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Grassland Sparrow ( Ammodramus humeralis )

Physical appearence: 12cm. The upper parts are grayish with black and ferruginous stripes The chest is light brown with spots in the immature. There are yellow ribbons above the eyes and in the wings. The coloration may change when it is dirty due to contact with earth. Distribution: The Grassland Sparrow is found east of the Andes from Colombia to central Argentina but is missing from the Amazon Basin upstream from the Tapajós river. Habitat: Dry fields with grass, cerrado and crops. Diet: Feeds on grains and small insects. Reproduction: During the breeding season they live in pairs in a territory defended by the male. The nest is opened and placed on the ground. The eggs are s...

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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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Sayaca Tanager

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...

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Red-cowled Cardinal ( Paroaria dominicana )

18cm Unlike the Red-crested Cardinal ( Paroaria coronata ) the Red-cowled Cardinal does not have a crest and the absence of black patches on the head and throat distinguishes this from the other Brazilian cardinals. This bird is endemic to the Brazilian Northeastern semi-arid region called ``Caatinga´´ where it is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful songbirds. Its beaty often costs its freedom as thousands of these birds are captured in the wild to be kept as cage birds. There is large illegal traffic of these birds throughout Brazil and even to other countries. Several specimens, and even established breeding populations have been reported considerably far from its original distrib...

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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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Ochre-collared Piculet ( Picumnus temminckhii )

10 cm. It is very small, smaller than a sparrow. The feet are relatively big. The back and wings are brown and the ventral part white barred in black. The forehead of the male is red, while the female’s is black with white dots. In the immature the head is all brown. Can be told apart from the White-Barred Piculet ( Picumnus cirratus ) for having an ochraceous region around the neck and for being darker, mainly on the upper parts. Distribution: Southeastern Brazil and spread southwards up to Argentina. Habitat: Forest edges, gallery and secondary forests, woods, parks and gardens in big cities. Diet: Feeds mainly on ants larvae and pupae, but also on other insects. Reproduction: ...

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Hieronyma alchorneoides Allemão

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Árvore até 20m; extremidade dos ramos com tricomas lepidotos; folha simples, alterna, espiralada, estípula lanceolada, ca. 1cm compr., tricoma lepidoto, pecíolo algo estriado, 16 X 0,3cm, lepidoto, lâmina ovado-orbicular a ovado-elíptica, ápice agudo ou curto-acuminado, base truncado-arredondada, 20-26 X 12-21cm, margem inteira, membranácea a cartácea, venação camptódroma, 4-6 pares de nervuras secundárias, paralelas, mais conspícuas na face abaxial, venação terciária paralela, tricomas lepidotos mais concentrados nas nervuras, visíveis a olho nu.

Distribuição: América Central, no Brasil ...

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Pourouma guianensis Aubl.

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Árvore até 18m; extremidade dos ramos tomentosa, irregularmente cilíndrica, cicatrizes das folhas conspícuas; folha simples, alterna, espiralada, estípula até 22cm, pecíolo estriado, 24 X 0,4cm, tomentoso, lâmina digitada, 3-5 lobos, ápice dos lobos acuminado, base truncada ou cordada, 21-33 X 20-37cm, margem inteira, levemente irregular, membranácea, venação actinódroma, 5 nervuras primárias, 14-16 pares de nervuras secundárias, paralelas, espaçada ca. 1,5cm, mais conspícuas na face abaxial, venação terciária paralela, conspícuas na abaxial, quando jovem 8-11 pares de nervuras secundárias, conspícuas, primeiro par oposto...

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Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Schum.

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Árvore até 5,5m; extremidade dos ramos achatada, levemente estriada, tomentulosa a glabrescente, gema apical com tricomas; folha simples, oposta, estípula interpeciolar, triangular, 0,7cm compr., coléteres envolvendo a região basal, interna das estípulas, pecíolo estriado, 2 X 0,2cm, glabrescente, lâmina elíptica, oboval-elíptica, ápice agudo a acuminado, base atenuada, 14,5 X 5,5cm, margem inteira, levemente ondulada no material seco, tricomas esparsos, membranácea, venação camptódroma, 7 pares de nervuras secundárias, conspícuas, paralelas, espaçadas ca. 1cm, venação terciária formando retículo, mais conspícuo na face abaxial...

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A diversidade ameaçada

Guia do professor desenvolvido pelo projeto EMBRIAO sobre o tema: A diversidade ameaçada. Este guia aborda os seguintes produtos: Áudios): - Biografia: Chico Mendes, o grande defensor da floresta - Profissões: Limnologista - Radionovela: O rio não está para peixe (Vídeos): - Biomas: Amazônia - Biomas: Cerrado - Biomas: Caatinga - Biomas: Pantanal - Biomas: Mata Atlântica - Biomas: Campos sulinos - Biomas: Biomas costeiros (Software): - Qual é a palavra? A diversidade ameaçada

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