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15 cm. The male is dark grey with the top of the head black. There are white spots in the tip of the tail’s feathers and in the wings, in a pattern that is similar to other antshrikes. The female is brown. Distribution: From Peru and Bolivia to Uruguay. Absent in most of the Amazon. Habitat: Mostly in Forest borders, gallery and secondary forests. Diet: Arthropods. Beats the wings to shake the foliage, catching the insects that are scared. Reproduction: The male offers the female some food before mating. The couple builds a nest with stems and moss. The female lays three white eggs with red dots. Generally the male incubates during the day and the female in the night. The paren...

16cm. Identification: The male is practically unmistakably recognized for the fully barred body and a black crest in the head. The female is ferruginous and has a crest and is barred in the head. It is currently the only antshrike which lives in really urban and disturbed areas. It is worth reminding that this bird has only recently conquered the urban environment. In the early 80s the first records of this antshrike in large cities were so unexpected that they yielded notes in scientific papers. Like other antshrikes it lives in couples, leaping and flying from branch to branch, usually through the short trees’ canopy in search for the small arthropods it feeds on. In the breeding seas...

Ilustração com desenhos feitos e pintados a mão que trazem uma reflexão das ações antrópicas em relação ao bioma Mata Atlântica, de um lado temos um retrato da diversidade, com espécies endêmicas do bioma e com árvores e cores, e do outro lado temos a destruição em massa dessa biodiversidade, pelo desmatamento e pelas queimadas.

Ilustração feita a partir de imagens e figuras a fim de demonstrar o passado do bioma Mata Atlântica, com sua riqueza de espécies e de cores, em comparação com seu presente e futuro, dado que grande parte do bioma já foi degradado.

Preservação da Mata Atlântica

Um breve episódio que conta um pouco mais sobre o bioma brasileiro Mata Atlântica, sua história, biodiversidade e perspectivas futuras.

Podcast sobre a Mata Atlântica

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Árvore até 6m; extremidade dos ramos cilíndrica, tricomas adpressos; folha composta, alterna às vezes sub-opostas, sem estípula, pecíolo cilíndrico, até 4,8cm compr., glabrescente, peciólulo canaliculado, 1 X 0,2cm, glabrescente, espessado na base, nigrescente no material seco, raque com prolongamento semelhante a um folíolo atrofiado, oposto ao folíolo terminal, folíolos mais de 10, alternos, lâmina oblonga a oblongo-oboval, ápice acuminado, base atenuada, 20 X 6cm, margem inteira, algo revoluta, cartácea, venação camptódroma, 10-12 pares de nervuras secundárias, mais conspícuas na face abaxial, paralelas, espaçad...

Vídeo que retrata o Bioma Mata Atlântica e algumas de suas características, pela aventura de um grupo de jovens que visita o local.

Os fungos conidiais constituem um grupo diversificado, com cerca de 15.945 espécies. Contudo, pesquisas taxonômicas sobre esses fungos no Brasil permanecem escassas e pontuais abordando, sobretudo, os decompositores de substratos vegetais. A Serra da Jibóia, fragmento de Mata Atlântica inserido na Caatinga do Estado da Bahia, foi selecionada como prioritária para conservação da biodiversidade. Visando contribuir para o conhecimento dos fungos conidiais na área, folhas em decomposição de três indivíduos de Clusia nemorosa, e C. melchiori foram coletadas bimestralmente de outubro/2005 a junho/2006. No laboratório, as folhas foram lavadas, colocadas em câmara-úmida e os fungos identific...

Nome popular: figueira-mata-pau.

Árvore até 10m, látex branco; extremidade dos ramos glabra; folha simples, alterna, espiralada, estípula terminal, decídua deixando cicatriz conspícua ao redor do ramo, pecíolo estriado, 5,5 X 0,2cm, glabro, lâmina oval-elíptica, ápice acuminado, base cuneada, 16-22 X 6,5-9cm, margem inteira, cartácea, venação camptódroma, 11-13 pares de nervuras secundárias, espaçadas ca. 1cm, paralelas, conspícuas, amareladas na face abaxial, venação terciária inconspícua, glabra, pontuações esverdeadas, diminutas, dispersas por toda a lâmina, visíveis com auxílio de lupa.

