https://knut-eisermann.info/ 2026-11-04T11:46:59+00:00 hourly 1.0 https://knut-eisermann.info/coverchecklist.jpg coverchecklist birds of Guatemala https://knut-eisermann.info/Eisermann-Avendano_2018_birds-Guatemala.jpg Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2018) An update on the inventory, distribution and residency status of bird species in Guatemala. Bulletin British Ornithologists' Club 138: 148-229. Bird diversity Guatemala https://knut-eisermann.info/owl-diversity2.jpg owl diversity2 Neotropical Owls https://knut-eisermann.info/Enriquez_buhos-neotropicales.jpg Enriquez buhos neotropicales Búhos Neotropicales https://knut-eisermann.info/Horned-Guan.jpg Horned Guan, endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas Horned Guan by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/ke.jpg During recording the song of resident Savannah Sparrows at Sierra Los Cuchumatanes, published in Eisermann, K., C. Avendaño & E. Matías (2017) Nesting evidence, density and vocalisations in a resident population of Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis wetmorei) in Guatemala. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 137: 37-45. Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Bearded-Screech-Owl.jpg Juvenile Bearded Screech-Owls (Megascops barbarus). This owl is endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas. Based on my preliminary research on the distribution of this this owl, it was uplisted from Near Threatened to Vulnerable in the BirdLife/IUCN Red List of globally threatened species in 2012. Bearded Screech-Owl by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Guatemalan-Pygmy-Owl.jpg Juvenile Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl, endemic to the highlands of northern Central America and southern Mexico. Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/birding-tours.htm 2026-11-04T11:46:59+00:00 hourly 0.9 https://knut-eisermann.info/Wachtershauser_Resplendent-Quetzal.jpg Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) in a Guatemalan cloud forest, by Peter Wächtershäuser, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Resplendent Quetzal, by Peter Wächtershäuser. https://knut-eisermann.info/Broste_Highland-Guan.jpg Male Highland Guan (Penelopina nigra), endemic to the highlands of northern Central American and southern Mexico, by Steve Broste, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Highland Guan by Steve Broste, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour https://knut-eisermann.info/McDonald_Belted-Flycatcher.jpg Belted Flycatcher (Xenotriccus callizonus) in the highlands of Guatemala, by David McDonald, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Belted Flycatcher, by David McDonald https://knut-eisermann.info/Wachtershauser_Ocellated-Turkey.jpg Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) in the northern lowands of Guatemala, by Peter Wächtershäuser, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Ocellated Turkey, by Peter Wächtershäuser. https://knut-eisermann.info/Obertreiber_Pink-headed-Warbler.jpg Pink-headed Warbler (Cardellina versicolor) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Allan Obertreiber, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Pink-headed Warbler, by Allan Obertreiber https://knut-eisermann.info/Kall_Buff-collared-Nightjar.jpg Buff-collared Nightjar (Caprimulgus ridgwayi) by Mikael Käll, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Buff-collared Nightjar, by Mikael Käll https://knut-eisermann.info/Obertreiber_Goldmans-Warbler.jpg Goldman's Warbler (Setophaga goldmani) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Allan Obertreiber, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Goldman's Warbler, by Allan Obertreiber https://knut-eisermann.info/Ferrera_Horned-Guan.jpg Horned Guan (Oreophasis derbianus), endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas, by Pete Ferrera, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Highland Guan by Steve Broste, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour https://knut-eisermann.info/McDonald_Golden-browed-Warbler.jpg Golden-browed Warbler (Basileuterus belli) in the Guatemalan highlands, by David McDonald, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Golden-browed Warbler, by David McDonald https://knut-eisermann.info/Havard_Whiskered-Screech-Owl.jpg Whiskered Screech-Owl (Megascops trichopsis) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Ken Havard, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Whiskered Screech-Owl, by Ken Havard https://knut-eisermann.info/Conrad_Chestnut-sided-Shrike-Vireo.jpg Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius melitophrys) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Lori