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Catuá-Ipixuna Extractive Reserve
The Catuá-Ipixuna Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Catuá-Ipixuna) is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It takes its name from two lakes that drain into the Solimões River, or Upper Amazon, and is covered in Amazon rainforest. Location The Catuá-Ipixuna Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Tefé (33.85%) and Coari ( 66.15%) in the state of Amazonas. It has an area of . The reserve is from Manaus. It is on the south (right) bank of the Solimões River between the towns of Coari and Tefé. It does not adjoin any other protected area or indigenous territory. The reserve is in relatively flat country with altitudes of around in the basins of the Catuá and Ipixuna lakes and the Solimões River. History Catuá-Ipixuna is the first extractive reserve to be created by the Amazonas government. The reserve was created by Amazonas state decree 23.722 of 5 September 2003. It became part of the Central Amazon Ecological Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coari
Coari (''Choary'') is a Brazilian municipality in the Amazon region. Location The municipal seat of Coari is one of the largest cities of the Amazonas state. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coari. The area has reserves of oil and natural gas. Coari is served by Coari Airport located 6 km from downtown Coari. Porto Urucu Airport located in the district of Porto Urucu 470 km away serves the population residing and working for Petrobras. Conservation The municipality is in the Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion. It contains part of the Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve. It contains a small portion of the Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve, established in 2003. The municipality contains 66.15% of the Catuá-Ipixuna Extractive Reserve, established in 2003 as the first extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas. Climate References IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igapó
Igapó (, from Old Tupi: "root forest") is a word used in Brazil for blackwater-flooded forests in the Amazon biome. These forests and similar swamp forests are seasonally inundated with freshwater. They typically occur along the lower reaches of rivers and around freshwater lakes. Freshwater swamp forests are found in a range of climate zones, from boreal through temperate and subtropical to tropical. In the Amazon Basin of Brazil, a seasonally whitewater-flooded forest is known as a várzea, which is similar to igapó in many regards; the key difference between the two habitats is in the type of water that floods the forest. Characteristics Igapó is primarily characterized by seasonal inundation caused by abundant rainfall; in some areas, trees can be submerged for up to 6 months of the year. These ecosystems are relatively open and feature over 30% canopy cover with an average canopy height ranging from 20–25 m; sparse measurements of trees can reach 33–36 m. Tree compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Establishments In Brazil
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil Nut
The Brazil nut (''Bertholletia excelsa'') is a South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and it is also the name of the tree's commercially harvested edible seeds. It is one of the largest and longest-lived trees in the Amazon rainforest. The fruit and its nutshell – containing the edible Brazil nut – are relatively large, possibly weighing as much as in total weight. As food, Brazil nuts are notable for diverse content of micronutrients, especially a high amount of selenium. The wood of the Brazil nut tree is prized for its quality in carpentry, flooring, and heavy construction. Common names In various Spanish-speaking countries of South America, Brazil nuts are called , , or . In Brazil, they are more commonly called "" (meaning "chestnuts from Pará" in Portuguese), with other names also used. In North America, as early as 1896, Brazil nuts were sometimes known by the slang term "nigger toes", a vulgarity that gradually fell out of use as the racial slur became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wattled Curassow
The wattled curassow (''Crax globulosa'') is a threatened member of the family Cracidae, the curassows, guans, and chachalacas. It is found in remote rainforests in the western Amazon basin in South America. Males have black plumage, except for a white crissum (the area around the cloaca), with curly feathers on the head and red bill ornaments and wattles. Females and juveniles are similar but lack the bill ornamentation and have a reddish-buff crissum area. The wattled curassow is the most ancient lineage of the southern ''Crax'' curassows. In captivity, it sometimes hybridises with the blue-billed curassow. The habitat of the wattled curassow is gallery forests and seasonally-flooded forests where it feeds in small groups on the ground. The diet is largely fruit, but invertebrates and some small vertebrates are opportunistically taken. Little is known of its breeding habits, but it is known that the nest is built of sticks and leaves and two eggs are usually laid. The population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klages's Antwren
