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Belize - Bird List Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker Icterus gularis Altamira Oriole Chloroceryle amazona Amazon Kingfisher Coragyps atratus American Black Vulture Fulica americana American Coot Falco sparverius American Kestrel Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart Setophaga petechia American Yellow Warbler Anhinga anhinga Anhinga Aratinga astec Aztec Parakeet Amazilia cyanocephala Azure-crowned Hummingbird Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Thamnophilus doliatus Barred Antshrike Falco rufigularis Bat Falcon Megaceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher Melanoptila glabrirostris Black Catbird Spizaetus tyrannus Black Hawk-Eagle Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe Spizastur melanoleucus Black-and-White Hawk-Eagle Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Melanerpes pucherani Black-cheeked Woodpecker Icterus prosthemelas Black-cowled Oriole Tityra inquisitor Black-crowned Tityra Trogon melanocephalus Black-headed Trogon Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt Setophaga virens Black-throated Green Warbler Lanio aurantius Black-throated Shrike-Tanager Cyanocompsa parellina Blue Bunting Volatinia jacarina Blue-black Grassquit Cyanooloxia cyanoides Blue-black Grosbeak Momotus lessoni Blue-diademed Motmot Polioptila caerulea Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Thraupis episcopus Blue-grey Tanager Spatula discors Blue-winged Teal Cochlearius cochlearia Boat-billed Heron Aimophila botterii Botteri's Sparrow Attila spadiceus Bright-rumped Attila Cyabocorax morio Brown Jay Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican Myiarchus tyrannulus Brown-crested Flycatcher Amazilia yucatanensis Buff-bellied Hummingbird Saltator maximus Buff-throated Saltator Chlorostilbon canivetii Canivet's Emerald Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Psarocolius wagleri Chestnut-headed Oropendola Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Cinnamon Becard Amazilia rutila Cinnamon Hummingbird Turdus grayi Clay-colored Thrush Pteroglossus torquatus Collared Aracari Trogon collaris Collared Trogon Buteogallus anthracinus Common Black-Hawk Gallinula galeata Common gallinule Columbina passerina Common Ground-Dove Gelochelidon nilotica Common Gull-billed Tern Todirostrum cinereum Common Tody-Flycatcher Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat Tyrannus couchii Couch's Kingbird Penelope purpurascens Crested Guan Ramphocelus sanguinolentus Crimson-collared Tanager Microrhopias quixensis Dot-winged Antwren Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant Myiarchus tuberculifer Dusky-capped Flycatcher Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove Rhynchocyclus brevirostris Eye-ringed Flatbill Glaucidium brasilianum Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Tyrannus savana Fork-tailed Flycatcher Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck Trogon caligatus Gartered Trogon Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis Melanerpes aurifrons Golden-fronted Woodpecker Tangara larvata Golden-hooded Tanager Colaptes rubiginosus Golden-olive Woodpecker Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler Dendroica graciae Grace's Warbler Buteogallus urubitinga Great Black-Hawk Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron Crax rubra Great Curassow Pitangus sulphuratus Great Kiskadee Ardea alba Great White Egret Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs Quiscalus mexicanus Great-tailed Grackle Butorides virescens Green Heron Chlorophanes spiza Green Honeycreeper Cyanocorax luxuosus Green Jay Chloroceryle americana Green Kingfisher Vireolanius pulchellus Green Shrike-Vireo Arremonops chloronotus Green-backed Sparrow Anthracothorax prevostii Green-breasted Mango Myiopagis viridicata Greenish Elaenia Dumetella carolinensis Grey Catbird Buteo plagiatus Grey Hawk Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Progne chalybea Grey-breasted Martin Leptotila cassini Grey-chested Dove Eucometis penicillata Grey-headed Tanager Granatellus sallaei Grey-throated Chat Crotophaga sulcirostris Groove-billed Ani Icterus cucullatus Hooded Oriole Setophaga citrina Hooded Warbler Chondrohierax uncinatus Hook-billed Kite Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Ramphastos sulfuratus Keel-billed Toucan Geothlypis formosus Kentucky Warbler Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Sarcoramphus papa King Vulture Herpetotheres cachinnans Laughing Falcon Larus atricilla Laughing Gull Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Pachysylvia decurtatus Lesser Greenlet Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup Cathartes burrovianus Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs Aramus guarauna Limpkin Hylatomus lineatus Lineated Woodpecker Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher Ramphocaenus melanurus Long-billed Gnatwren Phaethoris longirostris Long-billed Hermit Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird Setophaga magnolia Magnolia Warbler Tachycineta albilinea Mangrove Swallow Vireo pallens Mangrove Vireo Setophaga