Celaque National Park

🇭🇳 Honduras

🐦 Bushy-crested Jay Cloud Forest

⏱ 1–2 days 🥾 Challenging trails

🌍 #254 Global · 3.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #45 in Central America #113 in Tropical Forest

Western Highlands, Honduras 764 spp. recorded

Celaque 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

Bushy-crested Jay

Cyanocorax melanocyaneus

70–80% · Likely

Brown-backed Solitaire

Myadestes occidentalis

40–50% · Likely

Lesson's Motmot

Momotus lessonii

20–30% · Possible

Golden-cheeked Warbler

Setophaga chrysoparia

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Melodious Blackbird

Dives dives

50–60% · Likely

Gualaco Scaly Anole

Anolis mccraniei

50–60% · Likely

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

40–50% · Likely

Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

40–50% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

40–50% · Likely

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

40–50% · Likely

Rose-bellied Lizard

Sceloporus variabilis

40–50% · Likely

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

30–40% · Possible

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

30–40% · Possible

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

30–40% · Possible

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

30–40% · Possible

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanocephala

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Deppe's Squirrel

Sciurus deppei

Insufficient data

Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus jamaicensis

Insufficient data

Big-eared Woolly Bat

Chrotopterus auritus

Insufficient data

hairy-legged myotis

Myotis keaysi

Insufficient data

Wrinkle-Faced Bat

Centurio senex

Insufficient data

Jaguarundi

Puma yagouaroundi

Insufficient data

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

Insufficient data

Cacomistle

Bassariscus sumichrasti

Insufficient data

Big Naked-Backed Bat

Pteronotus gymnonotus

Insufficient data

Variegated Squirrel

Sciurus variegatoides

Insufficient data

Western red bat

Lasiurus frantzii

Insufficient data

Geoffroy's tailless bat

Anoura geoffroyi

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Bushy-crested Jay

Cyanocorax melanocyaneus

70–80% · Likely

Brown-backed Solitaire

Myadestes occidentalis

40–50% · Likely

Lesson's Motmot

Momotus lessonii

20–30% · Possible

Golden-cheeked Warbler

Setophaga chrysoparia

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Melodious Blackbird

Dives dives

50–60% · Likely

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

40–50% · Likely

Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

40–50% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

40–50% · Likely

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

40–50% · Likely

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

30–40% · Possible

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

30–40% · Possible

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

30–40% · Possible

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

30–40% · Possible

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanocephala

30–40% · Possible

Black-headed Saltator

Saltator atriceps

30–40% · Possible

Slate-throated Redstart

Myioborus miniatus

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Gualaco Scaly Anole

Anolis mccraniei

50–60% · Likely

Rose-bellied Lizard

Sceloporus variabilis

40–50% · Likely

Dwarf Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus squamosus

20–30% · Possible

Central American Coral Snake

Micrurus nigrocinctus

Insufficient data

Brown Basilisk

Basiliscus vittatus

Insufficient data

Wilson's Montane Pitviper

Cerrophidion wilsoni

Insufficient data

Central American Rattlesnake

Crotalus simus

Insufficient data

Julio’s Casquehead Iguana

Laemanctus julioi

Insufficient data

Variegated False Coral Snake

Pliocercus elapoides

Insufficient data

MonteCristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Abronia montecristoi

Insufficient data

Honduran Emerald Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus hondurensis

Insufficient data

Blood Snake

Stenorrhina freminvillei

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Porter's Toad

Incilius porteri

Insufficient data

Highland Frog

Lithobates maculatus

20–30% · Possible

Black-eyed Tree Frog

Agalychnis moreletii

Insufficient data

Mexican Smilisca

Smilisca baudinii

Insufficient data

Central American Gulf Coast Toad

Incilius valliceps

Insufficient data

Incilius ibarrai

Insufficient data

Celaque Mushroomtongue Salamander

Bolitoglossa celaque

Insufficient data

Sheep Frog

Hypopachus variolosus

Insufficient data

Giant Marine Toad

Rhinella horribilis

Insufficient data

Dry Forest Toad

Incilius coccifer

Insufficient data

Giant Palm Salamander

Bolitoglossa dofleini

Insufficient data

Copan Stream Frog

Ptychohyla hypomykter

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐦

Golden-cheeked Warblers

NovDecJanFebMar

Golden-cheeked warblers winter in these oak and pine forests, joined by chestnut-capped warblers.

