Bird Conservation Region 44
Marismas
Nacionales
Marismas Nacionales,
a Ramsar site located on the southern coast of Sinaloa and adjacent Nayarit,
is a complex mosaic of salty coastal lagoons, mangroves, marshes, and
swamps nurtured by seven rivers. Vegetation includes mangroves, marshes,
tropical deciduous and semi-deciduous forests, and halophytic brushlands.
More than 70,000 waterfowl and 100,000 shorebirds, including migrants
and residents, use this BCR. Key species are Wood Stork, Black-bellied
Whistling-Duck, Osprey, Mexican Parrotlet, Lilac-crowned Parrot, and Yellow-headed
Parrot.
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