May 10, 2023

PASSERIFORMES FROM SOUTH AMERICA ✅

LAST UPDATED IN 29.09.2024
⋵: 'ENDEMICS'

Modern Passeriformes includes 21 lineages (Oliveros et al., PNAS, 2019): Acanthisittidae (3/3, New Zealand), Tyranni/Eurylaimes (Old World, with Sapaoydea in New World), Tyranii/Furnariida (New World), Tyranii/Tyrannida (New World), 4 basal lineages in Passerida (Australasia), 3 basal Passeri/Corvides (Australasia, Campephagidae up to Asia and Africa), Passeri/Corvides/Orioloidea (Old World, Vireonidae in New World), Passeri/Corvides/Malaconotoidea (Old World), Passeri/Corvides/Corvoidea (Old World, Corvidae and Laniidae in New World), 4 basal Passeri/Passerides (Old World), Passeri/Passerides/Sylviidae (cosmopolitan), Passeri/Passerides/Muscicapida (cosmopolitan) and Passeri/Passerides/Passerida (cosmopolitan).

The data below follows Birds of the World/South America, List of Bird Genera (Wikipedia), both on October 29, 2023 and, for data on nesting birds in Brazil, Pacheco et al. (Ornithology Research, 2021). Data for endemics, see Intresures/Global RankingsNational diversities: Colombia (SEE) and Mexico (SEE). Teretistridae (1/2, endemic to Cuba) is tentatively near Zeledoniidae (Wikipedia). Monarchidade and Acrocephalidae occur in Hawaii.

New World Passeriformes includes 21 families no breeding in Brazil: Laniidae (2/33, only two Lanius in New World, both breeding only in Canada and U.S.A.), Alaudidae (21/99, Old World, Eremophila alpestris in North America up to C Mexico, also in Colombia), Paridae (14/64, 13 genera in Old World, and one endemic to North America and Mexico; 2/12 spp. in Mexico), Remizidae (3/11, Old World, Auriparus flaviceps in U.S.A. to Mexico), Aegithalidae (4/13, Old World to W North America south up to Guatemala, Psaltriparus minimus in Mexico), Dulidae (1/1, Hispaniola), Bombycillidae (1/3, northern Hemisphere up to center China and California), Ptiliogonatidae (3/4, U.S.A. and Mexico to Panama), Cinclidae, Regulidae (1/6, North America to Guatemala, Eurasia, Regulus satrapa in Mexico), Sittidae (1/15, temperate Old World, 4 from Canada to Mexico, two in Mexico), Rhodinocichlidae, Certhiidae (2/10, Eurasia, Africa, North America to Nicaragua, one in Mexico), Peucedramidae (1/1, SW U.S.A. to Nicaragua), Icteriidae (1/1, Canada to Panama), Calcariidae (3/6, North America, two up to Eurasia), Calyptophilidae (1/2, Hispaniola), Zeledoniidae (1/1, Costa Rica and Panama), Nesospingidae (1/1, Porto Rico), Spindalidae (3/4, West Indies, Cozumel Is.) and Phaenicophilidae (1/4, Hispaniola).

U.S.A. includes Tyrannidae, Vireonidae, Corvidae, Laniidae (1/2 in New World), Alaudidae, Paridae, Remizidae, Aegithalidae, Hirundinidae, Bombycillidae, Ptiliogonatidae, Cinclidae, Regulidae, Sittidae, Certhidae, Turdidae, Mimidae, Polioptilidae, Trogloditydae, Peucedramidae, Icteriidae, Calcariidae, Spindalidae, Parulidae, Icteridae, Passerellidae, Fringillidae, Cardinalidae and Motacillidae. A single family of Tyranii occur in U.S.A., i.e., Tyrannidae.

Mexico leads agaisnt Brazil in Vireonidae (spp./sp.⋵), Corvidae (g/spp./sp.⋵), Alaudidae, Paridae, Aegithilidae, Remizidae, Ptiliogonatidae, Cinclidae, Regulidae, Sittidae, Rhodinocichlidae, Peucedramidae, Icteriidae, Spindalidae (all absents in Brazil), Hirundinidae (sp.⋵), Turdidae (g/spp./sp.⋵.), Mimidae (g/spp./sp.⋵), Polioptilidae (sp.⋵), Troglodytidae (g/spp./sp.⋵), Parulidae (g/spp./sp.⋵) Passerellidae (g/spp./sp.⋵), Fringillidae (g.), Cardinalidae (g/spp./sp.⋵).

Brazil includes in Tyranni (12:242/)678 spp. (145⋵), Colombia (12:235/)590 spp. (25⋵) and Mexico (9:68/)108 spp. (4⋵).

