Belize Biodiversity Information System

   Wildlife Conservation Society

   Ministry of Natural Resources' Land Information Centre

   01/19/98



  NAME -                 Zone-tailed Hawk

  FAMILY -               Accipitridae
  SCIENTIFIC NAME -      Buteo albonotatus

  REFERENCES - 1

  National abundance, Conservation or Economic Status    Reference

  Rare: low density, unlikely to be seen, few localities     4
  Insufficient information, uncertain                        4
  PIF-3 Migr. w/breeding pop. in U.S. at Mex. highlands      2
  PIF Trend: N/A                                             2
  

  District                                                     Reference

  Orange Walk                                                          3
  

  Administrative Unit                  Occurrence          Temporal    Reference

  Gallon Jug                            Sighting             APRIL            3
  

  

                                        
  

  Elevation        Reference

  1-200 m               3
  

  1:50,000 Quadrangle                   Reference

  17 30' to 17 45'; 89 00' to 89 15'           3
  

  Holdridge Life Zone                   Reference

  Subtropical moist                            3
  

  General Distribution Comments

  3* Seen w/turkey vultures over cornfield April 97

  References

  1  A.O.U. 1983. Checklist of North American Birds. 6th Ed.
  
  2  Working Group, Partners in Flight. 1992. Needs Assessment: Monitoring
     Migratory Birds. Report for Neotropical Migratory Bird Program
  
  3  Miller, B., C. Miller. 1997. A working checklist of the birds of Gallon
     Jug. Unpublished list.
  
  4  Miller, B.W., C.M. Miller. 1997. Avian Risk Assessment for Belize,
     Species at Risk and of Conservation Concern.  Report to Programme for
     Belize/TNC Wings of America Program.