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Orange Walk District

Orange Walk is the second largest District in Belize, bordering Mexico to the North, Guatemala to the West, Belize District to the East and Corozal District to the Northeast. Because of its size, this district contains numerous habitats but for reasons of brevity, they will be summarized into 5 broad ecosystems. These are:

  1. Riparian and Marshland areas
  2. Lowland Moist Broadleaf Forest
  3. Agricultural lands and temporary inundated fields
  4. Freshwater Lagoon
  5. Lowland Pine Savannah

The larger urban settlements in the Orange Walk District are:

  1. Orange Walk Town
  2. San Jose
  3. Ship Yard
  4. August Pine Ridge
  5. Trial Farm

Top 10 Birding Destinations in Orange Walk District

  1. Chan Chich Lodge & Trails
  2. Lamanai Archaeological Reserve
  3. Lamanai Outpost Lodge and Indian Church Village
  4. La Milpa Eco Lodge and Trails
  5. Hill Bank Field Station
  6. Gallon Jug Farmlands
  7. New River and Lagoon
  8. Blue Creek Ricefields
  9. Dawson Creek and Lamanai Savannahs
  10. Gallon Jug Escarpment

Orange Walk District Hotel/Lodge List
Establishment

  1. Chan Chich Lodge
  2. La Milpa Eco Lodge
  3. Lamanai Outpost Lodge
  4. El Gran Mestizo Hotel
  5. Hill Bank Field Station
  6. Saint Christopher’s Hotel
A total of 432 bird species have been reported for the entire district from all the above habitats and locations. The top District specialties include:

  1. Crested Eagle
  2. Yucatan Nightjar
  3. Gray-breasted Crake
  4. Ornate Hawk-Eagle
  5. Black Hawk-Eagle
  6. Plain Antvireo
  7. Lovely Cotinga
  8. Bicolored Hawk
  9. Green-winged Teal
  10. Olive Sparrow
  11. Cinnamon Teal
  12. Botteri’s Sparrow