《Birds in Belize》.pptVIP

Birds in Belize Bird Diversity in Belize 540+ species in 8866 square miles Belize is the size of Massachusetts What families are found in Belize but not the United States? Some bird diversity statistics… 9748 species in the world in 204 families 94 families/1350 species in Mexico/Central America (14% of bird species in 1.5% of the world’s land area) 75 bird families in Belize Neotropics What is a neotropical migrant? Neotropical Bird Families in Belize(families in Belize but not in U.S.A.) Tinamous Sungrebe Jacana* Potoos Motmots Puffbirds Jacamars Toucans Ovenbirds Woodcreepers Antbirds Antthrushes Cotingas Manakins Bananaquit* * a single species of this family has occurred as an accidental in U.S.A. Potoos: Nyctibiidae Related to Whip-poor-will, nighthawks, et al. - Caprimulgiformes One species in Belize, the Northern Potoo Motmots: Momotidae Three species in Belize Blue-crowned Motmot (common) Tody Motmot (Less common) Keel-billed Motmot (rare) Jacamars: Galbulidae One species in Belize, the Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Galbula ruficauda Toucans: Ramphastidae Three species in Belize: we are most likely to see the Keel-billed Toucan Also there are Collared Aracari and Emerald Toucanet Woodcreepers: Dendrocolaptidae similar to woodpeckers and Brown Creeper of North America Several species, all adapted for gleaning insects from bark Antbirds they don’t eat ants, they follow them Ant shrike ? Ant wren Black-faced Antthrush So many birds… Vireos, warblers, wrens, tanagers…. ...Hummingbirds- 22 species Green-breasted mango Long-tailed hermit Purple-crowned fairy White-necked jacobin Northern Jacana Lots of hawks Common black-hawk Bat falcon Trogons Violaceous trogon Slaty tailed trogon …Lots of flycatchers Tropical flycatcher Parrots and allies mealy Red-lored Birds of the Islands Laughing gull Royal tern Brown Pelican Magnificent Frigate Bird Brown booby Brown jay Ecological Roles: some are unique to the Neotropics, some are similar to those seen in