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Pink-legged Graveteiro
Acrobatornis fonsecaiThe Pink-legged Graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family that is endemic to Brazil (Pacheco 1996). More specifically the Atlantic Forest located in the southeast part of Brazil, thriving in the cocoa plantations (Pacheco 1996). As of 2000 the Pink-legged Graveteiro is listed as a vulnerable species (Birdlife International 2004). The estimated population of the Pink-legged Graveteiro is between 2,500 and 9,999 individuals left in the wild (Birdlife International 2007). Its main habitat is . It is the only member of the genus Acrobatornis.
The Pink-legged Graveteiro’s most distinctive feature is, as the name suggests, its bright-pink legs and feet (Pacheco 1996). The plumage, as an adult, is mainly black and gray (Pacheco 1996). As juveniles they are commonly more brown in color (Birdlife International 2007). Its size is comparable to that of a warbler, and is thought to be stout for a bird its size (Line 1996). A more specific measurement of the bird is about 14 cm as an adult (Birdlife International 2007). One way to tell you have found a Pink-legged Graveteiro is by its unique song. The song is usually high-pitched and begins with sparse notes, then it accelerates, and finally finishes with a long trill (Birdlife International 2007).
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Pink-legged Graveteiro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Pink-legged Graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family that is endemic to Brazil (Pacheco 1996). More specifically the ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrobatornis Pink-legged graveteiro ( Acrobatornis fonsecai ) Only discovered as recently as 1994, the pink-legged graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) is most easily distinguished, as its name ... www.arkive.org/pink-legged-graveteiro/ac... ARKive - Birds - videos, photos and facts, sorted by common name ... Pink-legged graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) Only discovered as recently as 1994, the pink-legged graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) is most easily distinguished, as its ... www.arkive.org/birds/p2.html Certhiaxis Acrobatornis fonsecai Anumbius annumbi Coryphistera alaudina ... Acrobatornis fonsecai Anumbius annumbi Coryphistera ... tolweb.org/Certhiaxis/86326 Asthenes Acrobatornis fonsecai Anumbius annumbi Coryphistera alaudina ... Acrobatornis fonsecai Anumbius annumbi Coryphistera ... tolweb.org/Asthenes/86240 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder for Brazil ... Pionopsitta aurantiocepala, Sulfur-breasted Parakeet Aratinga pintoi, Pernambuco Pygmy Owl Glaucidium mooreorum, Pink-legged Graveteiro Acrobatornis fonsecai, Rondonia ... www.fatbirder.com/links_geo/america_sout... New Bird Found in Brazil Forest Owes Survival to Cocoa - New York ... The discovery of the pink-legged graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai), whose genus is also new to science, was announced in the current issue of The Wilson ... www.nytimes.com/1996/11/19/science/new-b... Bahia « Rick Simpson Birding Services This small town, 18 km north of Itabuna, is a popular stake-out for Pink-legged Graveteiro Acrobatornis fonsecai. Leave your car or stay at the Pousada do Bosque and look ... www.rick-simpson.com/jeremy-minns-site-n... Parrot that eluded ornithologists for a century ... Micrastur mintoni (2003), Bald Parrot Pionopsitta aurantiocephala (2002), Pernambuco Pygmy-owl Glaucidium mooreorum (2003), Pink-legged Graviteiro Acrobatornis fonsecai (1996 ... www.birdlife.org/news/news/2005/03/sulfu... Atlantic forest lowlands (Endemic Bird Areas of the world) Pink-legged Graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) VU White-browed Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia amaurotis) NT Pale-browed Treehunter (Cichlocolaptes leucophrus) www.birdlife.org/datazone/ebafactsheet.p... | Cocoa Q&A - ICCO | International Cocoa Organization In Brazil in 1994 a new genus and species of bird (Acrobatornis fonsecai) was found on a Bahia cocoa farm which mimicked the Atlantic coast ecosystem extremely well. www.icco.org/faq3.aspx?id=pe01191 A NEW SPECIES OF ANTPITTA (FORMICARIIDAE: GRALLARIA) FROM THE ... New genera have been described for some species (e.g. Xenoglaux loweryi, O'Neill and Graves 1977; Acrobatornis fonsecai, Pacheco et al. 1996; Nephelornis oneilli, Lowery and ... elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v116n04/p0882-... birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder for Bahia The best place for Pink-legged Graveteiro Acrobatornis fonsecai is after a left bend with trees and a river to the left of the road, in the valley (14.9km - 1.2km before ... www.fatbirder.com/links_geo/america_sout... Breeding success and social mating system of the Bay-capped Wren ... The nest and nesting ecology of Acrobatornis fonsecai (Furnariidae), with implications for intrafamilial relationships. Wilson Bulletin 108:434-448. www.biomedsearch.com/article/Breeding-su... Avifauna of the Serra das Lontras-Javi montane complex, Bahia, Brazil Four, Acrobatornis fonsecai, a new species of Heliobletus , a new species of Scytalopus and Phylloscartes beckeri , are restricted to either cabruca plantations 18 or montane ... www.ib.usp.br/~lfsilveira/pdf/lontras.pd... New protected areas established in Brazil's fragmented Atlantic ... ... listed as Endnagered by the IUCN Red List; the narrow-billed antwren (Formicivora iheringi), listed as Near Threatened; the pink-legged graveteiro, (Acrobatornis fonsecai ... news.mongabay.com/2010/0617-hance_atlant... PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE NEST ARCHITECTURE OF NEOTROPICAL ... The nest and nesting ecology of Acrobatornis fonsecai (Furnariidae), with implications for intrafamilial relationships. Wilson Bulletin 108:434-448. elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v116n04/p0891-... SE Brazil rep ... Casiornis and Great Xenops nearby, up to four pairs of Black-hooded Antwren, both berryeaters and Buff-throated Purpletuft, a family party of Acrobatornis fonsecai (Pink ... ornifolks.org/Ornifolks/se_brazil2.htm :: Instituto Uiragu :: The SBR is also the only designated protected area that preserves the habitat of the pink-legged acrobat (Acrobatornis fonsecai) a genus and species discovered ... www.uiracu.org.br/en/serrabonita.html CEPF.net - Biological Importance Bahia is exceptionally high in bird diversity, with five new species and a new genus (Acrobatornis fonsecai) recently described in the mountainous and coastal cocoa ... www.cepf.net/where_we_work/regions/south... |