Overall, Brazil includes in Passeriformes (28:369/)1,015 spp. (196⋵), Colombia (31:380/)1,034 spp. (45⋵) and Mexico (36:206/)473 spp. (76⋵).

Brazilian genera in bold.

TYRANNY/EURYLAIMIDES ‣ all families exclusives to Old World except one in tropical America, Sapayoidae, with a single species, Sapayoa aenigma Hartert, 1903, from Panama to Colombia.

Sapayoa


TYRANNY/FURNARIDA ‣ all families exclusives to tropical America and presents in Brazil.

Melanopareiidae - a single genus with 5 spp., from Ecuador to Uruguay, M. torquata Wied, 1831 in C Brazil. 
 
Melanopareia 
 
Conopophagidae - Brazil has (1/)8spp. (4⋵), Colombia (2/)3 (none endemics). Absent in Mexico.

Conopophaga 
Pittasoma (2, Costa Rica to Ecuador)
 
Thamnophilidae - 234 spp. and all 65 genera in South America. (54/)177 spp. in Brazil (53⋵), (48/)118 in Colombia (3⋵) and (7/)7 in Mexico (none endemics). Rhopias and Rhopornis are Brazilian endemic genera.

Akletos
Ammonastes
Ampelornis
Aprositornis
Batara
Biatas
Cercomacra
Cercomacroides
Clytoctantes
Cymbilaimus
Dichrozona
Drymophila
Dysithamnus
Epinecrophylla
Euchrepomis
Formicivora
Frederickena
Gymnocichla
Gymnopithys
Hafferia
Herpsilochmus
Hylophylax
Hypocnemis
Hypocnemoides
Hypoedaleus
Isleria
Mackenziaena
Megastictus
Microrhopias
Myrmeciza
Myrmelastes
Myrmoborus
Myrmochanes
Myrmoderus
Myrmophylax
Myrmorchilus
Myrmornis
Myrmotherula
Neoctantes
Oneillornis
Percnostola
Phaenostictus
Phlegopsis
Pithys
Poliocrania
Pygiptila
Pyriglena
Radinopsyche
Rhegmatorhina
Rhopias
Rhopornis
Sakesphorus
Sakesphoroides
Sciaphylax
Sclateria
Sipia
Stymphalornis
Taraba
Terenura
Thamnistes
Thamnomanes
Thamnophilus
Willisornis
Xenornis

Grallariidae - all genera and 69 spp. in South America. Colombia has (4/)32 spp. (7⋵), Brazil (5/)13 (1⋵) and Mexico only one. All genera in this family occur in Brazil. Brazilian Cryptopezus (Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay) does not occur in Colombia.

Grallaria
Cyrtopezus
Grallaricula
Hylopezus
Myrmothera

Rhinocryptidae - tapaculos; all genera and 64 spp. in South America. Colombia has (4/)19 spp. (6⋵), (5/)Brazil has 13 (10⋵). Absent in Mexico. Eleoscytalopus and Merulaxis are Brazilian endemics.

Acropternis (1, Venezuela to Peru)
Eleoscytalopus
Eugralla
Liosceles
Merulaxis
Myornis (1, Colombia to Peru)
Psilorhamphus
Pteroptochos
Rhinocrypta
Scelorchilus
Scytalopus
Teledromas

Formicariidae - both genera and 11 spp. In South America. Colombia has 8 spp. (none endemics) and Brazil 7 (1⋵), in both genera. Only one sp. in Mexico.

Chamaeza
Formicarius

Furnariidae - ovenbirds and woodcreepers; all genera and 303 spp. in South America. (53/)155 spp. in Brazil (34⋵), (46/)115 in Colombia (4⋵) and (12/)19 in Mexico (1⋵). Megaxenops, Cichlocolaptes and Acrobatornis are Brazilian endemic genera.

Acrobatornis
Anabacerthia
Anabazenops
Ancistrops
Anumbius 
Aphrastura
Asthenes
Automolus
Berlepschia
Campylorhamphus
Certhiasomus
Certhiaxis 
Cichlocolaptes
Cinclodes
Clibanornis
Coryphistera
Cranioleuca
Deconychura
Dendrexetastes
Dendrocincla
Dendrocolaptes
Dendroma
Dendroplex
Drymornis
Drymotoxeres
Furnarius
Geocerthia
Geositta
Glyphorynchus
Heliobletus
Hellmayrea
Hylexetastes
Lepidocolaptes
Leptasthenura
Limnoctites 
Limnornis
Lochmias
Margarornis
Mazaria
Megaxenops
Metopothrix
Microxenops
Nasica
Ochetorhynchus
Phacellodomus 
Philydor
Phleocryptes
Premnoplex
Premnornis
Pseudasthenes
Pseudocolaptes
Pseudoseisura
Pygarrhichas
Roraimia
Schoeniophylax
Sclerurus
Siptornis
Sittasomus
Spartonoica
Sylviorthorhynchus 
Synallaxis
Syndactyla
Tarphonomus
Thripadectes
Thripophaga
Upucerthia
Xenerpestes
Xenops
Xiphocolaptes
Xiphorhynchus

TYRANNI/TYRANNIDA ‣ all families exclusives to tropical America.

