Saltinho Biological Reserve () is a Biological Reserve near Tamandaré in the state of

Pernambuco Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...

, Brazil. It contains a sample of the tropical Atlantic Forest biome.

History

The reserve lies in the Rio Formoso and Tamandaré municipalities of

. The reserve, which covers of Atlantic Forest biome, was established on 21 September 1983. It is managed by the

Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation ( Portuguese: ''Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade'', ICMBio) is a government agency under the administration of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment. It is nam ...

. Objectives included protecting rare, endemic and threatened species of native flora and fauna, helping preserve and restore the Atlantic Forest in the state, and supporting scientific research.

Location

The terrain is coastal plain of sedimentary origin, with small hills and ridges. Altitude ranges from . The soils are very deep and well-drained. The Saltinho river, after which the reserve is named, originates a few kilometres upstream from the reserve, and is dammed in the reserve to supply water to the city of Tamandaré. The average annual temperature is . Annual rainfall is .

Status

As of 2009 the Biological Reserve was a "strict nature reserve" under

IUCN protected area category 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 ...

Ia, with a terrestrial area of . Protected species include

oncilla The oncilla (''Leopardus tigrinus''), also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo, is a small spotted cat ranging from Central America to central Brazil. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and the popul ...

(Leopardus tigrinus),

ocelot The ocelot (''Leopardus pardalis'') is a medium-sized spotted Felidae, wild cat that reaches at the shoulders and weighs between on average. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, Central and South America, ...

(Leopardus pardalis), the shrimp Atya scabra, and the birds Willis's antbird (Cercomacroides laeta), white-eyed foliage-gleaner (Automolus leucophthalmus),

black-cheeked gnateater The black-cheeked gnateater (''Conopophaga melanops'') is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae Endemism, endemic to Brazil. The male is distinguished by its orange crown, black face and white throat, while the female has brown plumage. ...

(Conopophaga melanops),

rufous gnateater The rufous gnateater (''Conopophaga lineata'') is a passerine bird of the gnateater family, Conopophagidae. It is found in forest understory and bushes in eastern Brazil from Rio Grande do Sul north to central Brazil. Its range also extends into ...

(Conopophaga lineata), blue-crowned motmot (Momotus momota),

scalloped antbird The scalloped antbird (''Myrmoderus ruficauda'') is an Endangered species of passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. Taxonomy and systematics The scalloped antbird ...

(Myrmeciza ruficauda),

great-billed hermit The great-billed hermit (''Phaethornis malaris'') is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonacco ...

(phaethornis malaris), white-shouldered antshrike (Thamnophilus aethiops) and long-tailed woodnymph (Thalurania watertonii).

References

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