Mexico & Central America

From Mexican highlands to the rainforests of the Central American isthmus.

ClimateWarm and tropical with a strong rainy season.

LandscapeJungle-cloaked ruins, volcanoes and cloud forest.

Species recorded420

Written profiles0

Groups present9

Coordinates17.5°, -91.0°

About Mexico & Central America

Mexico and the Central American isthmus form one of the most biologically diverse regions on the planet, for a specific historical reason: it is the bridge along which North and South American wildlife met and mixed after the two continents joined. Species from both continents overlap here, and the narrow, mountainous, twice-coasted geography creates habitats stacked closely together — dry forest, cloud forest, lowland rainforest and pine-oak highland within short distances. The cloud forests along the mountain spine are unusually rich in amphibians and in species with tiny ranges. The isthmus is also a bottleneck for migration, and raptors and other migratory birds funnel through it in flights that can number in the hundreds of thousands on a single day.

Most-recorded wild species here

Photographed and identified by iNaturalist contributors in this region, ordered by number of records.

Hieroglyphic Moth

Diphthera festiva

Insects

Guatemalan Red-rump Tarantula

Tliltocatl sabulosus

Arachnids

Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

Amphibians

Ant-mimicking Treehopper

Cyphonia clavata

Insects

Nimble Long-limbed Salamander

Nyctanolis pernix

Amphibians

Volcano Rabbit

Romerolagus diazi

Mammals

Golden Toad

Incilius periglenes

Amphibians

Typhlopseudothelphusa mocinoi

Other animals

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostris

Birds

Amber Arctiid Moth

Dasysphinx volatilis

Insects

Central American Eyelash-Viper

Bothriechis nigroadspersus

Reptiles

Terrestrial Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Abronia graminea

Reptiles

Meloetyphlus fuscatus

Insects

Ocellated Turkey

Meleagris ocellata

Birds

Stagmomantis hebardi

Insects

Banana Cockroach

Panchlora nivea

Insects

Central American Milksnake

Lampropeltis abnorma

Reptiles

White-throated Magpie-Jay

Cyanocorax formosus

Birds

Full species checklist

A further 402 species recorded in Mexico & Central America.

