Honduras is home to over 750 species of birds. There are quite a few habitats where the avifauna thrives, including mangroves, cloud forests, rainforests, savannas, and mountains.
The national bird of Honduras is the stunning Scarlet Macaw. Other notable species include the Black-crowned Trogon, the Elegant Trogon, and the Keel-billed Toucan.
List of Common Birds Found in Honduras
Native Birds
- American Pygmy Kingfisher
- Azure-hooded Jay
- Band-tailed Barbthroat
- Bare-throated Tiger Heron
- Berylline Hummingbird
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker
- Black-crested Coquette
- Black-crowned Tityra
- Black Hawk-eagle
- Black-headed Trogon
- Black-throated Shrike-tanager
- Black Vulture
- Blue-crowned Motmot
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Blue-tailed Hummingbird
- Blue-throated Motmot
- Brown Pelican
- Brown Violetear
- Buff-collared Nightjar
- Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge
- Bushy-crested Jay
- Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
- Cinnamon Hummingbird
- Clay-colored Thrush
- Collared Aracari
- Elegant Trogon
- Emerald Toucanet
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker
- Great Curassow
- Great Egret
- Great Green Macaw
- Great Kiskadee
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Green-breasted Mango
- Green-breasted Mountain-gem
- Honduran Emerald
- Inca Dove
- Keel-billed Motmot
- Keel-billed Toucan
- King Vulture
- Lesson’s Motmot
- Little Tinamou
- Long-tailed Manakin
- Lovely Cotinga
- Montezuma Oropendola
- New World Quail
- Northern Potoo
- Ocellated Quail
- Olive-throated Parakeet
- Puffbird
- Red-capped Manakin
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Resplendent Quetzal
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Roadside Hawk
- Ruddy Crake
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Ruddy Woodcreeper
- Rufous Motmot
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
- Scaled Antpitta
- Scarlet Macaw
- Slaty-tailed Trogon
- Snowcap
- Social Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Tropical Mockingbird
- Turkey Vulture
- Turquoise-browed Motmot
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Violaceous Trogon
- Violet Sabrewing
- White-collared Manakin
- White-fronted Amazon
- White Hawk
- White-necked Jacobin
- White-whiskered Puffbird
- White-winged Dove
- Wine-throated Hummingbird
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Yellow-naped Amazon
- Yellow Warbler
- Yucatan Nightjar
Non-native Birds
- American Flamingo
- Antillean Nighthawk
- Audubon’s Shearwater
- Bonaparte’s Gull
- Burrowing Owl
- Canada Goose
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- Guatemalan Tyrannulet
- Heermann’s Gull
- House Sparrow
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Lesson’s Motmot
- Piping Plover
- Rock Pigeon
- Sabine’s Gull
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Snow Goose
- Southern Lapwing
- Tiny Hawk
- Tricolored Munia
- Western Gull
Some of the best places to go birding in Honduras include Pico Bonito National Park, La Tigra National Park, and Rio Santiago Nature Resort. The peak season for birdwatching in Honduras generally coincides with the dry season, which typically runs from November to April. During this time, the weather is more predictable, with less rainfall and more comfortable temperatures. The dry season is also when many bird species actively nest, displaying vibrant plumage and engaging in courtship behaviors.