Slate-throated Redstart

Myioborus miniatus

30–40% · Possible

Golden-cheeked Warbler

Setophaga chrysoparia

10–20% · With luck

🐦

Highland Birds Sing

DecJanFebMarApr

Brown-backed solitaires and bushy-crested jays are most vocal and most easily found in the drier months.

Brown-backed Solitaire

Myadestes occidentalis

40–50% · Likely

Bushy-crested Jay

Cyanocorax melanocyaneus

70–80% · Likely

🐍

Coral Snakes and Lizards Emerge

FebMarApr

Central American coral snakes and rose-bellied lizards are found far more often when the forest floor dries out.

Central American Coral Snake

Micrurus nigrocinctus

Insufficient data

Rose-bellied Lizard

Sceloporus variabilis

40–50% · Likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

30–40

30–40

40–50

30–40

40–50

40–50

30–40

40–50

30–40

40–50

40–50

40–50

Bushy-crested Jay

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

70–80

60–70

50–60

70–80

70–80

Brown-backed Solitaire

30–40

10–20

40–50

50–60

60–70

30–40

50–60

50–60

20–30

30–40

30–40

50–60

Lesson's Motmot

10–20

10–20

20–30

10–20

30–40

40–50

20–30

30–40

10–20

30–40

20–30

20–30

Golden-cheeked Warbler

20–30

20–30

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

10–20

0–10

10–20

20–30

Melodious Blackbird

40–50

50–60

60–70

50–60

60–70

70–80

40–50

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

Gualaco Scaly Anole

60–70

40–50

40–50

30–40

60–70

20–30

70–80

20–30

40–50

50–60

60–70

20–30

Great-tailed Grackle

40–50

40–50

50–60

30–40

50–60

60–70

30–40

40–50

30–40

40–50

50–60

20–30

Clay-colored Thrush

10–20

40–50

30–40

50–60

70–80

50–60

30–40

30–40

30–40

50–60

40–50

50–60

Southern House Wren

30–40

30–40

50–60

30–40

50–60

50–60

30–40

60–70

40–50

30–40

50–60

50–60

Acorn Woodpecker

30–40

50–60

30–40

40–50

40–50

30–40

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

30–40

Rose-bellied Lizard

10–20

10–20

40–50

10–20

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

10–20

20–30

40–50

40–50

30–40

30–40

40–50

30–40

60–70

30–40

30–40

50–60

30–40

30–40

40–50

40–50

Wilson's Warbler

50–60

40–50

20–30

50–60

20–30

20–30

20–30

20–30

30–40

40–50

40–50

50–60

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

20–30

20–30

40–50

30–40

40–50

50–60

20–30

40–50

20–30

40–50

30–40

50–60

Black-throated Green Warbler

50–60

40–50

20–30

30–40

10–20

20–30

10–20

10–20

10–20

40–50

30–40

60–70

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

20–30

20–30

20–30

10–20

20–30

50–60

20–30

50–60

40–50

20–30

30–40

40–50

Animal Events

🐦 Golden-cheeked Warblers

🐦 Highland Birds Sing

🐍 Coral Snakes and Lizards Emerge

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Good

🐦 Bushy-crested Jay Cloud Forest

🦜

Biodiversity

Very good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.7 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

453

🐒 Mammals

172

🦎 Reptiles

100

🐸 Amphibians

39

764 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

30 Threatened 86 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

2.4 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

45%

📊

Coverage (203 species at ≥5% of 764 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

27%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (10 bird, 2 reptile)

47% Global avg

37%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

132 Global avg

116

🌟

Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)

14 Global avg

5

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

9

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