Common name	Scientific name	Group	Records
Western Honey Bee	Apis mellifera	Insects	194
Blue-winged Helicopter	Megaloprepus caerulatus	Insects	194
Finca Chiblac Salamander	Bradytriton silus	Amphibians	193
Idalus borealis	Idalus borealis	Insects	192
Golden Jumping Spider	Paraphidippus aurantius	Arachnids	192
Splendid Mushroomtongue Salamander	Bolitoglossa splendida	Amphibians	192
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Birds	191
Coyote	Canis latrans	Mammals	191
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius ridgwayi	Birds	191
Nymphister kronaueri	Nymphister kronaueri	Insects	191
Beata hispida	Beata hispida	Arachnids	190
Sunbittern	Eurypyga helias	Birds	190
Common Mestra	Mestra amymone	Insects	189
Yuma Myotis	Myotis yumanensis	Mammals	189
Graphocephala bivittata	Graphocephala bivittata	Insects	189
Long-legged Bat	Macrophyllum macrophyllum	Mammals	188
Hooded Yellowthroat	Geothlypis nelsoni	Birds	188
Idalus crinis	Idalus crinis	Insects	188
North America Polygon	Polygonus arizonensis	Insects	187
Ischioscia martinae	Ischioscia martinae	Other animals	187
Wine-throated Hummingbird	Selasphorus ellioti	Birds	186
Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno	Birds	186
Central American Boa	Boa imperator	Reptiles	185
Coa Jewel Caterpillar Moth	Acraga coa	Insects	185
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	Birds	184
Peanut-headed Lanternfly	Fulgora laternaria	Insects	184
Chiriqui Mushroomtongue Salamander	Bolitoglossa cathyledecae	Amphibians	184
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	Birds	183
Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog	Dendrobates auratus	Amphibians	183
Theona Checkerspot	Chlosyne theona	Insects	182
Loxosceles tenochtitlan	Loxosceles tenochtitlan	Arachnids	182
Phiale bulbosa	Phiale bulbosa	Arachnids	182
Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat	Pteronotus mesoamericanus	Mammals	181
Richardia advena	Richardia advena	Insects	181
Umbonia reclinata	Umbonia reclinata	Insects	180
Central American Agouti	Dasyprocta punctata	Mammals	180
Keel-billed Toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus	Birds	179
Neoselenia narcaea	Neoselenia narcaea	Insects	179
Gymnelia guapila	Gymnelia guapila	Insects	179
Enchenopa quadricolor	Enchenopa quadricolor	Insects	178
Solórzano's velvet worm	Mongeperipatus solorzanoi	Other animals	178
Orange huntsman spider	Olios simoni	Arachnids	177
Opisthoxia amabilis	Opisthoxia amabilis	Insects	177
garden ghost spider	Hibana gracilis	Arachnids	176
Margay	Leopardus wiedii	Mammals	176
Dysdercus capitatus	Dysdercus capitatus	Insects	175
Western Spotted Orbweaver	Neoscona oaxacensis	Arachnids	175
Northern Margay	Leopardus wiedii glauculus	Mammals	175
Monkey Slug Moth	Phobetron hipparchia	Insects	174
Micrathena sexspinosa	Micrathena sexspinosa	Arachnids	173
America pulcherrima	America pulcherrima	Insects	173
Short-billed Pigeon	Patagioenas nigrirostris	Birds	172
Lomachaeta chionothrix	Lomachaeta chionothrix	Insects	172
Blotched Palm-pitviper	Bothriechis supraciliaris	Reptiles	172
Virginia Opossum	Didelphis virginiana	Mammals	171
Migratory Monarch	Danaus plexippus plexippus	Insects	171
Short-bodied Cellar Spider	Physocyclus globosus	Arachnids	171
Xanthodirphia amarilla	Xanthodirphia amarilla	Insects	171
Red Harvester Ant	Pogonomyrmex barbatus	Insects	170
Erythrogonia laudata	Erythrogonia laudata	Insects	169
Central American Snapping Turtle	Chelydra rossignonii	Reptiles	169
Mictopsichia mincae	Mictopsichia mincae	Insects	169
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Birds	168
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	Birds	168