Conrad, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo, by Lori Conrad https://knut-eisermann.info/Clark_Ocellated-Quail.jpg A pair of Ocellated Quail (Cyrtonyx ocellatus) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Steve Clark, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Ocellated Quail, by Steve Clark https://knut-eisermann.info/Kall_Ocellated-Turkey.jpg Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) by Mikael Käll, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Ocellated Turkey, by Mikael Käll https://knut-eisermann.info/Norman_White-breasted-Hawk.jpg White-breasted Hawk (Accipiter chionogaster) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Alan Van Norman, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. White-breasted Hawk, by Alan Van Norman. https://knut-eisermann.info/Carlsson_Ruddy-Crake.jpg Ruddy Crake (Laterallus ruber) in a Guatemalan wetland, by Patric Carlsson, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Ruddy Crake, by Patric Carlsson https://knut-eisermann.info/Johansson_Unspotted-Saw-whet-Owl.jpg Unspotted Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius ridgwayi) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Stefan Johansson, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Unspotted Saw-whet Owl, by Stefan Johansson https://knut-eisermann.info/Johansson_King-Vulture.jpg King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) in the foothills of Guatemala, by Stefan Johansson, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. King Vulture, by Stefan Johansson https://knut-eisermann.info/Wachtershauser_Prevosts-Ground-Sparrow.jpg White-faced Ground-Sparrow (Melozone biarcuata) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Peter Wächtershäuser, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. White-faced Ground-Sparrow, by Peter Wächtershäuser. https://knut-eisermann.info/Kall_Black-and-white-Owl.jpg Black-and-white Owl (Strix nigrolineata) in the lowlands of Guatemala, by Mikael Käll, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Black-and-white Owl, by Mikael Käll https://knut-eisermann.info/Johansson_Fulvous-Owl.jpg Fulvous Owl (Strix fulvescens) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Stefan Johansson, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Fulvous Owl, by Stefan Johansson https://knut-eisermann.info/Kall_Fulvous-Owl.jpg Pair of Fulvous Owl (Strix fulvescens) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Mikael Käll, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Fulvous Owl, by Mikael Käll https://knut-eisermann.info/Norman_Blue-crowned-Chlorophonia.jpg Blue-crowned Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia occipitalis) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Alan Van Norman, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Blue-crowned Chlorophonia, by Alan Van Norman. https://knut-eisermann.info/Bartlett_Buffy-crowned-Wood-Partridge.jpg Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge (Dendrortyx leucophrys) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Kevin Bartlett, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge, by Kevin Bartlett https://knut-eisermann.info/Broste_Pheasant-Cuckoo.jpg Pheasant Cuckoo, by Steve Broste Pheasant Cuckoo by Steve Broste, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. https://knut-eisermann.info/McDonald_Bearded-Screech-Owl.jpg Bearded Screech-Owl (Megascops barbarus), endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas, by David McDonald, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Bearded Screech-Owl by David McDonald, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. https://knut-eisermann.info/Bartlett_Orange-breasted-Falcon.jpg Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus) in the northern lowlands of Guatemala, by Kevin Bartlett Orange-breasted Falcon, by Kevin Bartlett, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. https://knut-eisermann.info/Bartlett_Pink-headed-Warbler.jpg Pink-headed Warbler (Cardellina versicolor) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Kevin Bartlett, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Pink-headed Warbler, by Kevin Bartlett. https://knut-eisermann.info/Liebschner_Pinnated-Bittern.jpg Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) in a wetland in Guatemala, by Mario Liebschner, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Pinnated Bittern, by Mario Liebschner https://knut-eisermann.info/Bartlett_Guatemalan-Pygmy-Owl.jpg Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl in the highlands of Guatemala, by Kevin Bartlett, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl, by Kevin Bartlett https://knut-eisermann.info/McDonald_Fulvous-Owl.jpg Fulvous Owl (Strix fulvescens) in the highlands of Guatemala, by David McDonald, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Fulvous Owl, by David McDonald https://knut-eisermann.info/Bartlett_Tody-Motmot.jpg Tody Motmot (Hylomanes momotula) in a Guatemalan rainforest, by Kevin Bartlett, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Tody Motmot, by Kevin Bartlett https://knut-eisermann.info/Kall_Resplendent-Quetzal.jpg Male Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) in the highlands of Guatemala, by Mikael Käll, during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour. Male Resplendent Quetzal, by Mikael Käll https://knut-eisermann.info/contact.htm 2026-11-04T11:46:59+00:00 hourly 1.0 https://knut-eisermann.info/atitlan.jpg atitlan Atitlán by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/facebook.jpg facebook Facebook https://knut-eisermann.info/cayaya.jpg cayaya CAYAYA BIRDING website https://knut-eisermann.info/portfolio.htm 2026-11-04T11:46:58+00:00 hourly 0.9 https://knut-eisermann.info/Buff-collared-Nightjar.jpg Buff-collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi) in an arid interior valley of Guatemala. Buff-collared Nightjar by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Red-Brocket-Deer.jpg Red Brocket Deer (Mazama americana) in the highlands of of Guatemala. Red Brocket Deer by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Galapagos-Shearwater.jpg Galapagos Shearwater (Puffinus subalaris) off the Guatemalan Pacific coast. Galapagos Shearwater by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/juvenile-Guatemalan-Pygmy-Owl.jpg Juvenile Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium cobanense) in the highlands of Guatemala. Juvenile Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Yucatan-Poorwill.jpg Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus) in the lowlands of Guatemala. Yucatan Poorwill by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/dawn-cloudforest.jpg Dawn over a cloudforest in the highlands of Guatemala. Dawn over a cloudforest in Guatemala by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Azure-crowned-Hummingbird.jpg Azure-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia cyanocephala) in the highlands of Guatemala. Azure-crowned Hummingbird by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Bearded-Screech-Owl-rufous.jpg Rufous morph female Bearded Screech-Owl (Megascops barbarus) in the highlands of Guatemala. Bearded Screech-Owl by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Fulvous-Owl.jpg Juvenile Fulvous Owl (Strix fulvescens) in the highlands of Guatemala. Fulvous Owl by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Stygian-Owl.jpg Stygian Owl (Asio stygius) in the highlands of Guatemala. Stygian Owl by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Maroon-chested-Ground-Dove.jpg Maroon-chested Ground-Dove (Claravis mondetoura) in the highlands of Guatemala. Maroon-chested Ground-Dove by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Amethyst-throated-Hummingbird.jpg Amethyst-throated Hummingbird (Lampornis amethystinus) in the highlands of Guatemala. Amethyst-throated Hummingbird by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Bairds-Tapir.jpg Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in the lowlands of of Guatemala. Baird's Tapir by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Goldmans-Warbler.jpg Goldman's Warbler (Setophaga goldmani), a resident form of Yellow-rumped Warbler, enemdic to the highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas. Goldman's Warbler by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Belted-Flycatcher2.jpg Belted Flycatcher (Xenotriccus callizonus), endemic to the highlands of northern Central America and southern Mexico. Belted Flycatcher by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Chestnut-sided-Shrike-Vireo.jpg Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius melitophrys) in the highlands of Guatemala. Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Garnet-throated-Hummingbird.jpg Garnet-throated Hummingbird (Lamprolaima rhami) in the highlands of Guatemala. Garnet-throated Hummingbird by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Green-throated-Mountain-gem.jpg Green-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis viridipallens) in the highlands of Guatemala. Green-throated Mountain-gem by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Fan-tailed-Warbler.jpg Fan-tailed Warbler (Basileuterus lachrymosus) in the highlands of Guatemala. Fan-tailed Warbler by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Horned-Guan2.jpg Horned Guan, endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas. Horned Guan