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Bananaquit ( Coereba flaveola )

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...

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Red-Crested Finch ( Coryphospingus cucullatus )

13,5 cm. The maleâs 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 maleâs topknot can only be seen when it is excited. When not breeding lives in groups, sometimes mixing with other species. In ...

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Rufous-browed Peppershrike ( Cyclarhis gujanensis )

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).

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Streaked Flycatcher ( Myiodynastes maculatus )

21cm May be confused with the Piratic Flycatcher and the Variegated Flycatcher ( Empidonomus varius ), but is larger than both. It is a solitary and quiet species which sings mostly at twilight. This flycatcher spends most of the time perched in forest edges. Feeds mainly on flying insects, but also takes berries. The nest is usually built in a forked branch or in tree holes. The female builds the nest and incubates the eggs, which hatch within 16 â 17 days. The couple takes shifts to feed the nestlings which leave the nest within 18-21 days. Migrates to lower latitudes in the winter.

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Orange-headed Tanager ( Thlypopsis sordida )

13,5cm The most distinguishing features of this species are the yellowish-orange head and the grayish-green body. This shades of color may vary depending on the subspecies, given that this bird is distributed thoughout the tropical region South to the Amazon river and East to the Andes. There is also a curiously isolated population in the Orinoco river basin. It lives in secondary forest, forest edges and even in cities with plenty of trees. Spends most of its time in the canopy, rarely coming to the ground. This bird moves in a very typical way, climbing the branches in a fast zig-zag, up to the tip and then letting itself fall onto the base of the next branch. It feeds mainly on s...

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Squirrel Cuckoo ( Piaya cayana )

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...

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Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens )

15 cm. The male is dark grey with the top of the head black. There are white spots in the tip of the tailâs 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 par...

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Guatteria australis A. St.-Hil.

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Ãrvore atà 10m; extremidade dos ramos cilÃndrica, em zig-zag, glabrescente, lisa, marrom-avermelhada no material seco; folha simples, alterna, dÃstica, sem estÃpula, pecÃolo canaliculado, 0,5 X 0,2cm, tomentoso a glabrescente, lÃmina elÃptica, ou oblonga a oblongo-obovada, Ãpice acuminado, ou longo-acuminado, base cuneada, 11,5-26 X 4-6cm, margem inteira, algo revoluta, cartÃcea, venaÃÃo camptÃdroma, 13-17 pares de nervuras secundÃrias, mais conspÃcua na face abaxial, venaÃÃo terciÃria formando retÃculo, pouco conspÃcuo, face adaxial glabra, abaxial tomentulosa, com tricomas mais concentrados na nervura prin...

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Rollinia dolabripetala (Raddi) R.E. Fr.

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Ãrvore atà 15m; extremidade dos ramos em zig-zag, lanoso-ferrugÃnea; folha simples, alterna, dÃstica, sem estÃpula, pecÃolo algo canaliculado, 1 X 0,1cm, lanoso-ferrugÃneo, lÃmina oblonga, elÃptica ou oblongo-elÃptica, Ãpice freqÃentemente acuminado, base cuneada, 12,5-26 X 4-9cm, margem inteira, ciliada, cartÃcea, venaÃÃo camptÃdroma, 13-25 pares de nervuras secundÃrias, paralelas, espasada ca. 1cm, mais conpÃcuas na face abaxial, venaÃÃo terciÃria, paralela, perpendicular à secundÃria, algo conspÃcua, face adaxial com tricomas esparsos, abaxial lanoso-ferrugÃnea, tricomas adensados nas nervuras...

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Indeterminada sp. 1

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Ãrvore atà 8m; extremidade dos ramos glabra, cilÃndrica, levemente estriada; folha simples, alterna, espiralada, estÃpula pequena, triangular, caduca, pecÃolo estriado, 2 X 0,2cm, glabro, nigrescente no material seco, lÃmina oblongo-elÃptica, Ãpice acuminado, base atenuada a arredondada, 16-24 X 6,5-9cm, margem inteira, cartÃcea a subcoriÃcea, venaÃÃo camptÃdroma, 9-11 pares de nervuras secundÃrias, inconspÃcuas, venaÃÃo terciÃria paralela, perpendicular à nervura central, glabra, verde-acinzentada no material seco.

