Birds of Belize

Central America

(Sightings from Cayo & Belize Districts)

Feb. 12- 26, 2011

                                                              Feb. 18-25, 2012

Observations by Dick Swinney during work team project at Cotton Tree (Belize District) and Living Quarters at Jaguar Creek-Hummingbird Hwy. (Cayo Distrtict)

+ = 2012 only                      

Reference:

H. Lee Jones, Birds of Belize, University of Texas Press, Austin, 2003

BH = Blue Hole area, Blue Hole Natl. Park

CBL = Cave Branch Lodge

CT = Cotton Tree

JC = Jaguar Creek Missionary Center

HC = Herman Caves area, Blue Hole Natl. Park

Vic = Vicinity

Species List by Alphabetical Order

1     +Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazon                                        sev., Cayo,     (         River)

2.    American Redstart  Setophaga ruticilla                                             1 male, CBL

3.    Baltimore Oriole  Icterus albula                                                           1 male, JC

4.    Barred Antshrike  Thamnophilus doliatus                                         1, HC

5.    Black-cheeked Woodpecker  Melanerpes pucherani                     1, CBL

6.    Black-couled Oriole  Icterus prosthemilas                                         U, JC, CBL

7.    +Black-crowned Night Heron Nytricorax nyctricorax                           1, CBL, river 

8.    Black-headed Trogon (Citreoline Trogon)  Trogon melanocephalus

      FC, JC & Vic.     

9.  + Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans                                                       1, Cayo         

10.  Black Vulture  Coragrips atratus                                                         FC, throughout

11.  Blue-crowned Motmot  Momotus momota                                       1, BH

12.  Blue-gray Tanager  Theropus episcopus                                         1, JC

13.  Brown Jay  Cyanocorax morio                                                          1, CBL

14.  Buff-throated Saltater  Saltator maximus                                           1, JC

15.  +Cattle Egret Bulbulbus ibis                                                               sev. Cayo

16.  Cinnamon Becard  Pachyramphus cinnamomeus                         C, JC & Vic.

17.  Clay-colored Robin  Turdus grayi                                                      C, JC & Vic.

18.  Collared Aracari  Pteroglossus torgqatus                                          FC, JC &CBL

19.  Common Yellowthroat  Geothlypis trichus

20.  Crimson-collared Tanager  Ramphocelus sanguinolentus            U, JC & Vic.

21.  Glossy Ibis  Plegadis falcinellus                                                       1, near CT, along                  side of road at water

22.  Golden-fronted Woodpecker  Melanerpes aurifrons                     FC, JC, CBL

23.  Gray Catbird  Dumetella carolinensis                                              FC, JC & Vic.

24.  Gray-headed Tanager  Eucometis penicillata                                 1, JC

25.  Gray Hawk  Asturina nitida                                                                 1, on wire along                     Hummingbird Hwy. near HC

26.  Gray-necked Wood-rail  Aramides cajanea                                     1, crossing dirt road at CBL; 1 on River, Cayo

27.  +Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla                                                calls heard at JC

28.  Great Egret  Ardea alba

29.  Great Kiskadee  Pitangus sulphuratus                                             FC, CT

30.  Great-tailed Grackle  Quiscalus mexicanus                                      C, CT

31.  +Green Heron Butorides virescens                                                    1, Cayo (   River)

32.  Green Honeycreeper  Chlorophanes spiza                                                1 male, JC

33.  Hooded Warbler  Wilsonia citrina                                                     1, CBL

34.  Jacamar  Galbula ruficauda                                                                1, CBL

35.  Keel-billed Toucon  Ramphastos sulfuratus                                                3, JC & Vic.

36.  Laughing Falcon  Herpetotheres cachinnans                                   1, JC

37.  +Limpkin Aramus guarauna                                                                  1, downstream from CBL, in river

38. +Little Blue Heron Egreta cerulean                                                       FC, CBL, river; Cayo (    River)

39.  Long-billed Hermit  Phaethornis longirostris                                   several, CBL

40. + Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta bicolor                                           C, Cayo ( River)

41.  Mealy Parrot  Amazonia farinosa                                                      FC, JC & Vic.

42.  Melodius Blackbird  Dives dives                                                         C, JC & Vic.

43.  Montezuma Oropendula  Psarocolius montezuma                                    7, CBL, in flight

44.  +Neotropical Cormorant           Phalacrocorax brasilianus                             sev., Cayo (     River)

