At Los Albores, we were guided by John's excellent ear, as he knows over 300 Guatemalan birds by sound. And we marveled as he called in his friends from the forest. We saw the Resplendent Quetzal, as John whistled to a pair he heard from afar, into the trees on our left, and then they flew across the open dirt road with the turquoise ribbon tale of the male, streaming behind.
The following list is just of Life-Birds for either Marj and/or Dave. We saw many additional birds which were of great interest and beauty, most of which either occur in the United States or were viewed by us in Mexico, and have appeared in previous lists that we have posted on the bl The following list is just of Life-Birds for either Marj and/or Dave. We saw many additional birds which were of great interest and beauty, most of which either occur in the United States or were viewed by us in Mexico and appeared in previous lists that we have posted.


Guatemala Birds 2013
Orange-breasted Falcon
Plumbeous Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Roadside Hawk
Crested Guan
Ocellated Turkey
Limpkin
Ruddy Crake
Grey-necked Wood-Rail
Red-billed Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
White-tipped Dove
Scaled Pigeon
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Blue Ground-Dove
Mealy Parrot
Red-lored Parrot
White-fronted Parrot
White-crowned Parrot
Fulvous Owl
Black Swift
White-throated Swift
White-collared Swift
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Chestnut-collared Swift
Grey-headed Martin
Ridgeway's Rough-winged Swallow
Rufus-collared Swallow
Black-headed Swallow
Magnificent Hummingbird
Rufus-tailed Hummingbird
Whit-eared Hummingbird
Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Amethyst-throated Hummingbird
Garnet-throated Hummingbird
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Violet Sabrewing
Little Hermit
White-bellied Emerald
Violaceous Trogon
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Mountain Trogon
Collared Trogon
Black-headed Trogon
Resplendent Quetzal
Keel-billed Toucan
Collard Aracari
Emerald Toucanet
Blue-throated Motmot
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Spotted Woodcreeper
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Barred Antshrike
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Greenish Elaenia
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tufted Flycatcher
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Buff-breasted Flycatcher
Grey Silky-Flycatcher
Yucatan Flycatcher
Bright-rumped Attila
Couch's Kingbird
Red-capped Mannikin
Grey-collared Bacard
Brown Jay
Unicolored Jay
Bushy-crested Jay
Band-backed Wren
Plain Wren
White-bellied Wren
Spot-breasted Wren
Grey-breasted Wood-Wren
Rufus-browed Wren
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Mountain Thrush
Black Thrush
Hutton's Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Rufus-browed Peppershrike
Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Magnolia Warbler
Golden-browed Warbler
Pink-headed Warbler
Crescent-chested Warbler
Slate-throated Redstart
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Northern Waterthrush
White-winged Tananger
Crimson-collared Tanager
Blue-grey Tanager
Yellow-winged Tanager
Flame-colored Tanager
Common Bush-Tanager
Grey-headed Tanager
Black-throated Shrike-Tanager
Black-headed Siskin
Hooded Grosbeak
Green-backed Sparrow
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow
White-napped Brushfinch
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Rufus-collared Sparrow
White-eared Ground-Sparrow
Rusty Sparrow
Black-headed Saltator
Buff-throated Saltator
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Montezuma Oropendola
Melodious Blackbird
Giant Cowbird
Black-vented Oriole
Altimira Oriole