Gardenia

Geography

Gardenia is located at (17.673, -88.418), between Sandhill and Biscayne villages. Gardenia stretches from mile 20 to 23 on the Northern Highway and includes the Grace Bank Community for administrative purposes. The village of May Pen, one of the Belize River Valley Communities, is accessed by land via a detour from Gardenia. In terms of waterways, the Belize River passes through Grace Bank, while the Mexico Creek/Lagoon flows through huge culverts across the Northern Highway and empties into the river at Grace Bank. The village is 13.92 meters or 45.669 feet above sea level.

Most-observed species

• Tropical Mockingbird

  Mimus gilvus (Vieillot, 1808) · Aves
  8,333
• Great-tailed Grackle

  Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  7,911
• Great Kiskadee

  Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  7,211
• Social Flycatcher

  Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves
  6,667
• Morelet's Seedeater

  Sporophila morelleti (Bonaparte, 1850) · Aves
  6,280
• Vermilion Flycatcher

  Pyrocephalus rubinus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  6,138
• Tropical Kingbird

  Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
  6,121
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,867