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Cryptocaria saligna Mez.

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Ãrvore atà 16m; extremidade dos ramos com tricomas esparsos; folha simples, alterna, espiralada, sem estÃpula, pecÃolo canaliculado, 1,2 X 0,1cm, tricomas esparsos, nigrescente no material seco, lÃmina estreito-oblonga, oblongo-elÃptica ou oval-elÃptica, Ãpice acuminado, Ãs vezes caudado, base cuneada, 12-17 X 3-4,5cm, margem inteira, cartÃcea, venaÃÃo camptÃdroma, 7-9 pares de nervuras secundÃrias, conspÃcuas, venaÃÃo terciÃria formando reticulado mais conspÃcuo na face abaxial, glabra, geralmente glauca no material seco; inflorescÃncia axilar, em panÃcula, tomentulosa.

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Endlicheria paniculata (Spreng.) J.F. Macbr.

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Ãrvore atà 8m; extremidade dos ramos lanuginosa a glabrescente; folha simples, alterna, espiralada, sem estÃpula, pecÃolo canaliculado, 2 X 0,2cm, lanoso, lÃmina oboval, elÃptica ou oval, Ãpice agudo, base cuneada, 13-22 X 4-10cm, margem inteira, ciliada, cartÃcea a sub-coriÃcea, venaÃÃo camptÃdroma, 3-4 pares de nervuras secundÃrias, conspÃcuas na face abaxial, ascendendo em Ãngulo agudo de aproximadamente 45Â, venaÃÃo terciÃria paralela, face adaxial com tricomas esparsos, tomentulosa na abaxial; fruto jovem, elÃptico, 1,3 X 0,7cm, cÃpula avermelhada na planta feminina, nigrescente no material...

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Licaria armeniaca (Nees) Kosterm.

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Ãrvore atà 7m; extremidade dos ramos esparso-pubescente; folha simples, alterna, espiralada, sem estÃpula, pecÃolo canaliculado, 1,1 X 0,1cm, esparso-tomentuloso, nigrescente no material seco, lÃmina elÃptica, Ãs vezes falcada, Ãpice longo acuminado, Ãs vezes falcado, base atenuada, 11-16 X 3,5-5cm, margem inteira, ondulada, cartÃcea, venaÃÃo camptÃdroma, 5-7 pares de nervuras secundÃrias, conspÃcuas, venaÃÃo terciÃria formando um reticulado mais conspÃcuo na face abaxial, glabrescente, nervura central tomentulosa; fruto jovem, eliptico, 0,7(-2,8) X 0,5(-1,9)cm, com cÃpula.

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Nectandra membranacea (Sw.) Griseb.

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Ãrvore atà 18m; extremidade dos ramos tomentosa a glabrescente; folha simples, alterna, espiralada, sem estÃpula, pecÃolo canaliculado, 1,5 X 0,2cm, tomentoso, lÃmina elÃptica, Ãs vezes falcada, Ãpice longo-acuminado, caudado, base atenuada, 15-22 X 6cm; margem inteira, cartÃcea, venaÃÃo camptÃdroma, 4-7 pares de nervuras secundÃrias, paralelas, ascendendo em Ãngulo agudo de aproximadamente 45Â, as basais Ãs vezes opostas, conspÃcuas na face abaxial, avermelhadas no material seco, venaÃÃo terciÃria paralela, conspÃcua, tricomas esparsos na face adaxial, nervuras tomentulosas na abaxial.

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Ocotea brachybotrya (Meisn.) Mez

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Ãrvore atà 11m; extremidade dos ramos puberulenta; folha simples, alterna, espiralada, sem estÃpula, pecÃolo estriado, 1,5 X 0,1cm, puberulento, lÃmina elÃptica a oval-elÃptica, Ãpice longo-acuminado, base atenuada, 11-16 X 4,5-6cm, margem inteira, levemente ondulada, ciliada, membranÃcea, venaÃÃo camptÃdroma, 6-8 pares de nervuras secundÃrias, mais conspÃcuas na face abaxial, venaÃÃo terciÃria formando retÃculo conspÃcuo, tomentulosa nas duas faces, pilosidade adensada nas nervuras.

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