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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a9 Amy McAndrews<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Birdfinding.info \u21d2<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 A form of Western Spindalis<\/strong><\/a> that is fairly common in its small range.\u00a0 Can often be found in San Miguel at the Cha\u2019an Ka\u2019an Planetarium.\u00a0 Other sites where it is often seen include the San Gervasio ruins, along the road north of the airport, and south of San Miguel around the villages of San Jos\u00e9 and El Cedral.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCozumel Spindalis\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Spindalis zena benedicti<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Family: Spindalidae<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Endemic to Cozumel<\/strong>, where it is fairly common in woodlands, borders, scrub, and settled areas with trees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Identification<\/strong><\/span><\/p> Male is unmistakable: its striking black-and-white head and wing patterns are unique in its range.\u00a0 Compared to the males of spindalises found elsewhere, \u201cCozumel\u201d is the brownest overall, recognizable by its dark brown nape and chest, brownish-green back, and strikingly heavy bill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCozumel Spindalis,\u201d S. z. benedicti<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (San Jos\u00e9, Cozumel, Mexico; November 19, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Cory Gregory<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCozumel Spindalis,\u201d S. z. benedicti<\/em>, male with yellow staining on plumage.\u00a0 (Cozumel, Mexico; December 31, 2016.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Luke Berg<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCozumel Spindalis,\u201d S. z. benedicti<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Cozumel, Mexico; November 1, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Thomas Doebel<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCozumel Spindalis,\u201d S. z. benedicti<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Cozumel, Mexico; June 30, 2018.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Patrick V.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Female is olive-gray overall, with a mostly pale throat and subtle, thin eyebrow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCozumel Spindalis,\u201d S. z. benedicti<\/em>, female.\u00a0 (San Gervasio, Cozumel, Mexico; August 26, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Pam Rasmussen<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCozumel Spindalis,\u201d S. z. benedicti<\/em>, female.\u00a0 (Cozumel, Mexico; October 23, 2018.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Luis Guillermo<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCozumel Spindalis,\u201d S. z. benedicti<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Cozumel, Mexico; January 3, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Luke Berg<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCozumel Spindalis,\u201d S. z. benedicti<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Cozumel, Mexico; October 18, 2018.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Noel Rivas Camo<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCozumel Spindalis,\u201d S. z. benedicti<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (Cozumel, Mexico; February 5, 2014.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Ian Davies<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCozumel Spindalis,\u201d S. z. benedicti<\/em>, male.\u00a0 (San Jos\u00e9, Cozumel, Mexico; November 19, 2017.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Cory Gregory<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cCozumel Spindalis,\u201d S. z. benedicti<\/em>, female.\u00a0 (El Cedral, Cozumel, Mexico; July 30, 2014.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Alvaro Cervera<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CozumelSpindalis2-e1544791791816.jpg\")
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