El Triunfo

🇲🇽 Mexico

🦃 Mexico's Finest Highland Guan Sanctuary

🌍 #132 Global · 3.9 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #9 in North America #61 in Tropical Forest

Mexico, Mexico 977 spp. recorded

El Triunfo is cloud forest on the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, reached on foot over several days, and birders come for one animal above all: the horned guan, a turkey-sized bird with a red horn that lives only on these mountains and is recorded on about one trip in seven.

15.637° N 92.817° W

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Highland Guan

Penelopina nigra

30–40% · Possible

Godman's Montane Pit Viper

Cerrophidion godmani

60–70% · Likely

Baird's Tapir

Tapirella bairdii

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

70–80% · Very likely

Melodious Blackbird

Dives dives

60–70% · Likely

Berylline Hummingbird

Saucerottia beryllina

60–70% · Likely

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

60–70% · Likely

Red-legged Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes cyaneus

50–60% · Likely

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

50–60% · Likely

Morelet's Alligator Lizard

Abronia moreletii

50–60% · Likely

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

50–60% · Likely

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

50–60% · Likely

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Myiarchus tuberculifer

40–50% · Likely

Rufous-capped Warbler

Basileuterus rufifrons

40–50% · Likely

Yellow-winged Tanager

Thraupis abbas

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Baird's Tapir

Tapirella bairdii

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Deppe's Squirrel

Sciurus deppei

Insufficient data

Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

20–30% · Possible

Central American Red Brocket

Mazama temama

Insufficient data

Central American Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

10–20% · With luck

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

Insufficient data

Hart's Fruit-eating Bat

Enchisthenes hartii

Insufficient data

Mountain Lion

Puma concolor

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Highland Guan

Penelopina nigra

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

70–80% · Very likely

Melodious Blackbird

Dives dives

60–70% · Likely

Berylline Hummingbird

Saucerottia beryllina

60–70% · Likely

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

60–70% · Likely

Red-legged Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes cyaneus

50–60% · Likely

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

50–60% · Likely

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

50–60% · Likely

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

50–60% · Likely

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Myiarchus tuberculifer

40–50% · Likely

Rufous-capped Warbler

Basileuterus rufifrons

40–50% · Likely

Yellow-winged Tanager

Thraupis abbas

40–50% · Likely

Inca Dove

Columbina inca

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Godman's Montane Pit Viper

Cerrophidion godmani

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Morelet's Alligator Lizard

Abronia moreletii

50–60% · Likely

Smith's Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Abronia smithi

Insufficient data

Guatemala Palm Pit Viper

Bothriechis bicolor

Insufficient data

Guatemalan Jumping Pitviper

Metlapilcoatlus occiduus

Insufficient data

Middle American Gopher Snake

Pituophis lineaticollis

Insufficient data

Bocourt’s Emerald Lizard

Sceloporus smaragdinus

Insufficient data

Green Highland Racer

Drymobius chloroticus

Insufficient data

Rainbow Ameiva

Holcosus undulatus

Insufficient data

Northern Cat-eyed Snake

Leptodeira septentrionalis

Insufficient data

Rose-bellied Lizard

Sceloporus variabilis

Insufficient data

Red Forest Skink

Scincella assata

Insufficient data

Fer-de-lance

Bothrops asper

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Franklin's Mushroomtongue Salamander

Bolitoglossa franklini

Insufficient data

Dwarf toad

Incilius canaliferus

Insufficient data

Matuda's Spikethumb Frog

Plectrohyla matudai

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🦌

Tapir Wallow and Foraging Activity

MarSep

Baird's Tapirs increase their movement along streams and muddy wallows during seasonal transitions, seeking mineral-rich soils and aquatic vegetation.

Baird's Tapir

Tapirella bairdii

Insufficient data

🦎

Montane Viper Breeding Emergence

MarJun

As temperatures shift before the heavy rains, Godman's Montane Pit Vipers become more active on the forest floor to hunt and engage in seasonal reproductive behaviors.

Godman's Montane Pit Viper

Cerrophidion godmani

60–70% · Likely

🐦

Bird Chorus

FebApr

With the arrival of spring, resident Clay-colored Thrushes and Melodious Blackbirds intensify their territorial singing across the canopy, creating a dense morning chorus.

Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

70–80% · Very likely

Melodious Blackbird

Dives dives

60–70% · Likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

40–50

20–30

30–40

40–50

70–80

20–30

30–40

30–40

30–40

30–40

20–30

20–30

20–30

Godman's Montane Pit Viper

30–40

30–40

80–90

50–60

60–70

80–90

40–50

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

5–10

5–10

30–40

5–10

5–10

10–20

5–10

10–20

10–20

10–20

10–20

10–20

Clay-colored Thrush

70–80

90–100

80–90

90–100

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

Melodious Blackbird

60–70

60–70

50–60

90–100

70–80

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

60–70

70–80

70–80

Berylline Hummingbird

50–60

80–90

40–50

60–70

60–70

70–80

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

Social Flycatcher

70–80

80–90

40–50

40–50

70–80

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

Red-legged Honeycreeper

50–60

60–70

40–50

50–60

60–70

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

30–40

40–50

Wilson's Warbler

40–50

30–40

50–60

60–70

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

60–70

70–80

Morelet's Alligator Lizard

60–70

20–30

60–70

40–50

20–30

60–70

30–40

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

White-tipped Dove

50–60

60–70

30–40

60–70

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

30–40

20–30

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

20–30

70–80

30–40

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

50–60

30–40

30–40

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

50–60

70–80

30–40

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

30–40

40–50

30–40

Rufous-capped Warbler

40–50

60–70

30–40

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

30–40

40–50

Yellow-winged Tanager

40–50

70–80

30–40

30–40

60–70

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

Animal Events

🐦 Bird Chorus

🦌 Tapir Wallow and Foraging Activity

🦎 Montane Viper Breeding Emergence

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 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Excellent

🦃 Mexico's Finest Highland Guan Sanctuary

🦜

Biodiversity

Very good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.5 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

577

🐒 Mammals

203

🦎 Reptiles

145

🐸 Amphibians

52

977 Total Species

850 Global average across 296 parks

36 Threatened 113 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

3.6 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

58%

📊

Coverage (237 species at ≥5% of 977 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

24%

🔀

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

46% Global avg

37%

🔭

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

134 Global avg

195

🌟

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

15 Global avg

16

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

27 Global avg

25

Quick answers

What animals can you see in El Triunfo?

The most likely sightings are Clay-colored Thrush (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Melodious Blackbird (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers), Godman's Montane Pit Viper (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers), Berylline Hummingbird (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers), Social Flycatcher (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers) — among 977 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to visit El Triunfo for wildlife?

February 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 Highland Guan in El Triunfo?

Yes — about 39% of wildlife watchers report a Highland Guan sighting in El Triunfo, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Godman's Montane Pit Viper in El Triunfo?

Yes — about 65% of wildlife watchers report a Godman's Montane Pit Viper sighting in El Triunfo, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Baird's Tapir in El Triunfo?

Yes — about 15% of wildlife watchers report a Baird's Tapir sighting in El Triunfo, based on 1 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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