Southern Black Widow	Latrodectus mactans	Arachnids	168
Exophthalmus carneipes	Exophthalmus carneipes	Insects	168
Northern Jacana	Jacana spinosa	Birds	167
Phidippus albulatus	Phidippus albulatus	Arachnids	167
Ariamnes attenuatus	Ariamnes attenuatus	Arachnids	167
Regal Hairstreak	Evenus regalis	Insects	166
Xanthomis grandis	Xanthomis grandis	Insects	166
Pale-banded Crescent	Anthanassa tulcis	Insects	165
American Crocodile	Crocodylus acutus	Reptiles	165
White-necked Jacobin	Florisuga mellivora	Birds	164
Southern Opossum	Didelphis marsupialis	Mammals	164
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow	Melozone kieneri	Birds	164
Lesser Violetear	Colibri cyanotus	Birds	164
Cornfield Grasshopper	Sphenarium purpurascens	Insects	163
Wild Olive Tortoise Beetle	Physonota alutacea	Insects	163
Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	Insects	162
Striped Sparrow	Oriturus superciliosus	Birds	162
Volcano Hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	Birds	162
Tortyra auriferalis	Tortyra auriferalis	Insects	161
Red Warbler	Cardellina rubra	Birds	161
Baird's Tapir	Tapirus bairdii	Mammals	160
Smerdalea horrescens	Smerdalea horrescens	Insects	160
Bocourt's toad	Incilius bocourti	Amphibians	159
Costa Rica Squirrel	Sciurus variegatoides thomasi	Mammals	159
Ringtail	Bassariscus astutus	Mammals	158
Kanalchutchan Graceful Brown Snake	Rhadinella kanalchutchan	Reptiles	158
Virbia medarda	Virbia medarda	Insects	158
Chromacris miles	Chromacris miles	Insects	157
Banded Peacock	Anartia fatima	Insects	156
Mexican Dusky Rattlesnake	Crotalus armstrongi	Reptiles	156
Pseudatteria leopardina	Pseudatteria leopardina	Insects	156
Zephyr Eyed Silkmoth	Automeris zephyria	Insects	155
Richardia telescopica	Richardia telescopica	Insects	155
Spectacled Owl	Pulsatrix perspicillata	Birds	154
Mexican Bull Snake	Pituophis deppei	Reptiles	154
Red-eyed Tree Frog	Agalychnis callidryas	Amphibians	154
Mangrove Swallow	Tachycineta albilinea	Birds	153
Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus	Birds	153
Creon Skipper	Creonpyge creon	Insects	153
Horama plumipes	Horama plumipes	Insects	152
Splendid Royal Moth	Citheronia splendens	Insects	151
Crimson Patch	Chlosyne janais	Insects	150
White-eared Hummingbird	Basilinna leucotis	Birds	150
Red-legged Mushroomtongue Salamander	Bolitoglossa pesrubra	Amphibians	150
Ello Sphinx	Erinnyis ello	Insects	149
Mexican Burrowing Python	Loxocemus bicolor	Reptiles	149
Gray Hawk	Buteo plagiatus	Birds	147
Terrestrial Splayfoot Salamander	Chiropterotriton terrestris	Amphibians	147
Pyrinia selecta	Pyrinia selecta	Insects	147
Monarch	Danaus plexippus	Insects	146
Lesson's Motmot	Momotus lessonii	Birds	146
Cucullia lethe	Cucullia lethe	Insects	146
Ceratina eximia	Ceratina eximia	Insects	145
Pseudodirphia menander	Pseudodirphia menander	Insects	145
Fragile Forktail	Ischnura posita	Insects	144
Mexican Violetear	Colibri thalassinus	Birds	144
Gonodonta immacula	Gonodonta immacula	Insects	144
Desert Cricket	Melanogryllus desertus	Insects	143
Euclea gajentaani	Euclea gajentaani	Insects	143
Variable Coralsnake	Micrurus diastema	Reptiles	142
Heraldica Clearwing	Ithomia heraldica	Insects	142
Green Jay	Cyanocorax yncas	Birds	141
Pero plagodiata	Pero plagodiata	Insects	141
Julia Heliconian	Dryas iulia	Insects	140
Yucatán Black Howler Monkey	Alouatta pigra	Mammals	140
Guineafowl Puffer	Arothron meleagris	Fish	140
Morpho helenor montezuma	Morpho helenor montezuma	Insects	139
Green-striped Brushfinch	Arremon virenticeps	Birds	139
Eciton vagans mutatum	Eciton vagans mutatum	Insects	139
Asine Longtail	Ectomis asine	Insects	138
Scolopendra sumichrasti	Scolopendra sumichrasti	Other animals	138
