Volcán Nevado de Colima National Park is a

national park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

in western Mexico. It protects the upper slopes of two volcanic mountains,

Volcán de Colima The Volcán de Colima, 3,820 m (12,533 ft), also known as Volcán de Fuego, is part of the Colima Volcanic Complex (CVC) consisting of Volcán de Colima, Nevado de Colima () and the eroded El Cántaro (listed as extinct). It is the youngest of ...

and Nevado de Colima, in the states of

Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...

and Colima.

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

(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. 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.

Flora and fauna

Plant communities include high-elevation pine forests, and subalpine grassland, called zacatonal, at the highest elevations. Native mammals include white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus''),

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(''Puma concolor''),

coyote The coyote (''Canis latrans'') is a species of canis, canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf. It fills much of the same ecologica ...

(''Canis latrans''), and collared peccary (''Pecari tajacu''). 102 species of birds have been recorded in the park, including the

long-tailed wood partridge The long-tailed wood partridge (''Dendrortyx macroura'') is a bird species in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is endemic, found only in Mexico. Taxonomy and systematics The long-tailed wood partridge shares the genus ''Den ...

(''Dendrortyx macroura''),

white-striped woodcreeper The white-striped woodcreeper (''Lepidocolaptes leucogaster'') is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist monta ...

(''Lepidocolaptes leucogaster''), russet nightingale-thrush (''Catharus occidentalis''),

brown-backed solitaire The brown-backed solitaire (''Myadestes occidentalis'') is considered a thrush and is placed in the family Turdidae. It is a medium-sized bird about 21 centimeters (8 inches) long. It is a mostly grayish bird with brown flight feathers (hence t ...

(''Myadestes occidentalis''), gray silky-flycatcher (''Ptiliogonys cinereus''),

chestnut-sided shrike-vireo The chestnut-sided shrike-vireo (''Vireolanius melitophrys'') is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are fou ...

(''Vireolanius melitophrys''), golden-browed warbler (''Basileuterus belli''),

red warbler The red warbler (''Cardellina rubra'') is a small passerine bird of the New World warbler family Parulidae endemic to the highlands of Mexico, north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It is closely related to, and forms a superspecies with, the ...

(''Cardellina rubra''), crescent-chested warbler (''Oreothlypis superciliosa''), rufous-capped brushfinch (''Atlapetes pileatus''),

green-striped brushfinch The green-striped brushfinch (''Arremon virenticeps'') is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. Until recently, it was placed in the genus ''Buarremon''.Cadena, C. D., J. Klicka and R. E. Ricklefs. (2007). ''Evolutionary differentiation ...

(''Arremon virenticeps''), and

collared towhee The collared towhee (''Pipilo ocai'') is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae that is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist pine-oak montane forest and heavily degraded former forest. It occupies moun ...

(''Pipilo ocai'').

References

{{Commons cat, Nevado de Colima National Park National parks of Mexico Protected areas of Colima Protected areas of Jalisco Protected areas of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt