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BELIZE BIRD CHECKLIST

NEOTROPICS
BELIZE

Area (SqMi):8,867
# Species:593
# Excl Vagrants:543
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:3
Species/1000 SqMi:61.2

OTHER COUNTRIESIN THE NEOTROPICS

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor115
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient39
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant14
[]Accidental36

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened23
VVulnerable7
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered1

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.

List of all species known to occur in the country. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 

1Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMany

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Great TinamouTinamus majorMany
3Little TinamouCrypturellus souiMany
4Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiMany
5Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusMany

 
Ducks: Anatidae

6Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisMany
7/Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Dendrocygna bicolorCT,LAS
8[Snow Goose]Anser caerulescens 
9[Greater White-fronted Goose]Anser albifrons 
10Muscovy DuckCairina moschataMany
11/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsMany
12/Cinnamon Teal/Spatula cyanoptera 
13/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataAC,CT,LAS
14/American Wigeon/Mareca americanaCT
15[Mallard]Anas platyrhynchos 
16/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaCT
17Green-winged TealAnas creccaAC
18/Ring-necked Duck/Aythya collarisCT
19{Greater Scaup}Aythya marila 
20/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinisCC,CC,CT,LAS,SS
21[Hooded Merganser]Lophodytes cucullatus 
22[Red-breasted Merganser]Mergus serrator 
23{Masked Duck}Nomonyx dominicusCC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

24Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaMany
25Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensMany
26Great CurassowCrax rubraMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

27Black-throated BobwhiteColinus nigrogularisCT,LAS,SS
28Singing QuailDactylortyx thoracicusCAS,XAX
29Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusMany

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

30Ocellated TurkeyMeleagris ocellataMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

31Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
32Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
33Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaMany
34White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaMany
35Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisMany
36Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisMany
37Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoMany
38[Inca Dove]Columbina inca 
39Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaMany
40Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaMany
41Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
42Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaMany
43Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaMany
44White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
45Caribbean DoveLeptotila jamaicensisAC,SS
46Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiMany
47Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsMany
48White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaMany
49Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita 
50|Mourning Dove|Zenaida macrouraAC,CC,CT,LAS,SR

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

51/Smooth-billed Ani/Crotophaga aniAC,CC
52Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisMany
53Striped CuckooTapera naeviaMany
54Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusMany
55Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaMany
56|Yellow-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus americanusMany
57Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorMany
58|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmusAC,CC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

59/Lesser Nighthawk/Chordeiles acutipennisMany
60Common NighthawkChordeiles minorMany
61Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusCC
62Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMany
63Yucatan PoorwillNyctiphrynus yucatanicusMany
64|Chuck-will's-widow|Antrostomus carolinensisCC,CC
65Yucatan NightjarAntrostomus badiusCC,CT,LAS,SR
66|Eastern Whip-poor-will|Antrostomus vociferus 

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

67Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensisMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

68[White-chinned Swift]Cypseloides cryptusCC
69[Chestnut-collared Swift]Streptoprocne rutilaMany
70White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisMany
71Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaMany
72Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiMany
73White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalisHV
74Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisMany

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

75White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMany
76Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriCB,CC,MB
77Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisMany
78Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisMany
79Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeCB,CC,MB
80Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMany
81Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiMany
82Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeCAS,CB,CC
83{Long-billed Starthroat}Heliomaster longirostrisCC
84[Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird]Tilmatura dupontii 
85/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisMany
86Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetiiMany
87Wedge-tailed SabrewingPampa curvipennisMany
88Emerald-chinned HummingbirdAbeillia abeillei 
89Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusMany
90Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaCB,CC,MB
91Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaCAS,CB,CC,HV,MB
92Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiMany
93Azure-crowned HummingbirdSaucerottia cyanocephalaMany
94Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaMany
95Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensisMany
96Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
97White-bellied EmeraldChlorestes candidaMany
98[Blue-throated Goldentail]Chlorestes eliciaeCC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

99Clapper RailRallus crepitansAC,CC,SS
100Spotted RailPardirallus maculatus 
101Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorCB,CC,MB,PH
102Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisAC,CC
103Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventrisMany
104/Sora/Porzana carolinaMany
105Common GallinuleGallinula galeataMany
106/American Coot/Fulica americanaMany
107Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaMany
108{Yellow-breasted Crake}Laterallus flaviventerLAS
109Ruddy CrakeLaterallus ruberMany
110Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisCC
111Black RailLaterallus jamaicensisLAS

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

112SungrebeHeliornis fulicaMany

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

113LimpkinAramus guaraunaMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

114/Black-necked Stilt/Himantopus mexicanusMany
115/American Avocet/Recurvirostra americana 