Klages's antwren (''Myrmotherula klagesi'') is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. Taxonomy and systematics Klages's antwren is monotypic. The species' English name and specific epithet commemorate Samuel M. Klages, who collected the first specimen in Santarém, Pará, Brazil. Description Klages's antwren is long and weighs . It is a smallish bird with a tiny tail. Adult males have a black and white streaked face. Their crown, back, and rump are black with white streaks. Their tail is black with white edges and tips to the feathers. Their wings are black with white tips on the coverts and white edges on the flight feathers. Their throat, breast, and belly are white and their flanks and crissum grayer. Black streaks extend from the throat to the flanks and belly. Adult females have buff streaks (not white) on the head and upperparts. Their underparts are buff with black streaks that are m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toco Toucan
The toco toucan (''Ramphastos toco''), also known as the common toucan or giant toucan, is the largest and probably the best known species in the toucan family. It is found in semi-open habitats throughout a large part of central and eastern South America. It is a common attraction in zoos. Taxonomy and systematics German zoologist Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller described the toco toucan in 1776. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized: * ''R. t. toco '' - Statius Müller, 1776: Found in the Guianas, northern and north-eastern Brazil and south-eastern Peru * ''R. t. albogularis'' - Cabanis, 1862: Originally described as a separate species. Found in eastern and southern Brazil, northern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina Description The toco toucan has conspicuously contrasting plumage with a mainly black body, a white throat, chest and uppertail-coverts, and red undertail-coverts. What appears to be a blue iris is actually thin blue skin around the eye. This blue skin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curimata (fish)
''Curimata'' is a genus of toothless characins from tropical South America, with 13 currently described species: * ''Curimata acutirostris'' Richard Peter Vari, Vari & Roberto Esser dos Reis, R. E. dos Reis, 1995 * ''Curimata aspera'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1868) * ''Curimata cerasina'' Richard Peter Vari, Vari, 1984 * ''Curimata cisandina'' (William Ray Allen, W. R. Allen, 1942) * ''Curimata cyprinoides'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 1766) * ''Curimata incompta'' Vari, 1984 * ''Curimata inornata'' Vari, 1989 * ''Curimata knerii'' (Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1876) * ''Curimata macrops'' (Carl H. Eigenmann, C. H. Eigenmann & Rosa Smith Eigenmann, R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) * ''Curimata mivartii'' (Steindachner, 1878) * ''Curimata ocellata'' (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) * ''Curimata roseni'' Vari, 1989 * ''Curimata vittata'' (Rudolf Kner, Kner, 1858) References Curimatidae Fish of South America {{Characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psectrogaster
''Psectrogaster'' is a genus of toothless characins from South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ..., with these currently described species: * '' Psectrogaster amazonica'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 * '' Psectrogaster ciliata'' ( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844) * '' Psectrogaster curviventris'' C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 * '' Psectrogaster essequibensis'' ( Günther, 1864) * '' Psectrogaster falcata'' (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) * '' Psectrogaster rhomboides'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 * '' Psectrogaster rutiloides'' ( Kner, 1858) * '' Psectrogaster saguiru'' ( Fowler, 1941) References * Curimatidae Taxa named by Rosa Smith Eigenmann Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann Fish of South America {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamorhina
''Potamorhina'' is a genus of toothless characin from South America, with these currently described species: * ''Potamorhina altamazonica'' (Cope, 1878) * ''Potamorhina laticeps'' (Valenciennes, 1850) * ''Potamorhina latior'' (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) * ''Potamorhina pristigaster'' (Steindachner, 1876) * ''Potamorhina squamoralevis'' (Braga Braga ( , ; cel-x-proto, Bracara) is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality has a resident population of 193,333 inhabitants (in ... & Azpelicueta, 1983) References * Curimatidae Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope Fish of South America {{Characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should clearly demons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Várzea Forest
A várzea forest is a seasonal floodplain forest inundated by whitewater rivers that occurs in the Amazon biome. Until the late 1970s, the definition was less clear and várzea was often used for all periodically flooded Amazonian forests. Although sometimes described as consisting only of forest, várzea also contains more open, seasonally flooded habitats such as grasslands, including floating meadows. Description Along the Amazon River and many of its tributaries, high annual rainfall that occurs mostly within a rainy season results in extensive seasonal flooding of areas from stream and river discharge. The result is a rise in water level, with nutrient rich waters. The Iquitos várzea ecoregion covers the margins of the upper Amazon and its tributaries. Further down are the Purus várzea in the middle Amazon, the Monte Alegre várzea and Gurupa várzea on the lower Amazon and the Marajó várzea at the mouth of the Amazon. The Marajó várzea is affected by both freshwate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
