Site Report: Parque National Iztopo
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Parque National Iztopo is a protected area of mangrove forests, marshland, and Garifuna villages.
Visits
- 2009-02-07: In Tela, we joined up with a kayak trip into the estuary of Parque National Iztopo. The kayaking was pretty good once we separated from the novices. We were able to make our way into a couple of the feeder streams and the dense jungle therein. After the kayaking, we visited a Garifuna village to eat lunch. That lunch was possibly the best meal of the entire trip.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (20 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(20 records)
Class: Birds
(17 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Order: Parrots
(1 record)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Red-lored Parrot (Amazona autumnalis)
- Order: Pelicans (8 records)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Order: Perching Birds
(4 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Chestnut-headed Oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri)
- Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
- Family: Swallows
- Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
- Order: Trogons
(1 record)
- Family: Trogons
- Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Chestnut-colored Woodpecker (Celeus castaneus)
- Family: Toucans
- Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
Class: Mammals
(2 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Mustelids
- Northern Neotropical River Otter (Lontra annectens)
- Order: Primates
(1 record)
- Family: Cebidae
- White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Alligators and Crocodiles
(1 record)
- Family: Alligators
- Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)