Pipridae - manakins; all genera and 52 spp. in South America. (14/)35 spp. in Brazil (7⋵), (15/)24 in Colombia (none endemics) and (3/)3 in Mexico (none endemics). Illicura is a Brazilian endemic genus.

Antilophia (Brazil and Paraguay to Bolivia)
Ceratopipra
Chiroxiphia
Chloropipo (2, Colombia to Peru).
Corapipo
Cryptopipo (1, Colombia to Peru).
Heterocercus
Ilicura
Lepidothrix
Machaeropterus
Manacus
Masius (1, Venezuela to Peru)
Neopelma
Pipra
Pseudopipra
Tyranneutes
Xenopipo

Cotingidae - cotingas and allies; all genera and 59 spp. in South America. Colombia has (18/)33 spp. (1⋵), Brazil (18/)31 (8⋵), and Mexico (2/)2 (none endemics). Carpornis is a Brazilian endemic genus.

Ampelioides (1, Venezuela to Bolivia)
Ampelion (2, Venezuela to Bolivia)
Carpodectes (3, Costa Rica to Ecuador)
Carpornis
Cephalopterus
Conioptilon
Cotinga
Doliornis (2, Colombia to Peru)
Gymnoderus
Haematoderus
Lipaugus
Perissocephalus
Phibalura
Phoenicircus
Phytotoma
Pipreola
Porphyrolaema
Procnias
Pyroderus
Querula
Rupicola
Snowornis (2, Colombia to Peru)
Xipholena
Zaratornis (1, Peru)

Tityridae - tityras and allies; all genera and 32 spp. in South America. Colombia has (6/)22 spp. (none endemics), Brazil (7/)21 (4⋵), and Mexico (3/)8 (1⋵). All genera in Brazil.

Iodopleura
Laniisoma
Laniocera
Pachyramphus
Schiffornis
Tityra
Xenopsaris

Oxyruncidae - all genera and 8 spp. in South America. 7 spp. in Colombia, 6 in Brazil, in all genera of family in both countries, and (3/)3 in Mexico. None endemics in this countries.

Myiobius
Onychorhynchus
Oxyruncus
Terenotriccus

Tyrannidae - tyrant flycatchers; 387 spp. and all genera in South America except Deltarhynchus (1, endemic to Mexico) and Xenotriccus (1, Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador). Brazil has (78/)211 spp. (23⋵), Colombia (82/)208 (4⋵), (29/)64 in Mexico (2⋵). Calyptura is a Brazilian endemic genus.

Agriornis
Alectrurus
Anairete
Aphanotriccus
Arundinicola
Atalotriccus
Attila
Calyptura
Camptostoma
Capsiempis
Casiornis
Cnemarchus
Cnemotriccus
Cnipodectes
Colonia
Colorhamphus
Conopias
Contopus
Corythopis
Culicivora
Elaenia
Empidonax
Empidonomus
Euscarthmus
Fluvicola
Griseotyrannus
Gubernetes
Guyramemua
Hemitriccus
Heteroxolmis
Hirundinea
Hymenops
Inezia
Knipolegus
Lathrotriccus
Legatus
Leptopogon
Lessonia
Lophotriccus
Machetornis
Mecocerculus
Megarynchus
Mionectes
Mitrephanes
Muscigralla
Muscipipra
Muscisaxicola
Myiarchus
Myiodynastes
Myiopagis
Myiophobus
Myiornis
Myiotheretes
Myiotriccus
Myiozetetes
Nengetus
Neopipo
Neoxolmis
Nephelomyias
Nesotriccus
Ochthoeca
Ochthornis
Oncostoma
Ornithion
Phaeomyias
Phelpsia
Philohydor
Phyllomyias
Phylloscartes
Piprites
Pitangus
Platyrinchus
Poecilotriccus
Pogonotriccus
Polioxolmis
Polystictus
Pseudelaenia
Pseudocolopteryx
Pseudotriccus
Pyrocephalus
Pyrrhomyias
Pyrope
Ramphotrigon
Rhynchocyclus
Rhytipterna
Satrapa
Sayornis
Serpophaga
Silvicultrix
Sirystes
Stigmatura
Sublegatus
Suiriri
Syrtidicola
Tachuris
Taeniotriccus
Todirostrum
Tolmomyias
Tumbezia
Tyrannopsis
Tyrannulus
Tyrannus
Uromyias
Xolmis
Zimmerius

CORVIDES/ORIOLOIDEA ‣ a huge group in Old World, only Vireonidae in New World.

