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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Belize: The Birds of Chan Chich

Cumulative Bird List

With Rich Hoyer as leader

  • Column A = number of tours out of four on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B: number of days this species was seen in 2010
  • Column C: maximum daily count for this species in 2010
  • Column D: H= Heard Only, X= Seen in 2010
A B C D
4 Great Tinamou 4 1 H Tinamus major
1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
1 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
1 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
2 Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula
4 Crested Guan 7 9 Penelope purpurascens
4 Great Curassow 4 13 Crax rubra
4 Ocellated Turkey 7 78 Meleagris ocellata
1 American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
2 Brown Pelican 1 1 Pelecanus occidentalis
4 Anhinga 3 8 Anhinga anhinga
4 Magnificent Frigatebird 1 1 Fregata magnificens
1 Pinnated Bittern 1 1 Botaurus pinnatus
1 Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum
4 Great Blue Heron 1 2 Ardea herodias
4 Great Egret 4 8 Ardea alba
4 Snowy Egret 1 2 Egretta thula
4 Little Blue Heron 3 5 Egretta caerulea
4 Tricolored Heron 1 1 Egretta tricolor
4 Cattle Egret 3 20 Bubulcus ibis
4 Green Heron 1 1 Butorides virescens
2 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
1 Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
4 White Ibis 1 6 Eudocimus albus
1 Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
1 Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
2 Wood Stork 2 5 Mycteria americana
4 Black Vulture 6 7 Coragyps atratus
4 Turkey Vulture 7 17 Cathartes aura
3 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture 2 12 Cathartes burrovianus
4 King Vulture 3 3 Sarcoramphus papa
3 Osprey 1 1 Pandion haliaetus
4 White-tailed Kite 2 1 Elanus leucurus
1 Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
3 Double-toothed Kite 2 5 Harpagus bidentatus
1 Bicolored Hawk 1 1 Accipiter bicolor
1 accipiter species 1 2 Accipiter sp.
4 White Hawk 1 1 Leucopternis albicollis
4 Common Black-Hawk 1 1 Buteogallus anthracinus
3 Great Black-Hawk 1 1 Buteogallus urubitinga
4 Roadside Hawk 6 6 Buteo magnirostris
2 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
4 Gray Hawk 1 1 Buteo nitidus
4 Short-tailed Hawk 3 2 Buteo brachyurus
2 Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
2 Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle 1 1 Spizaetus melanoleucus
3 Black Hawk-Eagle 1 1 Spizaetus tyrannus
4 Ornate Hawk-Eagle 2 2 Spizaetus ornatus
4 Barred Forest-Falcon 2 1 H Micrastur ruficollis
2 Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
3 Laughing Falcon 1 1 H Herpetotheres cachinnans
3 American Kestrel Falco sparverius
4 Bat Falcon 3 4 Falco rufigularis
2 Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber
1 Purple Gallinule 1 1 Porphyrio martinica
2 Sungrebe 1 1 Heliornis fulica
1 Limpkin Aramus guarauna
4 Killdeer 5 25 Charadrius vociferus
2 Northern Jacana 3 5 Jacana spinosa
1 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
1 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
1 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
1 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
1 Rock Pigeon Columbia livia
2 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
2 Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
4 Red-billed Pigeon 1 1 Patagioenas flavirostris
4 Short-billed Pigeon 4 5 Patagioenas nigrirostris
4 Ruddy Ground-Dove 3 6 Columbina talpacoti
2 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
4 Gray-headed Dove 4 2 Leptotila plumbeiceps
3 Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
4 Olive-throated Parakeet 4 4 Aratinga nana astec
4 Brown-hooded Parrot 3 4 H Pionopsitta haematotis
3 White-crowned Parrot 6 5 Pionus senilis
3 White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons
4 Red-lored Parrot 6 6 Amazona autumnalis
4 Mealy Parrot 7 8 Amazona farinosa
4 Squirrel Cuckoo 3 3 Piaya cayana
4 Groove-billed Ani 1 8 Crotophaga sulcirostris
1 Barn Owl Tyto alba
1 Central American Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium griseiceps
2 Mottled Owl 1 2 Ciccaba virgata
4 Common Pauraque 5 8 Nyctidromus albicollis
1 Yucatan Poorwill 1 1 H Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
3 Yucatan Nightjar Caprimulgus badius
4 Northern Potoo 1 1 Nyctibius jamaicensis
3 Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
