Common Birds in Belize
Our list for Belize has 19 common birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 8 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Belize in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 19, most common first
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifronsResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–May
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Aug–May
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaWinter visitorCommon10–13 cmRegularly Sep–May
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPassage migrantCommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–May
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–May
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Tennessee Warbler 10–13 cm
- Magnolia Warbler 11–13 cm
- Common Yellowthroat 11–13 cm
- American Redstart 11–14 cm
- Northern Waterthrush 12–15 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Baltimore Oriole 17–19 cm
- Swainson's Thrush 16–20 cm
- Gray Catbird 20–24 cm
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker 21–26 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 cm
- Roadside Hawk 33–41 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Turkey Vulture 62–81 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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