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Corn Islands, Nicaragua (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Corn Islands, Nicaragua
Map of Corn Islands, Nicaragua
Unidentified Toad
The Corn Islands are a pair of islands offshore from Nicaragua in the Caribbean. The islands are heavily impacted by residents, their dogs, and tourists. The ocean near the islands is rich in Lobster and even a few coral reefs persist.
Trips
Mexico to Panama
2/12/2009
: We arrived at the airport on Big Corn Island which was more or less overrun by people and their dogs. We stayed there for only a couple of hours waiting for the boat to Little Corn Island. Little Corn Island was even more overrun by humanity, but at least there were not cars.
We stayed for three nights mostly because of the cost of getting out here. I liked the buildings made from the piles of beach trash. This is the complete species list from the 3 days on the islands.
Previous Visit (La Tigra: 2/10/2009)
Next Visit (Granada: 2/15/2009)
Species Recorded (15)
Birds ( 15 )
Frigatebirds ( Fregatidae )
Magnificent Frigatebird -
Fregata magnificens
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Little Blue Heron -
Egretta caerulea
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -
Nyctanassa violacea
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone -
Arenaria interpres
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Royal Tern -
Thalasseus maximus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
White-crowned Pigeon -
Patagioenas leucocephala
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Smooth-billed Ani -
Crotophaga ani
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Ringed Kingfisher -
Megaceryle torquata
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Purple Martin -
Progne subis
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Tropical Parula -
Setophaga pitiayumi
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Great-tailed Grackle -
Quiscalus mexicanus
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