Colla rhodope	Colla rhodope	Insects	138
White-bellied Emerald	Chlorestes candida	Birds	137
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	Birds	136
White-banded Metalmark	Hypophylla sudias	Insects	136
Collared Redstart	Myioborus torquatus	Birds	136
Orange-spotted Skipper	Atarnes sallei	Insects	135
Calvert's Dancer	Argia calverti	Insects	135
Silver-throated Tanager	Tangara icterocephala	Birds	134
Plain Chachalaca	Ortalis vetula	Birds	133
Mexican Whip-poor-will	Antrostomus arizonae	Birds	133
Epicadus trituberculatus	Epicadus trituberculatus	Arachnids	132
White Peacock	Anartia jatrophae	Insects	131
Mexican Mouse Opossum	Marmosa mexicana	Mammals	131
Orizaba silkmoth	Rothschildia orizaba	Insects	131
Costa Rican Redleg Tarantula	Abdomegaphobema mesomelas	Arachnids	131
Yellow Angled-Sulphur	Anteos maerula	Insects	130
Northern Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium gnoma	Birds	130
Echoma quadristillata	Echoma quadristillata	Insects	130
Chivita Snail	Pomacea flagellata	Mollusks	129
Tropical Carpenter Ant	Camponotus atriceps	Insects	129
Red-throated Ant-Tanager	Driophlox fuscicauda	Birds	128
Painted Tiger Moth	Arachnis picta	Insects	128
Janet's Shadowdamsel	Palaemnema joanetta	Insects	128
Western Rhinoceros Beetle	Xyloryctes thestalus	Insects	127
Stejneger's Robber Frog	Craugastor stejnegerianus	Amphibians	127
Nymphalis antiopa antiopa	Nymphalis antiopa antiopa	Insects	126
Haplaxius laevis	Haplaxius laevis	Insects	126
Honduran White Bat	Ectophylla alba	Mammals	126
Sepia-capped Flycatcher	Leptopogon amaurocephalus	Birds	125
Figeater Beetle	Cotinis mutabilis	Insects	125
Azteca xanthochroa	Azteca xanthochroa	Insects	125
Many-banded Daggerwing	Marpesia chiron	Insects	124
Phanaeus palliatus	Phanaeus palliatus	Insects	124
Cryptophysoderes fairchildi	Cryptophysoderes fairchildi	Insects	124
Morpheis pyracmon	Morpheis pyracmon	Insects	123
Pin-tailed Pondhawk	Erythemis plebeja	Insects	122
Mesembrinus tripictus	Mesembrinus tripictus	Mollusks	122
Small-spotted Cat-eyed Snake	Leptodeira septentrionalis polysticta	Reptiles	121
Los Diamantes Worm Salamander	Oedipina carablanca	Amphibians	121
Gray Fox	Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Mammals	120
Brown Basilisk	Basiliscus vittatus	Reptiles	120
Macunolla ventralis	Macunolla ventralis	Insects	119
Athyrma adjutrix	Athyrma adjutrix	Insects	118
Deppe's Squirrel	Sciurus deppei	Mammals	117
Kinkajou	Potos flavus	Mammals	117
Chiapas Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus perplexus	Birds	116
Talamancan Palm Pit Viper	Bothriechis nubestris	Reptiles	116
Morelet's Crocodile	Crocodylus moreletii	Reptiles	115
Peruvian Shield Mantis	Choeradodis rhombicollis	Insects	115
Concave-nosed Striped-Sweat bee	Agapostemon nasutus	Insects	114
Pierella helvina incanescens	Pierella helvina incanescens	Insects	114
Rounded Metalmark	Calephelis perditalis	Insects	113
Phrynus palenque	Phrynus palenque	Arachnids	112
Guanacaste Swampdamsel	Leptobasis guanacaste	Insects	112
Dirce Beauty	Colobura dirce	Insects	111
Homoeogamia mexicana	Homoeogamia mexicana	Insects	111
Tiny Hawk	Microspizias superciliosus	Birds	111
Social Flycatcher	Myiozetetes similis	Birds	110
Northern Silky Anteater	Cyclopes dorsalis	Mammals	109
Triatoma dimidiata	Triatoma dimidiata	Insects	108
Burrowing Owl	Athene cunicularia	Birds	108
Titiscania limacina	Titiscania limacina	Mollusks	108
Red-tailed Pennant	Brachymesia furcata	Insects	107
Lincoln's Mushroomtongue Salamander	Bolitoglossa lincolni	Amphibians	107
Chytonix splendens	Chytonix splendens	Insects	107
Xylophanes amadis	Xylophanes amadis	Insects	106
Red-bordered Pixie	Melanis pixe	Insects	105
