Make an Exhibit for that Island - Cozumel Conservation Center

Cozumel Conservation Center

Striped lists represent species kept in different exhibits within an exhibit complex, dotted list represent species kept in mixed exhibits.

Coati, Raccoon, Armadillo and Rice rat house

- Cozumel raccoon, Cozumel Island raccoon, Pygmy raccoon or Dwarf raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus)
- Cozumel coati or Cozumel Island coati (Nasua narica nelsoni)
- Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus mexicanus) [Presumed to be introduced species on Isla Cozumel]
- Cozumel Coues' rice rat (Oryzomys couesi cozumelae) [Nocturnal indoor exhibit]

Cozumel aviary block

1) Yucatan amazon, Yellow-lored amazon, Yucatan parrot or Yellow-lored parrot (Amazona xantholora) and Cozumel great curassow (Crax rubra griscomi)
2) White-fronted amazon, White-fronted parrot or Spectacled amazon parrot (Amazona albifrons albifrons) and Plain chachalaca (Ortalis vetula)
3) Aztec parakeet, Aztec conure, Aztec olive-throated parakeet or Aztec olive-throated conure (Eupsittula astec) and Blue ground dove (Claravis pretiosa)
4) Green jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus)
5) Great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus loweryi)
6) Bright-rumped attila or Polymorphic attila (Attila spadiceus)
7) Black catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris)
8) Yucatán woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus pygmaeus) and American robin (Turdus migratorius)

Cozumel aviary 1

• American flamingo or Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
• Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
• American white ibis (Eudocimus albus)
• Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
• Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
• Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens)
• Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor)
• American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus)
• Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
• Russet-naped wood rail or Rufous-naped wood rail (Aramides albiventris albiventris)

Cozumel Conservatory

Small bird walk-through area

• Cozumel wren (Troglodytes beani)
• Cozumel vireo (Vireo bairdi)
• Ruddy crake (Laterallus ruber)
• Common ground dove (Columbina passerina)
• Painted bunting (Passerina ciris)
• Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
• Mangrove warbler (Setophaga petechia rufivertex)
• Cozumel yellow-faced grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus intermedius)
• Cozumel rufous-browed peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis insularis)
• Blue-grey gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)

Hummingbirds

- Cozumel emerald (Chlorostilbon forficatus)
- Green-breasted mango (Anthracothorax prevostii)

Bird nursery
Herp nursery

Herp corridor

- Mesoamerican cane toad (Rhinella horribilis or Rhinella marina horribilis)
- Gulf Coast toad (Incilius valliceps)
- Common Mexican tree frog, Mexican tree frog, Baudin's tree frog or Van Vliet's frog (Smilisca baudinii)
- Brown basilisk or Striped basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus)
- Brown anole, Bahaman anole or De la Sagra's anole (Anolis sagrei)
- Cozumel racerunner (Aspidoscelis cozumela)
- Cozumel spiny lizard (Sceloporus cozumelae)
- Black spiny-tailed iguana, Black iguana or Black Ctenosaur (Ctenosaura similis)
- Yucatán Mesoamerican slider (Trachemys venusta iversoni)
- Furrowed wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys areolata)
- Northern boa or Colombian boa (Boa imperator) [Introduced and invasive species on Cozumel]

Crocodile exhibits

Adult exhibits and Juvenile exhibits

- Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)
- American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

Manatees and aquatics

Manatee, Green sea turtle and fish lagoon

• West Indian manatee, Caribbean manatee or Antillean manatee (Trichechus manataus manatus)
• Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
• Queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula)
• Lookdown (Selene vomer)
• Queen angelfish, Golden angelfish or Yellow angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris)
• Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)
• Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber)
• Doctorfish tang (Acanthurus chirurgus)

Row of tanks

- Splendid toadfish, Coral toadfish or Cozumel splendid toadfish (Sanopus splendidus)
- Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) [Introduced and invasive species in Atlantic and Caribbean]
- Green moray (Gymnothorax funebris)
- Spotted drum or Spotted ribbonfish (Equetus punctatus)

Manatee Café and terrace

Education area and gift shop

Crab exhibits:

- Blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi)
- Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus)

Cozumel aviary 2

• Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis)
• Great egret (Ardea alba)
• Neotropic cormorant or Olivaceous cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
• Wood stork (Mycteria americana)

Cozumel aviary 3

• Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
• Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
• Killdeer plover (Charadrius vociferus)
• Red knot (Calidris canutus)