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Crooked Tree, Belize (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Crooked Tree, Belize
Map of Crooked Tree, Belize
Crooked Tree Police Station
Hooded Oriole (
Icterus cucullatus
) - Male
Common Tody-Flycatcher (
Todirostrum cinereum
)
Black-headed Trogon (
Trogon melanocephalus
) Male
Tropical Kingbird (
Tyrannus melancholicus
)
White-fronted Parrot (
Amazona albifrons
)
Black-crowned Tityra (
Tityra inquisitor
) - Male
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (
Archilochus colubris
) - Female
Pauraque (
Nyctidromus albicollis
)
Roadside Hawk (
Rupornis magnirostris
) Juvenile
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
)
Black-and-white Warbler (
Mniotilta varia
)
Black-crowned Tityra (
Tityra inquisitor
) - Female
Hooded Oriole (
Icterus cucullatus
) - Immature Male
Tropical Mockingbird (
Mimus gilvus
)
Rose-throated Becard (
Pachyramphus aglaiae
)
Crooked Tree is a rural island with a few remnant forest patches and plenty of fresh-water marsh.
Trips
Mexico to Panama
1/20/2009
: After living it up for a couple of days on the touristy trip to Lamanai Ruins, we took a short detour to the backwoods swamp known as Crooked Tree. From Orange Walk, we rode an old school bus to the crossroads where we hitched a ride into Crooked Tree.
This area is supposed to be famous for birds, and the birding was not bad... but it was not spectacular either. We might have seen all the birds on our previous boat trip.
Plenty of dogs and chickens kept us company, and the best place to eat was a very low-key restaurant called Carrie's. Still, the vibe and friendly people here made this little town one of my favorite spots in Belize.
Previous Visit (Lamanai Ruins River Trip: 1/18/2009)
Next Visit (Cay Caulker: 1/22/2009)
Species Recorded (39)
Birds ( 39 )
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Roadside Hawk -
Rupornis magnirostris
Limpkin ( Aramidae )
Limpkin -
Aramus guarauna
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Ruddy Ground-Dove -
Columbina talpacoti
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
White-fronted Parrot -
Amazona albifrons
Yellow-headed Parrot -
Amazona oratrix
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Groove-billed Ani -
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Common Pauraque -
Nyctidromus albicollis
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird -
Amazilia tzacatl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -
Archilochus colubris
Canivet's Emerald -
Cynanthus canivetii
Trogons ( Trogonidae )
Black-headed Trogon -
Trogon melanocephalus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Acorn Woodpecker -
Melanerpes formicivorus
Ovenbirds ( Furnariidae )
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper -
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Yellow-bellied Elaenia -
Elaenia flavogaster
Social Flycatcher -
Myiozetetes similis
Vermilion Flycatcher -
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Common Tody-Flycatcher -
Todirostrum cinereum
Tropical Kingbird -
Tyrannus melancholicus
Cotingas ( Cotingidae )
Rose-throated Becard -
Pachyramphus aglaiae
Black-crowned Tityra -
Tityra inquisitor
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Mangrove Swallow -
Tachycineta albilinea
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Brown Jay -
Cyanocorax morio
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Southern House Wren -
Troglodytes musculus
Gnatwrens ( Polioptilidae )
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -
Polioptila caerulea
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Clay-colored Thrush -
Turdus grayi
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Gray Catbird -
Dumetella carolinensis
Tropical Mockingbird -
Mimus gilvus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Black-and-white Warbler -
Mniotilta varia
Magnolia Warbler -
Setophaga magnolia
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Summer Tanager -
Piranga rubra
Morelet's Seedeater -
Sporophila morelleti
Blue-gray Tanager -
Thraupis episcopus
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Hooded Oriole -
Icterus cucullatus
Baltimore Oriole -
Icterus galbula
Black-cowled Oriole -
Icterus prosthemelas
Orchard Oriole -
Icterus spurius
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