Vireonidae - vireos and allies; 31 spp. in South America. All genera in South America except Asian Erpornis and Pteruthius. Mexico has (5/)26 spp. (4⋵), Colombia (6/)22 (2⋵) and Brazil only (6/)17 (3⋵).

Cyclarhis
Hylophilus
Pachysylvia
Tunchiornis
Vireo
Vireolanius

CORVIDES/CORVOIDEA ‣ a huge group in Old World, only Corvidae and Laniidae (2/33, only two Lanius in New World, both breeding only in Canada and U.S.A.) in New World, the latter absent in South America.

Corvidae - seven genera from Mexico southwards: Corvus (subcosmopolitam, 45 spp., 5 in Mexico), Calocitta (2, Mexico to Costa Rica), Psilorhinus (1, Texas to Costa Rica), Aphelocoma (7, U.S.A. to Mexico), Nucifraga (3, 2 in Asia and one from Canada to N Mexico) and two in South America. Mexico has (7/)25 spp. (9⋵, inc. two Corvus), Colombia (2/)7 (none endemics) and Brazil (1/)8 (2⋵). 
 
Cyanocorax 
Cyanolyca (9, 5 in Mesoamerica, 4 in South America, Venezuela to Bolivia, none national endemics)

PASSERIDES/SYLVIIDA ‣ a mainly afrotropical group, with six families in New World: Alaudidae (21/99, Old World, only one in North America up to C Mexico), Paridae (14/64, 13 genera in Old World, and one endemic to North America and Mexico), Donacobiidae, Hirudinidae, Remizidae (3/11, Old World, North America to Mexico) and Aegithalidae (4/13, Old World to W North America south up to Guatemala).

Alaudidae - larks; 21 genera, only one spp. in South America.

Eremophila

Donacobiidae - a single genus and species, from S Panama to S Brazil. 
 
Donacobius

Hirundinidae - no New World outsiders. Colombia has (10/)20 spp. (none endemics), Brazil (9/)17 (none endemics) and Mexico (8/)13 (1⋵).

Alopochelidon
Atticora
Hirundo
Orochelidon (3, Venezuela to Argentina)
Petrochelidon
Progne
Pygochelidon
Riparia
Stelgidopteryx
Tachycineta

PASSERIDES/MUSCICAPIDA ‣ a mainly North American group, with 12 families in New World: Dulidae (1/1, Hispaniola), Bombycillidae (1/3, northern Hemisphere up to center China and California), Ptiliogonatidae (3/4, Mexico to Panama and U.S.A.), Cinclidae, Turdidae, Mimidae, Regulidae (1/6, North America to Guatemala, Eurasia), Sittidae (1/15, temperate Old World, 4 from Canada to Mexico), Certhiidae (2/10, Eurasia, Africa, North America to Nicaragua), Polioptilidae and Troglodytidae.

Cinclidae - 5 spp. in a single genus, one from Alaska to Costa Rica, two in Eurasia and two in South America. South America members are C. schulzii Cabanis, 1882 and C. leucocephalus Tschudi, 1844

Cinclus


Turdidae - thrushes and allies; 41 spp. in South America. Outsiders in New World: Ixoreus (1, Canada to Mexico), Ridgwayia (1, Mexico), Sialia (3, U.S.A to Nicaragua). Colombia has (5/)28 spp. (none endemics), Mexico (6/)24 (4⋵) and Brazil only (3/)21 (none endemics). Hylochchla is here not considered in Colombia or Mexico (SEE).

Catharus
Cichlopsis 
Entomodestes (2, Colombia to Bolivia)
Hylocichla
Myadestes (12, Mexico to Bolivia, Caribbean and Hawaii, only one in South America.)
Platycichla
Turdus

Mimidae - mockingbirds and thrashers; 10 spp. in South America. Outsiders: Allenia (5, Caribbean), Cinclocerthia (2, Caribbean), Margarops (1, Caribbean), Melanoptila (1, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala), Melanotis (2, Mexico to Honduras), Dumatella (1, breeding in Canada and U.S.A.), Toxostoma (11, U.S.A to Mexico), Oreoscoptes (1, Canada to Mexico) and Ramphocinclus (1, Caribeban). Mexico has (5/)17 spp. (5⋵), Colombia (1/)1 (none endemics) and Brazil (1/)3 (none endemics). Dumetella is rejeted from Colombia and Mexico (SEE).

Mimus

Polioptilidae - all genera and 14 spp. in South America, all genera in South America. Brazil has (3/)10 spp. (none endemics), Colombia has (3/)7 (none endemics) and Mexico (2/)8 (1⋵).

Microbates
Ramphocaenus
Polioptila

Troglodytidae - 50 spp. in South America. Outsiders: Catherpes (1, Canada to Mexico), Ferminia (1, Cuba), Hylorchilus (2, endemic to Mexico), Salpinctes (1, Canada to Honduras), Thryomanes (1, Canada to Mexico), Thryothorus (1, Canada to Mexico), Thryorchilus (1, Costa Rica and Panama), Uropsila (1, Mexico to Honduras). (11/)35 in Colombia (7⋵), (14/)33 in Mexico (13⋵) and (9/)17 in Brazil (2⋵).

Campylorhynchus
Cantorchilus
Cinnycerthia (4, Venezuela to Peru)
Cistothorus
Cyphorhinus
Henicorhina
Microcerculus
Odontorchilus
Pheugopedius
Thryophilus (5, Mexico to Colombia).
Troglodytes

PASSERIDES/PASSERIDA ‣ a mainly Neotropcal group, slightly diverse in Africa, with 14 families in New World: Peucedramidae (1/1, SW U.S.A. to Nicaragua), Motacillidae, Fringillidae, Icteriidae (1/1, Canada to Panama), Rhodinocichlidae, Calcariidae (3/6, North America, two up to Eurasia, absent in Mexico), Cardinallidae, Mitrospongidae, Thraupidae, Passerelidae, Parulidae, Icteridae, Calyptophilidae (1/2, Hispaniola), Zeledoniidae (1/1, Costa Rica and Panama), Nesospingidae (1/1, Porto Rico), Spindalidae (3/4, West Indies, Cozumel Is.) and Phaenicophilidae (1/4, Hispaniola).

Rhodinocichlidae - a single species, Rhodinocichla rosea Lesson, 1832, highly disjunct in Mexico, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.
 

Thraupidae - tanagers and allies, 387 spp. in South America; all genera in South America except Acanthidops (1, Costa Rica and Panama), Euneornis (1, Jamaica), Loxigilla (2, Caribbean), Rowettia (1, Gough Is.), Pinaroloxias (1, Cocos, Costa Rica), Nesospiza (3, Tristan de Cunha), Loxipasser (1, Jamaica) and Melopyrrha (5, Caribbean).

(61/)176 spp. in Colombia (8⋵), (51/)150 in Brazil (24⋵) and (15/)25 in Mexico (1⋵). Compsothraupis, Orchesticus and Castanozoster are Brazilian endemic genera.

Anisognathus
Asemospiza
Bangsia
Buthraupis
Calochaetes
Camarhynchus
Castanozoster 
Catamblyrhynchus
Catamenia
Certhidea
Charitospiza
Chalcothraupis
Chlorochrysa
Chlorophanes
Chlorornis
Chrysothlypis
Cissopis
Cnemathraupis
Cnemoscopus
Coereba
Compsospiza
Compsothraupis
Conirostrum
Conothraupis
Coryphaspiza
Coryphospingus
Creurgops
Cyanerpes
Cyanicterus
Cypsnagra
Dacnis
Diglossa
Diuca
Dolospingus
Donacospiza 
Dubusia
Emberizoides
Embernagra
Eucometis
Geospiza
Geospizopsis
Gubernatrix
Haplospiza
Heliothraupis
Hemithraupis
Heterospingus
Idiopsar
Incaspiza
Iridophanes
Iridosornis
Ixothraupis
Kleinothraupis
Lanio
Lophospingus
Loriotus
Melanodera
Melanospiza
Microspingus
Nemosia
Neothraupis
Nephelornis
Orchesticus
Parkerthraustes
Paroaria
Phrygilus
Piezorina
Pipraeidea
Platyspiza
Poecilostreptus
Poospiza
Pseudosaltator
Pseudospingus
Pyrrhocoma
Ramphocelus
Rauenia
Rhodospingus
Rhopospina
Saltator
Saltatricula
Schistochlamys
Sericossypha
Sicalis
Sphenopsis
Sporathraupis
Sporophila
Stephanophorus
Stilpnia
Tachyphonus
Tangara
Tersina
Thephropilus
Thlypopsis
Thraupis
Tiaris
Trichothraupis
Urothraupis
Volatinia
Wetmorethraupis
Xenodacnis
Xenospingus

