Uncommon Birds in Belize
Our list for Belize has 57 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 12 residents, 1 summer visitor, 31 winter visitors and 13 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Belize in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 57, most common first
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Nov
VeeryCatharus fuscescensPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusWinter visitorUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaWinter visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Oct–May
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