Pico Bonito National Park
Part of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor, Pico Bonito National Park is the most diverse National Park in Honduras and the second largest. It has a surface area of 107,300 hectares including its buffer zone (approximately 20 x 20 miles or 30 x 35 km). Pico Bonito National Park is located in the Nombre de Dios mountain range southeast of La Ceiba. The land varies in altitude from sea level to 7,500 ft. (the largest altitude change in Honduras) giving place to different types of forests (cloud, tropical rain, and dry). With the different altitudes and the diverse areas the park is host to a variety of reptiles, birds, mammals as well as amphibians. Many of the animals fall into the category of threatened or endangered species.
Some of the rare species are:
Baird’s Tapir (Tapirus bardii)
White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Jaguar (Panthera onca)
Paca (Agouti paca)
Collared Anteater or Northern Tamandua (Tamandua mexicana)
Collared Peccary (Tayassu tajacu)
White-Faced Monkey (Cebus capucinus)
Howler Monkey (Allouata palliata)
See Full List of Mammals
See Full List of Reptiles and Amphibians
Some of the interesting birds that can be found in and around Pico Bonito are:
Great Curassow (Crax rubra)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomacjrus mocino)
Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)
Yellow- crowned Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala)
Slate-colored Solitaire (Myadestes unicolor)
Highland Guan (Penilopina nigra)
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