Belize Ramsar wetland
Sarstoon-Temash National Park
44 bird species recorded; the most in November.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.15 species in March.22 species in April.17 species in May.0 species in June.0 species in July.0 species in August.0 species in September.0 species in October.24 species in November.0 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
44 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 44Speciesrecorded more than once
- 5Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 252Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 6Raptors
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 10Songbirds
- 14Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 44 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Gulls & seabirds4 species
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Bare-throated Tiger-heronTigrisoma mexicanum
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Green HeronButorides virescens
Songbirds10 species
- Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma
- Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigaster
- White-collared ManakinManacus candei
- Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus
- Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
- Brown-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis turdina
- Mangrove VireoVireo pallens
- Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulare
- Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus
- Western Slaty-antshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha
Other birds14 species
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalis
- Pionopsitta haematotisPionopsitta haematotis
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
- Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris
- Great TinamouTinamus major
- Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusNT
- Aztec ParakeetAratinga nana
- Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris
- Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
- Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/21°134 mm
- Feb27°/22°95 mm
- Mar29°/22°74 mm
- Apr31°/24°55 mm
- May31°/25°138 mm
- Jun29°/25°244 mm
- Jul29°/25°209 mm
- Aug29°/25°215 mm
- Sep29°/25°249 mm
- Oct28°/24°250 mm
- Nov27°/22°229 mm
- Dec26°/22°146 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sarstoon-Temash National Park.
National park of Belize
Sarstoon-Temash National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Belize.
44 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 252 open records.
The most recorded are the Turkey Vulture, the Common Black Hawk and the Montezuma Oropendola.
0 species come for the summer, 5 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in November.
Get there and watch
- PTA Guest Houseplace to stay · 11 km · 1 within 10 km
- Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 50 km in a straight lineCar hire at SAP airport (San Pedro Sula)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1places to stay within 10 kmPTA Guest House
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Other places nearby.
Sarstoon-Temash National Park
Belize
- 35Birdyas Score
- 44Species
- 5Migrants
- 0Threatened
Cultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park
Guatemala · 137 km
- 73Birdyas Score
- 317Species
- 141Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7424622) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 252 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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