Belize Bird Checklist - AOU 2014 Total Species: 597 Name Scientific Name Name Scientific Name Tinamidae Hydrobatidae Tinamous Storm-Petrels o Great Tinamou Tinamus major o Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus o Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui Phaethontidae o Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus o Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi Tropicbirds o White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Anatidae Ciconiidae Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl o Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Storks o o Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Jabiru Jabiru mycteria o o Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Wood Stork Mycteria americana o Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Fregatidae o Canada Goose Branta canadensis Frigatebirds o Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata o Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens o Gadwall Anas strepera o American Wigeon Anas americana Sulidae o Mallard Anas platyrhynchos o Boobies and Gannets Blue-winged Teal Anas discors o Masked Booby Sula dactylatra o Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera o Brown Booby Sula leucogaster o Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata o Red-footed Booby Sula sula o Northern Pintail Anas acuta o Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Phalacrocoracidae o Redhead Aythya americana Cormorants and Shags o Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris o Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus o Greater Scaup Aythya marila o Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus o Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Anhingidae o Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus o Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Anhingas o o Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus Anhinga Anhinga anhinga o Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Pelecanidae Cracidae Pelicans o Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos o o Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis o Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens Ardeidae o Great Curassow Crax rubra Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Odontophoridae o Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus o New World Quail American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus o o Black-throated Bobwhite Colinus nigrogularis Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis o o Spotted Wood-Quail Odontophorus guttatus Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum o o Singing Quail Dactylortyx thoracicus Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum o Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Phasianidae o Great Egret Ardea alba Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies o Snowy Egret Egretta thula o Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata o Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea o Tricolored Heron Podicipedidae Egretta tricolor o Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Grebes o Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis o Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus o Green Heron o Butorides virescens Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps o Agami Heron Agamia agami o Phoenicopteridae Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax o Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Flamingos o Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius o American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Threskiornithidae Procellariidae Ibises and Spoonbills Shearwaters and Petrels o White Ibis Eudocimus albus o Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus o Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber o Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri o Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Printed: 3/30/2015 8:28:56 AM Bert Frenz Page 1 of 7 Name Scientific Name Name Scientific Name o White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi o Finfoots Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja o Sungrebe Heliornis fulica Cathartidae Aramidae New World Vultures o Limpkin Black Vulture Coragyps atratus o Limpkin Aramus guarauna o Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura o Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus Recurvirostridae o King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa Stilts and Avocets o Pandionidae Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus o American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Osprey o Osprey Pandion haliaetus Haematopodidae Accipitridae Oystercatchers o American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Hawks, Eagles, and Kites o Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis Charadriidae o Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus Plovers and Lapwings o Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus o Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis o White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus o Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola o Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis o American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica o Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus o Collared Plover Charadrius collaris o Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis o Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus o Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea o Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia o Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis o Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus o Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus o Killdeer Charadrius vociferus o Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Jacanidae o Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii o Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor Jacanas o o Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa o Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus Scolopacidae o Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga o Solitary Eagle Buteogallus solitarius Sandpipers and Allies o o Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis o o Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria o o Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus o o Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus Willet Tringa semipalmata o o Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus o o Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda o o Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus o o Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus o o Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis o o Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa o o Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja o o Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus Red Knot Calidris canutus o o Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus o o Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus Sanderling Calidris alba o Dunlin Calidris alpina Rallidae o Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla o Rails, Gallinules, and Coots White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis o o Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis o o Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos o o Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla o o Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri o o Rufous-necked Wood-Rail Aramides axillaris Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus o o Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus o o Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata o o Sora Porzana carolina Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor o o Yellow-breasted Crake Porzana flaviventer Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus o Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus Stercorariidae o Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus o Skuas and Jaegers Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata o o American Coot Fulica americana Great Skua Stercorarius skua o Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Heliornithidae o Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Printed: 3/30/2015 8:28:56 AM Bert Frenz Page 2 of 7 Name Scientific Name Name Scientific Name o Vermiculated Screech-Owl Megascops guatemalae Laridae o Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers o Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata o Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla o Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus o Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia o Central American Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium griseiceps o Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla o Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum o Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan o Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia o Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris o Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata o Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis o Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata o Herring Gull Larus argentatus o Stygian Owl Asio stygius o Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus o Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus o Brown Noddy Anous stolidus o Striped Owl Pseudoscops clamator o Black Noddy Anous minutus o Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Caprimulgidae o Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Nightjars and Allies o Least Tern Sternula antillarum o Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus o Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica o Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis o Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia o Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor o Black Tern Chlidonias niger o Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis o Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii o Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus o Common Tern Sterna hirundo o Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis o Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri o Yucatan Nightjar Antrostomus badius o Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus o Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus o Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Nyctibiidae o Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Potoos Columbidae o Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis Pigeons and Doves o Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis o Rock Pigeon Columba livia Apodidae o Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis o Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa Swifts o o White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala Black Swift Cypseloides niger o o Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris White-chinned Swift Cypseloides cryptus o o Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila o o Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris o o Inca Dove Columbina inca Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica