Fauna of Belize

The keel-billed toucan is native to Belize.

Belize is a country with a rich variety of wildlife, due to its unique position between North and South America, and a wide range of climates and habitats for plant and animal life.[1] Belize's low human population, and approximately 8,867 square miles (22,970 km2) of undistributed land, provides an ideal home for more than 5000 species of plants, and vast numbers species of animals — with several hundred vertebrates including armadillos, snakes, and monkeys.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Know Belize - Flora & Fauna". CentralAmerica. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  2. ^ "BELIZE". Encyclopedia of the Nations. 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  3. ^ Jayawardena, Chandana (2002). Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training in the Caribbean. University of the West Indies Press. pp. 165–176. ISBN 976-640-119-5.