Belize bird checklist
616 bird species in 81 families have been recorded in Belize, according to eBird; about 490 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Belize right now
1Barn Swallow
2Black Vulture
3Rock Pigeon
4White-winged Dove
5Baltimore Oriole
6Orchard Oriole
7Turkey Vulture
8Eurasian Collared-Dove
9Eastern Kingbird
10Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Tinamous
- Great Tinamou
- Little Tinamou
- Thicket Tinamou
- Slaty-breasted Tinamou
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Snow Goose
- Canada Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Redhead
- Ring-necked Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Hooded Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Masked Duck
- Ruddy Duck
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows
- Crested Guan
- Great Curassow
- Plain Chachalaca
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Black-throated Bobwhite
- Singing Quail
- Spotted Wood-Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Ocellated Turkey
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Pale-vented Pigeon
- Scaled Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Red-billed Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Short-billed Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Inca Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Blue Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- Caribbean Dove
- Gray-chested Dove
- Gray-headed Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Groove-billed Ani
- Striped Cuckoo
- Pheasant Cuckoo
- Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
- Dark-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Antillean Nighthawk
- Short-tailed Nighthawk
- Common Pauraque
- Yucatan Poorwill
- Chuck-will's-widow
- Yucatan Nightjar
- Eastern Whip-poor-will
Potoos
- Great Potoo
- Northern Potoo
Swifts
- White-chinned Swift
- Chestnut-collared Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Vaux's Swift
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Hummingbirds
- White-necked Jacobin
- Band-tailed Barbthroat
- Long-billed Hermit
- Stripe-throated Hermit
- Brown Violetear
- Purple-crowned Fairy
- Green-breasted Mango
- Black-crested Coquette
- Long-billed Starthroat
- Plain-capped Starthroat
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Canivet's Emerald
- Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
- Violet-headed Hummingbird
- Violet Sabrewing
- Crowned Woodnymph
- Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
- Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
- Azure-crowned Hummingbird
- Cinnamon Hummingbird
- Buff-bellied Hummingbird
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
- White-bellied Emerald
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Clapper Rail
- Spotted Rail
- Uniform Crake
- Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
- Russet-naped Wood-Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Yellow-breasted Crake
- Ruddy Crake
- Gray-breasted Crake
- Black Rail
Finfoots
- Sungrebe
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
- Snowy Plover
Jacanas
- Northern Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Baird's Sandpiper
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Albatrosses
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Great Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Storks
- Jabiru
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Anhinga
Cormorants and Shags
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- White-faced Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
- Boat-billed Heron
- Agami Heron
- American Bittern
- Pinnated Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Whistling Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- King Vulture
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- White-tailed Kite
- Hook-billed Kite
- Gray-headed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Black Hawk-Eagle
- Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle
- Crested Eagle
- Harpy Eagle
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Bicolored Hawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- Northern Harrier
- Tiny Hawk
- Double-toothed Kite
- Bald Eagle
- Mississippi Kite
- Plumbeous Kite
- Crane Hawk
- Black-collared Hawk
- Snail Kite
- Common Black Hawk
- Great Black Hawk
- Solitary Eagle
- Roadside Hawk
- White-tailed Hawk
- White Hawk
- Gray Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Zone-tailed Hawk
- Short-tailed Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Middle American Screech-Owl
- Crested Owl
- Spectacled Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Central American Pygmy-Owl
- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Mottled Owl
- Black-and-white Owl
- Striped Owl
- Stygian Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Trogons
- Slaty-tailed Trogon
- Black-headed Trogon
- Gartered Violaceous Trogon
- Collared Trogon
Motmots
- Tody Motmot
- Lesson's Motmot
- Keel-billed Motmot
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
- Amazon Kingfisher
- American Pygmy Kingfisher
- Green Kingfisher
Puffbirds
- White-necked Puffbird
- White-whiskered Puffbird
Jacamars
- Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Toucans
- Northern Emerald-Toucanet
- Collared Aracari
- Keel-billed Toucan
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Acorn Woodpecker
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker
- Yucatan Woodpecker
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker
- Pale-billed Woodpecker
- Lineated Woodpecker
- Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
- Golden-olive Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Laughing Falcon
- Collared Forest-Falcon
- Barred Forest-Falcon
- Crested Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Aplomado Falcon
- Bat Falcon
- Orange-breasted Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Budgerigar
New World and African Parrots
- Brown-hooded Parrot
- White-crowned Parrot
- Red-lored Amazon
- Yellow-naped Amazon
- Yellow-headed Amazon
- White-fronted Amazon
- Yellow-lored Amazon
- Mealy Amazon
- Olive-throated Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Green Parakeet
Typical Antbirds
- Great Antshrike
- Barred Antshrike
- Black-crowned Antshrike
- Russet Antshrike
- Plain Antvireo
- Slaty Antwren
- Dot-winged Antwren
- Dusky Antbird
- Bare-crowned Antbird
Antpittas
- Scaled Antpitta
Antthrushes
- Mayan Antthrush
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Middle American Leaftosser
- Scaly-throated Leaftosser
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper
- Ruddy Woodcreeper
- Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
- Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
- Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper
- Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
- Spotted Woodcreeper
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper
- Northern Plain-Xenops
- Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Rufous-breasted Spinetail
Manakins
- White-collared Manakin
- Red-capped Manakin
Cotingas
- Lovely Cotinga
- Rufous Piha
Tityras and Allies
- Black-crowned Tityra
- Masked Tityra
- Northern Schiffornis
- Speckled Mourner
- Cinnamon Becard
- White-winged Becard
- Gray-collared Becard
- Rose-throated Becard
Royal Flycatchers and Allies
- Tropical Royal Flycatcher
- Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
- Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Stub-tailed Spadebill
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher
- Northern Bentbill
- Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher
- Common Tody-Flycatcher
- Eye-ringed Flatbill
- Yellow-olive Flatbill
- Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet
- Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
- Greenish Elaenia
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Mistletoe Tyrannulet
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Greater Pewee
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Northern Tropical Pewee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- White-throated Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Black Phoebe
- Eastern Phoebe
- Say's Phoebe
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Bright-rumped Attila
- Rufous Mourner
- Yucatan Flycatcher
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Great Kiskadee
- Boat-billed Flycatcher
- Social Flycatcher
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
- Piratic Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Couch's Kingbird
- Cassin's Kingbird
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Gray Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike
- Green Shrike-Vireo
- Ochre-crowned Greenlet
- Lesser Greenlet
- White-eyed Vireo
- Mangrove Vireo
- Bell's Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Plumbeous Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-green Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
- Yucatan Vireo
Shrikes
- Loggerhead Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Brown Jay
- Green Jay
- Yucatan Jay
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Mangrove Swallow
- Violet-green Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Gray-breasted Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gnatcatchers
- Long-billed Gnatwren
- White-browed Gnatcatcher
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
- Nightingale Wren
- Southern House Wren
- Grass Wren
- Carolina Wren
- Band-backed Wren
- Spot-breasted Wren
- Cabanis's Wren
- White-bellied Wren
- White-breasted Wood-Wren
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Black Catbird
- Gray Catbird
- Tropical Mockingbird
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird
- Slate-colored Solitaire
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- Rufous-collared Robin
- American Robin
- White-throated Thrush
- Clay-colored Thrush
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Waxbills and Allies
- Tricolored Munia
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Elegant Euphonia
- Scrub Euphonia
- White-vented Euphonia
- Yellow-throated Euphonia
- Olive-backed Euphonia
- Red Crossbill
- Black-headed Siskin
- Lesser Goldfinch
New World Sparrows
- Common Chlorospingus
- Botteri's Sparrow
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Olive Sparrow
- Green-backed Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Lark Sparrow
- Orange-billed Sparrow
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Vesper Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- White-faced Ground-Sparrow
- Rusty Sparrow
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Troupials and Allies
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Bobolink
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Yellow-billed Cacique
- Chestnut-headed Oropendola
- Montezuma Oropendola
- Black-cowled Oriole
- Orchard Oriole
- Hooded Oriole
- Yellow-backed Oriole
- Yellow-tailed Oriole
- Bullock's Oriole
- Orange Oriole
- Spot-breasted Oriole
- Altamira Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Shiny Cowbird
- Bronzed Cowbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Giant Cowbird
- Melodious Blackbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Swainson's Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
- MacGillivray's Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Tropical Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Grace's Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Hermit Warbler
- Golden-cheeked Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Rufous-capped Warbler
- Golden-crowned Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Rose-throated Tanager
- Hepatic Tanager
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Flame-colored Tanager
- White-winged Tanager
- Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
- Red-throated Ant-Tanager
- Black-faced Grosbeak
- Northern Cardinal
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Gray-throated Chat
- Blue Seedeater
- Blue-black Grosbeak
- Blue Bunting
- Blue Grosbeak
- Lazuli Bunting
- Indigo Bunting
- Painted Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Gray-headed Tanager
- Black-throated Shrike-Tanager
- Crimson-collared Tanager
- Scarlet-rumped Tanager
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Yellow-winged Tanager
- Golden-hooded Tanager
- Shining Honeycreeper
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Green Honeycreeper
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Thick-billed Seed-Finch
- Variable Seedeater
- Morelet's Seedeater
- Slate-colored Seedeater
- Bananaquit
- Yellow-faced Grassquit
- Buff-throated Saltator
- Black-headed Saltator
- Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Most common birds in Belize
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Belize’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- White-fronted AmazonAmazona albifrons
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
- Olive-throated ParakeetEupsittula nana
- Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti
- Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
- Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
Largest bird families in Belize
Among its regular birds.
- Tyrant Flycatchers43
- New World Warblers36
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites27
- Sandpipers and Allies22
- Hummingbirds20
- Pigeons and Doves19
- Troupials and Allies19
- Tanagers and Allies19
Reported in the last 30 days
472 species reported to eBird in Belize in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Turkey Vulture, Inca Dove, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Great Kiskadee, Black Vulture, Black Hawk-Eagle, Collared Aracari, Barn Swallow, Couch's Kingbird, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Baltimore Oriole, Clay-colored Thrush, Gray Catbird, Black-cowled Oriole, Olive-throated Parakeet, Orchard Oriole, White-fronted Amazon, Lesson's Motmot, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Brown Jay, Social Flycatcher, Great-tailed Grackle, Tropical Kingbird, Tropical Mockingbird, White-winged Dove, Melodious Blackbird, Morelet's Seedeater, Southern House Wren, Black-and-white Warbler, Rock Pigeon, Keel-billed Toucan, Black-headed Saltator, Crested Guan, Louisiana Waterthrush, Scaly-breasted Hummingbird, Barred Forest-Falcon, Kentucky Warbler, Ivory-billed Woodcreeper, Yellow-olive Flatbill, …
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Great-tailed Grackle
Western Cattle-Egret
Gray Catbird
Swainson's Thrush
Tennessee Warbler
American Redstart
Little Blue Heron
Magnificent Frigatebird
Green Heron
White Ibis
Great Egret
Laughing Gull
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Common Yellowthroat
Red-eyed Vireo