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Sipicate-Naranjo National Park
Sipacate-Naranjo National Park is located along the Pacific coast of Escuintla in Guatemala (). The park includes mangrove forests, lagoons and sandy beaches and covers an area of 20 km long and 1 km wide, stretching between the coastal towns of Sipacate and El Naranjo. Mangrove species found in the park are white mangrove (''Laguncularia racemosa''), black mangrove (''Avicennia nitida'', ''Avicennia germinans'') and several ''Rhizophora'' species, including the red mangrove (''Rhizophora mangle''). Transitional tree species include the Mexican palmetto (''Sabal mexicana'') and the guiana chestnut (''Pachira aquatica''). The park's beaches are breeding areas where several endangered turtle species lay their eggs, including the olive ridley (''Lepidochelys olivacea''), green turtle (''Chelonia mydas''), leatherback turtle (''Dermochelys coriacea''), and hawksbill turtle (''Eretmochelys imbricata''). Other reptiles found in the park are ''iguanas'', and freshwater turtles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escuintla
Escuintla () is an industrial city in Guatemala, its land extension is 4384 km², and it is nationally known for its sugar agribusiness. Its capital is a minicipality with the same name. Citizens celebrate from December 6 to 9 with a small fair in honor to The Immaculate Conception. In 2002 the city had a population of 86,678. It is located on the border of the central highlands and the Pacific coastal plain. Etymology Many of the names of the municipalities of Guatemala consist of one of two things: the name of a catholic saint to worship the day the city was founded or a description with Náhuatl roots. These influences are due to the troops in command of Pedro de Alvarado who invaded the region in 1520. These troops were composed of Spanish soldiers and indigenous Tlaxcaltecs. The name Escuintla, comes from the indigenous language nahuatl «Itzcuintlán», which is a word composed of two words: · «Itzcuintli»: means “dog” · «tlan»: means “abunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelecanidae
The Pelecanidae is a family of pelecaniformes, pelecaniform birds within the Pelecani that contains two genera: the extinct ''Eopelecanus'' and the extant ''Pelecanus''. The family was monotypy, monotypic until the description of ''Eopelecanus'' in 2021. Pelecanids have existed since the late Eocene (Priabonian) and they still exist today. References * * Pelecaniformes, Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Bird families {{pelecaniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platalea Ajaja
The roseate spoonbill (''Platalea ajaja'') is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both South and North America. Taxonomy The roseate spoonbill is sometimes placed in its own genus - ''Ajaia''. A 2010 study of mitochondrial DNA of the spoonbills by Chesser and colleagues found that the roseate and yellow-billed spoonbills were each other's closest relatives, and the two were descended from an early offshoot from the ancestors of the other four spoonbill species. They felt the genetic evidence meant it was equally valid to consider all six to be classified within the genus ''Platalea'' or alternatively the two placed in the monotypic genera ''Platibis'' and ''Ajaia'', respectively. However, as the six species were so similar morphologically, keeping them within the one genus made more sense. Description The roseate spoonbill is long, with a wingspan and a body mass of . The tarsus measures , the culmen meas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |