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Lamanai Ruins River Trip, Belize (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Lamanai Ruins River Trip, Belize
Map of Lamanai Ruins River Trip, Belize
Lamanai Pyramid
Lamanai Sculpture
Wilson's Snipe (
Gallinago delicata
)
Northern Jacana (
Jacana spinosa
)
Russet-naped Wood-Rail (
Aramides albiventris
)
Solitary Sandpiper (
Tringa solitaria
)
Melodious Blackbird (
Dives dives
)
Northern Waterthrush (
Seiurus noveboracensis
)
Tricolored Heron (
Egretta tricolor
)
Northern Jacana (
Jacana spinosa
) Juvenile
Mexican black howler monkey (
Alouatta pigra
)
Purple Gallinule (
Porphyrio martinica
)
Purple Gallinule (
Porphyrio martinica
)
The Lamanai river which passes the edge of town, creates a wildlife-rich freshwater marsh, and it is pretty easy to get a boat trip up to river to the Lamanai Mayan Ruins. The ruins among the better Mayan ruins, and are in a nice patch of forest
Trips
Mexico to Panama
1/18/2009
: We stayed in Orange Walk for a few nights where we met friendly and interesting Belizeans. The weather was good, and the sunshine brought out the turtles and crocodiles. We found a couple troops of howler monkeys in a loud howl-off at the ruin site. The trip to the ruins was topped off with the traditional rum punch sundowner.
Previous Visit (Tulum: 1/16/2009)
Next Visit (Crooked Tree: 1/20/2009)
Species Recorded (49)
Birds ( 45 )
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Anhinga -
Anhinga anhinga
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Boat-billed Heron -
Cochlearius cochlearius
Little Blue Heron -
Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron -
Egretta tricolor
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -
Nyctanassa violacea
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron -
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Roseate Spoonbill -
Platalea ajaja
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Jabiru -
Jabiru mycteria
Wood Stork -
Mycteria americana
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture -
Cathartes burrovianus
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Short-tailed Hawk -
Buteo brachyurus
Snail Kite -
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Bat Falcon -
Falco rufigularis
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Russet-naped Wood-Rail -
Aramides albiventris
Purple Gallinule -
Porphyrio martinica
Sora -
Porzana carolina
Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
Northern Jacana -
Jacana spinosa
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Wilson's Snipe -
Gallinago delicata
Solitary Sandpiper -
Tringa solitaria
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Ruddy Ground-Dove -
Columbina talpacoti
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird -
Amazilia tzacatl
Trogons ( Trogonidae )
Collared Trogon -
Trogon collaris
Black-headed Trogon -
Trogon melanocephalus
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Green Kingfisher -
Chloroceryle americana
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Ringed Kingfisher -
Megaceryle torquata
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Least Flycatcher -
Empidonax minimus
Social Flycatcher -
Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird -
Tyrannus melancholicus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Gray-breasted Martin -
Progne chalybea
Mangrove Swallow -
Tachycineta albilinea
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Wood Thrush -
Hylocichla mustelina
Clay-colored Thrush -
Turdus grayi
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Lesser Greenlet -
Pachysylvia decurtata
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Northern Waterthrush -
Parkesia noveboracensis
Magnolia Warbler -
Setophaga magnolia
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Melodious Blackbird -
Dives dives
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