Tecpan & Antigua

Tecpan & Antigua Guatemala One – day birding trip is one of the best options for a day birding tour in the Guatemalan highlands, combining two effortless destinations located nearby Antigua Guatemala, one of the most visited travel destination in the country.

Our one – day birding trip starts at 6:00 am in the morning from your hotel in Antigua Guatemala, after one hour traveling on the Interamerican highway we will arrive at a local restaurant where we will enjoy a tasty breakfast and the famous Guatemalan coffee.

Then we continue to a private nature reserve located within the central highlands endemism zone, a significant natural area that inhabits a several regional endemic bird species, at an altitude of 2,286 meters above sea level

Of course, the star of this birding hotspot is the Pink-Headed warbler, but the reserve offers the opportunity to spot another interesting bird species such as blue-throated motmot, crescent chested warbler, yellow-eyed junco, mountain trogon, Rufous-capped and golden browed warbler, amethyst throated hummingbird, and occasionally Guatemalan pygmy owl.

From October to late March during the neotropical migratory season, is possible to observe resident bird species together with migratory, songbirds especially (warblers, vireos, tanagers, and thrushes,) improving the birding experience.

Around 11:00 am, we will head toward Antigua Guatemala arriving approximately at noon for lunch at a local restaurant located in unique nature surroundings, then after lunch, we continue to El Pilar for a hummingbird encounter.

El Pilar, located in the Antigua Guatemala, Important Bird Area (IBA – GT016 ) with an elevation that goes from 500 to 3,900 meters above sea level

El Pilar as a part of our one – day birding trip offers the possibility to observe species such as Green-throated Mountain-gem, Rufous Sabrewing, Berylline Hummingbird, White-eared Hummingbird, Gray Silky-flycatcher, Brown-backed Solitaire, Singing Quail, among other.