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Árvore até 3m; extremidade dos ramos denso-longo-estrelada; folha simples, oposta, sem estípula, pecíolo canaliculado, 3 X 0,3cm, denso-estrelado, lâmina elíptica, ápice agudo a acuminado, base cuneada às vezes levemente assimétrica, 19-27 X 8-10,5cm, margem denticulada, ciliada, membranácea, venação acródroma, 2 pares de nervuras secundárias, mais conspícuas na face abaxial, venação terciária paralela, conspícua na abaxial, face adaxial com tricomas simples e estrigosos, abaxial com tricomas longos-estrelados e simples, adensando nas nervuras; fruto baga globosa, denso-estrelada, imatura, verde no material seco. ...

Nome popular: pixirica

Árvore até 9m; extremidade dos ramos denso-estrelado-ferrugínea; folha simples, oposta, sem estípula, pecíolo estriado, 5,5 X 0,2cm, denso-estrelado-ferrugíneo, lâmina elíptica, ápice acuminado, base arredondada, 15-20 X 6,5-9cm, margem inteira, membranácea a subcartácea, venação acródroma, 2 pares de nervuras secundárias, conspícuas na face abaxial, venação terciária paralela, conspícua na abaxial, face adaxial esparso-estrelada, abaxial denso-estrelada, pontuações brancas na face adaxial, marrom-esverdeada no material seco, discolor.

Distribuição: México até o estado de Santa Catarina; fo...

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Árvore até 10m; extremidade dos ramos cilíndrica, oca, glabra, levemente estriada, lenticelas diminutas, numerosas; folha simples, oposta, sem estípula, pecíolo canaliculado, 4,5 X 0,2cm, glabro, nigrescente no material seco, lâmina eliptica a elíptico-oval, ápice agudo, mucrunado, base cuneada, 22,5 X 11cm, margem inteira, membranácea a subcartácea, venação acródroma, 1 par de nervura secundária, conspícua, saindo ca. 0,5cm acima da base, venação terciária conspícua, paralela, perpendicular à nervura central, glabra, folhas jovens nigrescentes no material seco.

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Árvore até 12m; extremidade dos ramos achatada, glabra, descamante; folha simples, oposta, sem estípula, pecíolo sub-séssil, 0,2 X 0,1cm, glabro, nigrescente no material seco, lâmina elíptico-lanceolada ou oval-lanceolada, ápice agudo, base assimétrico-arredondada, 9-14 X 3-4cm, margem inteira, cartácea a sub-coriácea, venação camptódroma, nervura central conspícua, amarronzada no material seco, na face abaxial, ca.15 pares de nervuras secundárias inconspícuas, nervura marginal ca. 0,3cm da margem, pouco conspícua, glabra.

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Physical appearance: 35,5 cm. The body is bluish gray, with an iridescent region on the sides of the neck. There is a large white region on the wings. Distribution: From Northeastern Brazil to Argentina. Habitat: Cerrado, caatinga, gallery forests, fields, crops and urban areas. Diet: Feeds on seeds and small fruits. Reproduction: The nest is made of loosely crossed sticks. The white eggs (1 or 2) are incubated by the couple. The hatchlings are fed on “pigeon’s milk”. Natural history: It is one of the largest species of pigeon in Brazil. After breeding it gathers in flocks for migration. It is so common in some places that may turn into a nuisance. Has been successfully conqu...

16 cm. The iris and a mask in the face are red. The top of the head and the wings are ferruginous. The sides of the head are gray and the belly brown. In some regions there may be yellow areas in the chest and throat Distribution: From Mexico to Argentina. Habitat: Forest borders, secondary and gallery forests, cerrado, caatinga, parks and gardens, usually in the canopy. Diet: Insects, their larvae and fruits Reproduction: The female builds most of the nest with grass. The nest is a deep open basket covered with moss and attached to the tree with spider webs. Male and female take turns to incubate the eggs and feed the offspring (2 or 3).

35cm Identification: when seen from below its body is basically white with the tip of the wings and a region around the eyes black. There is a gray area on the upper parts of the wings. Its color pattern reminds that of some seagulls. The name in Portuguese – Gavião Peneira – means hovering hawk and it is due to the behavior of hovering before diving onto the prey. It is certainly one of the most beautiful hawks found in urban areas. It flies over open areas, pastures, crops and even on the banks of polluted streams in search for rats. This kite feeds mainly on large insects such as grasshoppers and beetles and on small rodents and lizards. The nest, made of twigs, is built on iso...