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	Amazilia tzacatl	Birds	105
Derby's Woolly Opossum	Caluromys derbianus	Mammals	104
Camponotus juliae	Camponotus juliae	Insects	104
Aceratophallus maya	Aceratophallus maya	Other animals	103
Eriophora edax	Eriophora edax	Arachnids	103
Erythrogonia jucunda	Erythrogonia jucunda	Insects	102
Mesembrinus hegewischi	Mesembrinus hegewischi	Mollusks	102
Yellow Grosbeak	Pheucticus chrysopeplus	Birds	101
Brown Violetear	Colibri delphinae	Birds	101
Mexican Cycadian	Eumaeus toxea	Insects	100
Green Thorntail	Discosura conversii	Birds	100
Hatt's Vesper Rat	Otonyctomys hatti	Mammals	99
Canyon Towhee	Melozone fusca	Birds	99
South American Snapping Turtle	Chelydra acutirostris	Reptiles	99
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Birds	98
Green Kingfisher	Chloroceryle americana	Birds	98
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Birds	98
Bagheera laselva	Bagheera laselva	Arachnids	98
Surazomus selva	Surazomus selva	Arachnids	97
Mayan Lichen Mantis	Liturgusa maya	Insects	96
Merriam's pocket gopher	Cratogeomys merriami	Mammals	96
Bregmaceros bathymaster	Bregmaceros bathymaster	Fish	96
Collared Aracari	Pteroglossus torquatus	Birds	95
Natada kokii	Natada kokii	Insects	95
Oblique-banded Flea Beetle	Omophoita albicollis	Insects	94
Harlequin Treefrog	Dendropsophus ebraccatus	Amphibians	93
Slender Brown Scorpion	Centruroides gracilis	Arachnids	92
Cardinal Meadowhawk	Sympetrum illotum	Insects	92
Fasciated Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma fasciatum	Birds	92
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Birds	91
Coronated Tree Frog	Triprion spinosus	Amphibians	91
Northern Banded Tigerwing	Aeria eurimedia pacifica	Insects	89
Central American White-faced Capuchin	Cebus imitator	Mammals	88
Polybia plebeja	Polybia plebeja	Insects	87
Holophaea lycone	Holophaea lycone	Insects	87
Monochamus sargi	Monochamus sargi	Insects	86
Mountain Tree Frog	Dryophytes eximius	Amphibians	86
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma mexicanum	Birds	86
White-winged Vampire Bat	Diaemus youngii	Mammals	85
Ochraceous Pewee	Contopus ochraceus	Birds	85
Dark Doberes	Doberes anticus	Insects	84
Anaptomecus longiventris	Anaptomecus longiventris	Arachnids	84
Ruddy Daggerwing	Marpesia petreus	Insects	83
Desmodus rotundus murinus	Desmodus rotundus murinus	Mammals	83
Russet-crowned Motmot	Momotus mexicanus	Birds	83
Spodistes batesi	Spodistes batesi	Insects	83
Hunter's Little Paper Wasp	Polistes dorsalis	Insects	82
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	Birds	82
Papilio multicaudata multicaudata	Papilio multicaudata multicaudata	Insects	82
Giant Mexican Mantis	Phasmomantis sumichrasti	Insects	81
Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bat	Sturnira hondurensis	Mammals	81
Cooper's Hawk	Astur cooperii	Birds	80
Clay-colored Thrush	Turdus grayi	Birds	80
Blue Bunting	Cyanocompsa parellina	Birds	79
Graphocephala albomaculata	Graphocephala albomaculata	Insects	79
Collared Peccary	Pecari tajacu	Mammals	78
Common Blue-eye	Anatya guttata	Insects	78
Scopula phyxelis	Scopula phyxelis	Insects	77
Paracholula picta	Paracholula picta	Insects	76
Tropical Orb Weaver	Eriophora fuliginea	Arachnids	75
Cephalotes basalis	Cephalotes basalis	Insects	75
American Barn Owl	Tyto furcata	Birds	74
Slough Amberwing	Perithemis domitia	Insects	73
Grammedessa bugabensis	Grammedessa bugabensis	Insects	73
Lasiolepturges dealmeidae	Lasiolepturges dealmeidae	Insects	72
Spot-tailed Dasher	Micrathyria aequalis	Insects	71
Parasa joanae	Parasa joanae	Insects	71
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana	Ctenosaura similis	Reptiles	70
