Punta Patiño
Punta Patiño is a nature reserve area in Panama.[2][3] The 65,025 acre preserve is owned by conservation group ANCON.[4] The area is on the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.
| Designations | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Punta Patiño |
| Designated | 13 October 1993 |
| Reference no. | 630[1] |
Fauna in the reserve include harpy eagles, three-toed sloths, capybaras, bottlenose dolphins, crocodiles, jaguar, and humpback whales. Bird species include black oropendola, brown pelicans, frigate birds, terns, oystercatchers, willet, whimbrel, and spotted sandpiper, kingfishers, white ibis, heron, and laughing gulls.[4]
See also
- Protected areas of Panama
References
- "Punta Patiño". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- Google Maps - Punta Patiño
- "Overflight video". Vimeo. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- Reserva Natural Punta Patiño
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