Lago de Yojoa

🇭🇳 Honduras

🐦 Toucans Over the Lakeshore Forest
🌍 #161 Global · 3.7 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #27 in Central America #77 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

SIGHTING PROBABILITY Share of citizen-science records from the park that report this species
<5%
Rare5–20%
With luck20–40%
Possible40–70%
Likely>70%
Very likely
ACTIVITY PATTERN
☀️ Diurnal 🌙 Nocturnal 🌅 Crepuscular ☀️🌙 Day & Night

⭐ Iconic Species

Snail Kite ★
LC

Snail Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rostrhamus sociabilis

70–80% · Very likely
Montezuma Oropendola ★
LC

Montezuma Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius montezuma

70–80% · Very likely
Keel-billed Toucan ★
NT

Keel-billed Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos sulfuratus

30–40% · Possible
Resplendent Quetzal ★
NT Endemic

Resplendent Quetzal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pharomachrus mocinno

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Great-tailed Grackle
LC Endemic

Great-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus mexicanus

70–80% · Very likely
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

70–80% · Very likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

60–70% · Likely
Black Vulture
LC

Black Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coragyps atratus

60–70% · Likely
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
LC

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanerpes aurifrons

60–70% · Likely
Melodious Blackbird
LC

Melodious Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dives dives

60–70% · Likely
Northern Jacana
LC

Northern Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacana spinosa

60–70% · Likely
Clay-colored Thrush
LC

Clay-colored Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus grayi

60–70% · Likely
Brown Jay

Brown Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psilorhinus morio

60–70% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

60–70% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

60–70% · Likely
Common Moorhen
LC

Common Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula chloropus

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Variegated Squirrel
LC

Variegated Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sciurus variegatoides

20–30% · Possible
Proboscis Bat
LC

Proboscis Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Rhynchonycteris naso

20–30% · Possible
Common Opossum
LC

Common Opossum

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Didelphis marsupialis

10–20% · With luck
Central American Agouti
LC Endemic

Central American Agouti

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Dasyprocta punctata

10–20% · With luck
Common Raccoon
LC Endemic

Common Raccoon

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Procyon lotor

Insufficient data
Derby's Woolly Opossum
LC

Derby's Woolly Opossum

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Caluromys derbianus

Insufficient data
White-nosed Coati
LC Endemic

White-nosed Coati

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nasua narica

Insufficient data
Common Hog-nosed Skunk
LC Endemic

Common Hog-nosed Skunk

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Conepatus leuconotus

Insufficient data
Northern Silky Anteater
LC

Northern Silky Anteater

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cyclopes dorsalis

Insufficient data
Virginia Opossum
LC

Virginia Opossum

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Didelphis virginiana

Insufficient data
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Sphiggurus mexicanus

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Snail Kite ★
LC

Snail Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rostrhamus sociabilis

70–80% · Very likely
Montezuma Oropendola ★
LC

Montezuma Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius montezuma

70–80% · Very likely
Keel-billed Toucan ★
NT

Keel-billed Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos sulfuratus

30–40% · Possible
Resplendent Quetzal ★
NT Endemic

Resplendent Quetzal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pharomachrus mocinno

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Great-tailed Grackle
LC Endemic

Great-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus mexicanus

70–80% · Very likely
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

70–80% · Very likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

60–70% · Likely
Black Vulture
LC

Black Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coragyps atratus

60–70% · Likely
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
LC

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanerpes aurifrons

60–70% · Likely
Melodious Blackbird
LC

Melodious Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dives dives

60–70% · Likely
Northern Jacana
LC

Northern Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacana spinosa

60–70% · Likely
Clay-colored Thrush
LC

Clay-colored Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus grayi

60–70% · Likely
Brown Jay

Brown Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psilorhinus morio

60–70% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

60–70% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

60–70% · Likely
Common Moorhen
LC

Common Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula chloropus

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Brown Basilisk
LC

Brown Basilisk

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Basiliscus vittatus

40–50% · Likely
Green Iguana
LC

Green Iguana

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Iguana iguana

30–40% · Possible
Rose-bellied Lizard
LC

Rose-bellied Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Sceloporus variabilis

