Closed Seasons

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BIRDS

SPECIESCLOSED SEASONOPEN SEASON
Ibises (Ibidae)                                1 January – 31 August1 September – 31 December
Psittacines1 December – 31 May1 June – 30 November
Ducks (Anatidae)1 April – 30 September1 October – 31 March
Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco)April 1 – September 30January 1- March 31; October 1 – December 31
Red-billed toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)January 1 – May 31June 1 – December 31
Channel-billed toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus)April 1 – October 31January 1 – March 31; November 1 – December 31
Guianan toucanet (Selenidera culik)April 1 – July 31January 1 – March 31; August 1 – December 31
Black-necked aracari (Pteroglossus aracari)February 1 – September 30January 1 – January 31; October 1 – December 31
Green aracari (Pteroglossus viridis)February 1 – September 30January 1- January 31; October 1 – December 31
All Other Wild BirdsMarch 1 – May 31January 1 – February 28; June 1 – December 31

REPTILES

SPECIESCLOSED SEASONOPEN SEASON
Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria)1 April – 31 July with restriction on carapace size i.e. maximum harvest length of 10cm SCL (straight carapace length)1 August – 31 March
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)1 May – 31 July1 August – 30 April
Mata mata turtle (Chelus fimbriatus)January 1 – April 30; September 1- December 31May 1 – August 31

MAMMALS

SPECIESCLOSED SEASONOPEN SEASON
Kinkajou (Potos flavus) 1 April – October 311 November – 31 March
Two-toed sloth  (Choloepus didactylus) 1 April – December 311 January – 31 March
Squirrel monkey  (Saimiri sciureus) 1 September– February 281 March – 31 August
Lesser anteater  (Tamandua tetradactylus) 1 October – February 281 March – 30 September
Pigmy anteater (Cyclopes didactylus)1 October – February 281 March – 30 September
Tree porcupine  (Coendou prehensilis)    Pregnant females should not be captured 1 October -February 281 March – 30 September
Nine-banded armadillo  (Dasypus novemcinctus)1 May – 31 December  1 January – 30 April
Kappler’s armadillo  (Dasypus kappleri)1 May – 31 December  1 January – 30 April
Brown capuchin  (Cebus apella)1 May – 31 December  1 January – 30 April
Red brocket deer (Mazama americana)1 September – 30 April1 May – 31 August
White tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)1 September- 30 April1 May – 31 August
Labba (Cuniculus paca)March 1 – August 31January 1 – February 28; September 1 – December 31
Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)January 1 – June 30July 1 – December 31
Capybara/watras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)May 1 – November 30January 1 – April 30; December 1 – December 31
Weeper capuchin (Cebus olivaceus)January 1 – February 28; August 1 – December 31March 1 – July 31
Marmoset (Saguinas midas)May 1 – November 30January 1 – April 30; December 1 – December 31

The trapping, hunting, wounding, killing or sale of the categories contained in this publication is prohibited during the closed seasons.