Belize Specialty Birds

Every place has its special birds. Some may be endemic species found nowhere else in the world, while others are more easily seen in certain areas or are simply notable birds remembered as highlights of any tour.

E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); EN=Endangered
LC=Localized within country; NE=Near Endemic; NT=Near Threatened
S=Special Interest; TH=Threatened; V=Vulnerable, Very Local, or Rare and Local

1	Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	LC
2	Pinnated Bittern	Botaurus pinnatus	LC
3	Jabiru	Jabiru mycteria	LC
4	Snail Kite	Rostrhamus sociabilis	LC
5	Black-collared Hawk	Busarellus nigricollis	LC
6	Solitary Eagle	Harpyhaliaetus solitarius	NT
7	Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	LC
8	Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis	NT
9	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja	NT
10	Aplomado Falcon	Falco femoralis	LC
11	Orange-breasted Falcon	Falco deiroleucus	EN
12	Great Curassow	Crax rubra	NT
13	Ocellated Turkey	Meleagris ocellata	NE
14	Black-throated (Yucatan) Bobwhite	Colinus nigrogularis	NE
15	Singing Quail	Dactylortyx thoracicus	V
16	Gray-breasted Crake	Laterallus exilis	LC
17	Rufous-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides axillaris	V
18	Spotted Rail	Pardirallus maculatus	LC
19	Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	NT
20	Collared Plover	Charadrius collaris	V
21	Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus	NT
22	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	NT
23	White-crowned Pigeon	Patagioenas leucocephala	NT
24	Caribbean Dove	Leptotila jamaicensis	LC
25	Scarlet Macaw	Ara macao	LC
26	Yellow-lored Parrot	Amazona xantholora	NE
27	Yellow-headed Parrot	Amazona oratrix	EN
28	Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	LC
29	Crested Owl	Lophostrix cristata	LC
30	Striped Owl	Pseudoscops clamator	LC
31	Stygian Owl	Asio stygius	LC
32	Yucatan Poorwill	Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus	NE
33	Band-tailed Barbthroat	Threnetes ruckeri	LC
34	Brown Violetear	Colibri delphinae	LC
35	Black-crested Coquette	Lophornis helenae	LC
36	Stripe-tailed Hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia	LC
37	Violet-crowned Woodnymph	Thalurania colombica	LC
38	Cinnamon Hummingbird	Amazilia rutila	LC
39	Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno	NT
40	Keel-billed Motmot	Electron carinatum	V
41	Yucatan Woodpecker	Melanerpes pygmaeus	NE
42	Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner	Anabacerthia variegaticeps	V
43	Tawny-throated Leaftosser	Sclerurus mexicanus	LC
44	Strong-billed Woodcreeper	Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus	LC
45	Spotted Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus erythropygius	LC
46	Western Slaty-Antshrike	Thamnophilus atrinucha	LC
47	Russet Antshrike	Thamnistes anabatinus	LC
48	Slaty Antwren	Myrmotherula schisticolor	LC
49	Bare-crowned Antbird	Gymnocichla nudiceps	LC
50	Caribbean Elaenia	Elaenia martinica	V
51	Paltry Tyrannulet	Zimmerius vilissimus	LC
52	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	NT
53	Greater Pewee	Contopus pertinax	LC
54	Yucatan Flycatcher	Myiarchus yucatanensis	NE
55	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	V
56	Plain Wren	Thryothorus modestus	LC
57	Sedge Wren	Cistothorus platensis	LC
58	Black Catbird	Melanoptila glabrirostris	NE
59	Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	LC
60	Slate-colored Solitaire	Myadestes unicolor	LC
61	Yucatan Jay	Cyanocorax yucatanicus	NE
62	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	V
63	Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii	NT
64	Plumbeous Vireo	Vireo plumbeus	LC
65	Yucatan Vireo	Vireo magister	NE
66	Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	LC
67	Black-headed Siskin	Carduelis notata	LC
68	Lesser Goldfinch	Carduelis psaltria	LC
69	Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	NT
70	Tropical Parula	Parula pitiayumi	LC
71	Cerulean Warbler	Dendroica cerulea	V
72	Rufous-capped Warbler	Basileuterus rufifrons	LC
73	Common Bush-Tanager	Chlorospingus ophthalmicus	LC
74	Rose-throated Tanager	Piranga roseogularis	NE
75	Flame-colored Tanager	Piranga bidentata	V
76	Elegant Euphonia	Euphonia elegantissima	LC
77	White-vented Euphonia	Euphonia minuta	LC
78	Shining Honeycreeper	Cyanerpes lucidus	LC
79	Slate-colored Seedeater	Sporophila schistacea	LC
80	Blue Seedeater	Amaurospiza concolor	V
81	Grassland Yellow-Finch	Sicalis luteola	LC
82	Botteri's Sparrow	Aimophila botterii	LC
83	Rusty Sparrow	Aimophila rufescens	LC
84	Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	NT
85	Orange Oriole	Icterus auratus	NE
86	Altamira Oriole	Icterus gularis	LC

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