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Pico Bonito National Park
🇭🇳 Honduras
Caribbean Coast, Honduras 966 spp. recorded
Pico Bonito rises straight out of the Caribbean coast behind La Ceiba, from lowland rainforest to cloud forest in a few kilometres. White-faced capuchins and mantled howlers are the mammals you are most likely to meet, and keel-billed toucans are recorded on more than half of all visits.
15.609° N 86.847° W
🦜 Nature
425 Species sighted
36,882 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Feb Best month
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🌙 Most active after dark
+ 612 more species with insufficient data
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Recent sightings in Pico Bonito National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
60Jan
62Feb
54Mar
54Apr
54May
54Jun
49Jul
52Aug
53Sep
58Oct
57Nov
59Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Finca Mars
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Central American Agouti~80%+30%
Brown Basilisk~80%+20%
Variegated Squirrel~70%+20%
Atlántida Scaly Anole~70%+10%
Central American White-faced Capuchin~70%+20%
Ghost Anole~70%+10%
Montezuma Oropendola~70%-10%
Middle American Ameiva~70%+20%
Brown Jay~60%-10%
Keel-billed Toucan~60%-20%
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird~60%-10%
Browns' Frog~60%+30%
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Centro de Visitantes/Sendero La Roca
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Yellow Treefrog~80%+40%
Giant Marine Toad~70%+30%- Variegated Squirrel~70%+20%
Mexican Smilisca~60%+10%
Vaillant's Frog~60%+30%
Central American Gulf Coast Toad~60%+20%
Great Kiskadee~60%≈- Keel-billed Toucan~50%-20%
- Middle American Ameiva~50%≈
Red Coffee Snake~50%+10%- Atlántida Scaly Anole~50%-10%
- Montezuma Oropendola~50%-30%
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Santuario de Aves Quinta Leony
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🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Low
Typical stay
1–2
daysTrails
Hard
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
4.7
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 626
🐒 Mammals 155
🦎 Reptiles 136
🐸 Amphibians 49
966 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
53 Threatened 90 Endemic
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Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
3.9
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Top-12 Avg Probability
67% 📊
Coverage (249 species at ≥5% of 966 in the inventory)
26% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (9 bird, 3 reptile)
50% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
158 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
14 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
41 🏕️
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.6
Climate Mixed Medium
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism Low High
Trails Hard Low
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
For lunch we went to the nearby seaside resort of Tela where Royal Terns and a Magnificent Frigatebird were seen while we were eating.
This area provides important habitat for an incredible diversity of mammalian species, from the ever-present Central American Agouti, to Kinkajous, Coatis, at least three species of Monkeys (which I saw frequently), and several species of feline predators.
From here we spotted an abundance of waterbird life, including several species of herons, anhingas, kingfishers, some raptors including Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture and Bat Falcon, and Sungrebes!
Upon reaching Panacam Lodge in the afternoon, we were delighted to see the vulnerable Keel-billed Motmot perched in a nearby tree, along with a Gray-chested Dove and a Lesson’s Motmot making appearances before nightfall.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Pico Bonito National Park?
966 species
Pico Bonito National Park has 966 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Keel-billed Toucan (about 80%), Montezuma Oropendola (about 80%), Brown Jay (about 70%), Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (about 70%) and Atlántida Scaly Anole (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Variegated Squirrel (about 50%); among amphibians, Mexican Smilisca (about 60%).
When is the best time to visit Pico Bonito National Park for wildlife?
February–July, September and December
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in January, August and October–November.
Can you see a Central American White-faced Capuchin in Pico Bonito National Park?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Central American White-faced Capuchin sighting in Pico Bonito National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March (about 80%).
Can you see a Keel-billed Toucan in Pico Bonito National Park?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Keel-billed Toucan sighting in Pico Bonito National Park on a given day, based on 826 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is July–August, October and December (about 90%).
Can you see a Central American Spider Monkey in Pico Bonito National Park?
Yes
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Central American Spider Monkey sighting in Pico Bonito National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is August (about 40%).
Can you see a Keel-billed Motmot in Pico Bonito National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Keel-billed Motmot sighting in Pico Bonito National Park on a given day, based on 96 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April–May and September–October (about 20%). Sightings take luck and time in the field.
Where in Pico Bonito National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Finca Mars
The richest sighting zone is around Finca Mars, followed by Centro de Visitantes/Sendero La Roca and Santuario de Aves Quinta Leony, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Pico Bonito National Park good for wildlife watching?
4.1 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Pico Bonito National Park rates 4.1/5: 95th of 316 parks worldwide and 12th in Central America. 55 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
