Puerto Rico Critical Wildlife Areas - Puerto DRNA - Gobierno de ...

84- Lakes and Forests of Dorado, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Area Description:
This area is located west of the town of Dorado in the northern part of the island. These
areas include the forests, woodland plots, Mata Redonda and other lakes in the property of
Dorado Beach Hotel and the lakes south of road 693 on the golf course of the Cerromar Beach
Hotel. In the property, there is one of the few remaining stands of Pterocarpus officinalis in the
island, considered an important habitat for wildlife species.
Ownership/Protection:
The properties are private owned by the Hyatt Dorado Beach Resort and Country Club;
and Cerromar Beach Hotel (now know as Hyatt Haciendas del Mar).
Special Recognition:
These lands were recognized as a CWA by Raffaele and Duffield (1979); and by
Cardona and Rivera (1988). Moreno and Pérez (1980) agree with its classification of CWA. The
Lakes and Forest of Dorado are considered the area with the large number of the threatened
White-crowned pigeon in Puerto Rico (Bonilla, 2003). Although the area as a whole has
suffered some disturbance and degradation, these lands remains an area of primary wildlife
value.
Wildlife:
An on-site inspection of this area was made in March 2004 to corroborate its wildlife
values. A total of 40 birds species were recorded for the complete area and the floral
composition are represented with 10 species.
Birds at the lagoons
Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger, Bananaquit Coereba flaveola, Gray kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis, Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos, Zenaida dove Zenaida
aurita, White-winged dove Z. asiatica, Scaly-napped pigeon Patagioenas squamosa, Whitecrowned
pigeon P. leucocephala, Red-legged thrush Turdus plumbeus, Brown pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis, Caribbean Coot Fulica caribaea, Common moorhen Gallinula
chloropus, Green heron Butorides virescens, Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps, Blacknecked
stilt Himantopus mexicanus, Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia, Killdeer Charadrius
vociferus, Belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon, Northern waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis,
Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea, Great blue heron Ardea herodias, Great egret
A. alba, Snowy egret Egretta thula, Black-faced grassquit Tiaris bicolor, Shinny cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis, Mangrove cuckoo Coccyzus minor, Puerto Rican Woodpecker
Melanerpes portoricensis, Antillean Mango Anthracothorax dominicus, Monk parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus, Saffron finch Sicalis flaveola, Chestnut manikin Lonchura malacca,
Bronze mannikin L. cucullata, Nutmeg mannikin Lonchura punctulata, Pearly-eyed thrasher
Margarops fuscatus, Parula warbler Parula americana, Double crested cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus, Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis, Lesser scaup Aythya affinis, Common ground
dove Columbina passerina, Smooth-billed ani Crotophaga ani (Moreno and Pérez, 1980;
Terrestrial Resources Division Data 2004).
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