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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 COUNTRIES
IN 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

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Great TinamouTinamus majorMany
2Little TinamouCrypturellus souiMany
3Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiMany
4Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusMany

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisMany
6/Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Dendrocygna bicolorCT,LAS
7[Snow Goose]Anser caerulescens 
8[Greater White-fronted Goose]Anser albifrons 
9Muscovy DuckCairina moschataMany
10/Blue-winged Teal/Spatula discorsMany
11/Cinnamon Teal/Spatula cyanoptera 
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataAC,CT,LAS
13/American Wigeon/Mareca americanaCT
14[Mallard]Anas platyrhynchos 
15/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaCT
16Green-winged TealAnas creccaAC
17/Ring-necked Duck/Aythya collarisCT
18{Greater Scaup}Aythya marila 
19/Lesser Scaup/Aythya affinisCC,CC,CT,LAS,SS
20[Hooded Merganser]Lophodytes cucullatus 
21[Red-breasted Merganser]Mergus serrator 
22{Masked Duck}Nomonyx dominicusCC

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

23Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaMany
24Crested GuanPenelope purpurascensMany
25Great CurassowCrax rubraMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

26Black-throated BobwhiteColinus nigrogularisCT,LAS,SS
27Singing QuailDactylortyx thoracicusCAS,XAX
28Spotted Wood-QuailOdontophorus guttatusMany

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

29Ocellated TurkeyMeleagris ocellataMany

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

30{American Flamingo}Phoenicopterus ruber 

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

31Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusMany
32/Pied-billed Grebe/Podilymbus podicepsAC,CC,CT,HV,LAS

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

33Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
34Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisMany
35Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaMany
36White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaMany
37Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostrisMany
38Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisMany
39Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoMany
40[Inca Dove]Columbina inca 
41Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaMany
42Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minutaMany
43Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiMany
44Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosaMany
45Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montanaMany
46White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
47Caribbean DoveLeptotila jamaicensisAC,SS
48Gray-chested DoveLeptotila cassiniiMany
49Gray-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeicepsMany
50White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaMany
51Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita 
52|Mourning Dove|Zenaida macrouraAC,CC,CT,LAS,SR

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

53/Smooth-billed Ani/Crotophaga aniAC,CC
54Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisMany
55Striped CuckooTapera naeviaMany
56Pheasant CuckooDromococcyx phasianellusMany
57Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaMany
58|Yellow-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus americanusMany
59Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorMany
60|Black-billed Cuckoo|Coccyzus erythropthalmusAC,CC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

61/Lesser Nighthawk/Chordeiles acutipennisMany
62Common NighthawkChordeiles minorMany
63Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatusCC
64Common PauraqueNyctidromus albicollisMany
65Yucatan PoorwillNyctiphrynus yucatanicusMany
66|Chuck-will's-widow|Antrostomus carolinensisCC,CC
67Yucatan NightjarAntrostomus badiusCC,CT,LAS,SR
68|Eastern Whip-poor-will|Antrostomus vociferus 

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

69Northern PotooNyctibius jamaicensisMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

70[White-chinned Swift]Cypseloides cryptusCC
71[Chestnut-collared Swift]Streptoprocne rutilaMany
72White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisMany
73Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaMany
74Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxiMany
75White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalisHV
76Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensisMany

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

77White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivoraMany
78Band-tailed BarbthroatThrenetes ruckeriCB,CC,MB
79Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisMany
80Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisMany
81Brown VioletearColibri delphinaeCB,CC,MB
82Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barrotiMany
83Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostiiMany
84Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenaeCAS,CB,CC
85{Long-billed Starthroat}Heliomaster longirostrisCC
86[Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird]Tilmatura dupontii 
87/Ruby-throated Hummingbird/Archilochus colubrisMany
88Canivet's EmeraldCynantus canivetiiMany
89Wedge-tailed SabrewingPampa curvipennisMany
90Emerald-chinned HummingbirdAbeillia abeillei 
91Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurusMany
92Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombicaCB,CC,MB
93Stripe-tailed HummingbirdEupherusa eximiaCAS,CB,CC,HV,MB
94Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvieriiMany
95Azure-crowned HummingbirdSaucerottia cyanocephalaMany
96Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutilaMany
97Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensisMany
98Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatlMany
99White-bellied EmeraldChlorestes candidaMany
100[Blue-throated Goldentail]Chlorestes eliciaeCC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

