Cristóbal Island (in

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: ''Isla San Cristóbal'', or

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's Island) is a mostly deforested 37 km² island located south of Isla Colón,Jisel Perilla (2008)
''Frommer's Panama''
Frommers, p. 282, in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago,

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. It is home to the indigenous Ngäbe or Guaymí people and a small number of

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s. ''Laguna Bocatorito'', also known as Dolphin Bay, lies on the east side of the island.

Environment

The island is part of the Bocas del Toro

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(IBA), designated as such by

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because it supports significant populations of white-crowned pigeons and

three-wattled bellbird The three-wattled bellbird (''Procnias tricarunculatus'') is a Central American migratory bird of the cotinga family. The sexes are very dissimilar in appearance. The male has a white head and throat and the remaining plumage is chestnut brown. ...

References

Caribbean islands of Panama Important Bird Areas of Panama Important Bird Areas of the Caribbean {{BocasdelToro-geo-stub

Environment

See also

References