Site Report: Corn Islands

Unidentified Toad

White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)

The Corn Islands are a pair of islands offshore from Nicaragua in the Caribbean. The islands are heavily impacted by residents, their dogs, and tourists. The ocean near the islands is rich in Lobster and even a few coral reefs persist.

Visits

2009-02-12: We arrived at the airport on Big Corn Island which was more or less overrun by people and their dogs. We stayed there for only a couple of hours waiting for the boat to Little Corn Island. Little Corn Island was even more overrun by humanity, but at least there were not cars. We stayed for three nights mostly because of the cost of getting out here. I liked the buildings made from the piles of beach trash. This is the complete species list from the 3 days on the islands.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (15 records)

Phylum: Chordates (15 records)

Class: Birds (15 records)

Order: Cuckoos (1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)

Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Order: Pelicans (6 records)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Family: Herons
- Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Order: Perching Birds (4 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Family: Swallows
- Purple Martin (Progne subis)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Family: Plovers
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Lifelists

Trips

Mexico to Panama