For your convenience we are providing some additional information and pointers which may be of assistance during your planning, in addition to providing you with some insight regarding everything we offer to ensure that your stay with us is truly remarkable. The last few pages of the document include birding checklists that you may wish to print and bring along.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Machaca Hill Rainforest Canopy Lodge
Big Hill Farm Road | PO Box 135, Punta Gorda, Toledo, Belize
Phone: (+501) 722-0050
e-mail: info@machacahill.com
BEFORE YOU TRAVEL TO BELIZE
Getting from Belize City to Machaca Hill: Machaca Hill Lodge suggests allowing us to assist with the arrangement of your local transfers from and to the Belize International Airport. Most guests opt for air transfers to Punta Gorda - to make arrangements, please inform us of your international carrier's arrival and departure time to/from Belize City. We will then reserve seats and notify you of your local airline's (Tropic Air) flight number and departure time.
Passport Requirements for travel to Belize: All visitors are required to have a valid passport that does not expire within 90 days of arrival, along with a return airline ticket. Visas are not currently required for travelers from the US, European Community or British Commonwealth.
GETTING TO MACHACA HILL
Arrival in Belize and Transfer to Machaca Hill: Upon arrival at Belize International Airport, proceed through Immigrations, collect luggage and clear Customs.
If you have booked air transfers, after clearing Customs continue into the domestic terminal and go to the Tropic Air counter, on the far left. Your tickets will be waiting for you under both "Machaca Hill Lodge" and your last name; the flight to Punta Gorda is 60 minutes. Upon arrival at the Punta Gorda airstrip, you will be met by a representative of Machaca Hill for transport you to the lodge, which is a 15-minute drive.
*Please Note: Single traveling parents/adults traveling with minors will need a letter of authority from the minors' parent/s/or spouse giving the responsible adult/parent permission to travel into Belize with the minor.
Departure from Belize: After returning to the Belize International Airport you will need to check-in with your airline and then proceed through the to the departure lounge. You will be required to pay a US$37.50 per person Belize Airport Departure tax payable in US$ cash or Credit Card prior to going through security.
AT MACHACA HILL
Meals: Chef Ken Gundu and his talented team provide an extraordinary level of dining each day with an international menu that highlights Belizean flavors. The culinary experience starts each morning with a coffee or tea wake-up service and continues through breakfast, lunch, high tea, pre-dinner and dinner. Chef Ken will cater to special dietary needs upon request and asks that guests send any needs in advance of their arrival so that he can have any necessary ingredients available in his kitchen.
Liquor & Cigars: The bar at Machaca Hill offers an extensive selection of top shelf house and premium liquors, wine, champagne, beer, liqueurs and a range of Cuban cigars.
Jabulani Spa: Machaca Hill's inviting Maya inspired designed spa offers a range of holistic treatments and services in a tranquil environment. Treatments may be requested in advance of your arrival on the guest preference form, if desired, or booked any time during your stay based on availability.
Special Occasions: Machaca Hill would like to help you celebrate any special occasion that might occur during your stay. If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary, engagement or any other occasion, please let us know.
Shopping: To meet our guests needs we have a well stocked shop, offering souvenirs and sundries. Handicrafts, Costa del Mar sunglasses, clothing, toiletries and more are available for our guests.
Internet: Wireless internet service is available throughout the lodge and available to all guests included on a complimentary basis. Although it is generally a reliable high-speed service, it is on a satellite link and can, at times, be affected by adverse weather conditions.
Tipping: Tipping is a personal decision based on service. Normally guides and staff are tipped upon departure in accordance to help rendered. Ask the general manager for guidelines.
USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT BELIZE
Currency: The Belizean currency is the Belize dollar. It is commonly exchanged using a rate of BZE$2.00 for US$1.00. Guests do not need to convert currencies, everyone accepts US$ and will give back BZ$ in change.
Cellular Phones: Cell phones work in Belize if you have activated international service with your home provider. Contact your Cellular provider in advance of your departure for information on services available within Belize.
Electricity: Belize uses 110 volt, 60 cycle electricity, the same as North America. Plugs are typically the 2 pronged flat type so North American guests will not need a converter or adaptor, but UK and European guests will.
Time Zone: Belize is six hours behind GMT (same as CST) and does not observe daylight-savings time, so from April-October, Belize is seven hours behind GMT (same as MST).
