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Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis
This is a very rare species throughout its range. The main stronghold in the region seems to be the Peten in northern Guatemala. Jason Berry led tours through Guatemala for several years and twice saw this species at Tikal. I asked the bird guides at Tikal about this species and they said that they have found nests in previous years, though I have never heard of any birders being taken to see one. It is likely that this species is also found in the Mosquitia in Honduras, though I have no confirmed records. The only records of this species mentioned by Monroe are from San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba. The area around San Pedro Sula is now far too developed to still have this species, but Pico Bonito, near La Ceiba, could still hold them. I have still never seen this species in the wild.