Bird Conservation Region 62
Archipiélago
de Revillagigedo
The Islas Revillagigedo
off the Pacific coast of Colima is the most remote archipelago of Mexico.
Four volcanic islands—Socorro, Clarión, San Benedicto, and
Roca Partida—have a combined surface area of almost 40,000 hectares.
Clarión and Socorro stand out for their wealth of endemic flora
and fauna. Vegetation on Isla
Socorro consists of Croton scrub, Ficus cotinifolia forest, and pine forest,
with associated elements of cloud forest. Clarión is primarily
scrub and scrub forest, while San Benedicto Island is covered by volcanic
ash and plants that are recolonizing after a major eruption that took
place in August 1952. Roca Partida Island is a
rock island without vegetation. Endemic species include Townsend’s
Shearwater, Socorro Mockingbird, Socorro Parakeet, Socorro Dove, Clarion
Wren, Socorro Wren, and Socorro Towhee.
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