PACKING LIST
Belize is a tropical country where the average temperature is 84ºF. Dress is informal at the lodge so bring light comfortable clothing. We recommend muted and earth tone clothing pre-treated with permethrin to help keep insects away. Consider packing the following for birding excursions:
Daypack
Light jacket or sweater
Lightweight long-sleeved shirt
Convertible pants
Swimsuit
Bandana
Rainjacket or Poncho
Wide brimmed hat for sun protection
Vest
Hiking shoes
Flip flops or sandals
Field Guide
Printed Checklists
Small Notebook and pen
Binoculars (at least 7x35)
Camera and batteries
Camera accessories
Telescoping walking stick
Alarm Clock
Flashlight or headlamp
Toiletries
Sunglasses
Prescription Glasses (if needed)
Sunscreen and chapstick (UVA/UVB 30+)
Insect Repellent (30%+ Deet)
Medications and vitamins
First-aid kit
Zip-lock bags
Extra prescription glasses or contact lenses
Pocket knife (in checked bag only)
(birds sighted in the area of Belize surrounding the lodge)
Great Tinamou- Tinamus major
Little Tinamou - Crypturellus soui
Slaty-breasted Tinamou - Crypturellus boucardi
Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis
Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors
Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata
Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris
Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis
Sooty Shearwater – Puffinus griseus
American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis
Brown Booby - Sula leucogaster
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga
Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens
Wood Stork - Mycteria americana
Jabiru - Jabiru mycteria
White Ibis - Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus
Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja
Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus rubber
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Reddish Egret - Egretta rufescens
Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron - Butorides striata
Green Heron - Butorides virescens
Agami Heron - Agamia agami
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea
Boat-billed Heron - Cochlearius cochlearius
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron - Tigrisoma mexicanum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron - Tigrisoma lineatum
Pinnated Bittern - Botaurus pinnatus
American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture - Cathartes burrovianus
King Vulture - Sarcoramphus papa
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
Red-throated Caracara - Ibycter americanus
Laughing Falcon - Herpetotheres cachinnans
Barred Forest-Falcon - Micrastur ruficollis
Collared Forest-Falcon - Micrastur semitorquatus
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
Aplomado Falcon - Falco femoralis
Merlin - Falco columbarius
Bat Falcon - Falco rufigularis
Orange-breasted Falcon - Falco deiroleucus
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus
Gray-headed Kite - Leptodon cayanensis
Hook-billed Kite - Chondrohierax uncinatus
Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus
White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucurus
Snail Kite - Rostrhamus sociabilis
Double-toothed Kite - Harpagus bidentatus
Mississippi Kite - Ictinia mississippiensis
Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plumbea
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii
Bicolored Hawk - Accipiter bicolor
Crane Hawk - Geranospiza caerulescens
White Hawk - Leucopternis albicollis
Common Black-Hawk - Buteogallus anthracinus
Great Black-Hawk - Buteogallus urubitinga
Harris' Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus
Solitary Eagle - Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
Gray Hawk - Buteo nitida
Roadside Hawk - Buteo magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk - Buteo brachyurus
Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni
White-tailed Hawk - Buteo albicaudatus
Zone-tailed Hawk - Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
Crested Eagle - Morphnus guianensis
Harpy Eagle - Harpia harpyja
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle - Spizastur melanoleucus
Black Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus tyrannus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus ornatus
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula
Crested Guan - Penelope purpurascens
Great Curassow - Crax rubra
Black-throated (Yucatan) Bobwhite - Colinus nigrogularis
Spotted Wood-Quail - Odontophorus guttatus
Limpkin - Aramus guarauna
Ruddy Crake - Laterallus ruber
Gray-breasted Crake - Laterallus exilis
Black Rail - Laterallus jamaicensis
Clapper Rail - Rallus longirostris
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail - Aramides axillaris
Gray-necked Wood-Rail - Aramides cajanea
Uniform Crake - Amaurolimnas concolor
Sora - Porzana carolina
Spotted Rail - Pardirallus maculatus
Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinica
Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus
American Coot - Fulica americana
Sungrebe - Heliornis fulica
Sunbittern - Eurypyga helias
