## Neotropical River Otter, Lontra Iongicaudis
Couchs Kingbird
Brown Jay
Black-Cowled Oriole
## West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus
Placencia - Lagoon Side (1700 1800hrs)
Blue-Gray Tanager
Yellow Winged Tanager
January 9th , Monday
Placencia - Beach Side (0630 0745hrs)
Yellow Throated Warbler
Golden Fronted Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker (perhaps closest relative to Ivory Billed that I will ever see)
Baltimore Oriole
Yellow Rumped Warbler
Cinnamon Hummingbird
White Crowned Pigeon
Spotted Sandpiper
January 10th , Tuesday
Scarlet Macaw Search, Red Bank (0530 1230hrs)
Red Capped Manakin (m)
Black Throated Green Warbler
Great Curassow (m)
Plain Chachalaca
Summer Tanager (m/f)
Gray Catbird
Red-Throated Ant Tanager
Scarlet Macaw (8-10 feeding within 50ft)Green Honeycreeper (m/f)
Shining Honeycreeper (m/f)
Laughing Falcoln
Mealy Parrot
Keel-Billed Toucan## Yucatan Squirrel, Sciurus yucatanensis
++ Maya Iguana, Ctenosaura similis (Gray)
January 11th , Wednesday
Placencia - Lagoon Side (0630 0745hrs)
Yellow Backed Oriole
Rufous Tailed Hummingbird
Common Yellowthroat (m/f)
Scissor Tailed Flycatcher
Placencia - Lagoon Side (1730 1815hrs)
Palm Warbler
January 12th Thursday
Cayo Disctict - Xunantunich
Yellow Warbler
Cattle Egret
Glossy Ibis
Worm Eating Warbler
++ Gray Fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Well done. Some great birds. The one that makes me most envious though is the Manatee. Do you know if you were very lucky to see them, or if this is a particularly good place?
Tom
Scarlet Macaw, Great curassow AND bare-throated tiger-heron??!!!!
That's just not fair!
Hope you enjoyed your trip,
i posted a link on Birdforum a few weeks back to my trip report from Belize in november, which you might like to check out.
Tom, I don't know about the Placencia region, but Manatee sightings can pretty much be guaranteed at Swallow Caye, which is no more than 10 minutes by boat from Belize city. Make sure you go with a reputable company though!! At certain times of year they pass along the barrier reef at the northern cayes in Belize and can be seen at the well-known snorkel/dive sites. One of our snorkelling guides showed us some photos that were absolutely mind-blowing!
James