Roadside Hawk
The small, vocal hawk of tropical roadsides often watches from a wire or bare branch before dropping onto prey.
Copán, Honduras: places and wildlife
Browse the published Explore collection for Copán, Honduras. Open a discovery for its field guide, practical details, and background.
Great Kiskadee
A loud, adaptable tropical flycatcher whose name echoes its ringing kis-ka-dee call.
Long-tailed Weasel
A fast, flexible hunter able to follow rodents into spaces far smaller than its apparent body length.
Common Vampire Bat
The best-known blood-feeding mammal is also a highly social bat that shares food with unsuccessful roost-mates.
Golden-cheeked Warbler
The only bird whose entire breeding range lies within Texas weaves nests from strips of mature Ashe juniper bark in wooded Hill Country canyons.
Texas Madrone
Smooth red-orange bark peels from twisting evergreen trunks in West Texas mountain canyons, linking the Trans-Pecos to a wider Mexican highland flora.