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Reserva Itabó
The Itabo Biological Reserve is located in the district of Hernandarias, Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay, on the right bank of the river Paraná, and is one of the 8 as sites for ecological reserve by the Itaipu dam, the largest dam in production in the world, located between Paraguay and Brazil. It is located at 80 km north of the city of Hernandarias. Their access routes are the backbone 1 and 2. It has an area of 15,208. Geography It has a slightly undulating topography. The river Itabo Reserve crosses from west to east with their two arms, Itabo North and South and some tributaries. Its boundaries are: north to the Cologne Gral. Diaz, south establishing livestock Loma Porá, the Cologne to the east and west Pikyry Colonies Gleba 2 and Gleba 3. The soils of the biological reserve Itabo, are derived from basaltic rocks. They are classified as laterite and latozoles, have reddish-brown colour, texture of silt and clay are usually good depth. Climate Its climate is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guava
Guava ( ), also known as the 'guava-pear', is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. The common guava '' Psidium guajava'' (lemon guava, apple guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. The name guava is also given to some other species in the genus '' Psidium'' such as strawberry guava ('' Psidium cattleyanum'') and to the pineapple guava, '' Feijoa sellowiana''. In 2019, 55 million tonnes of guavas were produced worldwide, led by India with 45% of the total. Botanically, guavas are berries. Etymology The term ''guava'' appears to have been in use since the mid-16th century. The name derived from the TaÃno, a language of the Arawaks as for ''guava tree'' via the Spanish for . It has been adapted in many European and Asian languages, having a similar form. Origin and distribution Guavas originated from an area thought to extend from Mexic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coral Snake
Coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups, the Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There are 27 species of Old World coral snakes, in three genera ('' Calliophis'', '' Hemibungarus'', and '' Sinomicrurus''), and 83 recognized species of New World coral snakes, in two genera ('' Micruroides'' and '' Micrurus''). Genetic studies have found that the most basal lineages have origins in Asia, suggesting that the group originated in the Old World. While new world species of both genera are venomous, their bites are seldom lethal; only two confirmed fatalities have been documented in the past 100 years from the genus ''Micrurus''. Meanwhile, snakes of the genus ''Micruroides'' have never caused a medically significant bite. North American coloration patterns Experts now recognize that certain coloration patterns and common mnemonics—such as the phrase “Red against yellow, deadly fellow; red against black, friendly J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bothrops Alcatraz
''Bothrops alcatraz'', also known as the Alcatrazes lancehead, is a pitviper species found only on the Alcatrazes Islands off the coast of southeastern Brazil. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all pit vipers, it is venomous. Description Grows to a maximum size of 46.2/50.5 cm for males/females. Its small size and relatively large eyes are considered paedomorphic (juvenile) characteristics. Until 15,000 years ago, only common ''Bothrops'' lived by the island, which was at that time still connected to the continent due to the receded sea waters. When the sea rose back again (with the end of the last glacial period) and the mountain returned to its archipelago status, the ''Bothrops'' that became isolated there quickly fed on all available rodents, which are its main food. They ended up resorting to cockroaches and '' scolopendra'' and, due to their much smaller nutritional value, the snakes slowly shrunk their size until they couldn't grow beyond 50 cm – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squirrel Cuckoo
The squirrel cuckoo (''Piaya cayana'') is a large and active species of cuckoo found in wooded habitats from northwestern Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and on Trinidad. Some authorities have split off the western Mexican form as the Mexican squirrel-cuckoo (''Piaya mexicana''). Description This large and extremely long-tailed cuckoo is long and weighs . The adult has mainly chestnut upperparts and head, becoming paler on the throat. The lower breast is grey and the belly is blackish. The central tail feathers are rufous, but the outer are black with white tips. The bill is yellow and the iris is red. Immature birds have a grey bill and eyering, brown iris, and less white in the tail. It resembles the little cuckoo, but that species is smaller and has a darker throat. There are a number of subspecies with minor plumage variations. For example, ''P. c. mehleri'', one of the South American subspecies, has mainly brown (not black) outer tail feathers. Additionally, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Vulture
The king vulture (''Sarcoramphus papa'') is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. It is the only surviving member of the genus ''Sarcoramphus'', although fossil members are known. Large and predominantly white, the king vulture has gray to black ruff, flight, and tail feathers. The head and neck are bald, with the skin color varying, including yellow, orange, blue, purple, and red. The king vulture has a very noticeable orange fleshy caruncle on its beak. This vulture is a scavenger and it often makes the initial cut into a fresh carcass. It also displaces smaller New World vulture species from a carcass. King vultures have been known to live for up to 30 years in captivity. King vultures were popular figures in the Mayan codices as well as in local folklore and medicine. Although currently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osprey
