BELIZE SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
NEOTROPICS
BELIZE
| Area (SqMi): | 8,867 |
| # Species: | 593 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 543 |
| # Endemics: | 2 |
| # Near Endemics: | 3 |
| Species/1000 SqMi: | 61.2 |
List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
| 1 | Slaty-breasted Tinamou | Crypturellus boucardi | V | |
| 2 | Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens | LC | NT |
| 3 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | LC | V |
| 4 | Singing Quail | Dactylortyx thoracicus | LC | |
| 5 | Ocellated Turkey | Meleagris ocellata | NT | |
| 6 | Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus | LC | |
| 7 | Scaled Pigeon | Patagioenas speciosa | LC | |
| 8 | White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | LC | NT |
| 9 | Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina | RR | |
| 10 | Caribbean Dove | Leptotila jamaicensis | RR | |
| 11 | Pheasant Cuckoo | Dromococcyx phasianellus | LC | |
| 12 | Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor | LC | |
| 13 | |Chuck-will's-widow| | Antrostomus carolinensis | NT | |
| 14 | |Eastern Whip-poor-will| | Antrostomus vociferus | NT | |
| 15 | Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | V | |
| 16 | Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift | Panyptila cayennensis | LC | |
| 17 | Green-breasted Mango | Anthracothorax prevostii | LC | |
| 18 | Wedge-tailed Sabrewing | Pampa curvipennis | LC | |
| 19 | Crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica | LC | |
| 20 | Stripe-tailed Hummingbird | Eupherusa eximia | RR | |
| 21 | Cinnamon Hummingbird | Amazilia rutila | LC | |
| 22 | Spotted Rail | Pardirallus maculatus | LC | |
| 23 | Uniform Crake | Amaurolimnas concolor | LC | |
| 24 | Rufous-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides axillaris | LC | |
| 25 | Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | LC | |
| 26 | Gray-breasted Crake | Laterallus exilis | LC | |
| 27 | Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis | LC | EN |
| 28 | Sungrebe | Heliornis fulica | LC | |
| 29 | Limpkin | Aramus guarauna | LC | |
| 30 | |American Golden-Plover| | Pluvialis dominica | LC | |
| 31 | Collared Plover | Anarhynchus collaris | LC | |
| 32 | /Snowy Plover/ | Anarhynchus nivosus | NT | |
| 33 | Northern Jacana | Jacana spinosa | LC | |
| 34 | /Red Knot/ | Calidris canutus | NT | |
| 35 | |Buff-breasted Sandpiper| | Calidris subruficollis | NT | |
| 36 | |Semipalmated Sandpiper| | Calidris pusilla | NT | |
| 37 | Least Tern | Sternula antillarum | LC | |
| 38 | Jabiru | Jabiru mycteria | LC | |
| 39 | Agami Heron | Agamia agami | LC | V |
| 40 | Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | LC | |
| 41 | Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens | LC | NT |
| 42 | Hook-billed Kite | Chondrohierax uncinatus | LC | |
| 43 | Gray-headed Kite | Leptodon cayanensis | LC | |
| 44 | Crested Eagle | Morphnus guianensis | NT | |
| 45 | Harpy Eagle | Harpia harpyja | LC | V |
| 46 | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus ornatus | NT | |
| 47 | Black-collared Hawk | Busarellus nigricollis | LC | |
| 48 | Snail Kite | Rostrhamus sociabilis | LC | |
| 49 | Crane Hawk | Geranospiza caerulescens | LC | |
| 50 | Solitary Eagle | Buteogallus solitarius | NT | |
| 51 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | LC | |
| 52 | Crested Owl | Lophostrix cristata | RR | |
| 53 | Spectacled Owl | Pulsatrix perspicillata | LC | |
| 54 | Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | RR | |
| 55 | Black-and-white Owl | Strix nigrolineata | LC | |
| 56 | Striped Owl | Asio clamator | LC | |
| 57 | Stygian Owl | Asio stygius | LC | |
| 58 | Tody Motmot | Hylomanes momotula | LC | |
| 59 | Keel-billed Motmot | Electron carinatum | LC | V |
| 60 | Keel-billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | NT | |
| 61 | Orange-breasted Falcon | Falco deiroleucus | LC | NT |
| 62 | Yellow-headed Parrot | Amazona oratrix | EN | |
| 63 | Yellow-lored Parrot | Amazona xantholora | NE | |
| 64 | Olive-throated Parakeet | Eupsittula nana | NT | |
| 65 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | LC | |
| 66 | Slaty Antwren | Myrmotherula schisticolor | RR | |
| 67 | Mayan Antthrush | Formicarius moniliger | NE | |
| 68 | Middle American Leaftosser | Sclerurus mexicanus | LC | |
| 69 | Strong-billed Woodcreeper | Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus | LC | |
| 70 | Spotted Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus erythropygius | RR | |
| 71 | Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner | Anabacerthia variegaticeps | LC | |
| 72 | Speckled Mourner | Laniocera rufescens | LC | |
| 73 | Tropical Royal-Flycatcher | Onychorhynchus coronatus | E | |
| 74 | Caribbean Elaenia | Elaenia martinica | RR | |
| 75 | /Olive-sided Flycatcher/ | Contopus cooperi | NT | |
| 76 | Greater Pewee | Contopus pertinax | LC | |
| 77 | /White-throated Flycatcher/ | Empidonax albigularis | LC | |
| 78 | Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | LC | |
| 79 | Yucatan Vireo | Vireo magister | RR | |
| 80 | Nightingale Wren | Microcerculus philomela | RR | |
| 81 | Grass Wren | Cistothorus platensis | RR | |
| 82 | Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | LC | |
| 83 | Cabanis's Wren | Cantorchilus modestus | LC | |
| 84 | Black Catbird | Melanoptila glabrirostris | NT | |
| 85 | /Eastern Bluebird/ | Sialia sialis | LC | |
| 86 | Elegant Euphonia | Chlorophonia elegantissima | LC | |
| 87 | White-vented Euphonia | Euphonia minuta | LC | |
| 88 | Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | LC | |
| 89 | Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | RR | |
| 90 | Botteri's Sparrow | Peucaea botterii | LC | |
| 91 | Green-backed Sparrow | Arremonops chloronotus | LC | |
| 92 | Rusty Sparrow | Aimophila rufescens | RR | |
| 93 | Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | NT | |
| 94 | Chestnut-headed Oropendola | Psarocolius wagleri | LC | |
| 95 | Orange Oriole | Icterus auratus | NE | |
| 96 | Spot-breasted Oriole | Icterus pectoralis | RR | |
| 97 | /Golden-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora chrysoptera | NT | |
| 98 | |Cerulean Warbler| | Setophaga cerulea | NT | |
| 99 | Tropical Parula | Setophaga pitiayumi | RR | |
| 100 | |Blackpoll Warbler| | Setophaga striata | NT | |
| 101 | Golden-cheeked Warbler | Setophaga chrysoparia | EN | |
| 102 | Flame-colored Tanager | Piranga bidentata | LC | |
| 103 | <Blue Seedeater> | Amaurospiza concolor | LC | |
| 104 | Shining Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes lucidus | RR | |
| 105 | Grassland Yellow-Finch | Sicalis luteola | LC | |
| 106 | Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus | LC |
*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.
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DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 2 |
| LC | Local | 65 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 3 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 16 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 4 |
| V | Vulnerable | 4 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.