Zona 3: Ejidos Santa María Pixoy and Tekal Nuevo
April - May, 2004

These photos came from the third of four study zones, again on property with some agricultural and ranching use.  Like before, the study has 24 cameras distributed over approximately 25 square kilometers.  The numbers in the lower right hand corner indicate the date and time.


These ocellated turkeys (Agriocharis ocellata) took eight photographs of themselves over a four-minute period.
The grey-necked wood rail (Aramides cajanea) is a common, but shy, bird found in forests and wetlands from central Mexico through much of South America. An omnivore, it eats plant material as well as crabs, insects, other arthropods and snails.

Collared peccaries (Tayassu tajacu) are closely related to pigs. They live in herds, eat an omnivorous diet and have a distinctive appearance including a long body, cylindrical snout and large pointed ears. However, one big difference is that baby peccaries are born ready to run, while piglets depend completely on their mothers for many weeks.
Although able to defend themselves fiercely, peccaries are a favored prey species for jaguars.

Its size and what look like faint spots in its coat indicate that this puma (Puma concolor) might be around a year old, maybe less.

Photos from this zone included nearly all the species seen elsewhere. Just no jaguars this time.