Honduran Wildlife

Thanks to its location at the heart of the tropics, the Honduran territory is host to a myriad of species of plants and animals. This page presents a small sample of the interesing creatures that call Honduras "home".

 Birds

Red Mackaw.  Photo by Juan Bendeck	Quetzal.  Photo by Wes Hanson www.snu.edu/qerc
Green Mackaw	Toucan.  Photo by Juan Bendeck
Yelloneck Mackaw	Harpy eagle Photo by Jonathan Price channel.nationalgeographic.com

Mammals

White-tailed deer	Ocelot
Jaguar Photo by Nils Koesters www.zoologie.de/grzimek/jaguar	Jaguarundi
Red Deer	Giant Anteater
Three-fingered Sloth	Puma Photo by David B. Vernon eScapesPhoto.com

Reptiles

Tree frog	Crocodile Photo by Dennis Prusner birdsbeaks.blogspot.com/
Iguana	Coral snake

Marine life

Giant Sea Turtle

Manatee Photo by Clark Wheeler www.cwheeler.us

Plants

(This section under construction)