Birding 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.
Sign up for a private full or half day birding tour to Tecpán led by Knut Eisermann or Claudia Avendaño
Access and accommodation: Hotels, lodges and restaurants are available in and near the city of Tecpán.
Best time for birding at Cerro Tecpán? Any time of the year.
How do you support conservation and development at Cerro Tecpán? Cerro Tecpán is part of the Important Bird Area (IBA) Atitlán (IBA GT015), which supports populations of several threatened and regional endemic bird species. With your birding visit you put a value to these habitats, which is an important motivation for conservation.
