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BELIZE BIRDING TRIP REPORT

TRIP REPORT
BELIZE

Start:01/08/2008
End:01/18/2008
Duration:11 days
#Species:276
#Endemics:0
#Heard Only:25

2008 Belize & Tikal Birding Tour

CHECKLIST OF BIRDS SEEN ON TOUR

List of bird species seen or heard during the tour. The 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.
h = heard only; g = seen by guide only

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus majorERGh,TKh
2Little TinamouCrypturellus souiBHNPh,MBh,SRh
3Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusTKh

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsCT,ERG
5/Ring-necked Duck/Aythya collarisCT

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

6Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaBHNP,BZMB,HV,TK
7Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensCB,MB,TKh

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

8Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusHVh

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

9Ocellated TurkeyMeleagris ocellataTK

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

10/Pied-billed Grebe/Podilymbus podicepsCT,ERG

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

11Rock PigeonColumba liviaBZC,ERG,ERWB
12Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
13Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaCB
14Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisBHNP,BZIA,CB
15Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
16Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaTK
17White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiBHNPh,CT,ERWBh,SRh
18Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiBHNPh,MBh
19Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsHV,TKh

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

20Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisCT,ERG,ERWB,MB,SR
21Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

22/Lesser Nighthawk/Chordeiles acutipennisBZIA
23Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisCT,MB,TKh

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

24Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensisCT

 
Swifts: Apodidae

25White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisHV,MB
26Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiERWB,TK
27Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisTK

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

28White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraBHNP,CB,MB
29Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisBHNP,CB,MB,TK
30Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisMany
31Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiTK
32Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetiiTK
33Wedge-tailed SabrewingPampa curvipennisCB,MB
34Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiCB,MB
35Azure-crowned HummingbirdSaucerottia cyanocephalaHV
36Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensisCT
37Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
38White-bellied EmeraldChlorestes candidaMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

39Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventrisCT,TK
40Common GallinuleGallinula galeataERG
41/American Coot/Fulica americanaCT,ERG
42Ruddy CrakeLaterallus ruberCTh

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

43LimpkinAramus guaraunaCT,ERG

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

44/Black-necked Stilt/Himantopus mexicanusERG

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

45/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferusCT,ERG

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

46Northern JacanaJacana spinosaCT,ERG

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

47/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusCT
48/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesERG
49/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaERG
50/Sanderling/Calidris albaSR
51/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaCT

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

52Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaBZC,ERG
53/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaCT
54/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaCT
55/Forster's Tern/Sterna forsteriCT
56Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSR
57Royal TernThalasseus maximusSR

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

58JabiruJabiru mycteriaCT
59Wood StorkMycteria americanaCT,ERG

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

60Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensSR

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

61AnhingaAnhinga anhingaCT

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

62Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusCT

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

63Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisERG,SR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

64[Rufescent Tiger-Heron]Tigrisoma lineatumERWB
65Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumCT
66Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusCT
67Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaCT,ERG
68Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorBZIA,CT,ERG
69Snowy EgretEgretta thulaBZIA,CT,ERG,ERWB
SR
70Striated HeronButorides striataBZIA,CT,ERG
71Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisCT,ERG,ERWB,SR
72Great EgretArdea albaMany
73Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasBZIA,CT,ERG

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

74White IbisEudocimus albusCT
75/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusCT

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

76Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
77Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
78Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusBZIA,CT,SR
79King VultureSarcoramphus papaBHNP,ERG,HV,MB

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

80/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusCT

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

81White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusERG
82Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusTKh
83Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisBZIA,CT
84Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisCT,ERWB
85Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMB
86Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaCT
87Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
88White HawkPseudastur albicollisBHNP,CBh,HV
89Gray HawkButeo plagiatusCB,ERWB
90|Broad-winged Hawk|Buteo platypterusERWB
91Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusCB,CT,MB,TK

 
Owls: Strigidae

92Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalaeTKh
93Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataMBh
94Mottled OwlStrix virgataTKh
95Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataERWBh,MB,TKh

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

96Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaBHNP,MB,TK
97Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusCT,ERG,HV,MB,TK
98Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusBHNP,CB,MBh,TK

 
Motmots: Momotidae

99Tody MotmotHylomanes momotulaBHNP
100Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiTK
101Amazonian MotmotMomotus momotaBHNP,CB,HVh,MBh
TKh

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

102Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataCT
103/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonBZIA,CT,ERWB
104Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaERWB
105Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaCT,ERG,MB

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

106Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaBHNP

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

107Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMany
108Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusBHNP,ERG,MB,TK