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

116/American Oystercatcher/Haematopus palliatus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

117/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaAC,CC,SR
118|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominicaAC
119/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferusMany
120/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusAC,CC,CT,LAS,SS
121Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis 
122/Wilson's Plover/Anarhynchus wilsoniaAC,CC,SR,SS
123Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisAC,CPR
124/Snowy Plover/Anarhynchus nivosusAC

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

125Northern JacanaJacana spinosaMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

126|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicaudaAC,CC
127/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusAC,CC,SR
128/Long-billed Curlew/Numenius americanusCC
129[Hudsonian Godwit]Limosa haemastica 
130/Marbled Godwit/Limosa fedoaCC
131/Short-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus griseusAC,CC,SR
132/Long-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus scolopaceusCC,LAS
133/Wilson's Snipe/Gallinago delicataMany
134|Wilson's Phalarope|Phalaropus tricolorSR
135[Red-necked Phalarope]Phalaropus lobatus 
136/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusMany
137/Solitary Sandpiper/Tringa solitariaMany
138/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesMany
139/Willet/Tringa semipalmataAC,CC,LAS,SR
140/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaMany
141/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresAC,CC,SR
142/Red Knot/Calidris canutus 
143|Stilt Sandpiper|Calidris himantopusAC,CC
144|Buff-breasted Sandpiper|Calidris subruficollis 
145/Sanderling/Calidris albaAC,CC,SR
146{Dunlin}Calidris alpina 
147{Baird's Sandpiper}Calidris bairdiiAC
148|White-rumped Sandpiper|Calidris fuscicollisAC,CC,CT
149/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaMany
150|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotosAC,CC,LAS
151/Western Sandpiper/Calidris mauriAC,CC,SS
152|Semipalmated Sandpiper|Calidris pusillaCC,CT,SR

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

153Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudus 
154/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticus 
155/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinus 
156[Great Skua]Stercorarius skua 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

157[Black-legged Kittiwake]Rissa tridactyla 
158/Bonaparte's Gull/Chroicocephalus philadelphia 
159Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaMany
160|Franklin's Gull|Leucophaeus pipixcan 
161[Black-tailed Gull]Larus crassirostris 
162/Ring-billed Gull/Larus delawarensisAC
163/American Herring Gull/Larus smithsonianusAC,CC,SR
164[Great Black-backed Gull]Larus marinus 
165/Black Skimmer/Rynchops niger 
166Brown NoddyAnous stolidusCC
167Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusCC
168Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus 
169Least TernSternula antillarumAC,CC,CC
170/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaAC,CC,CT
171/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaAC,CC,CT,LAS,SS
172|Black Tern|Chlidonias nigerCAS,CC,LAS,SS
173(Roseate Tern)Sterna dougalliiCC
174/Forster's Tern/Sterna forsteriAC,CC,CT
175/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoCC,SR
176Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisAC,CC,LAS,SR,SS
177Royal TernThalasseus maximusAC,CC,LAS,SR,SS

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

178{American Flamingo}Phoenicopterus ruber 

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

179Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusMany
180/Pied-billed Grebe/Podilymbus podicepsAC,CC,CT,HV,LAS

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

181SunbitternEurypyga heliasCC

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

182[White-tailed Tropicbird]Phaethon lepturus 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

183[Sooty Shearwater]Ardenna griseus 
184[Manx Shearwater]Puffinus puffinus 
185[Sargasso Shearwater]Puffinus lherminieri 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

186JabiruJabiru mycteriaCC,CT,LAS,SR
187Wood StorkMycteria americanaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

188Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensMany

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

189Red-footed BoobySula sulaCC,CC
190Brown BoobySula leucogasterAC,CC,SR
191{Masked Booby}Sula dactylatraCC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

192AnhingaAnhinga anhingaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

193Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritusMany
194Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

195White IbisEudocimus albusMany
196[Scarlet Ibis]Eudocimus ruber 
197/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusAC,CT,LAS,SR
198Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

199[Rufescent Tiger-Heron]Tigrisoma lineatum 
200Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumMany
201Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusMany
202Agami HeronAgamia agamiMany
203American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusAC,SR
204Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusCC,CT,LAS,SR
205Least BitternBotaurus exilisAC,CC,CC,LAS
206Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaMany
207Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
208Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaMany
209Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorMany
210Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensAC,CC,SR,SS
211Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
212Green HeronButorides virescensMany
213Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
214Great EgretArdea albaMany
215Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