Silver Garden Orbweaver	Argiope argentata	Arachnids	69
Neopreptos marathusa	Neopreptos marathusa	Insects	69
Peten Dancer	Argia gaumeri	Insects	68
Cyananthrax cyanopterus	Cyananthrax cyanopterus	Insects	68
Spodistes mniszechi	Spodistes mniszechi	Insects	68
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	Birds	67
Mottled Owl	Strix virgata	Birds	67
Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse	Megadontomys nelsoni	Mammals	67
Red-capped Manakin	Ceratopipra mentalis	Birds	67
Cervantistellus guerrerensis	Cervantistellus guerrerensis	Insects	66
Lesmone formularis	Lesmone formularis	Insects	66
Orphulella punctata	Orphulella punctata	Insects	65
Crested Caracara	Caracara plancus	Birds	64
Mexican Tiger Salamander	Ambystoma velasci	Amphibians	64
Variable Narrow-wing	Magusa divaricata	Insects	64
Dirty-blue Satyr	Cepheuptychia glaucina	Insects	63
Townsend's Warbler	Setophaga townsendi	Birds	63
Synemosyna nicaraguaensis	Synemosyna nicaraguaensis	Arachnids	63
Sylvan Jumping Spider	Colonus sylvanus	Arachnids	62
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla	Birds	62
Isthmian Rivulus	Cynodonichthys isthmensis	Fish	62
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	Birds	61
Mexican-M Hairstreak	Parrhasius moctezuma	Insects	59
Bangs's Mountain Squirrel	Syntheosciurus brochus	Mammals	59
Central American Gulf Coast Toad	Incilius valliceps	Amphibians	58
Caenolampis osae	Caenolampis osae	Insects	58
Fiery-throated Hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	Birds	57
Three-striped Dasher	Micrathyria didyma	Insects	56
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer	Diglossa baritula	Birds	56
Mexican Treefrog	Smilisca baudinii	Amphibians	55
Green Basilisk	Basiliscus plumifrons	Reptiles	54
wrinkle-faced bat	Centurio senex	Mammals	53
Fiery Scarlet-eye	Dyscophellus porcius	Insects	52
Pantherodes unciaria	Pantherodes unciaria	Insects	52
Black River Turtle	Rhinoclemmys funerea	Reptiles	52
Morpheis xylotribus	Morpheis xylotribus	Insects	51
Eulaema polychroma	Eulaema polychroma	Insects	51
Mexican Red-rump Tarantula	Tliltocatl vagans	Arachnids	50
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium brasilianum	Birds	50
White-tailed Deer	Odocoileus virginianus	Mammals	49
Weis' Bumble Bee	Bombus weisi	Insects	49
Mexican Squirrel-Cuckoo	Piaya mexicana	Birds	49
Rufous Motmot	Baryphthengus martii	Birds	49
Snowy White Hawk	Pseudastur albicollis ghiesbreghti	Birds	47
Eurrhyparodes splendens	Eurrhyparodes splendens	Insects	47
Mexican Wedgetail	Acanthagrion quadratum	Insects	46
Inca Dove	Columbina inca	Birds	46
Leptoglossus tetranotatus	Leptoglossus tetranotatus	Insects	46
Golden-fronted Woodpecker	Melanerpes aurifrons	Birds	45
Rhodoneura thiastoralis	Rhodoneura thiastoralis	Insects	45
Olive-throated Parakeet	Eupsittula nana	Birds	44
Euglyphis asapha	Euglyphis asapha	Insects	44
Dwarf Gray-striped Woodlouse	Nagurus cristatus	Other animals	43
Gnaphalodes trachyderoides	Gnaphalodes trachyderoides	Insects	42
Berylline Hummingbird	Saucerottia beryllina	Birds	41
Microdesmus suttkusi	Microdesmus suttkusi	Fish	41
Red-banded Leafhopper	Graphocephala coccinea	Insects	40
Cobanus extensus	Cobanus extensus	Arachnids	40
Mania empedocles	Mania empedocles	Insects	39
Mandarin Nica	Nica flavilla	Insects	38
Simple Twig Ant	Pseudomyrmex simplex	Insects	38
Cerodirphia avenata	Cerodirphia avenata	Insects	38
Gartered Violaceous Trogon	Trogon caligatus	Birds	37
Charcoal Seed Bug	Melacoryphus lateralis	Insects	37
Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake	Imantodes cenchoa	Reptiles	37
Fulgora lampetis	Fulgora lampetis	Insects	36