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

109Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusCT,HV
110Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucheraniBHNP,CB,MB,TK
111Yucatan WoodpeckerMelanerpes pygmaeusCT
112Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifronsMany
113Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusTKh
114Pale-billed WoodpeckerCampephilus guatemalensisMB,TK
115Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusCB,HV,MB,TKh
116Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneusCB,MB,TK
117Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusHV,MB,TK

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

118Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansMany
119Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusBHNPh,CBh,MBh
120/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusSR
121Bat FalconFalco rufigularisBZIA,CT,MB,SR
122Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusHV,TK

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

123Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisTK
124White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisHV,MB,TK
125Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisCT,HV,TK
126Yellow-headed ParrotAmazona oratrixCT
127White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifronsBZIA,CT,TK
128Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaCB,HVh,MB,TK
129Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaCB,CT,MB,SR,TK

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

130Great AntshrikeTaraba majorBHNP
131Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
132Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisBHNP,CB
133Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaBHNP,CBh,MB

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

134Black-faced AntthrushFormicarius analisCBh,MBh

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

135Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusHV,TK
136Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaTK
137Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaTK
138Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusBHNP
139Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMB,TK
140Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigasterBHNP,HV,MB,TK
141Plain XenopsXenops minutusBHNP,CB,TK
142Ochre-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus ochrolaemusCBh
143Rufous-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis erythrothoraxBHNP,CB,CTh

 
Manakins: Pipridae

144White-collared ManakinManacus candeiBHNP,CB,MB,TK

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

145Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMB
146Masked TityraTityra semifasciataTK
147Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusBHNP,MB
148Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiaeBZIA,CT

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

149Pacific Royal-Flycatcher**Onychorhynchus occidentalisTK
150Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusTKh
151Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherMyiobius sulphureipygiusCB

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

152Stub-tailed SpadebillPlatyrinchus cancrominusCBh,TKh
153Ochre-bellied FlycatcherMionectes oleagineusCB,TK
154Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusTK
155Northern BentbillOncostoma cinereigulareCTh,TKh
156Slate-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaBHNP,CB,CTh
157Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereumBHNP,BZMB,CTh
ERWBh,MBh
158Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisTK
159Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensCB,CTh,TK
160Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbeTK
161Yellow-bellied TyrannuletOrnithion semiflavumBHNP,MB,TKh
162Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataBHNPh,CTh,TKh
163Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterBHNP,BZMB,CT,ERWB
MB
164/Olive-sided Flycatcher/Contopus cooperiMB
165Northern Tropical PeweeContopus bogotensisBZIA,CB,CT,MB
166/Yellow-bellied Flycatcher/Empidonax flaviventrisBHNP,MB,TKh
167/Least Flycatcher/Empidonax minimusCT,MBh,TK
168Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusBZIA,CT,ERWB,SR
169Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusTK
170Rufous MournerRhytipterna holerythraBHNP,TKh
171Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferMany
172/Great Crested Flycatcher/Myiarchus crinitusTK
173Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusMany
174Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitanguaCT,TK
175Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similisMany
176Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany
177Couch's KingbirdTyrannus couchiiCT,MB,SR,TK
178Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaCT,SR

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

179Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisCTh
180Green Shrike-VireoVireolanius pulchellusBHNPh
181Tawny-crowned GreenletTunchironis ochraceicepsTK
182Lesser GreenletPachysilvia decurtataBHNP,CB,MB,TK
183/White-eyed Vireo/Vireo griseusBZMB,HV,TK
184Mangrove VireoVireo pallensCT,TK
185/Yellow-throated Vireo/Vireo flavifronsBHNP,TK

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

186Brown JayPsilorhinus morioMany
187Yucatan JayCyanocorax yucatanicusCT

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

188Mangrove SwallowTachycineta albilineaCB,CT,ERG,ERWB,SR
189Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaBZIA,CT
190/Northern Rough-winged Swallow/Stelgidopteryx serripennisBHNP,CB,CT,SR,TK
191/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaCT,SR

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

192Long-billed GnatwrenRamphocaenus melanurusBHNPh,CBh,CTh,TKh
193Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caeruleaCT,HV,TK

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

194Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomelaBHNPh
195House WrenTroglodytes aedonCB,CT,ERGh,MB,SR
196Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianusTK
197Band-backed WrenCampylorhynchus zonatusERG
198Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectusMany
199Cabanis's WrenCantorchilus modestusHV
200White-breasted Wood-WrenHenicorhina leucostictaBHNP,CB,MB,TK

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

201/Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensisMany
202Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

203/Eastern Bluebird/Sialia sialisHV
204/Wood Thrush/Hylocichla mustelinaBHNP,BZIA,CB,TK
205White-throated ThrushTurdus assimilisTKh
206Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayiMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

207Scrub EuphoniaEuphonia affinisTK
208Yellow-throated EuphoniaEuphonia hirundinaceaERWB,HVh,MB,TKh
209Olive-backed EuphoniaEuphonia gouldiBHNP,CB,HV,MB
210Black-headed SiskinSpinus notatusHV

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

211Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatusCT
212Green-backed SparrowArremonops chloronotusBHNP
213Orange-billed SparrowArremon aurantiirostrisCB,MB
214Rusty SparrowAimophila rufescensHV

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

215Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaSR
216Yellow-billed CaciqueAmblycercus holosericeusCB,CT,HVh
217Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezumaBZIA,CB,CT,ERWB,TK
218Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelasBHNP,CT,ERWB,MB,SR
219/Orchard Oriole/Icterus spuriusCT,MB,SR
220Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatusBZIA,CT,MB,SR
221Yellow-backed OrioleIcterus chrysaterHV
222Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasCT
223/Baltimore Oriole/Icterus galbulaCT,ERG,ERWB,MB,TK
224Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusCT
225Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneusBZMB
226Melodious BlackbirdDives divesMany
227Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusMany
228/Yellow-breasted Chat/Icteria virensBZIA,HV

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

229/Ovenbird/Seiurus aurocapillaTK
230/Worm-eating Warbler/Helmitheros vermivorumCB,TK
231/Louisiana Waterthrush/Parkesia motacillaBZIA,MB
232/Northern Waterthrush/Parkesia noveboracensisCB,CT,TK
233/Golden-winged Warbler/Vermivora chrysopteraTK
234/Black-and-white Warbler/Mniotilta variaMany
235Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaERGh
236/Kentucky Warbler/Geothlypis formosaBHNP,MB,TKh
237/Common Yellowthroat/Geothlypis trichasBZIA,CT,ERG,ERWB
SR
238/Hooded Warbler/Setophaga citrinaBHNP,CB,HV,MB,TK
239/American Redstart/Setophaga ruticillaMany
240/Northern Parula/Setophaga americanaMany
241|Magnolia Warbler|Setophaga magnoliaMany
242/Yellow Warbler/Setophaga petechiaBZIA,CB,CT,ERG,TK
243/Chestnut-sided Warbler/Setophaga pensylvanicaBHNP,BZIA,CB,MB,TK
244/Yellow-throated Warbler/Setophaga dominicaBHNP,CT,SR
245Grace's WarblerSetophaga graciaeBZMB,CT,HV
246/Black-throated Green Warbler/Setophaga virensCT,ERG,HV,TK
247Chestnut-capped WarblerBasileuterus delattriiHV
248Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusBHNP
249/Wilson's Warbler/Cardellina pusillaBZIA,CB,MB

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

250Rose-throated TanagerPiranga roseogularisTK
251Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaBZMB,HV
252/Summer Tanager/Piranga rubraMany
253Red-crowned Ant-TanagerHabia rubicaMB,TK
254Red-throated Ant-TanagerHabia fuscicaudaMany
255Black-faced GrosbeakCaryothraustes poliogasterCB,MBh
256Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisCT
257/Rose-breasted Grosbeak/Pheucticus ludovicianusCT,MB
258Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesCBh,MBh
259Blue BuntingCyanocompsa parellinaTK
260/Indigo Bunting/Passerina cyaneaSR

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

261Gray-headed TanagerEucometis penicillataTK
262Black-throated Shrike-TanagerLanio aurantiusTK
263Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentusBHNP,HV
264Scarlet-rumped TanagerRamphocelus passeriniiBHNP,CB
265Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopusMany
266Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbasBHNP,BZIA,BZMBh
ERWB,MB
267Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataCB,MB
268Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusBHNP,CB,MB,SR,TK
269Green HoneycreeperChlorophanes spizaCB
270Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaMB,SR
271Variable SeedeaterSporophila corvinaCB,ERWB,MB
272Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelletiMany
273Yellow-faced GrassquitTiaris olivaceusBHNP,HV
274Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximusBHNP,CB,MB
275Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atricepsBHNP,CB,HV,MB,TKh
276Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescensBZIA,CT,SR

 

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor92
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient24
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental3

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.