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Flora and Fauna

Biodiversity Survey

A survey is underway (and will continue for years due to the sheer numbers of species here in the tropics) to determine what species call Jaguar Creek and the Eden Conservancy home. Some of the biodiversity research has been published below and currently is restricted to birds. This page will continue to grow as Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, Butterflies, Mammals, Other Insects and plants are added.

Birds

A Checklist of the Birds of Jaguar Creek.

As of November 2002, these 266 bird species have been recorded from Jaguar Creek property and the road to it. This list does not include sightings at the nearby Blue Hole National Park nor Ian Anderson's Caves Branch Jungle Adventure Lodge, although they are a part of the 5,000+ entry Belize bird database.

NB = nesting bird. ON = on nest.

Residence? refers to country wide data from Drs. Bruce Miller and Carolyn Miller Birds of Belize Checklist 1998 and published by the Belize Audubon Society.

R = Resident throughout the year
M = Migrant present Oct - Apr. Does not breed in Belize.
SR = Summer Residents. Breeds in Belize, but migrates South. Austral Migrants.
T = Transient present during migration periods Aug - Oct and April-May
V = Vagrant very few records. Belize is not part of the normal range.

Common Name	Genus species	Common	Breeding	Resident
Amazon Kingfisher	Chloroceryle amazona	Very Rare		R
American Pygmy Kingfisher	Chloroceryle aenea	Very Rare		R
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Common		M
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Uncommon		M
Band-backed Wren	Campylorhynchus zonatus	Uncommon		R
Bare-crowned Antbird	Gymnocichla nudiceps	Very Rare		R
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma mexicanum	Rare		R
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Uncommon		T-M
Barred Antshrike	Thamnophilus doliatus	Common		R
Barred Forest-Falcon	Micrastur ruficollis	Uncommon		R
Bat Falcon	Falco rufigularis	Uncommon		R
Bay-breasted Warbler	Dendroica castanea	Very Rare		T
Black Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus tyrannus serus	Uncommon		R
Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	Very Rare		R
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus atratus	Common		R
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	Common		M
Blackburnian Warbler	Dendroica fusca	Very Rare		T
Black-cheeked Woodpecker	Melanerpes pucherani	Common		R
Black-cowled Oriole	Icterus prosthemelas	Common		R
Black-crowned Tityra	Tityra inquisitor	Very Rare		R
Black-faced Antthrush	Formicarius analis	Common		R
Black-faced Grosbeak	Caryothraustes poliogaster	Common		R
Black-headed Saltator	Saltator atriceps	Common		R
Black-headed Trogon	Trogon melanocephalus	Common		R
Black-throated Green Warbler	Dendroica virens	Uncommon		M
Black-throated Shrike-Tanager	Lanio aurantius	Very Rare		R
Blue Bunting	Cyanocompsa parellina	Very Rare		R
Blue Grosbeak	Guiraca caerulea	Very Rare		M-T
Blue Ground-Dove	Claravis pretiosa	Common		R
Blue Seedeater	Amaurospiza concolor	Very Rare		R
Blue-black Grassquit	Volatinia jacarina	Rare		R
Blue-black Grosbeak	Cyanocompsa cyanoides	Common	NB	R
Blue-crowned Motmot	Momotus momota	Common		R
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	Uncommon		R-M
Blue-gray Tanager	Thraupis episcopus	Rare		R
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora pinus	Rare		M-T
Boat-billed Flycatcher	Megarynchus pitangua	Uncommon		R
Boat-billed Heron	Cochlearius cochlearius phillipsi	Very Rare		R
Bright-rumped Attila	Attila spadiceus	Uncommon		R
Bronzed Cowbird	Molothrus aeneus	Very Rare		R
Brown Jay	Cyanocorax morio	Common		R
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Very Rare		R
Brown-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus tyrannulus	Very Rare		R-M
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner	Automolus ochrolaemus	Rare		R
Buff-throated Saltator	Saltator maximus	Common	NB	R
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Very Rare		R
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker	Celeus castaneus	Rare		R
