Cusuco National Park
🇭🇳 Honduras
🐸 Stream Frog Cloud ForestCusuco is cloud forest in the Merendón mountains, and it is best known for its amphibians: the Cusuco stream frog, which lives in these streams and almost nowhere else, is recorded on half of all visits.
15.539° N 88.265° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Resplendent Quetzal
Pharomachrus mocinno
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Copan brook frog
Duellmanohyla soralia
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Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
📊 Most Spotted
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus
Green Highland Racer
Drymobius chloroticus
White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis
Merendon Emerald Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus schmidti
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
📊 Most Spotted
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Mexican Mouse Opossum
Marmosa mexicana
Mantled Howler Monkey
Alouatta palliata
Derby's Woolly Opossum
Caluromys derbianus
Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat
Pteronotus mesoamericanus
Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bat
Sturnira hondurensis
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus
White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
White-bellied Emerald
Chlorestes candida
📊 Most Spotted
Green Highland Racer
Drymobius chloroticus
Merendon Emerald Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus schmidti
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Wilson's Montane Pitviper
Cerrophidion wilsoni
Ghost Anole
Anolis lemurinus
Slender Snail Sucker
Sibon dimidiatus
Lesser Scaly Anole
Anolis uniformis
Bighead Anole
Anolis capito
March's Palm Pit Viper
Bothriechis marchi
Meyer's Anole
Anolis johnmeyeri
Central American Jumping Pit Viper
Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus
Cusuco Anole
Anolis cusuco
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Bromeliad tree frog
Bromeliohyla bromeliacia
Highland Frog
Lithobates maculatus
Honduras Spikethumb Frog
Plectrohyla dasypus
Copan Stream Frog
Ptychohyla hypomykter
Sierra de Omoa Spikethumb Frog
Plectrohyla exquisita
Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander
Bolitoglossa mexicana
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Chac's Rainfrog
Craugastor chac
Nymph Salamander
Bolitoglossa nympha
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius valliceps
Central American Worm Salamander
Oedipina elongata
Campbell's Rainforest Toad
Incilius campbelli
Recent sightings in Cusuco National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
1Resplendent Quetzal Breeding Season
Resplendent quetzals call and display in the cloud forest during their nesting weeks.
3Toucans and Agoutis in Late Summer
Keel-billed toucans and agoutis feed busily on the late-summer fruiting trees.
2Endemic Stream Frog Breeding
Cusuco's endemic stream frogs — found nowhere else on Earth — breed along the park's mountain streams.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Resplendent Quetzal Breeding Season
- 2Endemic Stream Frog Breeding
- 3Toucans and Agoutis in Late Summer
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Cusuco National Park?
The most likely sightings are Clay-colored Thrush (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Keel-billed Toucan (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Brown Jay (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Golden-fronted Woodpecker (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers) — among 962 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Cusuco National Park for wildlife?
November 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 Resplendent Quetzal in Cusuco National Park?
It's possible but not guaranteed: about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Resplendent Quetzal sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Sightings take luck and time in the field.
Can you see Copan brook frog in Cusuco National Park?
Yes — about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Copan brook frog sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Keel-billed Toucan in Cusuco National Park?
Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Keel-billed Toucan sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 249 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
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Sighting
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Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
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