4 Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift 5 6 Panyptila cayennensis
4 Long-billed Hermit 7 3 Phaethornis longirostris
4 Stripe-throated Hermit 6 4 Phaethornis striigularis
4 Scaly-breasted Hummingbird 2 1 Phaeochroa cuvierii
3 Wedge-tailed Sabrewing 7 2 Campylopterus curvipennis
1 Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
1 Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii
2 White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida
4 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird 7 4 Amazilia tzacatl
4 Cinnamon Hummingbird 1 2 Amazilia rutila
4 Purple-crowned Fairy 5 2 Heliothryx barroti
2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
4 Black-headed Trogon 7 4 Trogon melanocephalus
4 Violaceous Trogon 4 2 Trogon violaceus
1 Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
4 Slaty-tailed Trogon 4 2 Trogon massena
4 Tody Motmot 1 2 Hylomanes momotula
4 Blue-crowned Motmot 2 2 Momotus momota
4 Ringed Kingfisher 1 1 Megaceryle torquata
4 Belted Kingfisher 2 2 Megaceryle alcyon
1 Amazon Kingfisher 1 1 Chloroceryle amazona
2 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
4 White-necked Puffbird 1 1 Notharchus macrorhynchos
4 White-whiskered Puffbird 4 6 Malacoptila panamensis
3 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
2 Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus
4 Collared Aracari 4 4 Pteroglossus torquatus
4 Keel-billed Toucan 6 3 Ramphastos sulfuratus
4 Black-cheeked Woodpecker 7 7 Melanerpes pucherani
3 Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
3 Smoky-brown Woodpecker 4 3 Veniliornis fumigatus
4 Golden-olive Woodpecker 4 1 Piculus rubiginosus
4 Chestnut-colored Woodpecker 3 4 Celeus castaneus
4 Lineated Woodpecker 5 1 Dryocopus lineatus
4 Pale-billed Woodpecker 7 8 Campephilus guatemalensis
4 Scaly-throated Leaftosser 3 1 Sclerurus guatemalensis
1 Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus
4 Plain Xenops 4 2 Xenops minutus
3 Tawny-winged Woodcreeper 2 3 Dendrocincla anabatina
4 Ruddy Woodcreeper 2 2 Dendrocincla homochroa
4 Olivaceous Woodcreeper 7 5 Sittasomus griseicapillus
3 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
3 Strong-billed Woodcreeper 4 3 Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
4 Northern Barred-Woodcreeper 1 1 Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
4 Ivory-billed Woodcreeper 6 7 Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
1 Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
4 Plain Antvireo 1 1 Dysithamnus mentalis
4 Dot-winged Antwren 6 5 Microrhopias quixensis
2 Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
4 Black-faced Antthrush 3 1 Formicarius analis moniliger
4 Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet 1 3 Ornithion semiflavum
1 Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
3 Greenish Elaenia 3 2 Myiopagis viridicata
4 Yellow-bellied Elaenia 4 4 Elaenia flavogaster
4 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher 3 1 Mionectes oleagineus
2 Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
2 Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare
1 Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
4 Eye-ringed Flatbill 5 2 Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
4 Yellow-olive Flycatcher 1 1 Tolmomyias sulphurescens
4 Stub-tailed Spadebill 7 13 Platyrinchus cancrominus
4 Royal Flycatcher 3 1 Onychorhynchus coronatus
3 Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher 1 1 Terenotriccus erythrurus
4 Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher 6 3 Myiobius sulphureipygius
2 Olive-sided Flycatcher 2 2 Contopus cooperi
4 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 7 5 Empidonax flaviventris
4 Least Flycatcher 7 3 Empidonax minimus
4 Vermilion Flycatcher 1 1 Pyrocephalus rubinus
4 Bright-rumped Attila 4 1 Attila spadiceus
3 Rufous Mourner 1 1 Rhytipterna holerythra
2 Yucatan Flycatcher 1 2 Myiarchus yucatanensis
4 Dusky-capped Flycatcher 6 4 Myiarchus tuberculifer
4 Great Crested Flycatcher 3 1 Myiarchus crinitus
1 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
4 Great Kiskadee 3 6 Pitangus sulphuratus
2 Boat-billed Flycatcher 5 1 Megarynchus pitangua
4 Social Flycatcher 6 30 Myiozetetes similis
4 Tropical Kingbird 5 30 Tyrannus melancholicus
4 Couch's Kingbird 5 1 Tyrannus couchii
4 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 3 2 Tyrannus forficatus
4 Fork-tailed Flycatcher 2 8 Tyrannus savana
3 Thrush-like Schiffornis 7 9 Schiffornis turdinus
