Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge

Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Puerto Rico Cabo Rojo Salt flats Cabo Rojo Hypersaline lagoons
Map of Puerto Rico
Location	Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Caribbean
Coordinates	17°58′45″N 67°10′06″W / 17.97917°N 67.16833°W / 17.97917; -67.16833
Area	1,836 acres (7.43 km2)
Established	1974
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website	www.fws.gov/refuge/Cabo_Rojo

Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge (Spanish: Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de Cabo Rojo) is an 1,836-acre National Wildlife Refuge located in southwestern Puerto Rico, in the municipality of Cabo Rojo. The refuge is a habitat for number of native bird species including the endangered yellow-shouldered blackbird, locally known as mariquita de Puerto Rico or capitán. Many birds find their way to the refuge while migrating between North and South America, and more than 118 bird species have been recorded near the area.

The Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge is administered as part of the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex.^[1]