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Apiacás Ecological Reserve
Apiacás Ecological Reserve is a State ecological reserve in the State of Mato Grosso, in Brazil. History Many expeditions passed through the Apiacás territory, notably the "paranistas" in the 18th and 19th centuries. The ecological reserve was created by state law 6.464 of 22 June 1994 in the area named Arrecadação da Gleba Pontal. The objective was to protect and research the flora, fauna and natural beauty of the location. The state environmental foundation was responsible for administration. Location The reserve lies in the municipality of Apiacás and has an area of about The Teles Pires River bounds it to the east and the Juruena River to the west. It extends to the confluence of these rivers in the north. The reserve is one of the least-studied areas of the Amazon biome. It is laced with an intricate network of streams in the basins of the Juruena and Teles Pires. The reserve would be in the proposed South Amazon Ecotones Ecological Corridor. Fauna The reserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecological Reserve (Brazil)
The term ecological reserve ( pt, Reserva Ecológica) is used for various protected areas of Brazil administered by the federal government, states and municipalities of Brazil that provide some degree of protection of the environment, although they do not conform to IUCN protected area categories IUCN protected area categories, or IUCN protected area management categories, are categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The enlisting of such areas is part .... They include: References Types of protected area of Brazil {{Brazil-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swallow-tailed Kite
The swallow-tailed kite (''Elanoides forficatus'') is a pernine raptor which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. It is the only species in the genus ''Elanoides''. Most North and Central American breeders winter in South America where the species is resident year round. Taxonomy and systematics The swallow-tailed kite was first described as the "swallow-tail hawk" and "''accipiter cauda furcata''" (forked-tail hawk) by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in 1731. It was given the binomial scientific name ''Falco forficatus'' by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', published in 1758; he changed this to ''Falco furcatus'' in the 12th edition of 1766. The latter spelling was used widely during the 18th and 19th centuries, but the original spelling has precedence. The genus ''Elanoides'' was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1818. The name is from Ancient Greek for "kite" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Areas Established In 1994
Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although the mechanisms for providing protection vary widely, the basic meaning of the term remains the same. This is illustrated by an explanation found in a manual on electrical wiring: Some kind of protection is a characteristic of all life, as living things have evolved at least some protective mechanisms to counter damaging environmental phenomena, such as ultraviolet light. Biological membranes such as bark on trees and skin on animals offer protection from various threats, with skin playing a key role in protecting organisms against pathogens and excessive water loss. Additional structures like scales and hair offer further protection from the elements and from predators, with some animals having features such as spines or camouflage serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecological Reserves Of Brazil
Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps with the closely related sciences of biogeography, evolutionary biology, genetics, ethology, and natural history. Ecology is a branch of biology, and it is not synonymous with environmentalism. Among other things, ecology is the study of: * The abundance, biomass, and distribution of organisms in the context of the environment * Life processes, antifragility, interactions, and adaptations * The movement of materials and energy through living communities * The successional development of ecosystems * Cooperation, competition, and predation within and between species * Patterns of biodiversity and its effect on ecosystem processes Ecology has practical applications in conservation biology, wetland management, natural resource management ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden-crowned Manakin
The golden-crowned manakin (''Lepidothrix vilasboasi'') is a small species of perching bird in the manakin family (Pipridae). It is endemic to the south-central Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, and it is threatened by habitat loss. Discovery and recovery Helmut Sick described this species in 1959 based on a series of specimens collected a few years before near a small tributary of the upper Rio Cururu-ri in the east Brazilian Amazon. The species was only rediscovered (in part due to confusion over the original type locality) in 2002 and is now known from a number of locations in an area bordered by the Jamanxim and Tapajos rivers and the Cachimbo Range. Hybrid speciation Genomic analyses indicates that the species is of hybrid origin between the opal-crowned manakin and snow-capped manakin and may represent one of a few cases of hybrid species in birds. The golden-crowned manakin closely resembles both its parent species with the exception of its unique yellow crown. The white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulturine Parrot
The vulturine parrot (''Pyrilia vulturina''), not to be confused with Pesquet's parrot (''Psittrichas fulgidus''), is a Neotropical parrot, which is endemic to humid forest and adjacent habitats in the eastern Amazon of Brazil. Taxonomy Until recently, it was placed in the genus '' Pionopsitta'', which now is restricted to the type species, ''P. pileata''. Furthermore, individuals previously believed to be immature vulturine parrots were described as a new species, the bald parrot (''Pyrilia aurantiocephala''), in 2002. Description The vulturine parrot has a total length of c. . It has a rather short, squarish tail, and a mainly green plumage, which typically is tinged blue, especially below. The chest is olive-brown. The underwing coverts are bright red, and when perched this can be hinted as an orange-red shoulder-patch. The under-tail is yellowish with a bluish tip (appears dark against light). The outer webs and tips of the remiges are bluish-black, making the outer section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange-cheeked Parrot
