Bird Conservation Region 55
Planicie
Noroccidental de Yucatán
This BCR lies along
the coastal areas of northern Campeche and northwestern Yucatán.
It is dominated by coastal dunes, mangrove swamps, halophytic grasslands,
tropical deciduous forests, thorn forests, and bulrushes. Los Petenes
is a large swamp system that includes mangroves and tropical deciduous
and subdeciduous forests on flooded plains. Bird species reported include
the Orange Oriole, Hooded Oriole, Yellow-lored Parrot, Jabiru, Wood Stork,
Muscovy Duck, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Least Bittern, Reddish
Egret, Snail Kite, Bat Falcon, King Vulture, Black Hawk-Eagle, and such
wintering waterfowl as Blue-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, American Wigeon,
and Lesser Scaup. Ría Celestún is a biosphere reserve located
on the northern coast of Campeche and western Yucatán. It is an
area of saline wetlands and coastal lagoons. Habitats include mangroves
(red, black, and white), marshes, coastal dunes, and tropical subdeciduous
forests. Important species include Ocellated Turkey, Yucatan Poorwill,
Yucatan Wren, Yucatan Jay, Least Tern, Greater Flamingo, Muscovy Duck,
Yellow-headed Vulture, Common Black Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Limpkin,
and Piping Plover, along with wintering waterfowl. Ichka ‘Ansijo
IBA on the coast of Yucatán includes coastal dune, mangrove swamp,
halophytic grassland, bulrush, tropical deciduous forest, and lowland
thorn forest habitats. Additional birds of interest include Great Curassow,
Burrowing Owl, Crane Hawk, and Peregrine Falcon.
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