Parulidae - New World warblers. (6/)24 spp. breeds in Mexico (6⋵), (5/)20 in Colombia (4⋵), and only (5/)11 in Brazil (1⋵). In Mexico breeds Oreothlypis (1), Leiothlypis (3), Geothlypis (7), Basileuterus (5), Cardellina (3) and Setophaga (5). In Colombia breeds Geothlypis (2), Basileuterus (4), Myioborus (4), Myiothlypis (9) and Setophaga (1). In Brazil breeds Geothlypis (2), Basileuterus (1), Myioborus (2), Myiothlypis (5) and Setophaga (1)
 
Basileuterus
Geothlypis
Myioborus
Myiothlypis
Setophaga

Icteridae - grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles; only three genera absents in South Ameria: Agelaius (5, Canada to Costa Rica and Caribbean), Euphagus (2, U.S.A. to Mexico), Nesopsar (1, Jamaica). (15/)41 spp. in Colombia (4⋵), (19/)40 in Brazil (4⋵) and (12/)37 in Mexico (3⋵). Anamura is a Brazilian endemic genus, and Hypopyrrhus a Colombia endemic.

Agelaioides
Agelasticus
Amblycercus
Amblyramphus
Anumara
Cacicus
Chrysomus
Curaeus
Dives
Dolichonyx
Gnorimopsar
Gymnomystax
Hypopyrrhus
Icterus
Lampropsar
Leistes
Macroagelaius
Molothrus
Oreopsar
Psarocolius
Pseudoleistes
Quiscalus
Sturnella
Xanthocephalus
Xanthopsar

Passerellidae - New World sparrows; 62 spp. in South America. Ousiders: Aimophila (3, Mexico to Nicaragua), Amphispiza (1, U.S.A. to Mexico), Artemisiospiza (2, U.S.A to Mexco), Calamospiza (1, Canada to Mexico), Chondestes (1, Canada to Mexico), Junco (5, Canada to Panamá), Melospiza (3, Canada to Mexico), Melozone (8, U.S.A. to Costa Rica), Oriturus (1, Mexico), Passerculus (1, breeding from Canada to U.S.A., vagant up to Mexico), Passerella (1, Canada, U.S.A.), Peucaea (8 U.S.A. to Costa Rica), Pezopetes (1, Panama to Costa Rica), Pipilo (4, Canada to Mexico), Pooecetes (1, Canada to Mexico), Spizella (6, Canada to Nicaragua), Spizelloides (1, Canada to U.S.A.), Torreornis (1, Cuba) and Xenospiza (1, Mexico). 
 
(24/)61 spp. in Mexico (17⋵; excluded Passerella), (7/)36 in Colombia (6⋵), and (5/)9 in Brazil (2⋵).

Ammodramus
Arremon
Arremonops
Atlapetes
Chlorospingus (8, S Mexico to NW Argentina, absent in Brazil)
Oreothraupis (1, Colombia to Ecuador)
Rhynchospiza
Zonotrichia

Fringillidae - true finches and Hawaiian honeycreepers. Outsiders: Coccothraustes (North America, Mexico, Central America), Pinicola (Holartic inc. North America), Leucosticte (Old World and North America), Acanthis (Holartic, North America), Loxia (North America, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean) and Haemorhous (North America, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean). 
 
(3/)22 spp. in Colombia, (6/)16 in Mexico, and only (3/)16 in Brazil, one endemic in each country. Mexico includes breeding species in Euphonia (5), Chlorophonia (2), Coccothraustes (2), Haemohous (1), Loxia (1), Spinus (5).

Chlorophonia
Euphonia
Spinus

Cardinalidae - cardinals and allies; outsiders: Cyanocompsa (1, Mexico to Nicaragua), Spiza, Passerina and Rhodothraupis (1, Mexico). (12/)27 in Mexico (7⋵), (9/)21 in Colombia (2⋵; excludes Pheucticus ludovicianusPasserina and Spiza) and (7/)11 in Brazil (1⋵; excludes Pheucticus aureoventris). 
 
Mexico breeds in Piranga (7), Habia (2), Periporphyrus (1), Caryothraustes (1), Cardinalis (1), Periporphyrus (1), Pheucticus (2), Granatellus (2), Amaurospiza (1), Cyanolaxa (1), Cyanocompsa (1) and Passerina (7).

Amaurospiza
Cardinalis (3, two from Canada to Belize, one in Colombia to Venezuela)
Caryothraustes
Chlorothraupis (4, Nicaragua to Bolivia).
Cyanoloxia
Granatellus
Habia
Periporphyrus
Pheucticus
Piranga

Motacillidae - 11 spp. in South America, Motacilla is a outsider (breeding only in Alaska at New World). Mexico has 4 spp., Brazil has 5, and Colombia has 2, all in Anthus, none national endemics.

Anthus 

Mitrospingidae - 4 spp. in South America, in all genera. Brazil has 3 spp. in all genera, Colombia only one. Absent in Mexico. Orthogonys is a Brazilian endemic genus.