by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/White-collared-Swift.jpg White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) in the highlands of Guatemala. White-collared Swift by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Pink-headed-Warbler.jpg Pink-headed Warbler, endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas. Pink-headed Warbler by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Keel-billed-Toucan.jpg Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) in the lowlands of Guatemala. Keel-billed Toucan by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Unspotted-Saw-whet-Owl.jpg Unspotted Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius ridgwayi) in the highlands of Guatemala. Unspotted Saw-whet Owl by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Buff-crowned-Wood-Partridge.jpg Buff-crowned Wood-Partridge (Dendrortyx leucophrys) in the highlands of Guatemala. Buff-crowned Wood-Partridge by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Wine-throated-Hummingbird.jpg Wine-throated Hummingbird (Atthis ellioti), endemic to the highlands of northern Central America and southern Mexico. Wine-throated Hummingbird by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/juvenile-Resplendent-Quetzal.jpg Juvenile Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) at the nest entrance in a Guatemalan cloud forest. juvenile Resplendent Quetzal by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Fuego-volcano.jpg Fuego volcano is one of the most active cones in Guatemala. Fuego volcano by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Black-capped-Siskin.jpg Black-capped Siskin (Spinus atriceps), endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas. Black-capped Siskin by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Azure-rumped-Tanager.jpg Azure-rumped Tanager (Tangara cabanisi) in the highlands of Guatemala. Azure-rumped Tanager by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/privacy.htm 2026-11-04T11:46:58+00:00 hourly 0.8 https://knut-eisermann.info/mail.gif mail email https://knut-eisermann.info/favicon.png favicon favicon.png - 4 kilobyte https://knut-eisermann.info/Pinnated-Bittern.jpg Pinnated Bittern https://knut-eisermann.info/research.htm 2026-11-04T11:46:57+00:00 hourly 0.9 https://knut-eisermann.info/Belted-Flycatcher.jpg Contributions to the natural history of bird species in Guatemala, e.g. Belted Flycatcher (Xenotriccus callizonus). natural history Belted Flycatcher https://knut-eisermann.info/owls-of-guatemala-2017.jpg Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2017) The owls of Guatemala. 447-515 in P. L. Enríquez (ed.) Neotropical owls: diversity and conservation. Springer, Cham, Switzerland. Owls of Guatemala https://knut-eisermann.info/iba_guatemala.jpg Map of Important Bird Areas in Guatemala (from Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño. 2009. Important Bird Areas of the Neotropics: Guatemala. Neotropical Birding 5: 4-11.) Important Bird Areas Guatemala https://knut-eisermann.info/Bearded-Screech-Owl_male.jpg Contributions to status evaluations of threatened species, e.g. Bearded Screech-Owl (Megascops barbarus), upgraded from Near Threatened to Vulnerable in the BirdLife/IUCN Red List of globally threatened speciesi in 2012. Bearded Screech-Owl, upgraded from Near Threatened to Vulnerable https://knut-eisermann.info/Azure-rumped-Tanager-research.jpg Distribution, habitat use, nesting ecology, and vocalizations of Azure-rumped Tanager. Azure-rumped Tanager in Guatemala https://knut-eisermann.info/Bearded-Screech-Owl_juvenile.jpg Juvenile Bearded Screech-Owl (Megascops barbarus), endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas. juvenile Bearded Screech-Owl by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/Horned-Guan-research.jpg Research on Horned Guan in Guatemala research on Horned Guan https://knut-eisermann.info/2013_phamoc.jpg Eisermann, K. (2013) Noteworthy nesting record and unusual bill coloration of Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno. Cotinga 35: 76-80. research on Horned Guan https://knut-eisermann.info/2017_PasSan.jpg Eisermann, K., C. Avendaño & E. Matías (2017) Nesting evidence, density and vocalisations in a resident population of Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis wetmorei in Guatemala. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 137: 37-45. Azure-rumped Tanager in Guatemala https://knut-eisermann.info/Highland-Guan.jpg Highland Guan (Penelopina nigra), endemic to the highlands of northern Central America and southern Mexico. Highland Guan by Knut Eisermann https://knut-eisermann.info/terms.htm 2026-11-04T11:46:57+00:00 hourly 0.8 https://knut-eisermann.info/Ornate-Hawk-Eagle.jpg Ornate Hawk Eagle Ornate Hawk-Eagle