Target birding day tours from ANTIGUA GUATEMALA led by Knut Eisermann or Claudia Avendaño
Our private target birding day tours focus on your most wanted birds. Based on your list of species we design the most efficient birding day for you to one or two observation sites.
Our target birding half or full day trips from Antigua Guatemala include:
Expert birding guide (Knut Eisermann or Claudia Avendaño).
Private transport including pick-up and drop-off at your hotel in Antigua.
Entrance fees to nature reserves.
Bird checklist.
Prices starting at US$ 58.00 per person for 3 participants.
Start here planning your target birding day trip from Antigua Guatemala, by using our online form, by Email, or by telephone / WhatsApp / Signal: +502 5308 5160:
Some of the special birds of Antigua Guatemala
Bar-winged Oriole Icterus maculialatus, an uncommon endemic bird of the highlands of northern Central America and southern Mexico.Pink-headed Warbler Cardellina versicolor, restricted to the highlands of Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico.Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium cobanense, endemic to the highlands of northern Central America and southern Mexico. This one is regurgitating a pellet.Singing Quail Dactylortyx thoracicus, restricted to Mexico and northern Central America.Black-capped Siskin Spinus atriceps, restricted to the highlands of Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico.Black-capped Swallow Atticora pileata, restricted to the highlands of southern Mexico and northern Central America.Belted Flycatcher Xenotriccus callizonus, restricted to the highlands of southern Mexico and northern Central America.Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza concolor is a widespread but locally ocurring Neotropical bird associated with bamboo.White-breasted Hawk Accipiter striatus chionogaster, a resident form of Sharp-shinned Hawk, is endemic to southern Mexico and northern Central America.Gray-collared Becard Pachyramphus major is restricted to Mexico and northern Central America."Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius melitophrys is restricted to Mexico and northern Central America."Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens is restricted to northern Central America and southern Mexico.The northern subspecies of White-eared Ground-Sparrow Melozone leucotis occipitalis is restricted to southern Mexico and northern Central America.Blue-and-white Mockingbird Melanotis hypoleucus) is restricted to southern Mexico and northern Central America.Highland Guan Penelopina nigra is restricted to southern Mexico and northern Central America.White-faced Ground-Sparrow Melozone biarcuta is restricted to southern Mexico and northern Central America.Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus is restricted to southern Mexico and northern Central America.Black-throated Jay Cyanolyca pumilo is endemic to southern Mexico and northern Central America.Fan-tailed Warbler (Basileuterus lachrymosus) occurs mainly in Mexico and northern Central America.Blue-throated Motmot Aspatha gularis is endemic to southern Mexico and northern Central America.Wine-throated Hummingbird Selasphorus ellioti is restricted to southern Mexico and northern Central America.Hooded Grosbeak Coccothraustes abeillei is restricted to to the highlands of Mexico and northern Central America.Garnet-throated Hummingbird Lamprolaima rhami is restricted to to the highlands of Mexico and northern Central America.Ocellated-Quail Cyrtonyx ocellatus is restricted to to the highlands of southern Mexico and northern Central America.
What birders say about Target Birding trips from Antigua Guatemala with Knut Eisermann & Claudia Avendaño
"Had a great trip with Knut! Lots of new life birds for me too. Knut was excellent at all aspects of guiding, knowledgeable about the areas, the birds, their calls and was able to put the scope on many of them. Highly recommended." Ana Pazos, Puerto Rico.
"I have been on guided bird watching trips in Africa, Europe, Central and South America and the United States. My day with Claudia in El Pilar, Antigua, Guatemala was absolutely one of the most enjoyable of all of them. She was very professional, both as an ornithologist and a guide. She asked questions and listened to what my objectives were and delivered on those objectives. She spent the day not just trying to impress me with her knowledge and skills, although she was terrific at both, but ensuring I had an enjoyable experience, and my birding objectives were met. She has my full endorsement for birders of all levels." Peter Konrad, Colorado
"Knut Eisermann and Claudia Avendaño are the true “Bird Whisperers” of Guatemala. My two days of birding with them absolutely exceeded my expectations. They made themselves available before and after my trip to answer all of my bothersome questions. I’ve birded the world and rate them two of the best." Bob Loy, New Mexico.
"Knut exceeded my expectations by delivering all of the target birds then some. His knowledge of Finca El Pliar and the birds that can be found there cannot be denied." Hamish Rickett, Oregon.
"Claudia Avendaño and Knut Eisermann are likely the two most experienced bird guides in Guatemala. I have been birding with them several times at El Pilar and Finca Filadelfia near Antigua. Both are extremely knowledgeable, organized and delightful to be with. As they are local, they have detailed knowledge of birds, birding sites, transportation and logistics of Guatemala that no international tour organization could possibly compete with." Kevin Omland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
"Birded with Knut Eisermann one day in Finca Pilar close to Antigua. Would have to say he is one of the best birding guides I have ever hired. The Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl and the Ocellated Quail were just two of the great birds we saw that day. Without him as a guide I would have found very few birds. I have also birded with Claudia Avendaño, and they are both great birding guides." Mike Parker, USA.
"Five days in the company of Knut Eisermann birding the hills and valleys of the countryside surrounding Antigua, Guatemala was an absolute delight. Knut is as much an ornithologist, with a special interest in owls, as he is a birder and this made the trip extra special. I am a serial guide user in the Americas and Knut is up there with the best of them."
Kevin Buckley, New Jersey, USA, 2018.
"Great birding and great company by a knowledgeable guide, my day trip to Tecpán and Antigua was problems-free and full of regional endemics. Knut Eisermann (and Claudia Avendaño) took care of everything before my arrival to Guatemala, and in the field he was very professional (but treated me like a friend, what I appreciate a lot). I got most of my targets and many other goodies! Thanks guys!" Jan Axel Cubilla, Panama.