3 Rufous Piha 1 1 H Lipaugus unirufus
1 Speckled Mourner 1 1 Laniocera rufescens
3 Cinnamon Becard 1 2 Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
1 Gray-collared Becard Pachyramphus major
2 Rose-throated Becard 1 1 Pachyramphus aglaiae
4 Masked Tityra 3 2 Tityra semifasciata
2 Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
3 Lovely Cotinga 1 1 Cotinga amabilis
4 White-collared Manakin 7 4 Manacus candei
4 Red-capped Manakin 5 4 Pipra mentalis
4 White-eyed Vireo 6 2 Vireo griseus
3 Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens
4 Yellow-throated Vireo 4 3 Vireo flavifrons
4 Tawny-crowned Greenlet 5 17 Hylophilus ochraceiceps
4 Lesser Greenlet 6 28 Hylophilus decurtatus
1 Green Shrike-Vireo 1 1 Vireolanius pulchellus
1 Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
4 Brown Jay 6 10 Cyanocorax morio
2 Gray-breasted Martin 2 1 Progne chalybea
1 Tree Swallow 1 1 Tachycineta bicolor
4 Mangrove Swallow 4 40 Tachycineta albilinea
4 N Rough-winged Swallow 4 35 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
4 Barn Swallow 1 1 Hirundo rustica
4 Spot-breasted Wren 7 10 Thryothorus maculipectus
1 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus albinucha
4 House Wren 7 3 Troglodytes aedon musculus
3 White-bellied Wren 1 1 Uropsila leucogastra
4 White-breasted Wood-Wren 6 4 Henicorhina leucosticta
3 Long-billed Gnatwren 4 3 Ramphocaenus melanurus
4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6 2 Polioptila caerulea
2 Tropical Gnatcatcher 1 2 Polioptila plumbea
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
4 Wood Thrush 7 23 Hylocichla mustelina
3 Clay-colored Thrush 5 10 Turdus grayi
2 White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis
4 Gray Catbird 7 14 Dumetella carolinensis
4 Tropical Mockingbird 1 2 Mimus gilvus
3 Blue-winged Warbler 1 1 Vermivora pinus
1 Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
1 Northern Parula Parula americana
4 Yellow Warbler 6 3 Dendroica petechia
4 Chestnut-sided Warbler 5 3 Dendroica pensylvanica
4 Magnolia Warbler 7 10 Dendroica magnolia
1 Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata coronata
4 Black-throated Green Warbler 3 5 Dendroica virens
4 Yellow-throated Warbler 3 1 Dendroica dominica
4 Black-and-white Warbler 7 6 Mniotilta varia
4 American Redstart 7 10 Setophaga ruticilla
3 Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
4 Ovenbird 2 1 Seiurus aurocapilla
4 Northern Waterthrush 4 4 Seiurus noveboracensis
4 Louisiana Waterthrush 6 4 Seiurus motacilla
4 Kentucky Warbler 6 13 Oporornis formosus
4 Common Yellowthroat 4 4 Geothlypis trichas
4 Hooded Warbler 7 8 Wilsonia citrina
4 Golden-crowned Warbler 2 5 Basileuterus culicivorus
1 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
4 Gray-throated Chat 1 2 Granatellus sallaei
3 Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
4 Black-throated Shrike-Tanager 6 9 Lanio aurantius
3 Blue-gray Tanager 2 5 Thraupis episcopus
4 Yellow-winged Tanager 4 3 Thraupis abbas
1 Golden-hooded Tanager 2 1 Tangara larvata
4 Green Honeycreeper 7 5 Chlorophanes spiza
1 Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
1 Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
4 Black-headed Saltator 4 4 Saltator atriceps
3 Blue-black Grassquit 1 3 Volatinia jacarina
4 White-collared Seedeater 4 9 Sporophila torqueola
3 Green-backed Sparrow 2 1 Arremonops chloronotus
4 Summer Tanager 7 5 Piranga rubra
1 Western Tanager 1 1 Piranga ludoviciana
4 Red-crowned Ant-Tanager 6 7 Habia rubica
4 Red-throated Ant-Tanager 4 6 Habia fuscicauda
2 Black-faced Grosbeak 3 25 Caryothraustes poliogaster
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
4 Blue-black Grosbeak 3 2 Cyanocompsa cyanoides
1 Blue Bunting 2 8 Cyanocompsa parellina
1 Dickey's [Audubon's] Oriole Icterus [graduacauda] dickayae
2 Indigo Bunting 2 2 H Passerina cyanea
2 Dickey's [Audubon's] Oriole Icterus graduacauda dickayae
4 Melodious Blackbird 6 4 Dives dives
4 Great-tailed Grackle 3 265 Quiscalus mexicanus
3 Bronzed Cowbird 1 1 Molothrus aeneus
4 Giant Cowbird 1 6 Molothrus oryzivora
4 Black-cowled Oriole 7 4 Icterus prosthemelas
4 Orchard Oriole 4 23 Icterus spurius
4 Hooded Oriole 1 1 Icterus cucullatus
4 Baltimore Oriole 5 2 Icterus galbula
1 Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
4 Montezuma Oropendola 5 16 Psarocolius montezuma
3 Scrub Euphonia 5 2 Euphonia affinis
4 Yellow-throated Euphonia 4 5 Euphonia hirundinacea
4 Olive-backed Euphonia 7 25 Euphonia gouldi
Kinkajou X Potos flavus