18,5 cm. The body is gray, slightly blue with the inferior parts lighter. The tail and the tips of the wings are blue, somewhat green. There is a spot of this color in the shoulders. Male and female are similar. Distribution: Mideast Brazil from Maranhão to Rio Grande do Sul, also in Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Habitat: Lives on trees, either in open areas, parks or cities. Diet: Feeds on fruits, leaves, buds, nectar including from eucalyptus trees. Also catches flying insects as butterflies and termites. Reproduction: During the breeding season the male exhibits its shoulders to the female. The nest is built by the couple and is a compact open...

37cm It is a unique bird that can only be confused with other Potoos, from which it differs by being mostly gray. Not like any other bird, the Potoo is one of the best camouflaged birds on earth. It spends the whole day quietly perched on a carefully chosen branch in a way it blends with the substrate as the bird seems to be part of the tree. The large orange eyes, which could be a flaw for the camouflage are wisely covered by eyelids with a tiny fold in the middle, from which the bird can see the surroundings as the pupil is exposed while the orange iris is hidden. In the night the bird leaves its perch flying as a falcon in hunt for flying insects that it catches with its huge mouth...

18,5 cm. The body is gray, slightly blue with the inferior parts lighter. The tail and the tips of the wings are blue, somewhat green. There is a spot of this color in the shoulders. Male and female are similar. Distribution: Mideast Brazil from Maranhão to Rio Grande do Sul, also in Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Habitat: Lives on trees, either in open areas, parks or cities. Diet: Feeds on fruits, leaves, buds, nectar including from eucalyptus trees. Also catches flying insects as butterflies and termites. Reproduction: During the breeding season the male exhibits its shoulders to the female. The nest is built by the couple and is a compact open b...

60 cm. The tail is very long. The general color is reddish brown. The tail feathers are pale in their tips and in the inferior side. The head has a lighter coloration. The chest is gray. The young individuals have shorter tails. Distribution: From Mexico to Argentina. Habitat: Lives in the canopy of secondary forests, cerrado and urban areas with plenty of trees. Diet: Feeds on grasshoppers, bugs, caterpillars, spiders, etc. Also feeds on small vertebrates as treefrogs. Reproduction: In the breeding season the male sings restlessly 96 times a minute. Before mating gives the female a caterpillar. The nest looks like a frying pan made of loosely crossed branches and is placed in a tall...

36 cm. The legs and the beak are yellow. The tail is short and the wings are broad, with a somewhat rectangular shape when flying. The chest is light brown streaked in different colors and the upper parts are in shades of gray. The immature is brown and striated. The female is slightly larger than the male. Distribution: From Mexico to Argentina. Habitat: Inhabits cerrado, gallery and secondary forests, fields, farms and cities. Diet: Big insects, amphibians, small lizards , mammals and birds. Sometimes hunts perched bats. May follow groups of coatis or monkeys, catching animals displaced by their movements. Reproduction: The nest is a platform built on the top of tall trees....

12,5 cm. The male’s upper parts are dark gray. The face and a ribbon around the neck (the collar) are black. The posterior part of the throat, the belly and a narrow band around the eye are white, sometimes buffy. The color of the beak varies individually. The female and the Young males are brown with the inferior parts lighter. Distribution: From Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay, Argentina to Peru. Habitat: Grasslands, crops. They sleep in tall grass and sugar cane crops were they may bend the stems with their weight. Diet: Feeds on grains. Follows the expansion of seed producing grasses, thus invading new areas as the Distrito Federal. Frequently eats arthropods such as insect...

11 cm. The body of the male is dark gray in the upper parts, with the face and anterior part of the throat black. The posterior part of the throat and the belly are white, as well as the spots on the sides of the head. The female is brown with the belly lighter. It is thinner than the female of the double collar seedeater Sporophila caerulescens, the tail is longer, the beak smaller with the inferior part buffy. The young individuals are also brown. Distribution: From Guianas to Argentina and Paraguay. In Brazil from the north to São Paulo, Mato Grosso and Goiás. Habitat: Grasslands, open fields, crops and secondary forest borders. Diet: Grains. Reproduction: The couple lives is...