Northern Jacana - Jacana spinosa
Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana
Double-striped Thick-Knee - Burhinus bistriatus
Southern Lapwing - Vanellus chilensis
American Golden-Plover - Pluvialis dominica
Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus
Wilson's Plover - Charadrius wilsonia
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus
Collared Plover - Charadrius collaris
Wilson's Snipe- Gallinago delicata
Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus
Hudsonian Godwit - Limosa haemastica
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularia
Willet - Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres
Sanderling - Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis
Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos
Dunlin - Calidris alpina
Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Tryngites subruficollis
Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor
Long-tailed Jaeger - Stercorarius longicaudus
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis
Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus
Laughing Gull - Larus atricilla
Franklin's Gull - Larus pipixcan
Gull-billed Tern - Sterna nilotica
Caspian Tern - Sterna caspia
Sandwich Tern - Sterna sandvicensis
Royal Tern - Sterna maxima
Roseate Tern - Sterna dougallii
Common Tern - Sterna hirundo
Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri
Least Tern - Sterna antillarum
Bridled Tern - Sterna anaethetus
Sooty Tern - Sterna fuscata
Black Tern - Chlidonias niger
Brown Noddy - Anous stolidus
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
Short-billed Pigeon - Patagioenas nigrirostris
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura
Zenaida Dove - Zenaida aurita
White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
Common Ground-Dove - Columbina passerina
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove - Columbina minuta
Ruddy Ground-Dove - Columbina talpacoti
Blue Ground-Dove - Claravis pretiosa
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi
Gray-fronted Dove - Leptotila rufaxilla
Gray-chested Dove - Leptotila cassini
Ruddy Quail-Dove - Geotrygon montana
Scarlet Macaw - Ara macao
Olive-throated (Aztec) Parakeet - Aratinga nana
Orange-chinned Parakeet - Brotogeris jugularis
Brown-hooded Parrot - Pionopsitta haematotis
White-crowned Parrot - Pionus senilis
Red-lored Amazon - Amazona autumnalis
Yellow-headed Parrot - Amazona oratrix
Yellow-crowned Amazon - Amazona ochrocephala
Mealy Amazon - Amazona farinose
Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus
Mangrove Cuco - Coccyzus minor
Squirrel Cuco - Piaya cayana
Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris
Striped Cuckoo - Tapera naevia
Pheasant Cuckoo - Dromococcyx phasianellus
Barn Owl - Tyto alba
Guatemalan Screech-Owl - Megascops guatemalae
Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus
Mottled Owl - Ciccaba virgata
Black-and-white Owl - Ciccaba nigrolineata
Crested Owl - Lophostrix cristata
Spectacled Owl - Pulsatrix perspicillata
Central American Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium griseiceps
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium brasilianum
Burrowing Owl - Athene cunicularia
Striped Owl - Pseudoscops clamator
Stygian Owl - Asio stygius
Great Potoo - Nyctibius grandis
Northern Potoo - Nyctibius jamaicensis
Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis
Chuck-will's-widow - Caprimulgus carolinensis
Yucatan Nightjar - Caprimulgus badius
Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferous
White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris
Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift - Chaetura vauxi
White-throated Swift - Aeronautes saxatalis
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift - Panyptila cayennensis
Band-tailed Barbthroat - Threnetes ruckeri
Long-billed Hermit - Phaethornis longirostris
Stripe-throated Hermit - Phaethornis striigularis
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird - Phaeochroa cuvierii
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing - Campylopterus curvipennis
Violet Sabrewing - Campylopterus hemileucurus
White-necked Jacobin - Florisuga mellivora
Brown Violetear - Colibri delphinae
Green-breasted Mango - Anthracothorax prevostii
Emerald-chinned Hummingbird - Abeillia abeillei
Black-crested Coquette - Lophornis helenae
Canivet's Emerald - Chlorostilbon canivetii
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird - Eupherusa eximia
Violet-crowned Woodnymph - Thalurania colombica
Blue-throated Goldentail - Hylocharis eliciae
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird - Amazilia tzacatl
Cinnamon Hummingbird - Amazilia rutila
White-bellied Emerald - Agyrtria candida
Azure-crowned Hummingbird - Agyrtria cyanocephala
Green-fronted Hummingbird - Agyrtria viridifrons
Purple-crowned Fairy - Heliothryx barroti
Long-billed Starthroat - Heliomaster longirostris
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris
Black-headed Trogon - Trogon melanocephalus
Northern Violaceous Trogon - Trogon caligatus
Collared Trogon - Trogon collaris