Mammals

Virginia Opossum X Didelphis virginiana
Central American Wooly Opossum Caluromys derbianus
Greater White-lined Bat Saccopteryx bilineata
Great Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus lituratus
Yucatan Black Howler X Alouatta pigra
Central American Spider Monkey X Ateles geoffroyi
Deppe's Squirrel X Sciurus deppei
Central American Agouti X Dasyprocta punctata
Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus
Gray Fox X Urocyon cinereoargenteus
White-nosed Coati X Nasua narica
Tayra X Eira barbara
Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu
White-lipped Peccary Dicotyles pecari
Baird's Tapir Tapirus bairdii
White-tailed Deer X Odocoileus virginianus
Red Brocket X Mazama americana

Amphibians and Reptiles

Gulf Coast Toad X Incilius valliceps
Milky Treefrog X Trachycephalus venulosus
Morelet's Crocodile X Crocodylus moreletii
Mesoamerican Slider Trachemys scripta venusta
Green Iguana Iguana iguana
Brown Basilisk X Basiliscus vittatus
Big-headed Anole Norops capito
White Anole X Norops laeviventris
Rainbow Ameiva X Ameiva undulata
Central American Skink Mabuya unimarginata
House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
Boa Constrictor X Boa constrictor
Red-backed Coffee Snake Ninia sebae

Butterflies

Emerald-patched Cattleheart Parides sesostris zestos
Variable Cattleheart X Parides erithalion polyzelus
Polydamas Swallowtail Battus polydamas polydamas
Dark Kite-Swallowtail Eurytides philolaus
Little Yellow X Pyrisitia lisa centralis
Mimosa Yellow Pyrisitia nise nelphe
White Angled-Sulphur Anteos clorinde
Yellow Angled-Sulphur Anteos maerula
Cloudless Sulphur X Phoebis sennae marcellina
Apricot Sulphur Phoebis argante
Large Orange Sulphur X Phoebis agarithe agarithe
Orange-barred Sulphur Phoebis philea philea
Florida White X Glutophrissa drusilla tenuis
Viard's White X Pieriballia viardi viardi
Meton Hairstreak Rekoa meton
Ziba Scrub-Hairstreak X Strymon ziba
Gynaea Metalmark Detritivora gynaea
White-spotted Emesis Emesis aurimna
Molpe Metalmark Juditha caucana
Monarch X Danaus plexippus plexippus
Queen X Danaus gilippus thersippus
Spot-celled Sister Adelpha basiloides
Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae incarnata
Juno Longwing Dione juno huascuma
Banded Longwing Dryadula phaetusa
Julia Dryas iulia moderata
Northern Green Longwing X Philaethria diatonica
Isabella's Longwing Eueides isabella eva
Zebra Longwing X Heliconius charithonia vazquezae
Crimson-patched Longwing X Heliconius erato petiverana
Tiger-striped Longwing Heliconius ismenius telchinia
Dingy Purplewing Eunica monima
Dark Purplewing X Eucina alcmena alcmena
Gray Cracker Hamadryas februa ferentina
Variable Cracker Hamadryas feronia farinulenta
Red Cracker Hamadryas amphinome mexicana
Little Banner Nica flavilla canthara
Many-banded Daggerwing Marpesia chiron
Orion Cecropian Historis odius doius
Tailed Cecropian Historis acheronta acheronta
Dirce Beauty Colobura dirce dirce
Blomfild's Beauty Smyrna blomfildia datis
White Peacock X Anartia jatrophae luteipicta
Banded Peacock X Anartia fatima fatima
Malachite Siproeta stelenes biplagiata
Mangrove Buckeye Junonia genoveva
Crimson-patch Checkerspot Chlosyne janais janais
Theona Checkerspot Chlosyne theona minimus
Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia lacinia
Edge Leafwing Memphis oenomais
One-spotted Prepona X Archaeoprepona demophon centralis
Two-spotted Prepona X Archaeoprepona demophoon gulina
Common Morpho Morpho helenor montezuma
Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly Caligo uranus
Pale Owl-Butterfly Caligo telamonius memnon
Double-spotted Owl-Butterfly Eryphanis aesacus
Split-banded Owl-Butterfly Opsiphanes cassina fabricii
Hermes Satyr Hermeuptychia hermes
White-banded Satyr Pareuptychia metaluca
White Satyr Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
Mercurial Skipper Proteides mercurius mercurius
Manuel's Skipper X Polygonus savigny savigny
Potrillo Skipper Cabares potrillo potrillo
Mimosa Skipper Cogia calchas
Variegated Skipper X Gorgythion begga pyralina
Tropical Chekered-Skipper Pyrgus oileus

Miscellaneous Arthropods

Mexican Red-backed Tarantula X Brachypelma vagans