Lamprospiza
Mitrospingus
Orthogonys

April 26, 2023

April 21, 2023

MÚSICAS 1: BAHIA, ANOS 90

1. PROTESTO DO OLODUM (Bamda Mel)

Moçambique hey, por minuto alguém vai morrer, sem ter pão nem água para beber....


2. MADAGASCAR (Banda Reflexu's)

Ilha, ilha do mor, Madagascar


3. SENEGAL (Banda Reflexu's)

Diz povão, Senegal região. 
 


4. BAGDÁ (Bamda Mel)

Oooh, Bagdá, Oooh Bagdá, Ooooooh, Bagdá 
 

April 06, 2023

February 18, 2023

AS MAIORES FALÉSIAS DO BRASIL

Os mais significativos sistemas de falésias do Brasil estão nas praias do Morro Branco e das Fontes, em Beberibe; Canoa Quebrada, em Aracati; e Redonda, em Icapuí, estes no Ceará; no município de Touros e na Praia da Pipa, em Tibau do Sul, no Rio Grande do Norte. Na Paraíba, estão na Ponta do Seixas, em João Pessoa. Em Alagoas, na Praia do Gunga. Na Bahia, na Costa da Praia Dourada, em Mucuri. E no Rio Grande do Sul, há as falésias de Torres (Saiba Mais, 2021).

Com o objetivo de listar o mais longo sistema contínuo (paredão extenso sem ser interrompido por cursos d'água) da costa brasileira, o Almanaque Z, usando a ferramnta de comprimento do Google Earth, calculou suas extensões lineares, com leve contorno, da extensão de cada uma.

RESULTADO

Todos os sistemas citados acima têm menos de 1200m de extensão com exceção de Beberibe (CE), Touros (RN), da Ponta do Seixas (PB), do Gunga (AL) e da Costa Dourada (BA), sendo estes indubitavelmente os mais longos o país. Apenas um dos trechos da Costa Dourada superaram 2,5 km, chegando a cerca de 2,7 km. O Almanaque Brazil considera, assim, esta a mais longa falésia contínua do Brasil, em comprimento.


SEE ALSO

Qual a  maior dolina do Brasil?

February 17, 2023

NOCTILUCA NO BRASIL

LAST UPDATED IN 29.09.2024

No Brasil os registros de bioluminescência por Noctiluca são entremamente vagos, imprecisos e não documentados cientificamente. Mundo afora, como fenômeno biológico, os bloons deste protista na noite são fartamente documentados, conhecidos e alguns descritos em artigos científicos.

As noctilucas, precisamente Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid & Swezy, são dinoflagelados da família Noctilucaceae, que ocorrem em todo o mundo; eles produzem luz em flashes como resultado da reação entre luciferina e luciferase, durante estresse mecânico, por isso sua presença é notada em águas agitadas próximo das costas (Wikipedia).

Abaixo, um checklist de registros de bioluminescência de Noctiluca no Brasil, feito em busca rápida pela internet.

  • registro na praia do Ervino, São Francisco do Sul, em 18 de julho de 2024 (NSC Total).
  • registro feito em Balneário Camboriú, também em 18 de julho de 2024 (G1, com vídeo).
  • registro em 28 de julho de 2023, em um clube de canoagem na Baía Norte em Florianópolis às 6h15 (G1, com vídeo).
  • registro em vídeos em Capão da Canoa (RS), em janeiro de 2022, dois links (Youtube Link 1, Youtube Link 2).
  • registro na região de Torres (RS) por Gabriel Zaparolli em outubro de 2021, publicado pelo Olhar Digital (LINK) e o Met Sul (LINK).
  • registro no litoral norte do Rio Grande do Sul, citado em Souza Cardoso (Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 2012), como um registro jornalístico do Zero Hora, sem mais detalhes.
  • registros de ocorrência, curiosamente com tons de extrema ordinaridade, na Ilha do Mel (PR), por JB Litoral (LINK), com um texto com falas de especialistas mas sem registros de foto ou vídeo fiáveis.
  • citações, sem nenhum detalhe, de ocorrência também na Ilha do Cardoso (SP), em Desviantes (LINK).

BIOLUMINESCÊNCIA DE NOCTILUCA EM CAPÃO DA CANOA, RS


February 15, 2023

POST AVULSO: UMA PLANTA ESTRANHA

Por muito tempo uma árvore bastante alongada, plantada na frente de uma concessionária da mais importante avenida de Teresina, Piauí, chamava a atenção pelo seu aspecto. Por mais que este autor que vos fala tivesse curiosidade de saber que espécies era aquela, jamais fez nada para entender. Na sua ignorância, apenas supeitava que era uma Araliaceae, talvez relatado a Schefflera.