The orange-cheeked parrot (''Pyrilia barrabandi''), also known as the Barraband's parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It was formerly placed in the genus '' Pionopsitta'', which is now monotypic. It is found in the Amazonian Andes, in humid lowland forests in the northwestern, southwestern, and south-central Amazon Basin in South America. They are threatened with loss of habitat due to the increasing deforestation of the Amazon. Taxonomy and systematics The binomial name of this bird commemorates the French painter Jacques Barraband. It was formerly placed in the genus '' Pionopsitta.'' There are two subspecies: ''P.b. barrabandi-'' Found north of the upper Amazon River from east Amazonas, northern Brazil and southern Venezuela to southeast Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru. ''P.b. aurantiigena-'' Found south of the upper Amazon River from northern Brazil to eastern Peru and northern Bolivia''.'' Description The parrots are in size a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Parakeet
The golden parakeet or golden conure, (''Guaruba guarouba''), is a medium-sized golden-yellow Neotropical parrot native to the Amazon Basin of interior northern Brazil. It is the only species placed in the genus ''Guaruba''. Its plumage is mostly bright yellow, hence its common name, but it also possesses green remiges. It lives in the drier, upland rainforests in Amazonian Brazil, and is threatened by deforestation and flooding, and also by the now-illegal trapping of wild individuals for the pet trade. It is listed on CITES appendix I. Taxonomy The golden parakeet was listed in 1633 by the Dutch geographer Joannes de Laet in his ''History of the New World''. He gave the local name as ''Guiarubas''. De Laet included the parakeet in the 1640 French translation of his book. The word ''Guiarubas'' comes from the Tupi language: ''Guarajúba'' means "yellow bird". The golden parakeet was also described by the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave in 1648 in his ''Historia Naturalis Brasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawall's Amazon
Kawall's amazon (''Amazona kawalli''), also known as the white-faced amazon, white-cheeked amazon or Kawall's parrot, is a relatively large species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to the south-central Amazon. After not having been recorded in the wild for around 70 years, the species was rediscovered in the 1980s. Taxonomy Considerable taxonomic confusion has surrounded this species. "Aberrant mealy amazons", which actually were the Kawall's amazon, were first noted in 1904. It was only in 1989 that the Kawall's amazon was recognised as a species after Brazilian bird keeper Nelson Kawall (after whom the species is named) received a few unusual amazons. Description The species is medium-sized for a parrot, reaching a length of . The plumage is mostly green, with a narrow white strip at the base of the bill, narrow white eye-ring, and some blue and red present on the outermost flight feathers. Although it resembles the mealy amazon, the Kawall's amazon can ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bush Dog
The bush dog (''Speothos venaticus'') is a canine found in Central and South America. In spite of its extensive range, it is very rare in most areas except in Suriname, Guyana and Peru; it was first identified by Peter Wilhelm Lund from fossils in Brazilian caves and was believed to be extinct. The bush dog is the only living species in the genus ''Speothos'', and genetic evidence suggests that its closest living relative is the maned wolf of central South America or the African wild dog. The species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN. In Brazil it is called ''cachorro-vinagre'' ("vinegar dog") or ''cachorro-do-mato'' ("bush dog"). In Spanish-speaking countries it is called ''perro vinagre'' ("vinegar dog"), ''zorro vinagre'' ("vinegar fox"), ''perro de agua'' ("water dog"), or ''perro de monte'' ("mountain dog"). Description Adult bush dogs have soft long brownish-tan fur, with a lighter reddish tinge on the head, neck and back and a bushy tail, while the underside is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring states (from west clockwise) are: Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. The state is roughly 82.2% of the size of its southwest neighbor, the nation of Bolivia. A state with a flat landscape that alternates between vast '' chapadas'' and plain areas, Mato Grosso contains three main ecosystems: the Cerrado, the Pantanal and the Amazon rainforest. The Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, with caves, grottoes, tracks, and waterfalls, is one of its tourist attractions. The extreme northwest of the state has a small part of the Amazonian forest. The Xingu Indigenous Park and the Araguaia River are in Mato Grosso. Farther south, the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, is the habitat for nearly one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Anteater
The giant anteater (''Myrmecophaga tridactyla'') is an insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters, of which it is the largest member. The only extant member of the genus ''Myrmecophaga'', it is classified with sloths in the order Pilosa. This species is mostly terrestrial, in contrast to other living anteaters and sloths, which are arboreal or semiarboreal. The giant anteater is in length, with weights of for males and for females. It is recognizable by its elongated snout, bushy tail, long fore claws, and distinctively colored pelage. The giant anteater is found in multiple habitats, including grassland and rainforest. It forages in open areas and rests in more forested habitats. It feeds primarily on ants and termites, using its fore claws to dig them up and its long, sticky tongue to collect them. Though giant anteaters live in overlapping home ranges, they are mostly solitary except during mother-offspr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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