Volcán Nevado de Colima National Park

Volcán Nevado de Colima National Park
Volcán Nevado de Colima National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
	Location of Volcán Nevado de Colima National Park in Mexico
Location	Colima and Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates	19°33′N 103°37′W / 19.550°N 103.617°W
Area	65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi)
Designation	National park
Designated	1940
Governing body	National Commission of Natural Protected Areas

Volcán Nevado de Colima National Park is a national park in western Mexico. It protects the upper slopes of two volcanic mountains, Volcán de Colima and Nevado de Colima, in the states of Jalisco and Colima.^[2]

Geography

The park covers an area of 65.55 km², and covers the upper slopes of two adjacent volcanic mountains, Nevado de Colima (4330 m) and Volcán de Colima (3958 m), also known as Volcán de Fuego. The park boundary follows the 3200-meter contour. Nevado de Colima is older and inactive. Volcán de Fuego is Mexico's most active volcano.^[2]

The park adjoins El Jabalí Flora and Fauna Protection Area on the southwest. Bosque Mesófilo Nevado de Colima State Park in Jalisco is composed of four separate enclaves which adjoin the national park on the east and west flanks of the two peaks.^[1]

Flora and fauna

Plant communities include high-elevation pine forests, and subalpine grassland, called zacatonal, at the highest elevations.^[2]

Native mammals include white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), puma (Puma concolor), coyote (Canis latrans), and collared peccary (Pecari tajacu).^[2]

102 species of birds have been recorded in the park, including the long-tailed wood partridge (Dendrortyx macroura), white-striped woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes leucogaster), russet nightingale-thrush (Catharus occidentalis), brown-backed solitaire (Myadestes occidentalis), gray silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus), chestnut-sided shrike-vireo (Vireolanius melitophrys), golden-browed warbler (Basileuterus belli), red warbler (Cardellina rubra), crescent-chested warbler (Oreothlypis superciliosa), rufous-capped brushfinch (Atlapetes pileatus), green-striped brushfinch (Arremon virenticeps), and collared towhee (Pipilo ocai).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Volcán Nevado de Colima from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 10 October 2021. [1]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hernández López, Leticia, Enrique J. Jardel, and Carlos Palomera García (1997). "Protected Areas of Jalisco and Colima". in Aid, Charles S., Michael F. Carter, and A. Townsend Peterson. Protected Areas of Western Mexico: Status, Management, and Needs. Colorado Bird Observatory, September 1, 1997. Accessed 11 October 2021. [2]

[unep-1] UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Volcán Nevado de Colima from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 10 October 2021. [1]

[protected-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hernández López, Leticia, Enrique J. Jardel, and Carlos Palomera García (1997). "Protected Areas of Jalisco and Colima". in Aid, Charles S., Michael F. Carter, and A. Townsend Peterson. Protected Areas of Western Mexico: Status, Management, and Needs. Colorado Bird Observatory, September 1, 1997. Accessed 11 October 2021. [2]

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