Birds to See in Belize in August
53 bird species on our list for Belize are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Turkey Vulture, White-winged Dove, Eurasian Collared Dove and Barn Swallow. New this month: American Redstart, Northern Waterthrush, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and Least Flycatcher and 6 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Belize’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 53 birds in August
53 birds
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifronsResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Aug
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Aug
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.63% in Aug
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Aug
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.48% in Aug
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Aug
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentUncommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Aug
Great CurassowCrax rubraResidentUncommon84–92 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Aug
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Aug
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.05% in Aug
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.05% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Aug
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisResidentRare16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.03% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Aug
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.01% in Aug
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Aug
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made