Belize Endemic &
Range-Restricted Birds
List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country. Table also shows species with threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN. Finally, it indicates whether the species is migratory, very rare, or accidental. Names in parentheses (if any) are new official names in the revised Clements updates. '^' indicates range-restricted in country but more widely distributed elsewhere.*
| 1 | Crested Guan | Penelope purpurascens | LC | |
| 2 | Great Curassow | Crax rubra | LC | V |
| 3 | Black-throated Bobwhite | Colinus nigrogularis | NE | |
| 4 | Singing Quail | Dactylortyx thoracicus | LC | |
| 5 | Ocellated Turkey | Meleagris ocellata | NE | NT |
| 6 | Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus | LC | |
| 7 | Jabiru | Jabiru mycteria | LC | |
| 8 | Pinnated Bittern^ | Botaurus pinnatus | RR | |
| 9 | Least Bittern^ | Ixobrychus exilis | LC | |
| 10 | Reddish Egret^ | Egretta rufescens | LC | NT |
| 11 | Agami Heron | Agamia agami | LC | |
| 12 | Gray-headed Kite | Leptodon cayanensis | LC | |
| 13 | Hook-billed Kite | Chondrohierax uncinatus | LC | |
| 14 | Snail Kite | Rostrhamus sociabilis | LC | |
| 15 | Black-collared Hawk | Busarellus nigricollis | LC | |
| 16 | Crane Hawk | Geranospiza caerulescens | LC | |
| 17 | Solitary Eagle | Harpyhaliaetus solitarius | | NT |
| 18 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | LC | |
| 19 | Crested Eagle | Morphnus guianensis | | NT |
| 20 | Harpy Eagle | Harpia harpyja | LC | NT |
| 21 | Aplomado Falcon | Falco femoralis | RR | |
| 22 | Orange-breasted Falcon | Falco deiroleucus | LC | |
| 23 | Gray-breasted Crake | Laterallus exilis | LC | |
| 24 | Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis | LC | NT |
| 25 | Rufous-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides axillaris | LC | |
| 26 | Gray-necked Wood-Rail | Aramides cajanea | RR | |
| 27 | Uniform Crake | Amaurolimnas concolor | LC | |
| 28 | Spotted Rail | Pardirallus maculatus | LC | |
| 29 | Purple Gallinule^ | Porphyrio martinica | LC | |
| 30 | Sungrebe | Heliornis fulica | LC | |
| 31 | Limpkin | Aramus guarauna | LC | |
| 32 | |American Golden-Plover| | Pluvialis dominica | LC | |
| 33 | Collared Plover | Charadrius collaris | LC | |
| 34 | Northern Jacana | Jacana spinosa | LC | |
| 35 | |Buff-breasted Sandpiper| | Tryngites subruficollis | | NT |
| 36 | Least Tern^ | Sternula antillarum | LC | |
| 37 | Scaled Pigeon | Patagioenas speciosa | LC | |
| 38 | White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | LC | NT |
| 39 | Common Ground-Dove | Columbina passerina | RR | |
| 40 | Plain-breasted Ground-Dove | Columbina minuta | RR | |
| 41 | Caribbean Dove | Leptotila jamaicensis | RR | |
| 42 | Gray-chested Dove | Leptotila cassini | RR | |
| 43 | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao | LC | |
| 44 | Yellow-lored Parrot | Amazona xantholora | NE | |
| 45 | Yellow-headed Parrot | Amazona oratrix | RR | EN |
| 46 | Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor | LC | |
| 47 | Pheasant Cuckoo | Dromococcyx phasianellus | LC | |
| 48 | Crested Owl | Lophostrix cristata | RR | |
| 49 | Spectacled Owl | Pulsatrix perspicillata | LC | |
| 50 | Great Horned Owl^ | Bubo virginianus | RR | |
| 51 | Black-and-white Owl | Ciccaba nigrolineata | LC | |
| 52 | Stygian Owl | Asio stygius | LC | |
| 53 | Striped Owl | Pseudoscops clamator | LC | |
| 54 | Yucatan Poorwill | Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus | NE | |
| 55 | Yucatan Nightjar | Caprimulgus badius | NE | |
| 56 | Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift | Panyptila cayennensis | LC | |
| 57 | Band-tailed Barbthroat | Threnetes ruckeri | RR | |
| 58 | Black-crested Coquette | Lophornis helenae | RR | |
| 59 | Wedge-tailed Sabrewing | Campylopterus curvipennis | LC | |
| 60 | Violet-crowned Woodnymph | Thalurania colombica | LC | |