Slaty-tailed Trogon - Trogon massena
Resplendent Quetzal - Pharomachrus mocinno
Belted Kingfisher - Ceryle alcyon
Ringed Kingfisher - Ceryle torquata
Amazon Kingfisher - Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana
American Pygmy Kingfisher - Chloroceryle aenea
Tody Motmot - Hylomanes momotula
Blue-crowned Motmot - Momotus momota
Keel-billed Motmot - Electron carinatum
Rufous-tailed Jacamar - Galbula ruficauda
White-necked Puffbird - Notharchus macrorhynchos
White-whiskered Puffbird - Malacoptila panamensis
Emerald Toucanet - Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Collared Aracari - Pteroglossus torquatus
Keel-billed Toucan - Ramphastos sulfuratus
Acorn Woodpecker - Melanerpes formicivorus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker - Melanerpes pucherani
Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius
Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Picoides scalaris
Smoky-brown Woodpecker - Veniliornis fumigatus
Golden-olive Woodpecker - Piculus rubiginosus
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker - Celeus castaneus
Lineated Woodpecker - Dryocopus lineatus
Pale-billed Woodpecker - Campephilus guatemalensis
Rufous-breasted Spinetail - Synallaxis erythrothorax
Plain Xenops - Xenops minutus
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner - Anabacerthia variegaticeps
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner - Philydor rufus
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner - Automolus ochrolaemus
Tawny-throated Leaftosser - Sclerurus mexicanus
Scaly-throated Leaftosser - Sclerurus guatemalensis
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla anabatina
Ruddy Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla homochroa
Olivaceous Woodcreeper - Sittasomus griseicapillus
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper - Glyphorynchus spirurus
Strong-billed Woodcreeper - Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper - Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper - Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Spotted Woodcreeper - Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Streak-headed Woodcreeper - Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Spotted-crowned Woodcreeper - Lepidocolaptes affinis
Great Antshrike - Taraba major
Barred Antshrike - Thamnophilus doliatus
Western Slaty-Antshrike - Thamnophilus atrinucha
Russet Antshrike - Thamnistes anabatinus
Plain Antvireo - Dysithamnus mentalis
Slaty Antwren - Myrmotherula schisticolor
Dot-winged Antwren - Microrhopias quixensis
Dusky Antbird - Cercomacra tyrannina
Bare-crowned Antbird - Gymnocichla nudiceps
Black-faced Antthrush - Formicarius analis
Rufous Piha - Lipaugus unirufus
Lovely Cotinga - Cotinga amabilis
White-collared Manakin - Manacus candei
Red-capped Manakin - Pipra mentalis
Thrush-like Schiffornis - Schiffornis turdinus
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet - Ornithion semiflavum
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet - Camptostoma imberbe
Greenish Elaenia - Myiopagis viridicata
Yellow-bellied Elaenia - Elaenia flavogaster
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher - Mionectes oleagineus
Sepia-capped Flycatcher - Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Paltry Tyrannulet - Zimmerius vilissimus
Northern Bentbill - Oncostoma cinereigulare
Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant - Poecilotriccus sylvia
Common Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum cinereum
Eye-ringed Flatbill - Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Yellow-olive Flycatcher - Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Stub-tailed Spadebill - Platyrinchus cancrominus
White-throated Spadebill - Platyrinchus mystaceus
Northern Royal-Flycatcher - Onychorhynchus mexicanus
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher - Terenotriccus erythrurus
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher - Myiobius sulphureipygius
Olive-sided Flycatcher - Contopus cooperi
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens
Tropical Pewee - Contopus cinereus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian Flycatcher - Empidonax virescens
Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii
White-throated Flycatcher - Empidonax albigularis
Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe
Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans
Vermillion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus
Speckled Mourner - Laniocera rufescens
Bright-rumped Attila - Attila spadiceus
Rufous Mourner - Rhytipterna holerythra
Dusky-capped Flycatcher - Myiarchus tuberculifer
Nutting's Flycatcher - Myiarchus nuttingi
Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus
Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher - Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis
Streaked Flycatcher - Myiodynastes maculatus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher - Myiodynastes luteiventris
Piratic Flycatcher - Legatus leucophaius
Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus
Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus savana
