scholarly journals New dietary observations on Melanerpes flavifrons (Aves, Picidae): nectar consumption and possible pollination of two inflorescences

Biotemas ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Estevão Santos ◽  
Jayrson Araújo de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Made In

Despite the predominant insectivorous habits of woodpeckers, the Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) stands out for its primarily frugivorous diet. In this study, we report two observations made in the Atlantic Forest of Goiás regarding nectar consumption by M. flavifrons. These are the first documented records of this habit in Brazil for the flowers of Inga ingoides and Combretum fruticosum. This behavior suggests that pollination might be involved in the process and there is possibly a greater demand for nectar by birds in the interior of the country during the driest period of the year.

scholarly journals Prevalence and intensity of infection by Raillietiella gigliolii Hett, 1924 (Pentastomida) in Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus, 1758 and A. vermicularis Wagler, 1824 (Amphisbaenidae) from Northeastern Brazil

2009 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 1183-1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
WO. Almeida ◽  
DL. Sales ◽  
GG. Santana ◽  
WLS. Vieira ◽  
SC. Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Parasite Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Ecological Data ◽  
Intensity Of Infection ◽  
Humid Forest ◽  
Mean Intensity ◽  
Determinant Factor ◽  
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Raillietiella gigliolii is a Neotropical pentastomid parasite found in Amphisbaena alba. Collections were made in northeastern Brazil in a remnant area of Atlantic Forest (07º 10' S and 35º 05' W) in the municipality of Cruz do Espírito Santo, Paraíba State, and in a Humid Forest area (07º 16' S and 39º 26' W) on the slopes of the Chapada do Araripe Mountains, municipality of Crato, Ceará state, Brazil. Nine specimens of A. alba and 12 of A. vermicularis were collected to gather basic ecological data (prevalence and mean intensity of infection) concerning these parasites. Raillietiella gigliolii was found infecting the lungs of both species. The prevalence for A. alba was 55.5% (5/9), with a mean intensity of infection of 5.0 ± 2.53 and amplitudes of 1-13. A. vermicularis demonstrated prevalence of 50%, with a mean intensity of infection of 5.3 ± 2.1 and amplitudes of 1-14. This represents the first record of R. gigliolii as a parasite of A. vermicularis. Our results suggest that R. gigliolii is a generalist parasite species and that an overlapping diet is the determinant factor in the sharing of its final hosts.

scholarly journals Rediscovery and subsequent observations of Kaempfer's Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus kaempferi in Santa Catarina, Brazil, with notes on conservation, life history and plumage

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Mazar Barnett ◽  
Guy M. Kirwan ◽  
Mark Pearman ◽  
Luciano Nicolás Naka ◽  
Joe A. Tobias
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
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Previously known from two specimens, Kaempfer's Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus kaempferi is a globally threatened species endemic to the southern Brazil Atlantic Forest. The first field observations of this little-known taxon were made in the 1990s and our data therefore provide the first published information on its natural history, including breeding biology, behaviour and vocalizations, as well as a new locality. As very little information has appeared in the literature concerning the identification of this species, we present notes on its plumage and habits. Remarks concerning the species's conservation prospects and the importance of the remaining forest in the vicinity of the type-locality for other threatened bird species are made.

scholarly journals Redescription of the advertisement call of Brachycephalus tridactylus (Anura: Brachycephalidae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos R. Bornschein ◽  
Mario M. Rollo Jr. ◽  
Marcio R. Pie ◽  
André E. Confetti ◽  
Luiz F. Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Ecological Data ◽  
Advertisement Calls ◽  
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Redescription of the advertisement call of Brachycephalus tridactylus (Anura: Brachycephalidae). Miniaturized frogs of the genus Brachycephalus have restricted geographical distributions throughout the Atlantic Forest. Ecological data for most species are scarce and advertisement calls have been described for only 12 of the 36 known species, including B. tridactylus. The considerable duration of note length of the advertisement call of B. tridactylus has been mentioned in comparative studies of vocalizations in Brachycephalus. The single original recording of B. tridactylus, together with recordings made in March 2016 at the type locality, were analyzed to document any variation and redescribe the advertisement call of the species. In the recent recordings of B. tridactylus, the average length of the call is 50.8 s and the call is composed of 10–13 notes emitted at a note rate of 3.7–8.3 notes per min. The notes are isolated and composed of 1–3 pulses, with the note duration varying from 0.002–0.021 s. These values are not consistent with the original description of the call of B. tridactylus. The note duration is 89% shorter and the original description does not include notes with 1–3 pulses. The notes of B. tridactylus have few pulses, whereas those of B. ephippium have several. The advertisement call of B. tridactylus differs from that of B. albolineatus and B. mirissimus by having only isolated notes.

scholarly journals Rediscovery of Sporophila frontalis (Verreaux, 1869) (Aves, Thraupidae) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 2069
Author(s):  
João Paulo Gava Just ◽  
Ricardo Dossa Colvero ◽  
Jairo José Zocche
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Habitat Loss ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Species Range ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Pet Trade ◽  
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The Buffy-fronted Seedeater, Sporophila frontalis (Verreaux, 1869) (Aves, Thraupidae), is a threatened passerine endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern South America. Habitat loss and illegal capture for the pet trade has reduced the geographical distribution of this species. The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul represents the southernmost limit of this species’ range. There, S. frontalis was last recorded in 1883, and currently this species is thought to be as extirpated in this state. After 133 years, we report photographic and audiotape records of S. frontalis, made in the municipalities of Maquiné and Mampituba, Rio Grande do Sul.

