Abstract The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja), the heaviest and the most powerful bird of prey
in the canopy of the Neotropical rainforests, is critically endangered in some parts of its …

In this chapter, we have compiled the literature for the 23 Brazilian owl species, which
represent almost one-third of all Neotropical owls. Our main objective here was to review the …

Hunting is a problem to animal conservation in different parts of the world and it has caused
the local extinction of several species. The aim of this study was to characterize the …

We studied the Red-billed Currasow (Crax blumenbachii) in Vale Natural Reserve,
Linhares, Espírito Santo State, Brazil, using camera traps. We found the Red-billed …

Red Lists of threatened species play a critical role in conservation science and practice.
However, policy-making based on Red Lists ignores ecological and evolutionary …

Abstract The Ornate Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) is a top predator and inhabits mainly
preserved forests. It occurs from Mexico to Argentina and throughout Brazil, where it is …

Among the theories that attempt to explain the elevational distribution of metazoan species
along elevational gradients, the Mid-Domain Effect (MDE) is one of most debated and …

Indirana salelkari, a new species of lea** frog, is described from Netravali, Goa, India. Â
The species can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of morphological …

ABSTRACT The Solitary Tinamou (Tinamus solitarius) is endemic to the Atlantic Forest. Little
information is available about this bird species because of its low conservation priority and …

The Yellow-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) is a terrestrial forest bird endemic to
Brazil currently threatened with extinction. We aimed to update and predict the potential …