erithachorides Mangrove Warbler Tityra semifasciata Masked Tityra Dives dives Melodious Blackbird Piaya mexicana Mexican Squirrel Cuckoo Setophaga coronata Myrtle Warbler Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropical Cormorant Camptostoma imberbe Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Oncostoma cinereigulare Northern Bentbill Jacana spinosa Northern Jacana Amazona guatemalae Northern Mealy Amazon Schiffornis veraepacis Northern Mourner Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow Onychorhynchus mexicanus Northern Royal Flycatcher Contopus bogotensis Northern Tropical Pewee Parkesia noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush Meleagris ocellata Ocellated Turkey Mionectes oleagineus Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Euphonia gouldi Olive-backed Euphonia Icterus auratus Orange Oriole Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole Spizaetus ornatus Ornate Hawk-Eagle Pandion haliaetus Osprey Seiurus aurocapillus Ovenbird Campephilus guatemalensis Pale-billed Woodpecker Patagioenas cayennensis Pale-vented Pigeon Nyctidromus albicollis Pauraque Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Legatus leucophaius Piratic Flycatcher Ortalis vetula Plain Chachalaca Xenops genibarbis Plain Xenops Vireo plumbeus Plumbeous Vireo Progne subis Purple Martin Heliothryx barroti Purple-crowned Fairy Patagioens flavirostris Red-billed Pigeon Ceratopipra mentalis Red-capped Manakin Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo Cyanerpes cyaneus Red-legged Honeycreeper Amazona autumnalis Red-lored Amazon Habia fuscicauda Red-throated Ant-Tanager Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird Megaceryle torquata Ringed Kingfisher Rupornis magnirostris Roadside Hawk Columba livia Rock Pigeon Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill Pachyramphus aglaiae Rose-throated Becard Piranga roseogularis Rose-throated Tanager Thalasseus maximus Royal Tern Laterallus ruber Ruddy Crake Columbina talpacoti Ruddy Ground-Dove Dendrocincla homochroa Ruddy Woodcreeper Lipaugus unirufus Rufous Piha Synallaxis erythrothorax Rufous-breasted Spinetail Amazilia tzacatl Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Aramides albiventris Russet-naped Wood-Rail Calidris alba Sanderling Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich Tern Patagioenas speciosa Scaled Pigeon Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover Buteo brachyurus Short-tailed Hawk Poecilotriccus sylvia Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher Trogon massena Slaty-tailed Trogon Leuconotopicus fumigatus Smoky-brown Woodpecker Egretta thula Snowy Egret Myiozetetes similis Social Flycatcher Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper Pheugopedius maculipectus Spot-breasted Wren Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper Basileuterus culicivorus Stripe-crowned Warbler Phaethoris striigularis Stripe-throated Hermit Myiodynastes luteiventris Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher MyiobiusSULPHUREIPYGIUS Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Piranga rubra Summer Tanager Tunchiornis ochraceiceps Tawny-crowned Greenlet Dendrocincla anabatina Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron Polioptila plumbea Tropical Gnatcatcher Tyrannus melancholicus Tropical Kingbird Mimus gilvus Tropical Mockingbird Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture Chaetura vauxi Vaux's Swift Megascops vermiculatus Vermiculated Screech-Owl Pyrocephalus rubinus Vermilion Flycatcher Campylopterus hemileucurus Violet Sabrewing Glyphorynchus spirurus Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Campylopterus curvipennis Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Sittasomus griseus Western Olivaceous Woodcreeper Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Eudocimus albus White Ibis Amazilia candida White-bellied Emerald Uropsila leucogastra White-bellied Wren Henicorhina leucosticta White-breasted Wood-Wren Manacus candei White-collared Manakin Sporophila morelleti White-collared Seedeater Pionus senilis White-crowned Parrot Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo Florisuga mellivora White-necked Jacobin Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite Leptotila verreauxi White-tipped Dove Malacoptila panamensis White-whiskered Puffbird Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove Tringa semipalmata Willet Mycteria americana Wood Stork Hylocichia mustelinus Wood Thrush Elaenia flavogaster Yellow-bellied Elaenia Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Tiaris olivacea Yellow-faced Grassquit Vireo flavoviridis Yellow-green Vireo Amazona oratrix Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona xantholora Yellow-lored Amazon Tolmomyias sulphurescens Yellow-olive Flatbill Euphonia hirundinacea Yellow-throated Euphonia Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated Warbler Thraupis abbas Yellow-winged Tanager Myiarchus yucatanensis Yucatan Flycatcher Cyanocorax yucatanicus Yucatan Jay Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi Yucatan Rough-winged Swallow Vireo magister Yucatan Vireo Melanerpes pygmaeus Yucatan Woodpecker.