101Clapper RailRallus crepitansAC,CC,SS
102Spotted RailPardirallus maculatus 
103Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolorCB,CC,MB,PH
104Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillarisAC,CC
105Russet-naped Wood-RailAramides albiventrisMany
106/Sora/Porzana carolinaMany
107Common GallinuleGallinula galeataMany
108/American Coot/Fulica americanaMany
109Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaMany
110{Yellow-breasted Crake}Hapalocrex flaviventerLAS
111Ruddy CrakeLaterallus ruberMany
112Gray-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilisCC
113Black RailLaterallus jamaicensisLAS

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

114SungrebeHeliornis fulicaMany

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

115LimpkinAramus guaraunaMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

116/Black-necked Stilt/Himantopus mexicanusMany
117/American Avocet/Recurvirostra americana 

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

118/American Oystercatcher/Haematopus palliatus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

119/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaAC,CC,SR
120|American Golden-Plover|Pluvialis dominicaAC
121/Killdeer/Charadrius vociferusMany
122/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusAC,CC,CT,LAS,SS
123Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis 
124/Wilson's Plover/Anarhynchus wilsoniaAC,CC,SR,SS
125Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisAC,CPR
126/Snowy Plover/Anarhynchus nivosusAC

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

127Northern JacanaJacana spinosaMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

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

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

159[Black-legged Kittiwake]Rissa tridactyla 
160/Bonaparte's Gull/Chroicocephalus philadelphia 
161Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaMany
162|Franklin's Gull|Leucophaeus pipixcan 
163[Black-tailed Gull]Larus crassirostris 
164/Ring-billed Gull/Larus delawarensisAC
165/Herring Gull/Larus argentatusAC,CC,SR
166[Great Black-backed Gull]Larus marinus 
167/Black Skimmer/Rynchops niger 
168Brown NoddyAnous stolidusCC
169Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusCC
170Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus 
171Least TernSternula antillarumAC,CC,CC
172/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaAC,CC,CT
173/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaAC,CC,CT,LAS,SS
174|Black Tern|Chlidonias nigerCAS,CC,LAS,SS
175(Roseate Tern)Sterna dougalliiCC
176/Forster's Tern/Sterna forsteriAC,CC,CT
177/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoCC,SR
178Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisAC,CC,LAS,SR,SS
179Royal TernThalasseus maximusAC,CC,LAS,SR,SS

 
Sunbittern: Eurypygidae

180SunbitternEurypyga heliasCC

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

181[White-tailed Tropicbird]Phaethon lepturus 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

182[Sooty Shearwater]Ardenna griseus 
183[Manx Shearwater]Puffinus puffinus 
184[Audubon's Shearwater]Puffinus lherminieri 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

185JabiruJabiru mycteriaCC,CT,LAS,SR
186Wood StorkMycteria americanaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

187Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensMany

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

188Red-footed BoobySula sulaCC,CC
189Brown BoobySula leucogasterAC,CC,SR
190{Masked Booby}Sula dactylatraCC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

191AnhingaAnhinga anhingaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

192Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritusMany
193Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

194/American White Pelican/Pelecanus erythrorhynchosAC,CC,CT,LAS,SR
195Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

196[Rufescent Tiger-Heron]Tigrisoma lineatum 
197Bare-throated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma mexicanumMany
198Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochleariusMany
199Agami HeronAgamia agamiMany
200American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusAC,SR
201Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusCC,CT,LAS,SR
202Least BitternIxobrychus exilisAC,CC,CC,LAS
203Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaMany
204Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
205Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaMany
206Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolorMany
207Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensAC,CC,SR,SS
208Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
209Green HeronButorides virescensMany
210Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisMany
211Great EgretArdea albaMany
212Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

213White IbisEudocimus albusMany
214[Scarlet Ibis]Eudocimus ruber 
215/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusAC,CT,LAS,SR
216Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaMany

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

217Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
218Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
219Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusMany
220King VultureSarcoramphus papaMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

221/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

222White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
223Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusMany
224Gray-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensisMany
225Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusMany
226Crested EagleMorphnus guianensis 
227Harpy EagleHarpia harpyjaCAS
228Black Hawk-EagleSpizaetus tyrannusMany
229Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatusMany
230Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusMany
231Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisCC,CT,LAS
232Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisMany
233Double-toothed KiteHarpagus bidentatusMany
234|Mississippi Kite|Ictinia mississippiensisCAS,CC,HV,LAS,XAX
235Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaMany
236/Northern Harrier/Circus hudsoniusCC,CC,CPR,CT,LAS
237/Sharp-shinned Hawk/Accipiter striatusMany
238White-breasted Hawk**Accipiter chionogaster 
239|Cooper's Hawk|Accipiter cooperiiCC,HV
240Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorMany
241Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensMany
242Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusMany
243Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaMany
244Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusCC,HV
245Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
246Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusCC
247White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusMany
248White HawkPseudastur albicollisMany
249Gray HawkButeo plagiatusMany
250|Broad-winged Hawk|Buteo platypterusMany
251Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMany
252[Swainson's Hawk]Buteo swainsoniCC
253/Zone-tailed Hawk/Buteo albonotatusMany
254Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisCAS,CC,CPR,HV

