Biodiversity in Belize
Biological Diversity in Belize
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PUFFBIRDS  (BUCCONIDAE) - WAXBILLS   (ESTRILDIDAE)
District
English Name Scientific name Local name(s) Status Co OW Be Cy SC To
PUFFBIRDS - BUCCONIDAE
White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos R X X X X X X
White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis R X X X X X
JACAMARS - GALBULIDAE
Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda R X X X X X
TOUCANS - RAMPHASTIDAE
Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus R X X X X X
Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus Phyllis, Medio Pito R X X X X X X
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus Billbird, Pito real R X X X X X X
WOODPECKERS - PICIDAE
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus R X X X X X
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Centurus pucherani R X X X X X
Red-vented Woodpecker Centurus pygmaeus (Yucatan Woodpecker) R X X X X
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Centurus aurifrons Carpenter, Che'ko' R X X X X X X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius W X X X X X X
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris R X X X X X
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus R X X X X X X
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus R X X X X X X
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus R X X X X X X
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Colonte’ R X X X X X X
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis Father Red-cap R X X X X X X
OVENBIRDS - FURNARIIDAE
Rufous-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis erythrothorax R X X X X X X
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia variegaticeps R X X
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner Automolus ochrolaemus R X X X X X
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus R X X X X X X
Tawny-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus mexicanus R X X
Scaly-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus guatemalensis R X X X X
WOODCREEPERS - DENDROCOLAPTIDAE
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina R X X X X X X
Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa R X X X X X X
Olivaceus Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus R X X X X X X
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus R X X X X X
Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus R X X X
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae R X X X X X X
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorynchus flavigaster R X X X X X X
Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius R X ? X
Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii R ? X X X X X
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS - THAMNOPHILIDAE
Great Antshrike Taraba major R X X X X X
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus R X X X X X X
Western Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha R X
Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus R X X
Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis R X X X X
Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor R X X
Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis R X X X X X
Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina R X X X X X
Bare-crowned Antbird Gymnocichla nudiceps R X X X
ANTTHRUSHES AND ANTPITTAS - FORMICARIIDAE
Black-faced Anttrush Formicarius analis R X X X X X X
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS - TYRANNIDAE
TYRANNULETS, ELAENIAS AND ALLIES - ELAENIINAE
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum R X X X X X
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe R X X X X X X
Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata R X X X X X X
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica R X
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster R X X X X X X
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleaginus R X X X X X X
Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus R ? X X X X X
Paltry Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus R? X
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare R X X X X X X
Slate-headed Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum sylvia R X X X X X
Common Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum R X X X X X X
Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris R X X X X X X
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens R X X X X X X
Stub-tailed Spadebill Platyrinchus cancrominus R X X X X X X
FLUVICOLINE FLYCATCHERS - FLUVICOLIINAE
Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus R X X X X X X
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus R X X X X
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius R X X X X X
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi R X X X X X X
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax R X
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus A X
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens WT X X X X X X
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus R X X X X X X
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris T X X X X X X
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens WT X X X X X X
Alder Flycatcher Epidonax alnorum R ? ? X ? ? X
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii R ? ? ? ? X X
White-throated Flycatcher Empidonax albigularis WT X X X X
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus WT X X X X X X
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans R X X X X X
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Robin redbreast R X X X X X X
TYRANNINE FLYCATCHERS - TYRANNINAE
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus R X X X X X X
Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra R X X X X
Yucatan Flycatcher Myiarchus yucatanensis R X X X
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer R X X X X X X
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus T X X X X X X
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus R X X X X X X
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Kiskadee R X X X X X X
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua Kiskadee R X X X X X X