page_title: List of birds of Belize
section_title: Nightjars and allies
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Belize / Nightjars and allies
caption_attribution_description: Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis, male, offset reproduction of watercolor
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Belize. Belize includes around 450 smaller cays and islands lying in the Caribbean Sea in addition to the mainland. The avifauna of Belize include a total of 608 species as of January 2020, according to Bird Checklists of the World. Of these, 91 are rare or accidental and four have been introduced. None are endemic to the country.
  This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 61st Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society. Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
  Unless otherwise noted, the species on this list are considered to occur regularly in Belize as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The tags and notes of population status are from Bird Checklists of the World.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Belize
context_section_description: Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae
  Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.
  Short-tailed nighthawk, Lurocalis semitorquatus (A)
  Lesser nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis
  Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
  Common pauraque, Nyctidromus albicollis
  Yucatan poorwill, Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
  Chuck-will's-widow, Antrostomus carolinensis (Near-threatened)
  Yucatan nightjar, Antrostomus badius
  Eastern whip-poor-will, Antrostomus vociferus (Near-threatened)
caption: Chuck-will's-widow
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