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The keel-billed toucan is the national bird of Belize. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Belize. Belize includes around 450 smaller cays and islands lying in the Caribbean Sea in addition to the mainland. The avifauna of Belize included a total of 621 species as of May 2023, according to Bird Checklists of the World. [1]
It is the national bird of Belize. [3] The species is found in tropical jungles from southern Mexico to Ecuador. It is an omnivorous forest bird that feeds on fruits, seeds, insects, invertebrates, lizards, snakes, and small birds and their eggs.
Important Bird Areas of Belize (10 P) Pages in category "Birds of Belize" The following 88 pages are in this category, out of 88 total.
Belize is home to many tropical snake species, including both venomous and nonvenomous snakes. The families found in Belize consist of Colubridae, Boidae, Elapidae and Viperidae, of which the latter two families are highly venomous and may present a potential health hazard to humans if provoked. Out of 1500 species of colubrids known, 60 of ...
Bird Island, March 2010. Bird Island is a cay and bird sanctuary located near Tobacco Caye in the western Caribbean. The island is home to frigatebirds and red-footed boobies and tourists are not allowed to dock or set foot on it. In 2001, a hurricane destroyed the mangrove forest on the island, yet birds continued to roost.
Belize Bird Rescue (BBR) is an avian rescue and rehabilitation centre in Belize. It is a non-governmental [1] and non-profit organization, and is Belize's only multi-species avian rescue and rehabilitation centre. It operates wholly within Belize under license and support from the Government of Belize Forest Department.
Adult bird in Belize. The melodious blackbird (Dives dives) is a New World tropical bird. Description. The adult is a medium-sized blackbird with a rounded tail. The ...
Grey-headed dove Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Leptotila Species: L. plumbeiceps Binomial name Leptotila plumbeiceps Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868 The grey-headed dove (Leptotila plumbeiceps) is a large New World dove. It is found from eastern ...