Pleopeltis (Polypodiaceae) in Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 512 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
FILIPE SOARES DE SOUZA ◽  
ALEXANDRE SALINO
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Red List ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Scientific Contribution ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Taxonomic Treatment ◽  
The Family ◽  
Brazilian Flora ◽  
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Polypodiaceae is notable for being one of the richest, most diverse, and abundant groups of ferns in tropical and subtropical forests. Currently, 65 genera and approximately 1652 species are recognized in the family. Pleopeltis is a monophyletic genus and comprises approximately 90 species, most of which are exclusive to the Neotropics. The aim of this scientific contribution is a taxonomic treatment of the Pleopeltis species occurring in Brazil. It has been based on the morphological data of specimens from Brazilian and foreign herbaria, as well as on observations and collections made in the field. Eighteen species are recognized in Brazil and occur in all Brazilian biomes, notably the Atlantic Forest (16 spp.). At least one species occurs in all Brazilian states, and the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais (southeastern Brazil) are the richest (11 spp. each). According to the Brazilian Flora Red List, three species are officially threatened, P. alborufula and P. monoides are endangered, and P. trindadensis is critically endangered; however, we suggest including two more species in the official list: P. aturensis and P. stolzei. The taxonomic treatment includes a genus description, identification key to the species, synonyms, species description, distribution maps, illustrations, list of specimens studied, taxonomic comments, and information on habitat and distribution.

A long-hidden pigmy shows itself again after almost a century: the rediscovery and lectotypification of Pygmaeorchis brasiliensis (Laeliinae, Orchidaceae) 

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 496 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-300
Author(s):  
MARCELO RODRIGUES MIRANDA ◽  
SAMYRA GOMES FURTADO ◽  
LUIZ MENINI NETO
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
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Pygmaeorchis Brade (1939: 42) is a rare genus endemic to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. The two known species are exclusively found in the montane areas of the Minas Gerais (MG) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ) states (Withner 1990, van den Berg 2006). The first species to be recognized, Pygmaeorchis brasiliensis Brade (1939: 43), was described on the basis of collections made in the rainforests at Serra dos Órgãos and Itatiaia (RJ). While the second, P. seidelii Toscano de Brito & Moutinho Neto (1981: 194), was found as an epiphyte on Velloziaceae in Ouro Preto (MG) (Fig. 1).

Larva and pupa of Nilio (Linio) lanatus Germar, 1824 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2175 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIANNA V. P. SIMÕES ◽  
HINGRID Y. S. QUINTINO ◽  
MARCELA L. MONNÉ
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Parque Nacional Do Itatiaia ◽  
Made In ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

The larva and pupa of Nilio (Linio) lanatus Germar, 1824 are described and illustrated. The larva of Nilio (L.) lanatus differs from the other known larvae of the genus mainly by the body elongate covered with black and white hairs, the head with four stemmata and the mesothorax with one pair of ventral annular spiracles. Biological observations were made in Atlantic Forest, in the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Two new Isotomidae species (Collembola) from Espírito Santo State, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2480 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
GABRIEL C. QUEIROZ ◽  
MARIA CLEIDE DE MENDONÇA
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
Biological Reserve ◽  
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Two new Isotomidae species Cryptopygus tingus sp. nov. and Paracerura pindorama sp. nov. are described and illustrated, based on litter samplings made in the year 2008 in the Atlantic Forest of the Sooretama Biological Reserve, in the Espírito Santo State.

scholarly journals Distribution extension of Ametrida centurio Gray, 1847 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae): first record in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Messias Vilar ◽  
Hannah Nunes ◽  
Jorge Luiz Nascimento ◽  
Pedro Cordeiro Estrela
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Small Fruit ◽  
Biological Reserve ◽  
Emerging Pattern ◽  
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Ametrida centurio Gray, 1847 is a small fruit-eating bat endemic to the Neotropics. In Brazil, its known distribu­tion is limited to the Amazon basin. We report the first record of A. centurio in the Atlantic Forest and extend its distribu­tion in approximately 1,500 km from the previously known easternmost locality. The record was made in the Guaribas Biological Reserve, located in the state of Paraíba, north­eastern Brazil. We intended to evaluate whether this record is accidental or might correspond to an emerging pattern for northeastern Brazil’s canopy.

scholarly journals Floristic checklist from an Atlantic Forest vegetation mosaic in Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Fazenda Tabatinga, Pernambuco, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Débora Maria Cavalcanti Ferreira ◽  
Bruno S. Amorim ◽  
Jefferson R. Maciel ◽  
Marccus Alves
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Floristic Inventory ◽  
Floristic Patterns ◽  
Vegetation Mosaic ◽  
Made In ◽  
Small Forest

A floristic inventory was made in the Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Fazenda Tabatinga to show the importance of small forest fragments for conservation of the biodiversity of the Atlantic Forest. The reserve protects a vegetation mosaic typical of coastal habitats in an area of ca. 20 ha, located in the northern part of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Samples of vascular plants were collected between January 2010 and November 2011, and altogether 329 species were recorded. These are classified in 230 genera and 79 families of angiosperms and two genera and two families of ferns. Among the species found, 28 are endemic to the Atlantic Forest, while others are rare and restricted to the Pernambuco Endemism Center. In addition, three threatened species were detected. The presence of endemic, rare, and threatened species, along with floristic patterns typical of coastal areas of Brazil, reinforce the importance of the area for the conservation.

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