anolis mccraniei
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Rose-bellied Lizard
Sceloporus variabilis
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Saucerottia cyanocephala
📊 Most Spotted
Deppe's Squirrel
Sciurus deppei
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
Big-eared Woolly Bat
Chrotopterus auritus
hairy-legged myotis
Myotis keaysi
wrinkle-faced bat
Centurio senex
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
Cacomistle
Bassariscus sumichrasti
big naked-backed bat
Pteronotus gymnonotus
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
Western red bat
Lasiurus frantzii
Geoffroy's tailless bat
Anoura geoffroyi
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Bushy-crested Jay
Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
★ Brown-backed Solitaire
Myadestes occidentalis
★ Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
★ Golden-cheeked Warbler
Setophaga chrysoparia
📊 Most Spotted
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Saucerottia cyanocephala
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus
📊 Most Spotted
Gualaco Scaly Anole
Anolis mccraniei
Rose-bellied Lizard
Sceloporus variabilis
Dwarf Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus squamosus
Central American Coral Snake
Micrurus nigrocinctus
Brown Basilisk
Basiliscus vittatus
Wilson's Montane Pitviper
Cerrophidion wilsoni
Central American Rattlesnake
Crotalus simus
Julio’s Casquehead Iguana
Laemanctus julioi
Variegated False Coral Snake
Pliocercus elapoides
MonteCristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard
Abronia montecristoi
Honduran Emerald Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus hondurensis
Blood Snake
Stenorrhina freminvillei
📊 Most Spotted
Highland Frog
Lithobates maculatus
Porter's Toad
Incilius porteri
Black-eyed Tree Frog
Agalychnis moreletii
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius valliceps
Jalapa toad
Incilius ibarrai
Celaque Mushroomtongue Salamander
Bolitoglossa celaque
Sheep Frog
Hypopachus variolosus
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Dry Forest Toad
Incilius coccifer
Giant Palm Salamander
Bolitoglossa dofleini
Copan Stream Frog
Ptychohyla hypomykter
Recent sightings in Celaque National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
1Golden-cheeked Warblers
Golden-cheeked warblers winter in these oak and pine forests, joined by chestnut-capped warblers.
2Highland Birds Sing
Brown-backed solitaires and bushy-crested jays are most vocal and most easily found in the drier months.
3Coral Snakes and Lizards Emerge
Central American coral snakes and rose-bellied lizards are found far more often when the forest floor dries out.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Golden-cheeked Warblers
- 2Highland Birds Sing
- 3Coral Snakes and Lizards Emerge
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Celaque National Park?
The most likely sightings are Bushy-crested Jay (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Melodious Blackbird (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Gualaco Scaly Anole (seen by about 50% of wildlife watchers), Great-tailed Grackle (seen by about 40% of wildlife watchers), Clay-colored Thrush (seen by about 40% of wildlife watchers) — among 764 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Celaque National Park for wildlife?
May has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.
Can you see Bushy-crested Jay in Celaque National Park?
Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Bushy-crested Jay sighting in Celaque National Park, based on 148 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Brown-backed Solitaire in Celaque National Park?
Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-backed Solitaire sighting in Celaque National Park, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Lesson's Motmot in Celaque National Park?
Yes — about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesson's Motmot sighting in Celaque National Park, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Golden-cheeked Warbler in Celaque National Park?
It's possible but not guaranteed: about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-cheeked Warbler sighting in Celaque National Park, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Sightings take luck and time in the field.
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