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sandpiper C. pusilla, Western sandpiper C. mauri, Short billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus,
Ringed billed gull Larus delawarensis, Gull billed tern Sterna nilotica, Common tern S.
hirundo, Least tern S. antillarum, Royal tern S. maxima, Sandwich tern S. sandvicensis, Whitecrowned
pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala, Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita, White-winged dove
Z. asiatica, Common ground dove Columbina passerina, Monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus,
Mangrove cuckoo Coccyzus minor, Yellow-billed cuckoo C. americanus, Smooth-billed ani
Crotophaga ani, Short-eared owl Asio flammeus, Antillean nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii,
Antillean Mango Anthracothorax dominicus, Belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon, Puerto Rican
Tody Todus mexicanus, Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis, Gray kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis, Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum, Puerto Rican lesser
Antillean Pewee Contopus portoricensis, Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis, Purple martin
P. subis, Bank swallow Riparia riparia, Barn swallow Hirundo rustica, Cave swallow
Petrochelidon fulva, Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos, Pearly-eyed thrasher Margarops
fuscatus, Red-legged thrush Turdus plumbeus, Black-whiskered vireo Vireo altiloquus, Black
and white warbler Mniotilta varia, Prothonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea, Northern parula
Parula americana, Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia, Magnolia warbler D. magnolia, Cape
may warbler D. tigrina, Yellow rumped warbler D. coronata, Yellow-throated warbler D.
dominica, Blackpoll warbler D. striata, Prairie warbler D. discolor Palm warbler D. palmarum,
Northern waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis, Louisiana Waterthrush S. motacilla, Common
yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas, Hooded warbler Wilsonia citrina, American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla, Bananaquit Coereba flaveola, Orange cheeked waxbill Estrilda melpoda,
Warbling silverbill Lonchura malabarica, Bronze manikin L. cucullata, Shiny cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis, Grater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger, Greater Antillean Oriole
Icterus dominicensis, Tropical I. icterus, Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis,
Yellow-faced grassquit Tiaris olivacea, Black-faced grassquit T. bicolor, Indigo bunting
Passerina cyanea, Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum (Silander et al 1986).
Guanajibo Mangroves
Located in the south of the town of Mayagüez, Guanajibo mangrove is a large mangrove
that has a small fresh water swamp bordering it (Raffaele and Duffield 1979).
Birds at Guanajibo Mangroves
These mangroves are areas where the Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis has made
attempts to nest (Collazo and Klaas 1986; USFWS 1995). There is also the presence of Cattle
egret Bubulcus ibis, Roosting site of Cave swallow Petrochelidon fulva and the Yellow breasted
crake Porzana flaviventer frequents the fresh water swamp (Raffaele and Duffield 1979).
Reptiles
The endangered Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata frequently uses sandy
beaches of the Boquerón sector. These areas constitute a nesting area for the turtle. Other
endangered reptile is the Cook’s anole Anolis cooki (DRNA 1998a).
Mammals
West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus feeds on the Thalassia beds found in
Boquerón sector. The shallow and calm waters of the Rincón Lagoon (also know as Caño
Boquerón) offer a perfect refuge for the manatee. The near threatened Brazilian free-tailed bat
Tadarida brasiliensis is found in the Boquerón sector (DRNA 1998a).
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