The osprey (; ''Pandion haliaetus''), historically known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and a wingspan of . It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts. The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica, although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant. As its other common names suggest, the osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It possesses specialised physical characteristics and unique behaviour in hunting its prey. Because of its unique characteristics it is classified in its own taxonomic genus, ''Pandion'', and family, Pandionidae. Taxonomy The osprey was described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus under the name ''Falco haliaetus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairina Moschata
The Muscovy duck (''Cairina moschata'') is a duck native to the Americas, from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay. The species has been domesticated, and feral Muscovy ducks can be found locally in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and in Central and Eastern Europe. Description It is a large duck, with the males significantly larger than the females. The males are long and weigh up to ; females are long and weight, roughly half the weight of the males. The wingspan is from . The plumage is predominantly black, with large white patches on the wing; the back and wing feathers being iridescent and glossy in males, while the females are more drab. Muscovy ducks have long claws on their feet and a wide, flat tail. On the head, the male has a short crest on the nape. The bill is black with a speckling of pale pink. A blackish or dark red knob can be seen at the bill base, which is similar in colour to the bare skin of the face. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardea Cocoi
The cocoi heron (''Ardea cocoi'') is a species of long-legged wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae found across South America. It has predominantly pale grey plumage with a darker grey crest. A carnivore, it hunts fish and crustaceans in shallow water. Taxonomy and evolution The cocoi heron was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1766 12th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', The origin of its species name is unknown, but may be related to the common name in Chile ''cuca'', which in turn denotes the bird's call note.Johnson AW. 1965. The Birds of Chile. Privately printed, Buenos Aires. It is more widely known in South America as ''garza mora'' or "black heron".Hancock J, Kushlan J. 1984. ''The Herons Handbook''. Croom Helm, 1st edition. The cocoi heron forms a superspecies with the similar Afro-Eurasian grey heron and North and Central American great blue heron, with all of these species showing similar skeletal morphology. Description The cocoi heron is the largest o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cattle Egret
The cattle egret (formerly genus ''Bubulcus'') is a cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan clade of heron (family (biology), family Ardeidae) in the genus ''Ardea (genus), Ardea'' found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. According to the International Ornithologists' Union, IOC bird list, it contains two species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret, although some authorities regard them as a single species. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus ''Egretta'', it actually belongs to the genus ''Ardea (genus), Ardea''. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its range (biology), distribution and successfully Colonisation (biology), colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century. They are white birds adorned with buff feather, plumes in the breeding season. They nest in bird colony, colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coati
Coatis (from TupÃ), also known as coatimundis (), are members of the family Procyonidae in the genera '' Nasua'' and '' Nasuella'' (comprising the subtribe Nasuina). They are diurnal mammals native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Southwestern United States. The name "coatimundi" comes from the Tupian languages of Brazil, where it means "lone coati". Locally in Belize, the coati is known as "quash". Physical characteristics Adult coatis measure from head to the base of the tail, which can be as long as their bodies. Coatis are about tall at the shoulder and weigh between , about the size of a large house cat. Males can become almost twice as large as females and have large, sharp canine teeth. The measurements above relate to the white-nosed and South America coatis. The two species of mountain coati are smaller. All coatis share a slender head with an elongated, flexible, slightly upturned nose, small ears, dark feet, and a long non-prehensile tail use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crab-eating Fox
The crab-eating fox (''Cerdocyon thous''), also known as the forest dog, wood fox, bushfox (not to be confused with the bush dog) or maikong, is an extant species of medium-sized canid endemic to the central part of South America since at least the Pleistocene epoch. Like South American foxes, which are in the genus ''Lycalopex'', it is not closely related to true foxes. ''Cerdocyon'' comes from the Greek words ''kerdo'' (meaning fox) and ''kyon'' (dog) referring to the dog- and fox-like characteristics of this animal. Taxonomy and evolution The crab-eating fox was originally described as ''Canis thous'' by Linnaeus (1766), and first placed in its current genus ''Cerdocyon'' by Hamilton-Smith in 1839. Cerdocyonina is a tribe which appeared around 6.0 million years ago (Mya) in North America as '' Ferrucyon avius'' becoming extinct by around 1.4–1.3 Mya. living about . This genus has persisted in South America from an undetermined time, possibly around 3.1 Mya, and continue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