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Dendroica pensylvanica	Uncommon		T
Cinnamon Becard	Pachyramphus cinnamomeus	Uncommon	NB	R
Clay-colored Robin	Turdus grayi	Common		R
Collared Aracari	Pteroglossus torquatus	Uncommon		R
Collared Forest-Falcon	Micrastur semitorquatus	Uncommon		R
Common Black-Hawk	Buteogallus anthracinus subtilis	Very Rare		R
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Rare		SR
Common Tody-Flycatcher	Todirostrum cinereum	Uncommon		R
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Very Rare		M
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	Very Rare		M
Couch's Kingbird	Tyrannus couchii	Very Rare	NB	R
Crested Guan	Penelope purpurascens	Very Rare		R
Crimson-collared Tanager	Ramphocelus sanguinolentus	Common		R
Dot-winged Antwren	Microrhopias quixensis	Common		R
Dusky Antbird	Cercomacra tyrannina	Common		R
Dusky-capped Flycatcher	Myiarchus tuberculifer	Rare		R
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Very Rare		T
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	Very Rare		M-T
Emerald Toucanet	Aulacorhynchus prasinus	Uncommon		R
Eye-ringed Flatbill	Rhynchocyclus brevirostris	Rare	NB	R
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium brasilianum	Uncommon		R
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	Very Rare		R
Giant Cowbird	Scaphidura oryzivora	Very Rare		R
Golden-cheeked Warbler	Dendroica chrysoparia	Very Rare		M
Golden-fronted Woodpecker	Melanerpes aurifrons	Uncommon		R
Golden-hooded Tanager	Tangara larvata	Common	NB, ON	R
Golden-olive Woodpecker	Piculus rubiginosus	Uncommon		R
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Very Rare		V
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Common		M
Gray Hawk	Asturina nitida	Common		R
Gray-chested Dove	Leptotila cassini	Uncommon		R
Gray-collared Becard	Pachyramphus major	Very Rare		R
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat	Geothlypis poliocephala	Very Rare		R
Gray-headed Dove	Leptotila plumbeiceps	Uncommon		R
Gray-headed Kite	Leptodon cayanensis	Very Rare		R
Gray-headed Tanager	Eucometis penicillata	Uncommon		R
Grayish Saltator	Saltator coerulescens	Uncommon		R
Gray-necked Wood-Rail	Aramides cajanea	Rare		R
Great Antshrike	Taraba major	Rare		R
Great Black-Hawk	Buteogallus urubitinga rigwayi	Very Rare		R
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	Very Rare		T
Great Curassow	Crax rubra	Very Rare		R
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Rare		R-M
Great Kiskadee	Pitangus sulphuratus	Common	NB, ON	R
Great Tinamou	Tinamus major	Uncommon		R
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	Very Rare		R
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	Very Rare		R
Green Honeycreeper	Chlorophanes spiza	Rare		R
Green Jay	Cyanocorax yncas	Rare		R
Green Kingfisher	Chloroceryle americana	Rare		R
Green Shrike-Vireo	Vireolanius pulchellus	Common	NB	R
Green-backed Sparrow	Arremonops chloronotus	Uncommon		R
Green-breasted Mango	Anthracothorax prevostii	Very Rare		R
Greenish Elaenia	Myiopagis viridicata	Very Rare		R
Groove-billed Ani	Crotophaga sulcirostris	Very Rare		R
Hooded Oriole	Icterus cucullatus	Very Rare		R
Hooded Warbler	Wilsonia citrina	Common		M
Hook-billed Kite	Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus	Very Rare		R
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	Very Rare		R
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Rare		M
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper	Xiphorhynchus flavigaster	Common		R
Keel-billed Toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus	Uncommon		R
Kentucky Warbler	Oporornis formosus	Uncommon		M-T
King Vulture	Sarcoramphus papa	Uncommon		R
Laughing Falcon	Herpetotheres cachinnans	Uncommon		R
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	Common		M
Lesser Greenlet	Hylophilus decurtatus	Uncommon	ON	R
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift	Panyptila cayennensis	Uncommon		R
Limpkin	Aramus guarauna	Very Rare		R
Lineated Woodpecker	Dryocopus lineatus	Rare		R
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	Rare		M
Little Tinamou	Crypturellus soui	Uncommon		R
Long-billed Gnatwren	Ramphocaenus melanurus	Uncommon		R
Long-billed Hermit	Phaethornis superciliosus	Common		R