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Birds	35
Eretris hulda	Eretris hulda	Insects	35
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Birds	34
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Birds	34
Lesser Long-nosed Bat	Leptonycteris yerbabuenae	Mammals	34
Stejneger's Snail Sucker	Sibon longifrenis	Reptiles	34
Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus melancholicus	Birds	33
Varagua Caecilian	Gymnopis multiplicata	Amphibians	33
Notozona rufofusca	Notozona rufofusca	Insects	32
Trogoderma quinquefasciatum	Trogoderma quinquefasciatum	Insects	32
Ornate Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus ornatus	Birds	31
Tityus dedoslargos	Tityus dedoslargos	Arachnids	31
Aztec Spur-throated Grasshopper	Aidemona azteca	Insects	30
Variable Orchid Bee	Euglossa variabilis	Insects	29
Acronyctodes cautama	Acronyctodes cautama	Insects	27
Many-scaled Anole	Anolis polylepis	Reptiles	27
Pale-billed Woodpecker	Campephilus guatemalensis	Birds	26
Olive Warbler	Peucedramus taeniatus	Birds	26
Purple-throated Mountain-gem	Lampornis calolaemus	Birds	26
Florida White	Glutophrissa drusilla	Insects	25
Shining Honeycreeper	Cyanerpes lucidus	Birds	25
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Birds	24
Brenthia hexaselena	Brenthia hexaselena	Insects	24
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	Birds	23
Meloe laevis	Meloe laevis	Insects	23
Great Curassow	Crax rubra	Birds	23
Stolas costaricensis	Stolas costaricensis	Insects	22
Pteronymia cotytto cotytto	Pteronymia cotytto cotytto	Insects	21
Semaeopus illimitata	Semaeopus illimitata	Insects	21
Eastern Lowland Flag-Bearer	Diceroprocta heathi	Insects	20
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	Birds	20
Nemoria adjunctaria	Nemoria adjunctaria	Insects	20
Tabanus albocirculus	Tabanus albocirculus	Insects	19
Red-legged Honeycreeper	Cyanerpes cyaneus	Birds	19
Ruddy Ground Dove	Columbina talpacoti	Birds	18
Tamaulipan White-winged Assassin	Microtomus luctuosus	Insects	18
Phiale formosa	Phiale formosa	Arachnids	17
Sceliphron fistularium	Sceliphron fistularium	Insects	16
Crested Guan	Penelope purpurascens	Birds	16
Parasa constricta	Parasa constricta	Insects	16
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Birds	15
Barutus hartmanni	Barutus hartmanni	Insects	15
Salpingogaster nigra	Salpingogaster nigra	Insects	14
Macaria gambarina	Macaria gambarina	Insects	14
Golden Redrump Tarantula	Brachypelma albiceps	Arachnids	13
Eupoecilaema magnum	Eupoecilaema magnum	Arachnids	13
Guatemalan Emerald Spiny Lizard	Sceloporus taeniocnemis	Reptiles	12
Porthole tree frog	Charadrahyla taeniopus	Amphibians	12
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii	Birds	10
Rufous-collared Sparrow	Zonotrichia capensis	Birds	10
Narrow Stingless Bee	Tetragonisca angustula	Insects	9
Xylophanes hannemanni	Xylophanes hannemanni	Insects	9
Dolichoderus bispinosus	Dolichoderus bispinosus	Insects	8
Opisthoxia bella	Opisthoxia bella	Insects	8
Tropical Orbweaver	Eriophora ravilla	Arachnids	7
Nicaragua Tree Cricket	Neoxabea cerrojesusensis	Insects	7
Northern Warrior Wasp	Synoeca septentrionalis	Insects	6
Brown and Yellow Sphinx	Xylophanes ceratomioides	Insects	6
Leuciris institata	Leuciris institata	Insects	5
Iguana Tick	Amblyomma dissimile	Arachnids	4
Plapigus circumcinctus	Plapigus circumcinctus	Insects	3
Manduca aztecus	Manduca aztecus	Insects	3
Automeris paracelata	Automeris paracelata	Insects	3
Erythrogonia areolata	Erythrogonia areolata	Insects	2
Central American Spider Monkey	Ateles geoffroyi	Mammals	1
Golden-hooded Tanager	Stilpnia larvata	Birds	1

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