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22 cm. The upper parts are brown or grayish. The chest and belly are bright yellow. Distribution: From Texas (U.S.A) to Argentina. Has expanded its distribution, benefited from deforestation. Habitat: Forest borders, cerrado, fields and cities. Diet: Mostly flying insects that it catches in small flights from a perch. Follows fires in order to catch the escaping insects. Also eats fruits. Reproduction: The nest is made of sparse sticks and is usually placed in trees with hives or with plenty of ants in order to increase safety. The offspring, (2 or 3) are fed by the couple. Natural history: Migrates to the north in the southern winter. During this migration it may appear in...

11,5cm. Identification: there is no other Brazilian species like this bird, at least not in urban and disturbed areas. Formerly all the house wren populations ranging from Canada to Chile were considered as a single species, but after several studies the populations south to Mexico were renamed as the Tropical House Wren (Troglodytes musculus ). This hyperactive bird hops non-stop on the ground in search for the small invertebrates it feeds on, reminding a mouse (musculus = mouse ). It only perches to rest or to sing. Its song is very complex and melodic, like other well known members of the Troglodytidae family. It is famous for the breeding behavior, as this bird may nest in the mos...

24cm In urban areas there is only one other species of owl about the same size of the Screech Owl, that is the Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia ), but while the Burrowing Owl is a diurnal species which lives mostly in open areas and spends most of the time on the ground, the Screech Owl lives on trees and has a pair of ``ears´´. The song reminds that of the Rococo Toad ( Bufo ictericus ). The Screech Owl feeds mainly on large insects but may also take mice, frogs and lizards. The nest is built in tree holes or in artificial boxes.

Nome popular: canela.

Árvore até 8m; extremidade dos ramos lanuginosa a glabrescente; folha simples, alterna, espiralada, sem estípula, pecíolo canaliculado, 2 X 0,2cm, lanoso, lâmina oboval, elíptica ou oval, ápice agudo, base cuneada, 13-22 X 4-10cm, margem inteira, ciliada, cartácea a sub-coriácea, venação camptódroma, 3-4 pares de nervuras secundárias, conspícuas na face abaxial, ascendendo em ângulo agudo de aproximadamente 45º, venação terciária paralela, face adaxial com tricomas esparsos, tomentulosa na abaxial; fruto jovem, elíptico, 1,3 X 0,7cm, cúpula avermelhada na planta feminina, nigrescente no material seco. Espécie ornam...

Nome popular: samambaiuçu.

Feto arborescente até 16m; tronco ereto com escamas e raízes adventícias; frondes tripinatipartidas , pecíolo com espinhos conspícuos, ca. 0,6cm compr., esparsos, nigrescente no material seco, escamas, amarronzadas, até 1,5 X 0,1cm, peciólulo às vezes sulcado, 1 X 0,5cm, glabrescente, raque pubescente a glabrescente, achatada, sulcada, espinhos esparsos, ráquila sulcada, ferrugíneo-lanosa, folha composta, 1-5m compr., 2-pinada, pina alterna, dística, ca. 52 X 14cm, pínulas ca. 26 pares, alternas a subospostas, dísticas, penatilobadas, lâmina oblongo-lanceolada a elíptico-lanceolada, ápice agudo, base ass...

Nome popular: samambaiuçu.

Feto arborescente até 7m; tronco ereto com escamas e raízes adventícias; frondes tripinatipartidas, pecíolo maior que 30cm compr., com espinhos diminutos, ca. 0,4cm compr. escamas esbranquiçadas, brilhantes, concentradas na base, peciólulo 0,5 X 0,5cm, glabrescente, raque pubescente, sulcada, amarelada no material seco, espinhos esparsos, ráquila sulcada, glabrecente, folha composta, até 6m compr., 2-pinada, pina oposta ou suboposta, pelo menos 30 X 22cm, pínulas opostas ou subopostas, dísticas, penatilobadas, lâmina oblongo-lanceolada a elíptico-lanceoladas, ápice longo acuminado, base truncada, 11 X 1...

Nome popular: samambaiuçu.

Feto arborescente até 7m; tronco ereto com escamas e raízes adventícias; frondes tripinatipartidas, pecíolo com espinhos diminutos, marrons no material seco, 0,2cm compr., escamas amarronzadas, até 2,5 X 0,4cm, concentrados na base, peciólulo 1,5 X 0,4cm, tomentuloso a glabrescente, raque tomentulosa a glabrescente, sulcada, espinhos esparsos, folha composta, até 6m compr., 2-pinada, pina alterna, dística, penatilobada, pelo menos 36 X 21cm, pínula mais de 13 pares, oposta a suboposta, dística, penatilobada, lâmina oblongo-lanceolada, elíptico-lanceolada, ápice longo-acuminado, base assimétrico-truncada...

41,5 cm. Medium size. The feet are webbed. Has a distinctive white mask. The chest and the belly are streaked with cinnamon. The wings are broad and black. The female is slightly larger than the male. Distribution: Tropical South America and Africa. Habitat: Wetlands, lakes, ponds, mostly in shallow water. Diet: It eats buds, seeds, insect larvae, crustaceans and worms. Food is filtered by its specialized beak Reproduction: Builds a nest on the ground in a hidden place. 8 to 14 eggs are laid and incubated by the couple for 27 to 30 days. Male and female take care of the brood. Natural history: Its vocalization is very typical. It is more active at twilight or at night, resting ...

12,5 cm. The general color is green, but the male has a bright blue area in the wings and lower back. The female does not have this blue area and the belly is somewhat yellow. There may be mutations producing all yellow or blue individuals. The plumage of the immature individuals is not as bright as the adult’s. Distribution: Tropical South America. Habitat: Forest borders, gallery forests, parks, gardens and open areas. Diet: Feeds on fruits, seeds, buds and flowers. Reproduction: It is monogamous. The couple stays together for the rest of their lives. The nest is built inside a hole in a tree that may be an abandoned nest of hornero (Furnarius rufus) or an artificial nest box. ...

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...

11 cm. The beak is grey. During the breeding season the male has bluish black feathers with white spots under the wings. When not breeding the feathers are black with white tips. The female is light brown. The subadult males are similar to the non-breeding adult but with the tip of the feather brown. Distribution: From Mexico to tropical South America. Habitat: Grasslands and open areas, sometimes inside cities. Diet: Feeds on seeds and insects. Reproduction: The male has a very typical breeding display. Perched in a branch it flies some 50cm upwards and comes back to the branch in a loop-like movement. During this display it shows its white feathers below the wings. When it fi...

A lustração exemplifica o curso da água em nosso planeta em um clima tropical. Começando com a evaporação na medida em que as partículas recebem calor sob a incidência da luz solar, condensação e formação de nuvens quando atingem certas altitudes e suas baixas temperaturas, precipitação quando as partículas condensadas se unem e sofrem o fenômeno da gravidade, infiltração quando caem e permeiam o solo atingindo os lençóis freáticos e transpiração quando é liberada pelos organismos terrestres.