El Quetzal (Resplendent Quetzal) El ave Naciolal de Guatemala, nombre cientifico (Pharomachrus mocino), de majestuosa belleza, resplandeciente y de cola larga, alcanza hasta un metro de longitud. Perteneciente a la familia Trogonidae,. Su hábitat natural son los bosques nubosos de Guatemala, como el Mirador El Rey Tepepul (Santiago Atitlán). Para las culturas de Mesomérica los pájaros como el quetzal, son …
On December 15, 2014 the eighth consecutive bird species count was organized by Cayaya Birding in the Atitlan Volcano in Guatemala. The main objective of the bird count is to monitor the status and distribution of bird populations on the Western Hemisphere. The “count” is performed in a 24 hour period covering a 15 square mile area. This year there …
Today, December 19th, we will begin doing the annual Christmas Bird count of the Atitlan Volcano area of the Cayaya Birding Guatemala. The Hotel Bambu is in charge of the area of the Volcano Atitlan that faces Lake Atitlan, more commonly known as ¨The Santiago Bay¨, which includes both an aquatic and terrestial count. These years there have been a …