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Imagens do Diamictito, rocha sedimentar conglomerática com matriz argilosa que contém grãos de areia e grânulos, além de seixos, calhaus e esparsos matacões. Podem ser maciços ou apresentar estratificação incipiente de camadas mais ricas em grãos grossos com camadas mais ricas em grãos finos. Local de ocorrência em Campinas: Centro-Norte/Centro-Sul do município de Campinas  Formação a qual pertence: Subgrupo Itararé  Tipo de rocha: Rocha Sedimentar  Características da rocha: Rocha conglomerática, com camadas tabulares, de espessuras métricas. Apresentam matriz argilosa que contém grãos de areia e grânulos, além de seixos, calhaus e esparsos matacões, de várias litologias. Podem ser mac...

23 cm. Very similar to the great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus), but with a larger and broader beak. Distribution: From Mexico to Argentina. Habitat: In the canopy of woods, secondary forests and open areas with tall trees. Diet: Arthropods and other small invertebrates. Sometimes fruits and small fishes. Reproduction: Builds a small nest on uncovered branches of tall trees. Lays two or three eggs. Natural history: Although it is very similar to the great kiskadee it is more dependent on trees. The vocalization is very different from the one of the kiskadee. It migrates seasonally.

15 cm. It is a small sparrow with the head striated in black and white. There is a topknot and a rufous collar around the neck that is more evident in the male. The back and the wings are brown. The immature does not have bands in the head. Cinnamon and albine mutations are not uncommon. Distribution: From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego. Absent in dense forests. Habitat: Fields, crops, woods, gardens and parks in cities. Diet: Insects, seeds and occasionally human leftovers. Licks the sweet liquid produced by aphids. Reproduction: The couple establishes a territory that is fiercely protected by the male. The nest is built in short bushes or even on the ground among tall grass. The n...

Length: 20cm Identification: nightjars are always very difficult to identify as they are nocturnal birds, rarely seen during the day due to their camouflage. On the other hand there are few species inhabitting urban areas and among these the little nightjar is usually the smallest and with the lightest color pattern. Distribution: it is distributed through all the South American countries east to the Andes. Habitat: occurs in a wide range of ecosystems, but is specially common in forest edges surrounded by crops and wetlands. This nightjar spends the whole day quiet and very well camouflaged on the ground and thus is rarely seen at daylight. It only flies during the day ...

Physical appearance: 11 cm. The upper parts are dark and the inferior parts yellow. There is a white bar in the supercilium. The females are smaller than the males. The immature individuals have grey belly and do not have the bar above the eye. Distribution: From Mexico to Chile. Habitat: Inhabits various environments provided there is plenty of trees and flowers. Diet: Feeds mainly on nectar. Also eats insects. Visits hummingbird feeders. Reproduction: Builds two kinds of nest. A breeding one that is compact with thick walls and a resting nest made of leaves, grass and spider webs. Lays two or three white eggs. Only the female incubates. The male helps feeding the brood with i...

Physical appearance: 26 cm. The upper parts are green, somewhat yellow, barred in black. The inferior parts are buffy or white, also barred. The tail and the top of the head are black. The male has a red spot below the eye while in the female this spot is black. Distribution: From Eastern Amazon to Uruguay and Argentina. Habitat: Forest borders, gallery and secondary forests, woods and parks in cities. Diet: Feeds on ants and insect larva, mainly beetles. Also eats fruits. Reproduction: After courtship the couple builds a nest inside an old tree, sometimes palm trees and others. The nest is generally downwards, avoiding the water when it rains. Two to four eggs are laid and the ...

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...

62 cm in length, 143 cm of wingspan. The feathers are absent in the head and neck. The body is black, with white spots near the tip of the wings (seen only when flying). Distribution: From central U.S.A to central Argentina. Habitat: Virtually in any kind of landscape, preferably in open areas. Absent in large areas of dense vegetation. Diet: Mainly carrion. Does not hunt, but kills injured or young animals, such as turtle eggs and hatchlings, even newly born big mammals like calves. May eat fruits. The excellent eyesight helps finding carrion at long distances. Reproduction: The courtship consists of movements of the male jumping on the ground with the wings opened and then...

13,5 cm. The male’s top of the head is black with a scarlet topknot. The body is red, with the upper parts brownish red. The female does not have a topknot and the upper parts are brown. Distribution: From the Guyanas to Argentina. Habitat: Secondary forests, cerrado and farms. Diet: Feeds on seeds and insects. Reproduction: When breeding lives in pairs and the male protects the territory. Builds a cup-like nest with leaves, lichens and spider webs. Lays 3 to 5 bluish or white eggs. Both male and female feed the offspring. Natural history: The male’s topknot can only be seen when it is excited. When not breeding lives in groups, sometimes mixing with other species. In dry ...