Belize

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	0	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	2
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	18	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Belize at a glance

Land area

22,966 km²

BirdLife Partner

Belize Audubon Society

Species
Total number of birds	532
Globally threatened birds	14
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	6
Total IBA area	31,346 km²
IBA area as % of land area	136%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Belize. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/belize on 23/12/2024.