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References:
Kapan, D.D. 2003. Avistamientos en Culebra y Cambalache. In: El Bien-te-veo. Sociedad
Ornitológica Puertorriqueña Vol VI, Núm. I: 3-4.
USFWS. 2004. United State Fish & Wildlife Service, Culebra National Wildlife Refuge General
Information. http://caribbean-ecoteam.fws.gov/culebra_index.htm.
22- Los Caños, Culebra, Puerto Rico
Area Description:
Located in the east of the town of the Island, between the Puerto de Manglar and
Cementerio Bay CWA’s, Los Caños is approximately 29 ha in size and it is composed of
mangrove stands, islets and interconnecting channels. It is an important area for migrant and
resident shorebirds, and it is part of the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge (Cardona and Rivera
1988). Wildlife use of the area is poorly known.
Ownership/Protection:
Los Caños is part of the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge, administered by the U. S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
Special Recognition:
Because it’s an important roosting area for the rare White-crowned pigeon, and the
threatened White-cheeked pintail, is still classified as a prime wildlife area.
Wildlife:
Birds
White-crowned pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala and the Scaly-naped pigeon P.
squamosa roost in this CWA (J. Saliva pers.comm.). Others birds are the White-cheeked pintail
Anas bahamensis, Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus, Green heron Butorides virescens
and the Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca.
Threats:
Private properties around this CWA can be developed, causing habitat loss and
degradation, and probably, contamination by sediments on the bay, caused by erosion and
runoff.
Conservation Recommendations:
To continue the patrolling of the area by personnel of law enforcement of USFWS in
order to control possible activities that can affect the quality of this CWA.
References:
None
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