Lago de Yojoa

🇭🇳 Honduras

🐦 Toucans Over the Lakeshore Forest

🌍 #149 Global · 3.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #27 in Central America #74 in Tropical Forest

Central Highlands, Honduras 977 spp. recorded

Lago de Yojoa is a tropical rainforest reserve in the Central Highlands of Honduras, surrounding a major natural lake. The park’s mosaic of lowland forest, coffee‑grown slopes and open wetlands creates a patchwork of canopy and water that supports a rich bird community.

14.857° N 88.014° W

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis

70–80% · Very likely

Montezuma Oropendola

Psarocolius montezuma

70–80% · Very likely

Keel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos sulfuratus

30–40% · Possible

Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

10–20% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

70–80% · Very likely

Great Egret

Ardea alba

70–80% · Very likely

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

60–70% · Likely

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

60–70% · Likely

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

60–70% · Likely

Melodious Blackbird

Dives dives

60–70% · Likely

Northern Jacana

Jacana spinosa

60–70% · Likely

Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

60–70% · Likely

Brown Jay

Psilorhinus morio

60–70% · Likely

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

60–70% · Likely

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

60–70% · Likely

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Variegated Squirrel

Sciurus variegatoides

30–40% · Possible

Proboscis Bat

Rhynchonycteris naso

20–30% · Possible

Common Opossum

Didelphis marsupialis

20–30% · Possible

Central American Agouti

Dasyprocta punctata

10–20% · Possible

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Insufficient data

Derby's Woolly Opossum

Caluromys derbianus

Insufficient data

White-nosed Coati

Nasua narica

Insufficient data

Common Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus leuconotus

Insufficient data

Northern Silky Anteater

Cyclopes dorsalis

Insufficient data

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Insufficient data

Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Sphiggurus mexicanus

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis

70–80% · Very likely

Montezuma Oropendola

Psarocolius montezuma

70–80% · Very likely

Keel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos sulfuratus

30–40% · Possible

Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

10–20% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

70–80% · Very likely

Great Egret

Ardea alba

70–80% · Very likely

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

60–70% · Likely

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

60–70% · Likely

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

60–70% · Likely

Melodious Blackbird

Dives dives

60–70% · Likely

Northern Jacana

Jacana spinosa

60–70% · Likely

Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

60–70% · Likely

Brown Jay

Psilorhinus morio

60–70% · Likely

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

60–70% · Likely

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

60–70% · Likely

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Brown Basilisk

Basiliscus vittatus

40–50% · Likely

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

30–40% · Possible

Rose-bellied Lizard

Sceloporus variabilis

20–30% · Possible

Ghost Anole

Anolis lemurinus

10–20% · Possible

Central American Boa

Boa imperator

10–20% · Possible

Moist Forest Anole

Anolis unilobatus

Insufficient data

Mesoamerican Slider

Trachemys venusta

10–20% · With luck

Gualaco Scaly Anole

Anolis mccraniei

Insufficient data

False Fer-de-lance

Xenodon rabdocephalus

Insufficient data

Ringneck Coffee Snake

Ninia diademata

Insufficient data

Nombre de Dios anole

Anolis zeus

10–20% · With luck

Kinosternon lecustomum

Kinosternon leucostomum

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Central American Gulf Coast Toad

Incilius valliceps

20–30% · Possible

Mexican Smilisca

Smilisca baudinii

20–30% · Possible

Highland Frog

Lithobates maculatus

20–30% · Possible

Giant Marine Toad

Rhinella horribilis

10–20% · Possible

Chortis Streamside Frog

Craugastor laevissimus

Insufficient data

Vaillant's Frog

Lithobates vaillanti

Insufficient data

Mexican White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus fragilis

Insufficient data

Copan Stream Frog

Ptychohyla hypomykter

Insufficient data

Narrow-footed Worm Salamander

Oedipina leptopoda

Insufficient data

Yellow Treefrog

Dendropsophus microcephalus

Insufficient data

Broad-headed rainfrog

Craugastor laticeps

Insufficient data

Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander

Bolitoglossa mexicana

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐦

Resplendent Quetzal Breeding Season

MarAprMay

Quetzal breeding season in the cloud forests above the lake — the documented best window to see them

Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

10–20% · Possible

🦅

Snail Kite & Limpkin Snail Hunt

SepOctNov

Snail Kites and Limpkins concentrate over the lake's marshes to feed on apple snails, best watched from rowboat trips through the marsh canals

Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis

70–80% · Very likely

Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

50–60% · Likely

🐦

Migratory Waterbird & Warbler Season

OctNovDecJanFebMar

Enormous numbers of North American migrants — waterfowl on the lake and warblers in the surrounding forest — winter at Yojoa between and

Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

40–50% · Likely

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

20–30% · Possible

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

30–40% · Possible

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

40–50

70–80

80–90

50–60

60–70

70–80

60–70

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

60–70

Montezuma Oropendola

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

Keel-billed Toucan

30–40

30–40

40–50

30–40

30–40

30–40

30–40

50–60

40–50

30–40

30–40

20–30

Resplendent Quetzal

0–10

40–50

20–30

20–30

20–30

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

10–20

0–10

Great-tailed Grackle

60–70

70–80

80–90

60–70

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

60–70

80–90

70–80

70–80

60–70

80–90

80–90

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

60–70

70–80

50–60

70–80

70–80

50–60

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

50–60

60–70

80–90

70–80

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

70–80

80–90

50–60

70–80

60–70

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

80–90

60–70

50–60

70–80

60–70

60–70

Melodious Blackbird

60–70

60–70

70–80

50–60

70–80

70–80

80–90

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

60–70

Northern Jacana

50–60

60–70

80–90

60–70

40–50

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

Clay-colored Thrush

70–80

50–60

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

80–90

60–70

30–40

50–60

70–80

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

80–90

70–80

70–80

Tropical Kingbird

40–50

70–80

60–70

50–60

40–50

50–60

60–70

50–60

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

Social Flycatcher

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

50–60

60–70

70–80

50–60

60–70

60–70

70–80

50–60

40–50

70–80

70–80

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

Animal Events

🦅 Snail Kite & Limpkin Snail Hunt

🐦 Resplendent Quetzal Breeding Season

🐦 Migratory Waterbird & Warbler Season

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

🐦 Toucans Over the Lakeshore Forest

🦜

Biodiversity

Very good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.3 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

620

🐒 Mammals

184

🦎 Reptiles

135

🐸 Amphibians

38

977 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

39 Threatened 95 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

3.4 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

69%

📊

Coverage (238 species at ≥5% of 977 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

24%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)

47% Global avg

0%

🔭

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

132 Global avg

154

🌟

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

6

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

35

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