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Cozumel, Quitana Roo (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Cozumel, Quitana Roo
Map of Cozumel, Quitana Roo
Reddish Egret (
Egretta rufescens
)
Summer Tanager (
Piranga rubra
) Male
American Crocodile (
Crocodylus acutus
) Cozumel
American Redstart (
Setophaga ruticilla
)
Ruddy Turnstone (
Arenaria interpres
)
Black Catbird (
Melanoptila glabrirostris
)
Magnolia Warbler (
Dendroica magnolia
) Female Basic Plumage
Bananaquit (
Coereba flaveola
) Cozumel
caboti
ssp.
Tropical Mockingbird (
Mimus gilvus
)
Palm Warbler (
Dendroica palmarum
)
Yellow-throated Warbler (
Dendroica dominica
)
Great-tailed Grackle (
Quiscalus mexicanus
) Female
Cozumel is an island off the Yucatan Peninsula known as a touristy cruise ship port. Sterile and overpriced resorts line much of the coast replacing what was once vibrant jungle. In the birding world, Cozumel is known for its four endemic species (one possibly extinct) and several endemic subspecies. Unfortunately, in three days of trying, I was unable to locate any of the endemics.
Trips
Mexico to Panama
1/14/2009
: Upon arrival at the airport in Cozumel to start our Central America trip, we were met by the resort company touts who offered a rental car discount, free breakfast, and free entrance to the Punta Sur Ecological Reserve. The breakfast was terrible, and the lowlight of the presentation was a fancy animated video showing a patch of jungle being transformed into resort. We found it difficult to find good birding spots as a lot of the island has been cleared for resort development. Despite hours of searching over a three day period, we did not find ANY of the four endemic bird species.
Next Visit (Tulum: 1/16/2009)
Species Recorded (43)
Birds ( 40 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Frigatebirds ( Fregatidae )
Magnificent Frigatebird -
Fregata magnificens
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Western Cattle Egret -
Bubulcus ibis
Reddish Egret -
Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White Ibis -
Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill -
Platalea ajaja
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt -
Himantopus mexicanus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone -
Arenaria interpres
Short-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus griseus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Laughing Gull -
Leucophaeus atricilla
Royal Tern -
Thalasseus maximus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
White-crowned Pigeon -
Patagioenas leucocephala
White-winged Dove -
Zenaida asiatica
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Vaux's Swift -
Chaetura vauxi
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Green-breasted Mango -
Anthracothorax prevostii
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Gray Catbird -
Dumetella carolinensis
Black Catbird -
Melanoptila glabrirostris
Tropical Mockingbird -
Mimus gilvus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Black-and-white Warbler -
Mniotilta varia
Northern Parula -
Setophaga americana
Hooded Warbler -
Setophaga citrina
Yellow-throated Warbler -
Setophaga dominica
Magnolia Warbler -
Setophaga magnolia
Palm Warbler -
Setophaga palmarum
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart -
Setophaga ruticilla
Bananaquit ( Coerebinae )
Bananaquit -
Coereba flaveola
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Summer Tanager -
Piranga rubra
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Indigo Bunting -
Passerina cyanea
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Great-tailed Grackle -
Quiscalus mexicanus
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