| 61 | Stripe-tailed Hummingbird | Eupherusa eximia | RR | |
| 62 | Cinnamon Hummingbird | Amazilia rutila | LC | |
| 63 | Keel-billed Motmot | Electron carinatum | RR | V |
| 64 | Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | RR | |
| 65 | Yucatan Woodpecker | Melanerpes pygmaeus | NE | |
| 66 | Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picoides scalaris | RR | |
| 67 | Tawny-throated Leaftosser | Sclerurus mexicanus | LC | |
| 68 | Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner | Anabacerthia variegaticeps | LC | |
| 69 | Strong-billed Woodcreeper | Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus | LC | |
| 70 | Spotted Woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus erythropygius | RR | |
| 71 | Western Slaty-Antshrike | Thamnophilus atrinucha | RR | |
| 72 | Russet Antshrike | Thamnistes anabatinus | RR | |
| 73 | Slaty Antwren | Myrmotherula schisticolor | RR | |
| 74 | Bare-crowned Antbird | Gymnocichla nudiceps | RR | |
| 75 | Caribbean Elaenia | Elaenia martinica | RR | |
| 76 | Paltry Tyrannulet^ | Zimmerius vilissimus | RR | |
| 77 | /Olive-sided Flycatcher/ | Contopus cooperi | | NT |
| 78 | Greater Pewee | Contopus pertinax | LC | |
| 79 | /White-throated Flycatcher/^ | Empidonax albigularis | LC | |
| 80 | Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | LC | |
| 81 | Yucatan Flycatcher | Myiarchus yucatanensis | NE | |
| 82 | Speckled Mourner | Laniocera rufescens | LC | |
| 83 | Plumbeous Vireo | Vireo plumbeus | RR | |
| 84 | Yucatan Vireo | Vireo magister | NE | |
| 85 | Yucatan Jay | Cyanocorax yucatanicus | NE | |
| 86 | Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallow** | Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi | NE | |
| 87 | Plain Wren | Cantorchilus modestus | LC | |
| 88 | Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | LC | |
| 89 | Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | RR | |
| 90 | Nightingale Wren | Microcerculus philomela | RR | |
| 91 | /Eastern Bluebird/ | Sialia sialis | LC | |
| 92 | Slate-colored Solitaire | Myadestes unicolor | RR | |
| 93 | White-throated Thrush | Turdus assimilis | RR | |
| 94 | Black Catbird | Melanoptila glabrirostris | NE | NT |
| 95 | /Golden-winged Warbler/ | Vermivora chrysoptera | | NT |
| 96 | |Cerulean Warbler| | Setophaga cerulea | | V |
| 97 | Tropical Parula | Setophaga pitiayumi | RR | |
| 98 | Golden-cheeked Warbler | Setophaga chrysoparia | | EN |
| 99 | Rufous-capped Warbler | Basileuterus rufifrons | RR | |
| 100 | Shining Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes lucidus | RR | |
| 101 | <Slate-colored Seedeater> | Sporophila schistacea | LC | |
| 102 | Yellow-faced Grassquit^ | Tiaris olivaceus | LC | |
| 103 | Grassland Yellow-Finch | Sicalis luteola | LC | |
| 104 | Green-backed Sparrow | Arremonops chloronotus | LC | |
| 105 | Rusty Sparrow | Aimophila rufescens | RR | |
| 106 | Botteri's Sparrow | Peucaea botterii | LC | |
| 107 | Common Bush-Tanager^ | Chlorospingus ophthalmicus | RR | |
| 108 | Rose-throated Tanager | Piranga roseogularis | NE | |
| 109 | Flame-colored Tanager^ | Piranga bidentata | LC | |
| 110 | Blue Seedeater^ | Amaurospiza concolor | LC | |
| 111 | |Painted Bunting| | Passerina ciris | | NT |
| 112 | Orange Oriole^ | Icterus auratus | NE | |
| 113 | Altamira Oriole | Icterus gularis | RR | |
| 114 | Chestnut-headed Oropendola | Psarocolius wagleri | LC | |
| 115 | Elegant Euphonia | Euphonia elegantissima | LC | |
| 116 | White-vented Euphonia | Euphonia minuta | LC | |
| 117 | Red Crossbill^ | Loxia curvirostra | LC | |
| 118 | Black-headed Siskin | Spinus notatus | RR | |
| 119 | Lesser Goldfinch^ | Spinus psaltria | RR | |
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through December 2011 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees.
** 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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