Birds to See in Belize in July
46 bird species on our list for Belize are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Turkey Vulture, White-winged Dove, Roadside Hawk and Lineated Woodpecker. New this month: Barn Swallow, Purple Martin, Least Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpiper and 4 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
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 46 birds in July
46 birds
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifronsResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jul
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jul
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jul
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jul
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentCommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentUncommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.12% in Jul
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Mottled OwlStrix virgataResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Great CurassowCrax rubraResidentUncommon84–92 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataWinter visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisResidentRare16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.02% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisScarceRare43–51 cmRegularly Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.01% in Jul
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Jul
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentRare46–63 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in Jul
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