Bird Conservation Region 64
Arrecife
Alacranes
Arrecife Alacranes
is located in the Gulf of Mexico northwest from the Yucatan Peninsula.
It is a protected area of 88,084 hectares, including five islets (Isla
Desertora, Isla Pájaros, Isla Desterrada, Isla Chica, and Isla
Pérez) and the waters surrounding them. Vegetation consists basically
of dunes and scrub habitat. This BCR is
the most important breeding site in the Gulf of Mexico for Sooty Tern,
and an important breeding area for Brown Noddy and Masked and Brown Boobies.
Many birds migrating across the gulf stop here in fall and spring.
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