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Birding Hotspots at Cerro Tecpán Rincón Suizo |
 Black-capped Siskin (Carduelis atriceps) at Cerro Tecpán. 
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Birding at Cerro Tecpán. Located north of the city of Tecpán, department Chimaltenango, this mountain is partially covered by pine-cypress-oak-alder forests at elevations of 2100 to 3000 m. These forests are less exotic and exuberant than the very humid cloud forests on the Guatemalan Atlantic Slope, e.g. near Cobán, and they look much like some North American or European forests. However, they are home to several northern Central American highland endemics including Rufous-collared Robin, Rufous-browed Wren, Pink-headed Warbler, Blue-throated Motmot, Black-capped Swallow, and Black-capped Siskin.
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Best time for birding at Cerro Tecpán. Any time of the year, but probably the best time is from December to March. Mixed species flocks with northern migrants like Townsend’s Warbler, Red-faced Warbler, and Blue-headed Vireo and the resident Pink-headed Warbler, Slate-throated and Painted Redstart guarantee promising birding.
How you support conservation and development at Cerro Tecpán. Cerro Tecpán is part of the Important Bird Area (IBA) Atitlán (GT015), which supports populations of several threatened and regional endemic bird species. With your birding visit you will put a value to these habitats, which is an important motivation for conservation.
