Category: Belize Birds,
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Laughing Falcon
The Laughing Falcon is a medium-sized bird of prey that is easily recognized by its distinctive call, which sounds like a raucous laugh. The Laughing Falcon is primarily brown in color, with a pale throat and chest and dark wings and feeds mainly on snakes, which it hunts both on…
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Common Tody-Flycatcher
Male Common Tody-Flycatchers have glossy black foreheads, slate gray hindcrowns, olive upperparts, black wings and bright yellow underparts. They snatch flying bugs in short quick forays, always catching prey with an audible snap.
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Yucatan Woodpecker
The Yucatan Woodpecker is a small woodpecker species that is found primarily in the Yucatan Peninsula area of Mexico and Belize. They have distinctive black and white plumage, with a red crown and nape and are most commonly found in areas with tall trees, where they can forage for insects…
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Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
The Bare-throated Tiger-Heron is a large wading bird found throughout much of Central and South America. It has a bare yellow throat patch and a rich chestnut-brown body with a white throat.
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Social Flycatcher
The Social Flycatcher is medium sized with brown upperparts, bold black and white striped head, and yellow underparts and is particularly adept at catching flying insects. They are also known for their unique nesting habits, as they often build their nests on top of wasp nests.
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Pale-billed Woodpecker
The Pale-billed Woodpecker is a large, black and white woodpecker named for its distinctive pale ivory-colored bill, which is longer than that of most other woodpecker species. The species is also known for its distinctive drumming, a loud and sustained series of knocks that can be heard from a distance.
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Eye-ringed Flatbill
The Eye-ringed Flatbill is a small, active bird, constantly flitting through the forest canopy in search of prey. It is easily recognizable by the distinctive white ring around its eye.
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Yellow-billed Cacique
The Yellow-billed Cacique is a medium-sized blackbird species that can be found throughout Central America, including Belize. It is all black and has an ivory white bill that almost shines in the dark undstory habitats preferred by this species.
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Bat Falcon
The Bat Falcon is a striking bird that is dark slate gray above, a black-and-white barred breast, and orange lower belly and thighs. As its name suggests, this species primarily feeds on bats, which it hunts in flight at dusk and dawn.
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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is highly adaptable and can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, gardens, and even urban areas.. This species is sexually dimorphic, with males having a striking iridescent greenish-gold color on their head, back, and throat, and a rufous-colored tail, while females have a duller…
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