Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
🇲🇽 Mexico
🐒 Howler Monkey and Macaw RainforestMontes Azules holds the largest surviving block of the Lacandon rainforest, and the river is how you see it. Yucatán black howlers call from the banks on more than eight trips in ten and Geoffroy's spider monkeys are recorded on seven.
16.388° N 91.102° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Mexican Black Howler Monkey
Alouatta pigra
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Central American Spider Monkey
Ateles geoffroyi
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Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
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Belize Crocodile
Crocodylus moreletii
📊 Most Spotted
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Mexican Black Howler Monkey
Alouatta pigra
★ Central American Spider Monkey
Ateles geoffroyi
📊 Most Spotted
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Yucatán Squirrel
Sciurus yucatanensis
Baird's Tapir
Tapirella bairdii
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Big-eared Woolly Bat
Chrotopterus auritus
Northern Tamandua
Tamandua mexicana
Deppe's Squirrel
Sciurus deppei
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Greater Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Ghost Anole
Anolis lemurinus
Brown Basilisk
Basiliscus vittatus
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Middle American Ameiva
Holcosus festivus
Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk
Corytophanes hernandesii
Blue Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus serrifer
Yellow-spotted Night Lizard
Lepidophyma flavimaculatum
Helmeted Iguana
Corytophanes cristatus
Red Coffee Snake
Ninia sebae
Central American Jumping Pit Viper
Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus
Rainforest Hog-nosed Viper
Porthidium nasutum
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
📊 Most Spotted
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius valliceps
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander
Bolitoglossa mexicana
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Stauffer's Tree Frog
Scinax staufferi
Vaillant's Frog
Lithobates vaillanti
Browns' Frog
Lithobates brownorum
Rufescent Salamander
Bolitoglossa rufescens
Common Leaf-Litter Frog
Craugastor loki
Leprus Chirping Frog
Eleutherodactylus leprus
Painted Tree Frog
Tlalocohyla picta
Recent sightings in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
2Crocodiles on the Sandbars
Morelet's crocodiles rest on the exposed river sandbars as the water drops.
3Frogs and Salamanders in the Rains
Mexican tree frogs and mushroom-tongue salamanders breed in the wet forest and call after dark.
1Howlers and Spider Monkeys in the Dry Months
Yucatán black howlers call at dawn and spider monkey troops feed in the fruiting canopy.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Howlers and Spider Monkeys in the Dry Months
- 2Crocodiles on the Sandbars
- 3Frogs and Salamanders in the Rains
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
The most likely sightings are Mexican Black Howler Monkey (seen by about 50% of wildlife watchers), Magnolia Warbler (seen by about 50% of wildlife watchers), Belize Crocodile (seen by about 50% of wildlife watchers), Brown Jay (seen by about 50% of wildlife watchers), Central American Spider Monkey (seen by about 50% of wildlife watchers) — among 978 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve for wildlife?
January 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 Mexican Black Howler Monkey in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Black Howler Monkey sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 140 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Central American Spider Monkey in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Central American Spider Monkey sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 115 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Scarlet Macaw in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Belize Crocodile in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Belize Crocodile sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 117 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
Experience
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