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Coordinates: 8°14′N 78°13′W / 8.233°N 78.217°W / 8.233; -78.217
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Designations
Official namePunta Patiño
Designated13 October 1993
Reference no.630[1]

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.

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

References

  1. ^ "Punta Patiño". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Google Maps - Punta Patiño
  3. ^ "Overflight video". Vimeo. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b Reserva Natural Punta Patiño

8°14′N 78°13′W / 8.233°N 78.217°W / 8.233; -78.217


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