216/American White Pelican/Pelecanus erythrorhynchosAC,CC,CT,LAS,SR
217Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMany

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

218King VultureSarcoramphus papaMany
219Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
220Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
221Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

222/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

223White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
224Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusMany
225Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMany
226Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusMany
227Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMany
228Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMany
229Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusMany
230Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis 
231Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaCAS
232/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusMany
233White-breasted Hawk**Accipiter chionogaster 
234Bicolored HawkAstur bicolorMany
235|Cooper's Hawk|Astur cooperiiCC,HV
236/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsoniusCC,CC,CPR,CT,LAS
237Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMany
238|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisCAS,CC,HV,LAS,XAX
239Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaMany
240Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensMany
241Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisCC,CT,LAS
242Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisMany
243Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusMany
244Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaMany
245Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusCC,HV
246Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
247Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusCC
248White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusMany
249White HawkPseudastur albicollisMany
250Gray HawkButeo plagiatusMany
251|Broad-winged Hawk|Buteo platypterusMany
252Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMany
253[Swainson's Hawk]Buteo swainsoniCC
254/Zone-tailed Hawk/Buteo albonotatusMany
255Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisCAS,CC,CPR,HV

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

256Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

257Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalaeMany
258Crested OwlLophostrix cristataCAS,CB,CC,MB
259Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataCB,CC,MB,PH
260Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusAC,SS
261Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsMany
262Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianumMany
263{Burrowing Owl}Athene cunicularia 
264Mottled OwlStrix virgataMany
265Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataMany
266Striped OwlAsio clamatorCB,CC,LAS,PH
267Stygian OwlAsio stygiusCB,HV,LAS

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

268Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaMany
269Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusMany
270Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusMany
271Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMany

 
Motmots: Momotidae

272Tody MotmotHylomanes momotulaMany
273Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMany
274Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumCAS,CB,HV,MB

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

275Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataMany
276/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonMany
277Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaMany
278American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaMany
279Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaMany

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

280White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusMany
281White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMany

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

282Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaMany

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

283Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMany
284Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMany
285Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

286/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker/Sphyrapicus variusMany
287Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusMany
288Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniMany
289Yucatan WoodpeckerMelanerpes pygmaeusMany
290Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifronsMany
291Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisAC,CT,LAS,SR,SS
292Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusMany
293Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisMany
294Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusMany
295Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusMany
296Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

297Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansMany
298Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusMany
299Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisMany
300Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayCC,CPR,LAS,SR,XAX
301/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusMany
302/Merlin/Falco columbariusMany
303Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisMany
304Bat FalconFalco rufigularisMany
305Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusCPR,HV
306/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

307Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMany
308White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMany
309Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisMany
310[Yellow-naped Amazon]Amazona auropalliata 
311Yellow-headed AmazonAmazona oratrixCT
312White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifronsMany
313Yellow-lored AmazonAmazona xantholoraCC,CC,CT,LAS,SS
314Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosaMany
315Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaMany
316Scarlet MacawAra macaoCB,MB

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

317Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMany
318Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
319Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaCC
320Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusCAS,CB,CC
321Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisCAS,CB,CC,LAS
322Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorCC
323Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMany
324Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMany
325Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsCB

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

326Mayan AntthrushFormicarius moniligerMany

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

327Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusCC
328Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisMany
329Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMany
330Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaMany
331Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaMany
332Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMany
333Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMany
334Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusCAS,CC,CPR,XAX
335Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigasterMany
336Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusCAS,CB,CC,MB
337Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMany
338Northern Plain-XenopsXenops mexicanusMany
339Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsCB,CC,HV
340Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumCC
341Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularisMany
342Rufous-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis erythrothoraxMany

 
Manakins: Pipridae

343White-collared ManakinManacus candeiMany
344Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisMany

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

345Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisMany
346Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMany

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

347Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMany
348Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMany
349Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisMany
350Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensCB,CC
351Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMany
352White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMany
353Gray-collared BecardPachyramphus majorMany
354Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiaeMany

 
Royal Flycatchers and Allies: Onychorhynchus

355Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusMany
356Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

357Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominusMany
358White-throated SpadebillPlatyrinchus mystaceusCC
359Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusMany
360Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusMany
361Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareMany
362Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaMany
363Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumMany
364Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisMany
365Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensMany
366Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbeMany
367Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavumMany
368Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataMany
369Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinicaAC,CC
370Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterMany
371Guatemalan TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimusCC
372/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperiMany
373Greater PeweeContopus pertinaxHV
374Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisMany
375|Eastern Wood-Pewee|Contopus virensMany
376/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisMany
377|Acadian Flycatcher|Empidonax virescensMany
378/Alder Flycatcher/Empidonax alnorumAC,CAS,CC,CC
379|Willow Flycatcher|Empidonax trailliiCC,LAS
380/White-throated Flycatcher/Empidonax albigularisCC,LAS
381/Least Flycatcher/Empidonax minimusMany
382Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansMany
383[Eastern Phoebe]Sayornis phoebe 
384Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusMany
385Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusMany
386Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraMany
387Yucatan FlycatcherMyiarchus yucatanensisMany
388Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMany
389/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusMany
390Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusMany
391Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusMany
392Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaMany
393Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisMany
394Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusMany
395Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventrisMany
396Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusMany
397Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany
398Couch's KingbirdTyrannus couchiiMany
399[Cassin's Kingbird]Tyrannus vociferans 
400[Western Kingbird]Tyrannus verticalisCB
401|Eastern Kingbird|Tyrannus tyrannusMany
402|Gray Kingbird|Tyrannus dominicensisAC,CC,SR
403/Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Tyrannus forficatusMany
404Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

405Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisMany
406Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusMany
407Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsMany
408Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataMany
409/White-eyed Vireo/Vireo griseusMany
410Mangrove VireoVireo pallensMany
411/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsMany
412Plumbeous VireoVireo plumbeusCAS,CB,HV
413[Blue-headed Vireo]Vireo solitariusAC,HV
414[Warbling Vireo]Vireo gilvus 
415/Philadelphia Vireo/Vireo philadelphicusMany
416/Red-eyed Vireo/Vireo olivaceusMany
417Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridisMany
418[Black-whiskered Vireo]Vireo altiloquus 
419Yucatan VireoVireo magisterMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

420Brown JayCyanocorax morioMany
421Green Jay**Cyanocorax luxuosusMany
422Yucatan JayCyanocorax yucatanicusMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

423/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
424/Tree Swallow/Tachycineta bicolorMany
425Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaMany
426Purple MartinProgne subisMany
427Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaMany
428/Northern Rough-winged Swallow/Stelgidopteryx serripennisMany
429Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallow**Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi 
430/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
431/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaMany
432/Cave Swallow/Petrochelidon fulvaAC,CC

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

433Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusMany
434White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineataMany
435Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caeruleaMany

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

436Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaCAS,CB,CC,MB
437Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusMany
438Grass WrenCistothorus platensisHV
439Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianusCAS,CC,CPR,LAS,XAX
440Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusMany
441Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectusMany
442Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestusCC,CPR,CT,HV,XAX
443White-bellied WrenUropsila leucogastraMany
444White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaMany

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

445Black CatbirdMelanoptila glabrirostrisMany
446/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisMany
447Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusMany
448Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos 

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

449/Eastern Bluebird/Sialia sialisHV
450Slate-colored SolitaireMyadestes unicolor 
451|Veery|Catharus fuscescensMany
452|Gray-cheeked Thrush|Catharus minimusMany
453|Swainson's Thrush|Catharus ustulatusMany
454/Hermit Thrush/Catharus guttatusLAS
455/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaMany
456White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisMany
457Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiMany

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

458/Cedar Waxwing/Bombycilla cedrorumMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

459Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaCC

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

460House SparrowPasser domesticusCB,CC,SR

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

461[American Pipit]Anthus rubescensCC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

462Elegant EuphoniaChlorophonia elegantissimaCC
463Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisMany
464White-vented EuphoniaEuphonia minutaCC,MB
465Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinaceaMany
466Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiMany
467Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraHV
468Black-headed SiskinSpinus notatusCB,HV
469Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaCT,LAS

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

470Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusCAS,CB,CC
471Botteri's SparrowPeucaea botteriiCT,LAS
472Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarumCC,CT,HV,LAS
473Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatusCT,LAS,SS
474Green-backed SparrowArremonops chloronotusMany
475Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaMany
476{Clay-colored Sparrow}Spizella pallidaAC,CC
477|Lark Sparrow|Chondestes grammacusAC
478Lark BuntingCalamospiza melanocorys 
479Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisMany
480Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisCC
481[White-crowned Sparrow]Zonotrichia leucophrysCC
482[Vesper Sparrow]Pooecetes gramineus 
483/Savannah Sparrow/Passerculus sandwichensisAC,CC
484/Lincoln's Sparrow/Melospiza lincolniiHV
485Rusty SparrowAimophila rufescensCAS,CB,HV