Cinnamon Becard - Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
White-winged Becard - Pachyramphus polychopterus
Gray-collared Becard - Pachyramphus major
Rose-throated Becard - Pachyramphus aglaiae
Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata
Black-crowned Tityra - Tityra inquisitor
Purple Martin - Progne subis
Sinaloa Martin - Progne sinaloae
Gray-breasted Martin - Progne chalybea
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor
Mangrove Swallow - Tachycineta albilinea
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow - Petrochelidon fulva
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum
Band-backed Wren - Campylorhynchus zonatus
Spot-breasted Wren - Thryothorus maculipectus
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon
Sedge Wren - Cistothorus platensis
White-breasted Wood-Wren - Henicorhina leucosticta
Nightingale Wren - Microcerculus philomela
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis
Black Catbird - Melanoptila glabrirostris
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos
Tropical Mockingbird - Mimus gilvus
Brown-backed Solitaire - Myadestes occidentalis
Slate-colored Solitaire - Myadestes unicolor
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush - Catharus aurantiirostris
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush - Catharus frantzii
Veery - Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush - Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus
Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina
Clay-colored Robin - Turdus grayi
White-throated Robin - Turdus assimilis
Long-billed Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea
Tropical Gnatcatcher - Polioptila plumbea
Steller's Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri
Inca Jay - Cyanocorax yncas
Brown Jay -Cyanocorax morio
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus
Mangrove Vireo - Vireo pallens
Bell's Vireo - Vireo bellii
Yellow-throated Vireo - Vireo flavifrons
Plumbeous Vireo - Vireo plumbeus
Hutton's Vireo - Vireo huttoni
Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo - Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo - Vireo flavoviridis
Yucatan Vireo - Vireo magister
Tawny-crowned Greenlet - Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Lesser Greenlet - Hylophilus decurtatus
Green Shrike-Vireo - Vireolanius pulchellus
Rufous-browed Peppershrike - Cyclarhis gujanensis
Blue-winged Warbler - Vermivora pinus
Golden-winged Warbler - Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler - Vermivora peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler - Vermivora celata
Nashville Warbler - Vermivora ruficapilla
Northern Parula - Parula americana
Tropical Parula - Parula pitiayumi
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler - Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia
Cape May Warbler - Dendroica tigrina
Black-throated Blue Warbler - Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata
Golden-cheeked Warbler - Dendroica chrysoparia
Black-throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens
Blackburnian Warbler - Dendroica fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler - Dendroica dominica
Grace's Warbler - Dendroica graciae
Prairie Warbler - Dendroica discolor
Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler - Dendroica castanea
Cerulean Warbler - Dendroica cerulea
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler - Helmitheros vermivorus
Swainson's Warbler - Limnothlypis swainsonii
Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush - Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush - Seiurus motacilla
Kentucky Warbler - Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler - Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler - Oporornis philadelphia
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat - Geothlypis poliocephala
Hooded Warbler - Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler - Wilsonia pusilla
Canada Warbler - Wilsonia canadensis
Golden-crowned Warbler - Basileuterus culicivorus
Rufous-capped Warbler - Basileuterus rufifrons
Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens
Gray-throated Chat - Granatellus sallaei
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola
Common Bush-Tanager - Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
Gray-headed Tanager - Eucometis penicillata
Black-throated Shrike-Tanager - Lanio aurantius
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager - Habia rubica
Red-throated Ant-Tanager - Habia fuscicauda
Hepatic Tanager - Piranga flava
Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra
Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana
White-winged Tanager - Piranga leucoptera
Red-headed Tanager - Piranga erythrocephala
Crimson-collared Tanager - Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Passerini's Tanager - Ramphocelus passerinii
Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus
Yellow-winged Tanager - Thraupis abbas
Scrub Euphonia - Euphonia affinis
Yellow-throated Euphonia - Euphonia hirundinacea
Elegant Euphonia - Euphonia elegantissima
