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Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary – Spanish Creek

266 species and 25,531 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: January–March, with up to 174 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Green HeronGreen HeronButorides virescensGreat EgretGreat EgretArdea albaGreat Blue HeronGreat Blue HeronArdea herodiasNeotropic CormorantNeotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianumAnhingaAnhingaAnhinga anhingaBlack-crowned Night HeronBlack-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxBare-throated Tiger HeronBare-throated Tiger HeronTigrisoma mexicanumBelted KingfisherBelted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyonOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusBoat-billed HeronBoat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusBlack-collared HawkBlack-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisNorthern JacanaNorthern JacanaJacana spinosaRinged KingfisherRinged KingfisherMegaceryle torquataSnail KiteSnail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis

121 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 266 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary – Northern Lagoon8 km285 species
  2. Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary – Bird's Eye View Lodge8 km340 species
  3. Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary8 km349 species
  4. Dawson Creek & Lamanai savanna11 km342 species
  5. Lamanai Outpost Lodge & Indian Church12 km401 species
  6. Lamanai Maya site12 km390 species

All 266 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary – Spanish Creek?

January–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 174 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary – Spanish Creek?

266 species, from 25,531 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary – Spanish Creek in November?

The most recorded in November: Green Heron, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Neotropic Cormorant and Anhinga.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.