Louisiana Waterthrush	Seiurus motacilla	Common		M-T
Magnolia Warbler	Dendroica magnolia	Common		M
Mangrove Swallow	Tachycineta albilinea	Very Rare		R
Masked Tityra	Tityra semifasciata	Common		R
Mealy Parrot	Amazona farinosa	Uncommon		R
Melodious Blackbird	Dives dives	Uncommon		R
Montezuma Oropendola	Psarocolius montezuma	Rare		R
Mottled Owl	Ciccaba virgata	Uncommon		R
Nashville Warbler	Vermivora ruficapilla	Very Rare		V
Nightingale Wren	Microcerculus philomela	Common		R
Northern Barred Woodcreeper	Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae	Uncommon		R
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet	Camptostoma imberbe	Very Rare		R
Northern Bentbill	Oncostoma cinereigulare	Rare		R
Northern Parula	Parula americana	Very Rare		M
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Uncommon		R
Northern Waterthrush	Seiurus noveboracensis	Uncommon		M
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher	Mionectes oleagineus	Rare	NB, ON	R
Olivaceous Woodcreeper	Sittasomus griseicapillus	Rare		R
Olive-backed Euphonia	Euphonia gouldi	Uncommon	NB, ON	R
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Rare		T
Olive-throated Parakeet	Aratinga nana	Common		R
Orange-billed Sparrow	Arremon aurantiirostris	Common		R
Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata	Very Rare		SV
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	Very Rare		M
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapillus	Rare		M
Pale-billed Woodpecker	Campephilus guatemalensis	Uncommon		R
Pale-vented Pigeon	Columba cayennensis	Rare		R
Passerini's Tanager	Ramphocelus passerinii	Common		R
Pauraque	Nyctidromus albicollis	Common		R
Pheasant Cuckoo	Dromococcyx phasianellus	Very Rare		R
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	Very Rare		T
Piratic Flycatcher	Legatus leucophaius	Rare		Sr
Plain Antvireo	Dysithamnus mentalis	Very Rare		R
Plain Chachalaca	Ortalis vetula	Uncommon		R
Plain Xenops	Xenops minutus	Uncommon		R
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove	Columbina minuta	Rare		R
Plumbeous Kite	Ictinia plumbea	Very Rare		SR
Red-billed Pigeon	Columba flavirostris	Uncommon		R
Red-capped Manakin	Pipra mentalis	Common		R
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager	Habia rubica	Rare		R
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Very Rare		M
Red-legged Honeycreeper	Cyanerpes cyaneus	Common		R
Red-lored Parrot	Amazona autumnalis	Common		R
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Very Rare		T
Red-throated Ant-Tanager	Habia fuscicauda	Common		R
Roadside Hawk	Buteo magnirostris conspectus	Uncommon		R
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Very Rare		M
Rose-throated Becard	Pachyramphus aglaie	Uncommon	ON	R
Royal Flycatcher	Onychorhynchus coronatus	Rare	NB	R
Ruddy Crake	Laterallus ruber	Rare		R
Ruddy Ground-Dove	Columbina talpacoti	Common		R
Ruddy Quail-Dove	Geotrygon montana	Rare		R
Ruddy Woodcreeper	Dendrocincla homochroa	Rare		R
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher	Terenotriccus erythrurus	Very Rare		R
Rufous Mourner	Rhytipterna holerythra	Very Rare		R
Rufous Piha	Lipaugus unirufus	Very Rare		R
Rufous-breasted Spinetail	Synallaxis erythrothorax	Very Rare		R
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	Amazilia tzacatl	Common	NB, ON	R
Rufous-tailed Jacamar	Galbula ruficauda	Common	NB	R
Scaled Pigeon	Columba speciosa	Common		R
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird	Phaeochroa cuvierii	Very Rare		R
Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner	Anabacerthia variegaticeps	Rare		R
Scaly-throated Leaftosser	Sclerurus guatemalensis	Rare		R
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Very Rare		T
Scrub Euphonia	Euphonia affinis	Common		R
Sepia-capped Flycatcher	Leptopogon amaurocephalus	Very Rare		R
Short-billed Pigeon	Columba nigrirostris	Common		R
Short-tailed Hawk	Buteo brachyurus fulginosis	Rare		R
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher	Poecilotriccus sylvia	Very Rare		R
Slaty-breasted Tinamou	Crypturellus boucardi	Rare		R
Slaty-tailed Trogon	Trogon massena	Common		R
Smoky-brown Woodpecker	Veniliornis fumigatus	Uncommon		R
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Rare		R-M
