Free and Sovereign State of Campeche

• BR Calakmul

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  Calakmul Biosphere reserve is also an area accepted by UNESCO as a natural heritage site. It has more than 1.7 million acres and it is the second largest protected area of Mexico. It is compose basically of a jungle area connecting with the jungle of Guatemala representing the second largest jungle in America after the Amazon.Calakmul has just recently started to been studied. There is not a lot of information on the reserve and the number of species, nevertheless it is known by the abundance and diversity of species that can be seen in the area. There are several groups working in the area such as WWF and Pronatura. A trip to the reserve early in the morning can provide you with a good cross section of bird species as well as other animals of the area.

• Wikipedia

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• Number of bird species: 578

  As at June 2018 (for whole peninsula)

• Number of endemics: 7

  Yucatan Nightjar Antrostomus badius Cozumel Emerald Chlorostilbon forficatus Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus Yucatan Wren Campylorhynchus yucatanicus Cozumel Thrasher Toxostoma guttatum Rose-throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis Orange Oriole Icterus auratus

• Mexico: Birds – Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Campeche

  | By Robert Dean & Mark Wainwright | Rainforest Publications | 2012 | Unbound | 13 pages, colour illustrations, 1 colour map | ISBN: 9780984010745 Buy this book from NHBS.com

• Mexico: Butterflies – Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Campeche

  | By Jannah Brown & Enrique Leal C | Rainforest Publications | 2012| Unbound | 13 pages, colour illustrations, 1 colour map | ISBN: 9780984010752 Buy this book from NHBS.com

• Mexico: Mammals – Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Campeche

  | By Mark Wainwright | Rainforest Publications | 2012 | Unbound | 13 pages, colour illustrations, 2 colour maps | ISBN: 9780984010721 Buy this book from NHBS.com

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• Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

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  Calakmul Biosphere Reserve is one of the largest protected areas in Mexico, covering more than 14 percent of Campeche State in the Yucatan Peninsula…

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• 2013 [01 January] - Michael R Greenwald - Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche

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  ...2 Thicket Tinamous (heard only), 4 Red-billed Pigeons, 2 White-winged Doves, 6 Olive-throated Parakeets, an Ivory-billed Woodcreeper, a Great-crested Flycatcher, 2 Boat-billed Flycatchers, 3 Couch’s Kingbirds, 2 Rosethroated Becards, a White-eyed Vireo, a Wood Thrush, 3 Brown Jays, 12 Yucatán Jays, 2 Black-and-White Warblers, an American Redstart, 2 Magnolia Warblers, a Summer Tanager, and 3 Yellow-throated Euphonias. I also heard a Mottled Owl calling...

• 2017 [12 December] - Aidan G Kelly

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  Mexico was a country I had yet to visit, and I thought that the defined area of the Yucatán peninsula would be a good place to do a first birding trip. The Yucatán is generally a very safe area of Mexico to do an independent visit. The roads are very good, traffic is light and people are friendly.

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• Holiday Inn

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  Located on the main avenue of Carmen, across the street from the Pemex and Bechtel headquarters. A great place to relax after a long working day