Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila

Cayo Pájaro

Satellite view of Cayo Pájaro, Cuba
Cayo Pájaro (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Pájaro is a cay at 22°13′30″N 78°40′08″W in Ciego de Ávila province.

GPS 22.22500, -78.6688922°13′30″N 78°40′08″W

Cayo Pájaro: coast and water

1470 m at 213°: Ensenada de Mancho (cove); 3370 m at 14°: Laguna del Esterón Viejo (lagoon); 4500 m at 81°: Estero La Cochiquera (estuary); 4670 m at 156°: Ensenada del Indio (bay); 8800 m at 288°: Hacienda de Sabana La Mar (estuary); 9950 m at 331°: Punta del Mosquito (point); 10390 m at 328°: Punta de Piedra (point); 11260 m at 287°: Canal la Palma (channel); 11430 m at 248°: Canal los Mangos (channel); 12320 m at 326°: Punta Chicola (point); 12580 m at 9°: Laguna El Coy (lagoon); 13040 m at 23°: Punta de la Virgen (point); 14110 m at 3°: Laguna de la Caldera (lagoon); 14660 m at 51°: Punta Cerrillo (point); 14840 m at 4°: Punta Caldera (point); 14880 m at 356°: Boca de la Caldera (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Pájaro
Cayo Pájaro, wider

Cayo Pájaro: islands

7260 m at 47°: Isla de Turiguano (island); 11360 m at 335°: Cayo Mujeres (island); 12100 m at 332°: Cayo Pájaro (islet); 12700 m at 329°: Cayo Haití (islet); 13370 m at 339°: Cayo El Toro (island); 14920 m at 144°: Cayo Puerco (islet).

Cayo Pájaro: inland

3840 m at 296°: Río Calvario (stream); 3870 m at 3°: Laguna de los Cabezos (pond); 5650 m at 241°: Sociedad (locality); 6940 m at 192°: Río Junco (stream); 7270 m at 343°: Laguna La Fangosa (pond); 8830 m at 338°: Laguna del Navío (pond); 9200 m at 72°: Ciro Frías (settlement); 9850 m at 76°: El Holandés (settlement); 9930 m at 70°: Capitanía (settlement); 10280 m at 153°: Arroyo Robles (stream); 10950 m at 40°: Ojos de Agua (locality); 11110 m at 216°: Vista Alegre (settlement).

Cayo Pájaro: distances

10200 m at 179°: Las Charcas; 13380 m at 162°: Morón; 16180 m at 306°: Kilo 9; 43760 m at 53°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 163600 m at 117°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 40030 m at 1°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 32680 m at 28°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Cayo Pájaro: close by

7260 m at 47°: Isla de Turiguano (cay); 10230 m at 97°: Laguna La Redonda (fishing); 11360 m at 335°: Cayo Mujeres (cay); 12100 m at 332°: Cayo Pájaro (cay); 12700 m at 329°: Cayo Haití (cay); 13270 m at 148°: Alevinaje (fishing); 13370 m at 339°: Cayo El Toro (cay); 14920 m at 144°: Cayo Puerco (cay); 15200 m at 340°: Cayo Caimitos (cay); 15500 m at 341°: Cayo Estilla (cay); 16300 m at 342°: Cayo Palomo (cay); 17950 m at 341°: Cayo Yana (cay).

Cayo Pájaro: on and around

Within 15 km: 42 guest houses & hostels, 21 stores & supermarkets, 20 schools, 9 places of worship, 7 factories & works, 6 garages & car services, 6 urban parks & plazas, 5 fuel stations, 5 stations & terminals, 4 clinics & polyclinics.

11460 m at 44°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 12430 m at 159°: Paladar La Rueda (cuban cuisine & lechón); 12490 m at 161°: Estado de Morón Paquito Espinosa (stadiums & sport); 12530 m at 160°: Parque Agramonte (urban parks & plazas); 12550 m at 160°: Agustín López Morales (attractions); 12550 m at 162°: Centro Deportivo Municipal (stadiums & sport); 12580 m at 160°: Teatro Reguero (theatres & arts); 12780 m at 161°: Hostal Dra. Aleida Castillo (guest houses & hostels); 12860 m at 158°: Hostal El Cisne (guest houses & hostels); 12900 m at 159°: Hostal El Caney (guest houses & hostels); 13130 m at 162°: Parque Louis P. Martin (urban parks & plazas); 13150 m at 161°: Casa de la Cultura (theatres & arts); 13390 m at 244°: Parque Central (urban parks & plazas).

Cayo Pájaro: marine life records

7 records of 7 species within 10 km, 2014 to 2024: 3 seabirds and shorebirds, 3 seagrass and algae, 1 molluscs. That is 2.2 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cocos nucifera, 1 (seagrass and algae); Vitta virginea, 1 (molluscs); Fregata magnificens, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Batis maritima, 1 (seagrass and algae); Rhabdadenia biflora, 1 (seagrass and algae); Charadrius vociferus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.

Cayo Pájaro: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.

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Sources and data

Name and position: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) (record). Distances are straight-line measurements from these coordinates. Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar. Named places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Positions from public gazetteers can be approximate, so confirm a location with a local operator before you travel.

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