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Guia de aves Mata Atlântica Paulista - Secretaria do Meio Ambiente

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Uma das <strong>aves</strong> mais famosas <strong>do</strong> Brasil. Difícil <strong>de</strong><br />

ver, costuma ficar pousada, imóvel, no <strong>do</strong>ssel da mata.<br />

No frio, <strong>de</strong>ixa as serras rumo a áreas baixas, mais<br />

quentes.<br />

Come frutos e cospe as sementes gran<strong>de</strong>s, atuan<strong>do</strong><br />

em sua dispersão. Pouco se sabe sobre sua reprodução.<br />

A fêmea faz o ninho, uma tigela rasa e frouxa,<br />

no alto das árvores, às vezes escondi<strong>do</strong> entre plantas<br />

epífitas. Alimenta os filhotes com frutos.<br />

Na primavera, o macho canta sem parar, por vezes<br />

oculto no <strong>do</strong>ssel.<br />

Desapareceu <strong>de</strong> vastas áreas <strong>de</strong>vi<strong>do</strong> ao <strong>de</strong>smatamento<br />

e à captura intensa para gaiola.<br />

Particularida<strong>de</strong>s da espécie nas serras <strong>do</strong> Mar e<br />

Pa ranapiacaba • Comum nas matas, sobretu<strong>do</strong> no<br />

sul da região (em especial <strong>de</strong> agosto a maio).<br />

One of the most famous birds in Brazil yet hard<br />

to spot, the bellbird likes to stay perched and still in<br />

the treetops. In cold weather, it le<strong>aves</strong> the mountains<br />

for the warmer lowlands.<br />

It eats fruit and spits out the seeds, thus serving as<br />

a seed scatterer. Little is known about its reproduction.<br />

The female builds her nest, a shallow, loose-set cup, in<br />

the treetops, sometimes un<strong>de</strong>r cover of epiphytic plants<br />

(sometimes called air plants). The young are fed on fruit.<br />

The male sings incessantly through the spring, often<br />

from a hid<strong>de</strong>n perch in the tree boughs.<br />

This species has disappeared from large territories<br />

due to <strong>de</strong>forestation and capture for the cage-bird tra<strong>de</strong>.<br />

Points of interest about the species in the Mar and<br />

Paranapiacaba mountain ranges • common in the<br />

forest, especially in the south, between August and May.<br />

Voz prodigiosa • O grito da araponga, uma das<br />

vozes mais potentes entre as <strong>aves</strong> <strong>do</strong> mun<strong>do</strong>,<br />

lembra uma martelada numa barra <strong>de</strong> aço. É tão<br />

forte que po<strong>de</strong> ferir o ouvi<strong>do</strong> <strong>de</strong> quem esteja perto<br />

<strong>de</strong>mais. Só o macho canta, levan<strong>do</strong> até três anos<br />

para aperfeiçoar sua voz tão característica.<br />

Prodigious voice • The Bare-throated Bellbird’s<br />

voice is one of the most powerful among all the<br />

world’s birds, sounding somewhat like a hammer<br />

beating a steel bar. Its cry is so loud that it can<br />

damage the eardrums of those who happen to be<br />

too close. Only the male sings, and it can take up<br />

to three years to perfect this unique call.<br />

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