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Caye Caulker
World-class Barrier Reefs
Belize Birding Destination

Exotic Birding tours that visit Caye Caulker in Belize
No scheduled tours. Future tours may visit this area.
Location of Caye Caulker in Belize
Red-footed Booby which is often seen around Caye Caulker in Belize - © Cagan Sekercioglu - Presented by Exotic Birding toursCaye Caulker is a small island located 21 miles northeast of Belize City and is reached by a 1-hour boat ride from Belize City.
Description of Caye Caulker

Caye Caulker is a picturesque tropical island with a laid-back lifestyle, lovely beaches, and coral reefs of the Belizean Barrier Reef. It's main industry has traditionally been fishing, but tourism is gaining a foothold. Major attractions are snorkeling and scuba diving, along with sportfishing. Some 100 species of birds are regularly seen on the island. Most notable is the Black Catbird, a Yucatan endemic found in restricted locales in Belize. Nesting Red-footed Boobies and Magnificent Frigatebirds that nest on nearby islands are readily seen during boat trips.

 
Partial bird checklist of Caye Caulker
Bold face indicates species that are localized in distribution within the country, endemic, near endemic, endangered, threatened, or vulnerable to extirpation.
1 American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
2 Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
3 Red-footed BoobySula sula
4 Brown BoobySula leucogaster
5 Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
6 Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
7 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
8 Great EgretArdea alba
9 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
10 Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
11 White IbisEudocimus albus
12 Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
13 OspreyPandion haliaetus
14 Common Black-HawkButeogallus anthracinus
15 Rufous-necked Wood-RailAramides axillaris
16 Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
17 Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
18 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
19 WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
20 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia
21 WilletCatoptrophorus semipalmatus
22 Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
23 SanderlingCalidris alba
24 Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
25 Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
26 Laughing GullLarus atricilla
27 Caspian TernSterna caspia
28 Sandwich TernSterna sandvicensis
29 Royal TernSterna maxima
30 Roseate TernSterna dougallii
31 Sooty TernSterna fuscata
32 White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala
33 White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
34 Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
35 Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
36 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
37 Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
38 Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
39 Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
40 Black CatbirdMelanoptila glabrirostris
41 Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
42 Yucatan VireoVireo magister
43 Yellow WarblerDendroica petechia
44 Blackburnian WarblerDendroica fusca
45 Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
46 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
47 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
48 BananaquitCoereba flaveola
49 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
50 Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
51 Altamira OrioleIcterus gularis

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