20–30% · Possible
Ghost Anole
LC

Ghost Anole

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Anolis lemurinus

10–20% · With luck
Central American Boa
LC

Central American Boa

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Boa imperator

10–20% · With luck
Moist Forest Anole
LC

Moist Forest Anole

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Anolis unilobatus

Insufficient data
Mesoamerican Slider

Mesoamerican Slider

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachemys venusta

10–20% · With luck
Gualaco Scaly Anole

Gualaco Scaly Anole

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Anolis mccraniei

Insufficient data
False Fer-de-lance
LC

False Fer-de-lance

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Xenodon rabdocephalus

Insufficient data
Ringneck Coffee Snake
LC

Ringneck Coffee Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Ninia diademata

Insufficient data
Nombre de Dios anole
VU Endemic

Nombre de Dios anole

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Anolis zeus

10–20% · With luck
White-lipped Mud Turtle

White-lipped Mud Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Kinosternon leucostomum

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Central American Gulf Coast Toad
LC

Central American Gulf Coast Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius valliceps

20–30% · Possible
Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

20–30% · Possible
Highland Frog
LC

Highland Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates maculatus

10–20% · With luck
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

10–20% · With luck
Chortis Streamside Frog
EN

Chortis Streamside Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Craugastor laevissimus

Insufficient data
Vaillant's Frog
LC

Vaillant's Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates vaillanti

Insufficient data
Mexican White-lipped Frog
LC

Mexican White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus fragilis

Insufficient data
Copan Stream Frog
VU

Copan Stream Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Ptychohyla hypomykter

Insufficient data
Narrow-footed Worm Salamander
EN Endemic

Narrow-footed Worm Salamander

Amphibian

Oedipina leptopoda

Insufficient data
Yellow Treefrog
LC

Yellow Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus microcephalus

Insufficient data
Broad-headed rainfrog
LC

Broad-headed rainfrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Craugastor laticeps

Insufficient data
Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander
LC

Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

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
NT Endemic

Resplendent Quetzal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pharomachrus mocinno

10–20% · With luck
🦅

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
LC

Snail Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rostrhamus sociabilis

70–80% · Very likely
Limpkin
LC Endemic

Limpkin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

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
LC

Blue-winged Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula discors

40–50% · Likely
Magnolia Warbler
LC

Magnolia Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga magnolia

20–30% · Possible
Baltimore Oriole
LC

Baltimore Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Icterus galbula

30–40% · Possible

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
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
Snail Kite
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
5–10
40–50
20–30
20–30
20–30
5–10
5–10
5–10
5–10
5–10
10–20
5–10
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
Great Egret
60–70
80–90
80–90
70–80
60–70
70–80
70–80
70–80
80–90
80–90
60–70
70–80
Great Kiskadee
50–60
70–80
70–80
50–60
70–80
70–80
60–70
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
50–60
Black Vulture
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
Brown Jay
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
Common Moorhen
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 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Good
🐦 Toucans Over the Lakeshore Forest

Where Wildlife Score

How good is this park for seeing wildlife?
🦜

Biodiversity

Very good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg
4.5 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds
620
🐒 Mammals
184
🦎 Reptiles
135
🐸 Amphibians
38
977 Total Species
850 Global average across 296 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 (237 species at ≥5% of 977 in the inventory)
24% Global avg
24%
🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
46% Global avg
0%
🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
134 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)
15 Global avg
5
⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
27 Global avg
35

Quick answers

What animals can you see in Lago de Yojoa?

The most likely sightings are Great-tailed Grackle (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Great Egret (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Montezuma Oropendola (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Snail Kite (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Great Kiskadee (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 Lago de Yojoa for wildlife?

March 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 Snail Kite in Lago de Yojoa?

Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Snail Kite sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 418 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Montezuma Oropendola in Lago de Yojoa?

Yes — about 73% of wildlife watchers report a Montezuma Oropendola sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 434 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Keel-billed Toucan in Lago de Yojoa?

Yes — about 36% of wildlife watchers report a Keel-billed Toucan sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 216 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Resplendent Quetzal in Lago de Yojoa?

Yes — about 19% of wildlife watchers report a Resplendent Quetzal sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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