Guatemala Ramsar wetland
Punta de Manabique
175 bird species recorded; the most from September to October.
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This month here
55 species in January.42 species in February.78 species in March.81 species in April.1 species in May.1 species in June.0 species in July.0 species in August.128 species in September.119 species in October.4 species in November.11 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
175 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 175Speciesrecorded more than once
- 92Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,900Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 21Raptors
- 1Owls
- 10Waders
- 8Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 87Songbirds
- 32Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 175 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
- Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Collared Forest FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
- Grey-lined HawkButeo nitidus
- Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
- Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatus
- Grey-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
Waders10 species
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- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
Gulls & seabirds8 species
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- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Least TernSternula antillarum
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
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- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Bare-throated Tiger-heronTigrisoma mexicanum
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
Songbirds87 species
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- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilinea
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Brown JayPsilorhinus morio
- Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectus
- Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralis
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- White-collared ManakinManacus candei
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- Common Tody-flycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbe
- Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Blue-winged warblerVermivora cyanoptera
- Mangrove VireoVireo pallens
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraNT
- Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigaster
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Swainson's warblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- Canada warblerCardellina canadensis
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Brown-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis turdina
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
- Altamira OrioleIcterus gularis
- Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
Other birds32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
- Inca DoveColumbina inca
- Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
- Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Ruddy CrakeLaterallus ruber
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
- White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora
- Collared AraçariPteroglossus torquatus
- Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatus
- Russet-naped Wood RailAramides albiventris
- Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusNT
- Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
- Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris
- White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
- Grey-chested DoveLeptotila cassinii
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
- Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii
- Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensis
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
- Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneus
- LimpkinAramus guarauna
- Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from September to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/21°134 mm
- Feb27°/22°95 mm
- Mar29°/22°74 mm
- Apr31°/24°55 mm
- May31°/25°138 mm
- Jun29°/25°244 mm
- Jul29°/25°209 mm
- Aug29°/25°215 mm
- Sep29°/25°249 mm
- Oct28°/24°250 mm
- Nov27°/22°229 mm
- Dec26°/22°146 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Punta de Manabique.
Peninsula and wildlife refuge in Guatemala
Punta de Manabique is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Guatemala.
175 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,900 open records.
The most recorded are the Magnificent Frigatebird, the Brown Pelican and the Royal Tern.
0 species come for the summer, 64 for the winter and 28 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover and Chimney Swift.
The most species are recorded from September to October.
Get there and watch
- Lívingstonnearest town · 23 km in a straight line
- Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 22 km in a straight lineCar hire at SAP airport (San Pedro Sula)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Punta de Manabique
Guatemala
- 67Birdyas Score
- 175Species
- 92Migrants
- 2Threatened
Punta Izopo Wildlife Refuge
Honduras · 128 km
- 67Birdyas Score
- 209Species
- 74Migrants
- 3Threatened
Cultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park
Guatemala · 158 km
- 73Birdyas Score
- 317Species
- 141Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7260566) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,900 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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