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Birding Honduras–The Cryptic Birds

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Honduras was finally a reality. Excellent 10,000 Birds posts have been written about Pico Bonito and Honduras by Corey and Carlos , so I’m going to focus on some of my most memorable experiences. All of these experiences have been with brown/black/gray birds, birds known for their camouflage. Trips Honduras Pico Bonito'

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Birding in Honduras, Part I: Highlands

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In September, I had the fantastic opportunity to travel to an increasingly popular destination for birding: Honduras. In this first installment, I will focus on my impressions and experiences in the highlands portion of our tour. In short, the mountain birding in Honduras promised a slew of cool new birds. The rumors are true.

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A Field Guide to the Birds of Honduras? An Interview with Robert Gallardo

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I first met Robert Gallardo on my first trip to the neotropics, a wonderful experience at the first Mesoamerican Bird Festival in Honduras in 2009. He is a great birder and has found over thirty new species in Honduras since he moved there in 1993. Why are you creating a field guide to the birds of Honduras?

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Birding Zamorano University in Honduras

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To this tasty tropical cocktail concocted in July 2018, we added one more volatile ingredient in the form of a contingent of Americans and Hondurans sponsored by the Honduras Institute of Tourism. The trail also passes a number of lagoons reputed to be the best chance in Honduras for Anhinga.

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Warblers that Warble

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But my experience suggests there is a fair amount of geographical overlap between the two ranges in my area. The Crescent-chested Warbler can be found in somewhat drier pine-oak forests, also from Mexico to Honduras, and it is one Wood Warbler with no warble at all. swee swee-swee-swee-sweeziweet.

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Phone-scoping with NovaGrade in Honduras

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Last week I was living it up in beautiful Honduras at the exceptional Lodge at Pico Bonito at the behest of friends at Leica. It sat in a box in my house for weeks but I through it in my bag for Honduras because Jeff Bouton, Leica rep and stand-up guy, guaranteed that I’d be able to make something out of it.

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Visit Guatemala with Birding Expeditions

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Birding Expeditions is a Guatemalan tour company created to help birders to have an unforgettable experience in the Mayan World. Our company is based in Guatemala but also offers tours in Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico. We work hard to provide the richest and most rewarding experience of the Neotropics.

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