Olive-backed Euphonia - Euphonia gouldi
White-vented Euphonia - Euphonia minuta
Rufous-winged Tanager - Tangara lavinia
Golden-hooded Tanager - Tangara larvata
Green Honeycreeper - Chlorophanes spiza
Shining Honeycreeper - Cyanerpes lucidus
Red-legged Honeycreeper - Cyanerpes cyaneus
Blue-black Grassquit - Volatinia jacarina
Slate-colored Seedeater - Sporophila schistacea
Variable Seedeater - Sporophila corvina
White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch - Oryzoborus nuttingi
Thick-billed Seed-Finch - Oryzoborus funereus
Yellow-faced Grassquit - Tiaris olivacea
Grassland Yellow-Finch - Sicalis luteola
Orange-billed Sparrow - Arremon aurantiirostris
Green-backed Sparrow - Arremonops chloronotus
Botteri's Sparrow - Aimophila botterii
Rusty Sparrow - Aimophila rufescens
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina
Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting - Calamospiza melanocorys
Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum
Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii
Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia capensis
Grayish Saltator - Saltator coerulescens
Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus
Black-headed Saltator - Saltator atriceps
Black-faced Grosbeak - Caryothraustes poliogaster
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue Bunting - Cyanocompsa parellina
Blue-black Grosbeak - Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris
Dickcissel - Spiza americana
Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna
Melodious Blackbird - Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus
Bronzed Cowbird - Molothrus aeneus
Giant Cowbird - Molothrus oryzivorus
Yellow-backed Oriole - Icterus chrysater
Yellow-tailed Oriole - Icterus mesomelas
Altamira Oriole - Icterus gularis
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius
Black-cowled Oriole - Icterus prosthemelas
Yellow-billed Cacique - Amblycercus holosericeus
Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Psarocolius wagleri
Montezuma Oropendola - Gymnostinops montezuma
(ONLY for birds that have been sighted on the property – area lists available separately)
TINAMOUS: Tinamidae
Great Tinamou- Tinamus major
Little Tinamou - Crypturellus soui
GREBES: Podicipedidae
Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus
PELICANS: Pelecanidae
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis
BOOBIES, GANNETS: Sulidae
Brown Booby - Sula leucogaster
CORMORANTS: Phalacrocoracidae
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus
ANHINGAS: Anhingidae
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga
FRIGATEBIRDS: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens
HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS: Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron - Butorides virescens
Agami Heron - Agamia agami
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea
Boat-billed Heron - Cochlearius cochlearius
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron - Tigrisoma mexicanum
DUCKS, GEESE: Anatidae
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis
Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata
Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors
STORKS: Ciconiidae
Wood Stork - Mycteria americana
Jabiru - Jabiru mycteria
IBIS, SPOONBILLS: Threskiornithidae
White Ibis - Eudocimus albus
NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture - Cathartes burrovianus
King Vulture - Sarcoramphus papa
OSPREY: Pandionidae
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
HAWKS, EAGLES, KITES: Accipitridae
Gray-headed Kite - Leptodon cayanensis
Hook-billed Kite - Chondrohierax uncinatus
Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus
White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucurus
Snail Kite - Rostrhamus sociabilis
Double-toothed Kite - Harpagus bidentatus
Plumbeous Kite - Ictinia plumbea
Crane Hawk - Geranospiza caerulescens
White Hawk - Leucopternis albicollis
Common Black-Hawk - Buteogallus anthracinus
Great Black-Hawk - Buteogallus urubitinga
Gray Hawk - Buteo nitida
Roadside Hawk - Buteo magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk - Buteo brachyurus
Black Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus tyrannus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus ornatus
FALCONS, CARACARAS: Falconidae
Laughing Falcon - Herpetotheres cachinnans
Barred Forest-Falcon - Micrastur ruficollis
Collared Forest-Falcon - Micrastur semitorquatus
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
Bat Falcon - Falco rufigularis
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS: Cracidae
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula
Crested Guan - Penelope purpurascens
Great Curassow - Crax rubra
LIMPKIN: Aramidae
Limpkin - Aramus guarauna
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae
Ruddy Crake - Laterallus ruber
Gray-breasted Crake - Laterallus exilis
Gray-necked Wood-Rail - Aramides cajanea
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS: Charadriidae
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularia
GULLS: Laridae