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

486|Bobolink|Dolichonyx oryzivorusAC,CC
487Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaMany
488Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusMany
489Chestnut-headed OropendolaPsarocolius wagleriMany
490Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaMany
491Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasMany
492/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusMany
493Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatusMany
494Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterMany
495Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasMany
496Orange OrioleIcterus auratusAC,CC,SS
497Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralisSR
498Altamira OrioleIcterus gularisMany
499/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaMany
500Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusCC,CPR,CT,LAS,SR
501Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusMany
502Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusMany
503Melodious BlackbirdDives divesMany
504Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusMany
505/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virensMany

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

506/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaMany
507/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumMany
508/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaMany
509/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisMany
510/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraMany
511/Blue-winged Warbler/Vermivora cyanopteraMany
512/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaMany
513|Prothonotary Warbler|Protonotaria citreaMany
514/Swainson's Warbler/Limnothlypis swainsoniiMany
515/Tennessee Warbler/Leiothlypis peregrinaMany
516{Orange-crowned Warbler}Leiothlypis celata 
517/Nashville Warbler/Leiothlypis ruficapillaCC,CC
518{Virginia's Warbler}Leiothlypis virginiae 
519[Connecticut Warbler]Oporornis agilis 
520Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaMany
521|Mourning Warbler|Geothlypis philadelphiaAC,CAS,CC,CC
522/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaMany
523/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichasMany
524/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaMany
525/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaMany
526/Cape May Warbler/Setophaga tigrinaAC,CAS,CC,CC,LAS
527|Cerulean Warbler|Setophaga ceruleaMany
528/Northern Parula/Setophaga americanaMany
529Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiCAS,CC,CPR
530|Magnolia Warbler|Setophaga magnoliaMany
531|Bay-breasted Warbler|Setophaga castaneaMany
532|Blackburnian Warbler|Setophaga fuscaMany
533/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaMany
534/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaMany
535|Blackpoll Warbler|Setophaga striata 
536/Black-throated Blue Warbler/Setophaga caerulescensMany
537/Palm Warbler/Setophaga palmarumMany
538Pine WarblerSetophaga pinusAC
539/Yellow-rumped Warbler/Setophaga coronataMany
540/Yellow-throated Warbler/Setophaga dominicaMany
541/Prairie Warbler/Setophaga discolorAC,CC
542Grace's WarblerSetophaga graciaeCB,CT,HV,LAS,SR
543[Townsend's Warbler]Setophaga townsendiAC
544{Hermit Warbler}Setophaga occidentalisCC
545Golden-cheeked WarblerSetophaga chrysoparia 
546/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensMany
547Rufous-capped WarblerBasileuterus rufifronsCAS,CB,CC,HV
548Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattrii 
549Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusMany
550|Canada Warbler|Cardellina canadensisAC,CC,CC,CT
551/Wilson's Warbler/Cardellina pusillaMany

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

552Rose-throated TanagerPiranga roseogularisMany
553Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaCB,CC,HV,MB
554/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraMany
555|Scarlet Tanager|Piranga olivaceaMany
556{Western Tanager}Piranga ludovicianaCAS,CB,CC,PH
557Flame-colored TanagerPiranga bidentata 
558White-winged TanagerPiranga leucopteraCAS,CB,CC,HV
559Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaMany
560Red-throated Ant-TanagerDriophlox fuscicaudaMany
561Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterMany
562Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisCT,LAS,SS
563/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusMany
564[Black-headed Grosbeak]Pheucticus melanocephalus 
565Gray-throated ChatGranatellus sallaeiMany
566&Blue SeedeaterlAmaurospiza concolorPH
567Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesMany
568Blue BuntingCyanocompsa parellinaMany
569/Blue Grosbeak/Passerina caeruleaMany
570/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaMany
571|Painted Bunting|Passerina cirisMany
572|Dickcissel|Spiza americanaMany

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

573Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataMany
574Black-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio aurantiusMany
575Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusMany
576Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiMany
577Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
578Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbasMany
579Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataMany
580Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusCB,CC,MB
581Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusMany
582Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaMany
583Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteolaSR
584Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaMany
585Thick-billed Seed-FinchSporophila funereaMany
586Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaMany
587Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiMany
588&Slate-colored SeedeaterlSporophila schistaceaAC,CB
589BananaquitCoereba flaveolaMany
590Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusMany
591Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusMany
592Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsMany
593Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisMany

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Ambergris Caye246
Caracol National Park324
Caye Caulker206
Chan Chich425
Cockscomb Basin352
Crooked Tree Sanctuary287
Crystal Paradise Resort326
Hidden Valley Reserve309
Hopkins & Sittee River286
Lamanai388
Mayflower Bocawina National Park317
Pook's Hill Reserve317
Shipstern Nature Reserve256
Xunantunich Archaeological Site310
Total Species593

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.