So dainty! This white-crowned parrot flies in every morning to 'help' with food prep. (Pionus senilis) | Belize Bird Rescue

We had a call from Derick, Belize Audubon Society’s head ranger at Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary. He found an adult Ringed Kingfisher, extremely skinny, unable to fly but with no fractures or obvious injuries. He clearly had some GI issues that had impacted his ability to hunt, so we treated him with anti-parasitic medication and before too long he was gaining weight and picking fish from his water bowl. After a few weeks, he was ready to go back to his lagoon-front home. Thank you so much Bel

The National Bird of Belize. The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family. It is the national bird of Belize. . Keel-billed toucans have zygodactyl feet (or feet with toes facing in different directions) – two toes face forward and two face back. Because toucans spend a large portion of time in the trees, this helps the birds to stay on the branches of the trees and jump fro