Honduras: Rainforest, Cloud Forest & the Endemic Honduran Emerald
February 18-26, 2026
Your place on this Venture is reserved when your completed registration form and deposit of $700/person has been received. Deposit may be made via the ‘book now’ button above, or by contacting the Ventures office. We accept credit cards for an additional fee (2.9% for MC, Visa, Discover; 3.9% for AmEx), but you may also pay by bank transfer, cash, check, or money order (payable to ‘VENTURES BIRDING’) sent to PO Box 1095, Skyland, NC 28776.
This Venture is limited to 8 participants.
With over 760 species recorded within its mostly forested borders, Honduras is undoubtedly one of the best countries for birding in Central America. Its size and location within the Northern Central America region means that it is home to a number of highly sought-after regional endemics or otherwise range-restricted species such as Highland Guan, Blue-throated & Keel-billed Motmots, Bushy-crested & Black-throated Jays, Rufous-browed Wren, and Blue-and-white Mockingbird among others, and an assortment of spectacular hummingbirds including Green-breasted and Green-throated Mountain-Gems, Garnet-throated, Amethyst-throated, Wine-throated, Sparkling-tailed, Azure-crowned, Berylline, and White-eared Hummingbirds. Most notably, the country is home to one true endemic, the beautiful and declining Honduran Emerald, one of many avian jewels we will endeavor to see on this trip.
Our new 8-day tour only visits just two different lodges so we have time to unpack and relax a little without multiple hotel changes. The Lodge at Pico Bonito is set in beautiful rainforest with hummingbird feeders and great birding on the grounds with both Tody, Lesson's and Keel-billed Motmots, Chestnut-colored Woodpecker and the stunning Lovely Cotinga. Panacam Lodge is set in mountain forest within Azul Meambar National Park with a birdlist of over 350 species, including Turquoise-browed Motmot, Rose-throated and Gray-collared Becard and the endearing Black-crested Coquette. We will also be taking several excursions from the lodges to see wetland species, as well as Honduras's only endemic, the Honduran Emerald. Book now »
Cost of Honduras Venture: $3,495 per person from San Pedro Sula, based on double occupancy (Single supplement $300) Price includes: All ground transportation and accommodations, all meals, admission fees, information packet & bird checklist, and services of one Ventures tour leader and one local guide. Not included: Alcoholic beverages, gratuities, laundry, and items of a personal nature
Birds We Hope to See
Highland Guan, Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge, Crested Bobwhite, Ocellated Quail, Singing Quail, White-faced Quail-Dove, Lesser Ground-Cuckoo, Lesser Roadrunner, Great Swallow-tailed Swift, numerous hummingbirds including Green-breasted Mango, Violet Sabrewing, Mexican Violetear, Green-throated & Green-breasted Mountain-Gems, Amethyst-throated, Emerald-chinned, Sparkling-tailed, Azure-crowned, White-eared, Wine-throated, Berylline Hummingbirds, Black-crested Coquette, and the endemic Honduran Emerald; Ruddy Crake, Mottled & Fulvous Owls, Resplendent Quetzal, Elegant & Mountain Trogons; Tody, Blue-throated, Lesson's, Keel-billed, & Turquoise-browed Motmots, Emerald Toucanet, Scarlet Macaw, Black-faced Antthrush, Stub-tailed Spadebill, Greater Pewee, Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Bushy-crested, Black-throated, and Green Jays, Black-capped Swallow, Rufous-browed Wren, Black Thrush, Rufous-collared Robin, Brown-backed & Slate-colored Solitaires, Blue-and-white Mockingbird, Blue-crowned Chlorophonia, Elegant Euphonia, Black-headed Siskin, Crescent-chested Warbler, Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer, White-faced Ground-Sparrow, Green-backed Sparrow, Blue Bunting, Black-vented Oriole, Chestnut-headed & Montezuma Oropendolas, and many, many more.