45.  Nightingale Wren  Microcerculus philomela                                                1, HC

46.  Olive-throated Parakeet  Aratinga nana                                            C, JC  & CBL

47.  Orange-billed Sparrow  Arremon aurantiirostris                             U, JC & CBL

48.  Pale-billed Woodpecker  Campephilus guatemalensis                FC, JC & Vic.

49.  Plain-breasted Ground Dove  Columbina minuta                           1, CBL

50.  Plain Chachalaca  Ortalis vetula                                                          1, BH

51.  Red-capped Manakin  Pipra mentalis                                               1, JC

52.  Red-legged Honeycreeper  Cyanerpes cyaneus                          1 male, CBL

53.  Red-lored Parrot  Amazonia autumnalis                                          several, CBL

54.  Red-throated Ant Tanager  Habia fuscicauda                                  C, BH, CBL & JC

55.  Ridgeway’s Rough-winged Swallow  Stelgidopteryx (serripennis) ridgwayi

            2, Herman’s Cave

56.  Rock Dove Columbia livia                                                                  1, Armenia

57.  Rose-throated Becard  Pachyramphus aglaiae                              1 male, CBL

58.  Rufous-tailed Hummingbird  Amazilia tzacatl                                   1 male, CBL

59.  Smokey-brown Woodpecker  Veniliornis fumgatus                      1 JC, in hole in tree

60.  Slaty-tailed Trogon  Trogon massena                                               several, JC, CBL

61.  Social Flycatcher  Myiozetetes similis                                                FC, JC & Vic.

62.  Spot-breasted Wren  Thyrothorus maculipectus                           1, HC

63.  Squirrel Cuckoo  Piaya cayana                                                          several, JC

64.  Summer Tanager  Piranga rubla                                                        2, BH & CBL

65. + Swallowl-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus                                           1, CT

66.  Thick-billed Seed Finch  Oryzoborus funereus                                 1 male, 1 female,                  CBL

67.  Tropical Mockingbird  Mimus gilvus

68.  Turkey Vulture  Cathartes aura                                                           FC, throughout

69.  VermiculatedScreech Owl  Otus guatemalae                                   1, JC, calls heard, morning, both years

70.  Violaceous Trogan  Trogon violaceus                                               1, CBL

71.  White-breasted Wood Wren  Henicorhina leucostricta                1, HC

72.  +White-collared Manakin Manacus candei                                          1 female, JC, hit window

73.  White-collared Seedeater  Sporophila torqueola                            C, JC & Vic.

74.  White Hawk  Leucopternis albicollis                                                 2, BH, perched in                  trees

75.  White-necked Jacobin  Florisuga mellivora                                     1 male, CBL

76.  +White-tailed Kite Elanus leucuras                                                      1, CT, hovering

77.  Wilson’s Warbler  Wilsonia pusilla                                                    1, CBL

78.  Wood Thrush  Hylocichla mustelina                                                 1, JC

79.  Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  Empidonax flaviventris                          1, JC

80.  +Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea                        sev., CBL,river; Cayo (       River)

81.  Yellow-faced Grassquit  Tiaris olivacea                                            1 male, 1 ffemale,                 CBL

82.  +Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia                                     1 male, Zutentunich Ruin, Cayo

Species List by Phylogenetic Order:

(This species order follows that of the reference book listed above.)

Family Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants

Neotropic Cormorant

Family Ardeidae  Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Black-crowned Night Heron

Cattle Egret

Glossy Ibis

Green Heron

Great Egret

Little Blue Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Family Cathartidae  New World Vultures

Black Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Family Accipitridae  Hawks, Kites, and Eagles

Gray Hawk

Laughing Falcon

Swallow-tailed Kite

White Hawk

White-tailed Kite

Family Cracidae  Curassows and Guans

Plain Chachalaca 

Family Rallidae  Rails, Gallinules and Coots

Gray-necked Wood-rail

Family Aramidae Limpkin

Limpkin

Family Columbidae  Pegeons and Doves

Gray-fronted Dove

Plain-breasted Ground Dove

Rock Dove

Family Psittacidae  Parrots

Olive-throated Parakeet

Red-lored Parrot

Mealy Parrot

Family Cuculidae  Cuckoos and Anis

Squirrel Cuckoo

Family Strigidae  Typical Owls

Vermiculated Screech Owl

Family Trochilidae  Hummingbirds

Long-billed Hermit

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Whie-necked Jacobin

Family Trogonidae  Trogons

Black-headed Trogon (Citreoline Trogon)

Violaceous Trogon

Slaty-tailed Trogon

Family Momotidae  Motmots

Blue-crowned Motmot

Family Galbulidae  Jacamars

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Family Ramphastidae  Toucans

Collared Aracari

Keel-billed Toucan

Family Picidae  Woodpeckers

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Smoky-brown Woodpecker

Pale-billed Woodpecker

Family Thamnophilidae  Antbirds

Barred Antshrike

Family Tyrannidae  Tyrant Flycatchers

Black Phoebe

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Great Kiskadee

Social Flycatcher

Genera of Uncertain Affinities

Cinnamon Becard

Rose-throated Becard

Family Pipridae  Manakins

Red-capped Manakin

White-collared Manakin

Family Corvidae  Jays, Crow and Magpies

Brown Jay

Family Hirundinidae  Swallows

Mangrove Swallow

Ridgeway’s Rough-winged Swallow

Family Troglodytidae  Wrens

Spot-breasted Wren

White-breasted Wood Wren

Nightingale Wren

Family Turdidae  Thrushes

Wood Thrush

Clay-colored Robin

Family Mimidae  Thrashers

Gray Catbird

Tropical Mockingbirds

Family Parulidae  Wood Warblers

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

Hooded Warbler

Wilson’s Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Family Coerebidae  Bananaquit

Bananaquit

Family Thraupidae  Tanagers

Gray-headed Tanager

Red-throated Ant-Tanager

Summer Tanager

Crimson-collared Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

Green Honeycreeper

Red-legged Honeycreeper

Famly Emberizidae  Seedeaters and Sparrows

White-collared Seedeater

Thick-billed Seed-Finch

Yellow-faced Grassquit

Orange-billed Sparrow

Buff-throated Saltator

Family Icteridae  Blackbirds

Melodious Blackbird

Great-tailed Grackle

Black-cowled Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Montezuma Oropendola