Aguacaliente Wildlife Sanctuary - A Birding Haven in Southern Belize

Aguacaliente Wildlife Sanctuary – A Birding Haven in Southern Belize

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Located in Belize’s beautiful Toledo District, the Aguacaliente Wildlife Sanctuary is the perfect place to immerse yourself in nature. This is particularly true if you want to take in the sights and sounds of the vast array of birds that call the region home.

For avid birdwatchers, the park’s lagoons are its main attraction. Surrounded by marshy forests and limestone hills, these fish-filled waters are a feeding ground for wood storks, kingfishers, egrets, jabiru storks, cormorants, sandpipers, and black-bellied whistling ducks – to name just a few. Despite its quiet nature, the lagoons of Aguacaliente Wildlife Sanctuary are simply teeming with life.

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While many of these birds live in the sanctuary and its surroundings throughout the year, some use it as a stopping-off point as they migrate North or South along the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor. As such, if you are hoping to catch a glimpse of a particular type of bird, it is a good idea to make sure that it is in the area before making the trip to the lagoons.

Of course, where there are fish, birds, and vegetation, there will also be other wildlife. The Aguacaliente Wildlife Sanctuary’s forest and savanna areas also provide a home for a wide range of unique animals, such as black howler monkeys, kinkajous, gibnuts, tapirs, and jaguars. Put simply, if you want to see native Belizean animals in their natural environment, Aguacaliente Wildlife Sanctuary is the place to go.

If you would like to spend some time in this birding and wildlife-watching haven, it is a good idea to go with an experienced guide. Not only will they be able to help you identify the animals you are spotting, but they will also be able to assist you with navigating the trails – which sometimes disappear under water.


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