Laughing Gull - Larus atricilla
TERNS: Sternidae
Caspian Tern - Sterna caspia
Royal Tern - Sterna maxima
Sooty Tern - Sterna fuscata
PIGEONS, DOVES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Scaled Pigeon - Patagioenas speciosa
Pale-vented Pigeon - Patagioenas cayennensis
Short-billed Pigeon - Patagioenas nigrirostris
White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
Ruddy Ground-Dove - Columbina talpacoti
Blue Ground-Dove - Claravis pretiosa
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi
PARROTS: Psittacidae
Olive-throated (Aztec) Parakeet - Aratinga nana
Brown-hooded Parrot - Pionopsitta haematotis
White-crowned Parrot - Pionus senilis
Red-lored Amazon - Amazona autumnalis
Yellow-headed Parrot - Amazona oratrix
Mealy Amazon - Amazona farinose
CUCKOOS: Cuculidae
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus
Squirrel Cuco - Piaya cayana
Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris
Striped Cuckoo - Tapera naevia
BARN-OWLS: Tytonidae
Barn Owl - Tyto alba
OWLS: Strigidae
Mottled Owl - Ciccaba virgata
Black-and-white Owl - Ciccaba nigrolineata
Central American Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium griseiceps
POTOOS: Nyctibiidae
Northern Potoo - Nyctibius jamaicensis
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae
Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis
Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis
SWIFTS: Apodidae
White-collared Swift - Streptoprocne zonaris
Vaux's Swift - Chaetura vauxi
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift - Panyptila cayennensis
HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae
Band-tailed Barbthroat - Threnetes ruckeri
Long-billed Hermit - Phaethornis longirostris
Stripe-throated Hermit - Phaethornis striigularis
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird - Phaeochroa cuvierii
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing - Campylopterus curvipennis
White-necked Jacobin - Florisuga mellivora
Brown Violetear - Colibri delphinae
Green-breasted Mango - Anthracothorax prevostii
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird - Amazilia tzacatl
White-bellied Emerald - Agyrtria candida
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris
TROGONS, QUETZALS: Trogonidae
Black-headed Trogon - Trogon melanocephalus
Northern Violaceous Trogon - Trogon caligatus
Slaty-tailed Trogon - Trogon massena
KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher - Ceryle alcyon
Ringed Kingfisher - Ceryle torquata
Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana
American Pygmy Kingfisher - Chloroceryle aenea
MOTMOTS: Momotidae
Blue-crowned Motmot - Momotus momota
PUFFBIRDS: Bucconidae
White-necked Puffbird - Notharchus macrorhynchos
White-whiskered Puffbird - Malacoptila panamensis
WOODPECKERS: Picidae
Black-cheeked Woodpecker - Melanerpes pucherani
Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons
Smoky-brown Woodpecker - Veniliornis fumigatus
Golden-olive Woodpecker - Piculus rubiginosus
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker - Celeus castaneus
Lineated Woodpecker - Dryocopus lineatus
Pale-billed Woodpecker - Campephilus guatemalensis
TOUCANS: Ramphastidae
Collared Aracari - Pteroglossus torquatus
Keel-billed Toucan - Ramphastos sulfuratus
OVENBIRDS: Furnariidae
Rufous-breasted Spinetail - Synallaxis erythrothorax
WOODCREEPERS: Dendrocolaptidae
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla anabatina
Ruddy Woodcreeper - Dendrocincla homochroa
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper - Glyphorynchus spirurus
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper - Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper - Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
TYPICAL ANTBIRDS: Thamnophilidae
Great Antshrike - Taraba major
Barred Antshrike - Thamnophilus doliatus
Western Slaty-Antshrike - Thamnophilus atrinucha
Slaty Antwren - Myrmotherula schisticolor
Dot-winged Antwren - Microrhopias quixensis
Dusky Antbird - Cercomacra tyrannina
ANTTHRUSHES, ANTPITTAS: Formicariidae
Black-faced Antthrush - Formicarius analis
MANAKINS: Pipridae
White-collared Manakin - Manacus candei
Red-capped Manakin - Pipra mentalis
Thrush-like Schiffornis - Schiffornis turdinus
SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae
Purple Martin - Progne subis
Gray-breasted Martin - Progne chalybea
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor
Mangrove Swallow - Tachycineta albilinea
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
WAXWINGS: Bombycillidae
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum
WRENS: Troglodytidae
Spot-breasted Wren - Thryothorus maculipectus
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon
White-breasted Wood-Wren - Henicorhina leucosticta
Nightingale Wren - Microcerculus philomela
MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS: Mimidae
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis
Tropical Mockingbird - Mimus gilvus
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet - Ornithion semiflavum
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet - Camptostoma imberbe
