The Iquitos gnatcatcher is a gnatcatcher described as new to science in 2005. It is currently only known from the Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve, west of Iquitos, Peru. The species is a member of the Polioptila guianensis complex. The specific name was chosen to honour the American ornithologist James F. Clements.
Couratari is a genus of trees in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1775. They native to tropical South America and Central America.
Cariniana is a genus of trees in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1842. The entire genus is native to South America. Many are of importance for timber production. Species of this genus may be known commonly as jequitibá.
Couratari asterophora is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Couratari asterotricha is a species of woody plant from the family of Lecythidaceae. Only found in Brazil, this plant is threatened by heavy habitat loss.
Couratari atrovinosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is known only from Amazonas.
Couratari calycina is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Guyana.
Couratari longipedicellata is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Couratari prancei is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Brazil and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Couratari pyramidata is a species of flowering plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is limited to the region around Rio de Janeiro.
Couratari sandwithii is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Suriname and Venezuela.
Couratari tauari is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Dendropsophus cachimbo is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Guianan gnatcatcher is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in the canopy in the Amazon rainforest. This relatively plain gnatcatcher formerly included two subspecies that are now treated as separate species:
Minquartia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Olacaceae family containing the single species Minquartia guianensis. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The Tapajós National Forest is a Brazilian national forest in the state of Pará, Brazil. It supports sustainable exploitation of the natural resources in an area of Amazon rainforest.
Serra do Cachimbo is a low mountain range in Brazil, in the southern part of the state of Pará, located mostly in the municipalities of Altamira, Itaituba, Jacareacanga, and Novo Progresso.
The Guiana dolphin, also known as the estuarine dolphin or costero, is a dolphin found in the coastal waters to the north and east of South America, and east of Central America. It is a member of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). It can live in both saltwater and freshwater.
The Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil. The reserve protects an area in the transition between the Cerrado and Amazon biomes, supporting highly diverse flora and fauna including many endemic species. It is accessible via the BR-163 highway, and is among the federal conservation units in the Amazon Legal that has suffered most from deforestation.
