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Orders, decorations, and medals of Belize (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Belize" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris [8] Magpie robin (national bird) Copsychus saularis: Ilish (national fish) Tenualosa ilisha Belize: Baird's tapir (national animal) Tapirus bairdii [9] Keel-billed toucan (national bird) Ramphastos sulfuratus [10] Botswana: Plains zebra (national animal) Equus quagga [11] Brazil: Rufous ...
Panamanians, and Colombians call it macho de monte, and in Belize, where the Baird's tapir is the national animal, it is known as the mountain cow. In Mexico, it is called tzemen in Tzeltal; [citation needed] in Lacandon, it is called cash-i-tzimin, meaning "jungle horse" [citation needed] and in Tojolab'al it is called niguanchan, meaning "big ...
Belize is a country with a rich variety of wildlife, due to its unique position between North and South America, and a wide range of climates and habitats for plant and animal life. [1] Belize's low human population, and approximately 8,867 square miles (22,970 km 2) of undistributed land, provides an ideal home for more than 5000 species of ...
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The BDF, with the Belize National Coast Guard and the Immigration Department, is a department of the Ministry of Defence and Immigration. In 1997 the regular army numbered more than 900, the reserve army 381, the air wing 45 and the maritime wing 36, amounting to an overall strength of approximately 1,400. [45]
The coat of arms of Belize or national seal of Belize was adopted upon independence, and the current coat of arms is only slightly different from that used when Belize was a British colony (the Union Jack has been removed, and a Mestizo woodcutter has replaced one of the supporting Afro-Belizean woodcutters). [1] [2]
Some species hold only an "unofficial" status. The Official status column is marked as Yes only if the bird currently holds the position of the official national bird. Additionally, the list includes birds that were once official but are no longer, as well as birds recognized as national symbols or for other symbolic roles.