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

255Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

256Middle American Screech-OwlMegascops guatemalaeMany
257Crested OwlLophostrix cristataCAS,CB,CC,MB
258Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataCB,CC,MB,PH
259Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusAC,SS
260Central American Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium griseicepsMany
261Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianumMany
262{Burrowing Owl}Athene cunicularia 
263Mottled OwlStrix virgataMany
264Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineataMany
265Striped OwlAsio clamatorCB,CC,LAS,PH
266Stygian OwlAsio stygiusCB,HV,LAS

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

267Slaty-tailed TrogonTrogon massenaMany
268Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusMany
269Gartered TrogonTrogon caligatusMany
270Collared TrogonTrogon collarisMany

 
Motmots: Momotidae

271Tody MotmotHylomanes momotulaMany
272Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiMany
273Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatumCAS,CB,HV,MB

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

274Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataMany
275/Belted Kingfisher/Megaceryle alcyonMany
276Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaMany
277American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaMany
278Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaMany

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

279White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusMany
280White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisMany

 
Jacamars: Galbulidae

281Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficaudaMany

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

282Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusMany
283Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatusMany
284Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

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

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

296Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnansMany
297Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusMany
298Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisMany
299Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayCC,CPR,LAS,SR,XAX
300/American Kestrel/Falco sparveriusMany
301/Merlin/Falco columbariusMany
302Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisMany
303Bat FalconFalco rufigularisMany
304Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucusCPR,HV
305/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

306Brown-hooded ParrotPyrilia haematotisMany
307White-crowned ParrotPionus senilisMany
308Red-lored ParrotAmazona autumnalisMany
309[Yellow-naped Parrot]Amazona auropalliata 
310Yellow-headed ParrotAmazona oratrixCT
311White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifronsMany
312Yellow-lored ParrotAmazona xantholoraCC,CC,CT,LAS,SS
313Mealy ParrotAmazona farinosaMany
314Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nanaMany
315Scarlet MacawAra macaoCB,MB

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

316Great AntshrikeTaraba majorMany
317Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusMany
318Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinuchaCC
319Russet AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusCAS,CB,CC
320Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalisCAS,CB,CC,LAS
321Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolorCC
322Dot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensisMany
323Dusky AntbirdCercomacroides tyranninaMany
324Bare-crowned AntbirdGymnocichla nudicepsCB

 
Antthrushes: Formicariidae

325Mayan AntthrushFormicarius moniligerMany

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

326Middle American LeaftosserSclerurus mexicanusCC
327Scaly-throated LeaftosserSclerurus guatemalensisMany
328Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusMany
329Ruddy WoodcreeperDendrocincla homochroaMany
330Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaMany
331Wedge-billed WoodcreeperGlyphorynchus spirurusMany
332Northern Barred-WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomaeMany
333Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusCAS,CC,CPR,XAX
334Ivory-billed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus flavigasterMany
335Spotted WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus erythropygiusCAS,CB,CC,MB
336Streak-headed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes souleyetiiMany
337Plain XenopsXenops minutusMany
338Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia variegaticepsCB,CC,HV
339Buff-fronted Foliage-gleanerDendroma rufumCC
340Fawn-throated Foliage-gleanerAutomolus cervinigularisMany
341Rufous-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis erythrothoraxMany

 
Manakins: Pipridae

342White-collared ManakinManacus candeiMany
343Red-capped ManakinCeratopipra mentalisMany

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

344Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisMany
345Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusMany

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

346Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitorMany
347Masked TityraTityra semifasciataMany
348Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisMany
349Speckled MournerLaniocera rufescensCB,CC
350Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusMany
351White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMany
352Gray-collared BecardPachyramphus majorMany
353Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiaeMany

 
Sharpbill: Oxyruncidae

354Tropical Royal-FlycatcherOnychorhynchus coronatusMany
355Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherTerenotriccus erythrurusMany
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 JayPsilorhinus 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
437House WrenTroglodytes aedonMany
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-TanagerHabia 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 Seedeater>Amaurospiza 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 Seedeater>Sporophila 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.