Um dia, vasculhando o site Flora of the World, autor enontrou a planta. Ali. Magnifica. Não era uma Schefflera. Não era Araliaceae. Nem Apiales. Nem Eudicots mesmo era. Era, de modo bastante inesperado, uma Annonaceae!! Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders, antiga Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites, nativa da Índia e Sri Lanka. Mistério resolvido.

February 13, 2023

GUIANA SHILED AND BRAZILIAN MASSIFS

Guiana Highlands, plateau and low-mountain region of South America located north of the Amazonia and south of the Orinoco River. Comprising a heavily forested plateau, they cover the southern half of Venezuela, all of the Guianas except for the low Atlantic coastal plain, the northern part of Brazil, and a portion of southeastern Colombia. They are geologically similar to the Brazilian Highlands, from which they are separated by the eastern part of the Amazone lowlands. The terrain comprises a mixture of three ascending elements: a basement of rolling hilly upland, standing mostly less than 1,000 feet (300 metres) above sea level; low mountains, near stream divides, ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 feet (600 to 900 metres) above sea level; and tabular plateaus, capped with resistant sandstone. The highest elevations are formed by the tabular plateaus, such as Roraima Massif (9,094 feet [2,772 metres]), where the boundaries of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana meet. The Guiana Highlands extend westward across the Upper Orinoco (Britannica).

MAP OF THE GUYANA SHIELD AND HIGHLIGHTS THE MASSIFS WITH TEPUI-LIFE-ZONE OF BRAZILIAN TERRITORY 

Below, brief presentations of the three tepuis in Brazilian territory.

NEBLINA MASSIF ‣ represents one of the most interesting sandstone massifs of the Guayana Highlands because of its elevation and extensive summit plateaus between 2000 and 2,993 m; the massif is dissected by a large, deep valley called the Cañon Grande that is drained by the headwaters of the río Mawarinuma. Currently the Venezuelan portion of this region is among the most pristine places on earth, and is a well recognized center of Neotropical plant endemism. Neblina Massif, like the other tabletop sandstone mountains (tepuis) on the Guayana Shield, is formed by a layer of sandstone (the Roraima formation) that lies over an igneous, much older basement dated at ca. 3.5 billion years. For expeditions for this mountains, see Hike and Fly Brasil (LINK).

LOCATION, GENERAL APPEARANCE AND SOME LOCATIONS IN NEBLINA MASSIF (FOR ORIGINAL SIZE OPEN IN A NEW TAB)

ARACÁ MASSIF ‣ located at 00º51' - 57'N and 6º30'14-24' W, approximately 200 km north of the town of Barcelos on the Rio Negro in Amazonas State, Brazil. It is the southernmost extension of the Roraima Formation, consisting of Upper Precambrian quartzitic sandstone with intrusions of volcanic rock, and was formed into its present table mountain shape by the gradual erosion of the softer sandstone rocks. The plateau is at about 1000- 1600 m above sea level and there are steep sandstone cliffs on the southern and western sides, leading to talus slopes that drop down to the sandy plain at 100 m altitude. The northern and eastern sides of Aracá Massif merge into the Curupira Highs, a range of granitic mountains. The highest part of Aracá Massif is a granitic dome that rises from the extreme north of the western part of the plateau to 1600 m. The soil of the plateau is thin, sandy and rocky and acidic. In some areas peat has accumulated and consequently the streams that flow from the plateau are black water. Much of the plateau is waterlogged during the rainy season (from April to November) and quite dry during the dry season (December to March). The two main rivers leave the plateau over spectacular waterfalls with drops of about 700 and 900 m, respectively. Night temperatures on the plateau reached a low of 5°C in February (Prance & Johnson, Kew Bulletin, 1992).

LOCATION, GENERAL APPEARANCE AND SOME LOCATIONS IN ARACA MASSIF (FOR ORIGINAL SIZE OPEN IN A NEW TAB)

RORAIMA MASSIF  Roraima Massif is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepuis (table-top mountain) or plateaux in South America. It is located at the junction of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. A characteristic large flat-topped mountain surrounded by cliffs 400 to 1,000 meters high. The highest point of Roraima Massif is located on the southern edge of the cliff at an altitude of 2,810 meters in Venezuela, and another protrusion at an altitude of 2,772 meters at the junction of the three countries in the north of the plateau is the highest point in Guyana. The name of 'Roraima' came from the native Pemon people. Roroi in the Pemon language means 'blue-green', and ma means 'great' (Wikipedia).

LOCATION, GENERAL APPEARANCE AND SOME LOCATIONS IN RORAIMA MASSIF (FOR ORIGINAL SIZE OPEN IN A NEW TAB)