Social Flycatcher	Myiozetetes similis	Common		R
Solitary Eagle	Harpyhaliaetus solitarius	Very Rare		R
Spectacled Owl	Pulsatrix perspicillata	Very Rare		R
Spot-breasted Wren	Thryothorus maculipectus	Common	NB	R
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularia	Common		M-T
Squirrel Cuckoo	Piaya cayana thermophila	Common		R
Streaked Flycatcher	Myiodynastes maculatus	Rare		Sr
Streak-headed Woodcreeper	Lepidocolaptes souleyetii	Rare		R
Striped Cuckoo	Tapera naevia	Very Rare		R
Stripe-throated Hermit	Phaethornis longuemareus	Common	NB	R
Stub-tailed Spadebill	Platyrinchus cancrominus	Uncommon		R
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher	Myiodynastes luteiventris	Very Rare		Sr
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher	Myiobius sulphureipygius	Uncommon	NB	R
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	Uncommon		M
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	Rare		T
Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus yetapa	Uncommon		SR
Tawny-crowned Greenlet	Hylophilus ochraceiceps	Uncommon		R
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper	Dendrocincla anabatina	Uncommon		R
Tennessee Warbler	Vermivora peregrina	Very Rare		M-T
Thick-billed Seed-Finch	Oryzoborus funereus	Rare		R
Thrush-like Schiffornis	Schiffornis turdinus	Rare		R
Tody Motmot	Hylomanes momotula	Very Rare		R
Tropical Gnatcatcher	Polioptila plumbea	Very Rare		R
Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus melancholicus	Common		R
Tropical Mockingbird	Mimus gilvus	Very Rare		R
Tropical Pewee	Contopus cinereus	Very Rare		R
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura aura	Common		R
Variable Seedeater	Sporophila americana	Very Rare		R
Vaux's Swift	Chaetura vauxi	Common		R
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	Very Rare		T-M
Vermiculated Screech-Owl	Otus guatemalae	Rare		R
Violaceous Trogon	Trogon violaceus	Common	NB	R
Violet Sabrewing	Campylopterus hemileucurus	Uncommon		R
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper	Glyphorhynchus spirurus	Uncommon		R
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing	Campylopterus curvipennis	Very Rare		R
White Hawk	Leucopternis albicollis ghiesberghti	Common		R
White-bellied Emerald	Amazilia candida	Uncommon	NB	R
White-breasted Wood-Wren	Henicorhina leucosticta	Common	ON	R
White-collared Manakin	Manacus candei	Common		R
White-collared Seedeater	Sporophila torqueola	Common	NB	R
White-collared Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris	Common		R
White-crowned Parrot	Pionus senilis	Uncommon		R
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus	Rare		M
White-fronted Parrot	Amazona albifrons	Uncommon		R
White-necked Jacobin	Florisuga mellivora	Uncommon		R
White-necked Puffbird	Notharchus macrorhynchos	Uncommon		R
White-tailed Hawk	Buteo albicaudatus hypospondius	Rare		R
White-throated Flycatcher	Empidonax albigularis	Very Rare		R
White-throated Robin	Turdus assimilis	Rare		R
White-tipped Dove	Leptotila verreauxi	Rare		R
White-whiskered Puffbird	Malacoptila panamensis	Uncommon		R
White-winged Becard	Pachyramphus polychopterus	Very Rare		R
Wilson's Warbler	Wilsonia pusilla	Very Rare		M
Wood Stork	Mycteria americana	Rare		R
Wood Thrush	Catharus mustelinus	Common		M
Worm-eating Warbler	Helmitheros vermivorus	Uncommon		M
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia	Uncommon		M-R
Yellow-bellied Elaenia	Elaenia flavogaster	Rare		R
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	Very Rare		M
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Very Rare		M
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet	Ornithion semiflavum	Rare		R
Yellow-billed Cacique	Amblycercus holosericeus	Common		R
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	Very Rare		M
Yellow-faced Grassquit	Tiaris olivacea	Very Rare		R
Yellow-green Vireo	Vireo flavoviridis	Uncommon	NB	Sr
Yellow-olive Flycatcher	Tolmomyias sulphurescens	Uncommon	NB	R
Yellow-tailed Oriole	Icterus mesomelas	Uncommon		R
Yellow-throated Euphonia	Euphonia hirundinacea	Very Rare		R
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Very Rare		M
Yellow-throated Warbler	Dendroica dominica	Uncommon		M
Yellow-winged Tanager	Thraupis abbas	Uncommon	NB	R