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    The following is a list of species of birds that have been recorded in the vicinity of BFREE, a scientific field station in Toledo District, southern Belize. The list includes birds seen on the 1,153 private reserve and in the adjacent protected area, the Bladen Nature Reserve. BFREE BIRD LIST ❏ Neotropic ❏ Double-toothed ❏ Little Tinamou Cormorant Kite ❏ Thicket Tinamou ❏ Anhinga ❏ White Tailed Kite ❏ Slaty-breasted ❏ Brown Pelican ❏ Plumbeous Kite Tinamou ❏ Bare-throated ❏ Black-collared ❏ Plain Chachalaca Tiger-Heron Hawk ❏ Crested Guan ❏ Great Blue Heron ❏ Bicolored Hawk ❏ Great Curassow ❏ Snowy Egret ❏ Crane Hawk ❏ Ocellated Turkey ❏ Little Blue Heron ❏ White Hawk ❏ Spotted ❏ Cattle Egret ❏ Gray Hawk Wood-Quail ❏ Great Egret ❏ Sharp-shinned ❏ Singing Quail ❏ Green Heron Hawk ❏ Black-throated ❏ Agami Heron ❏ Common Bobwhite ❏ Yellow-crowned Black-Hawk ❏ Ruddy Crake Night-Heron ❏ Great Black-Hawk ❏ Gray-necked ❏ Boat-billed Heron ❏ Solitary Eagle Wood-Rail ❏ Wood Stork ❏ Roadside Hawk ❏ Sora ❏ Jabiru Stork ❏ Zone-tailed Hawk ❏ Sungrebe ❏ Limpkin ❏ Crested Eagle ❏ Killdeer ❏ Black-bellied ❏ Harpy Eagle ❏ Northern Jacana Whistling-Duck ❏ Black-and-white ❏ Solitary Sandpiper ❏ Muscovy Duck Hawk-Eagle ❏ Lesser Yellow Legs ❏ Blue-winged Teal ❏ Black Hawk-Eagle ❏ Spotted Sandpiper ❏ Black Vulture ❏ Ornate Hawk-Eagle ❏ Pale-vented Pigeon ❏ Turkey Vulture ❏ Barred ❏ Short-billed Pigeon ❏ King Vulture Forest-Falcon ❏ Scaled Pigeon ❏ Lesser ❏ Collared ❏ Ruddy Yellow-headed Forest-Falcon Ground-Dove Vulture ❏ Laughing Falcon ❏ Blue Ground-Dove
  • Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Cuba No. 2, 2018

    Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Cuba No. 2, 2018

    ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF CUBA Number 2 2018-2019 Nils Navarro Pacheco www.EdicionesNuevosMundos.com Senior Editor: Nils Navarro Pacheco Editors: Soledad Pagliuca, Kathleen Hennessey and Sharyn Thompson Cover Design: Scott Schiller Cover: Cuban Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium siju), Peralta, Zapata Swamp, Matanzas, Cuba. Photo Nils Navarro Pacheco, 2017 Back cover Illustrations: Nils Navarro, © Endemic Birds of Cuba. A Comprehensive Field Guide, 2015 Published by Ediciones Nuevos Mundos www.EdicionesNuevosMundos.com [email protected] Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Cuba ©Nils Navarro Pacheco, 2018 ©Ediciones Nuevos Mundos, 2018 ISBN: 9781790608690 2 To the memory of Jim Wiley, a great friend, extraordinary person and scientist, a guiding light of Caribbean ornithology. He crossed many troubled waters in pursuit of expanding our knowledge of Cuban birds. 3 About the Author Nils Navarro Pacheco was born in Holguín, Cuba. He is a freelance author and an internationally acclaimed wildlife artist and scientific illustrator. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts with a major in painting, he served as curator of the herpetological collection of the Holguín Museum of Natural History, where he described several new species of lizards and frogs for Cuba. Nils has been travelling throughout the Caribbean Islands and Central America working on different projects related to the conservation of biodiversity, with a particular focus on amphibians and birds. He is the author of the book Endemic Birds of Cuba, A Comprehensive Field Guide, which, enriched by his own illustrations, creates a personalized field guide structure that is both practical and useful, with icons as substitutes for texts.