Greenish Elaenia - Myiopagis viridicata
Yellow-bellied Elaenia - Elaenia flavogaster
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher - Mionectes oleagineus
Sepia-capped Flycatcher - Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Northern Bentbill - Oncostoma cinereigulare
Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant - Poecilotriccus sylvia
Common Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum cinereum
Yellow-olive Flycatcher - Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Stub-tailed Spadebill - Platyrinchus cancrominus
Northern Royal-Flycatcher - Onychorhynchus mexicanus
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher - Myiobius sulphureipygius
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens
Tropical Pewee - Contopus cinereus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Empidonax flaviventris
Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus
Bright-rumped Attila - Attila spadiceus
Rufous Mourner - Rhytipterna holerythra
Dusky-capped Flycatcher - Myiarchus tuberculifer
Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus
Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher - Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher - Myiozetetes similis
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher - Myiodynastes luteiventris
Piratic Flycatcher - Legatus leucophaius
Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus
Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus savana
White-winged Becard - Pachyramphus polychopterus
Rose-throated Becard - Pachyramphus aglaiae
Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata
Black-crowned Tityra - Tityra inquisitor
THRUSHES: Turdidae
Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus
Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina
Clay-colored Robin - Turdus grayi
White-throated Robin - Turdus assimilis
GNATCATCHERS: Polioptilidae
Long-billed Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus
Tropical Gnatcatcher - Polioptila plumbea
CROWS, JAYS: Corvidae
Brown Jay -Cyanocorax morio
VIREOS, ALLIES: Vireonidae
Mangrove Vireo - Vireo pallens
Bell's Vireo - Vireo bellii
Philadelphia Vireo - Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo - Vireo flavoviridis
Tawny-crowned Greenlet - Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Lesser Greenlet - Hylophilus decurtatus
WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae
Golden-winged Warbler - Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler - Vermivora peregrina
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler - Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens
Yellow-throated Warbler - Dendroica dominica
Cerulean Warbler - Dendroica cerulea
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler - Helmitheros vermivorus
Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush - Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush - Seiurus motacilla
Kentucky Warbler - Oporornis formosus
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler - Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler - Wilsonia pusilla
Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens
BANANAQUIT: Coerebidae
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola
TANAGERS, ALLIES: Thraupidae
Gray-headed Tanager - Eucometis penicillata
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager - Habia rubica
Red-throated Ant-Tanager - Habia fuscicauda
Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra
Crimson-collared Tanager - Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Passerini's Tanager - Ramphocelus passerinii
Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus
Yellow-winged Tanager - Thraupis abbas
Scrub Euphonia - Euphonia affinis
Yellow-throated Euphonia - Euphonia hirundinacea
Olive-backed Euphonia - Euphonia gouldi
Golden-hooded Tanager - Tangara larvata
Green Honeycreeper - Chlorophanes spiza
Red-legged Honeycreeper - Cyanerpes cyaneus
BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, ALLIES: Emberizidae
Blue-black Grassquit - Volatinia jacarina
Variable Seedeater - Sporophila corvina
White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola
Yellow-faced Grassquit - Tiaris olivacea
Orange-billed Sparrow - Arremon aurantiirostris
Green-backed Sparrow - Arremonops chloronotus
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, ALLIES: Cardinalidae
Grayish Saltator - Saltator coerulescens
Buff-throated Saltator - Saltator maximus
Black-headed Saltator - Saltator atriceps
Black-faced Grosbeak - Caryothraustes poliogaster
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue-black Grosbeak - Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris
Dickcissel - Spiza americana
TROUPIALS, ALLIES: Icteridae
Melodious Blackbird - Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus
Giant Cowbird - Molothrus oryzivorus
Yellow-tailed Oriole - Icterus mesomelas
Altamira Oriole - Icterus gularis
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius
Black-cowled Oriole - Icterus prosthemelas
Yellow-billed Cacique - Amblycercus holosericeus
Montezuma Oropendola - Gymnostinops montezuma |
