Registro recente de harpia, Harpia harpyja (Linnaeus) (Aves, Accipitridae), na Mata Atlântica da Reserva Natural Vale do Rio Doce, Linhares, Espírito Santo e implicações para a conservação regional da espécie

Abstract

A presente comunicação reporta o registro de um macho adulto de harpia, Harpia harpyja (Linnaeus, 1758), na Reserva Natural da Vale do Rio Doce (RNVRD), região norte do Espírito Santo, em agosto de 2005. A análise deste e de registros históricos da espécie nesta reserva indica a presença de uma população residente na região compreendida pela RNVRD e pela Reserva Biológica de Sooretama. Estas duas reservas, contíguas entre si, compreendem cerca de 46250 ha de Floresta Atlântica de baixada (Mata de Tabuleiro), na sua maior parte bem conservada. Além da grande extensão de floresta, a rica e densa fauna de mamíferos presente nestas reservas contribuem para a permanência das harpias na região.

New Genus and Species of Nectar-Feeding Bat from the Atlantic Forest of Southeastern Brazil (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae: Glossophaginae)

“…The discovery of Dryadonycteris in the forests of Linhares, namely at RNV, reinforces the importance of this site for the conservation of Atlantic forest vertebrates in general (e.g., Chiarello, 2000;Marsden et al, 2005;Srbek-Araújo and Chiarello, 2006;Galetti et al, 2009) and for bats in particular. We recently reported that this protected natural area is the richest site for Chiroptera in the entire Atlantic Forest biome, with 50 recorded species (Peracchi et al, 2011a).…”

Food Habits of the Harpy Eagle, a Top Predator from the Amazonian Rainforest Canopy

“…The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja; Aves: Accipitridae), the heaviest and most powerful raptor (Brown andAmadon 1968, Voous 1969), inhabits the canopy of Neotropical rainforests (Sick 1997), historically from southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina (Ferguson- Lees and Christie 2001). The diet of the Harpy Eagle has been described for almost all areas of its range, including the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Aguiar- Silva et al 2012), the Pantanal floodplain (Ubaid et al 2011) and the forest enclaves in the cerrado (central Brazilian woody savanna; Pereira and Salzo 2006) where nesting records are scarce (Silveira et al 2005, Srbek-Araujo and Chiarello 2006, Pereira and Salzo 2006, Aguiar-Silva et al 2012. It feeds mainly on arboreal mammals such as sloths, monkeys, and porcupines (Fowler and Cope 1964, Rettig 1978, Eason 1989, Sanaiotti et al 2001, Touchton et al 2002, Ferrari and Port-Carvalho 2003, Aguiar-Silva 2007, Piana 2007, Benchimol and Venticinque 2010, Lenz and Reis 2011, and less frequently on reptiles and birds (Á lvarez-Cordero 1996, Martínez et al 1996, Touchton et al 2002, Piana 2007, Rotenberg et al 2012.…”

Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja nest activity patterns: Potential ecotourism and conservation opportunities in the Amazon Forest

“…The historical distribution has suffered a 40% reduction, and today their core habitat and last stronghold is the Amazon Forest (Miranda et al 2019). In the Atlantic Forest, their distribution is restricted to two populations—one in northern Argentina and another in north-eastern Brazil—with fewer than 10 known nests in each (Srbek-Araujo and Chiarello 2006, Anfuso et al 2008, Sánchez-Lalinde et al 2011). Central American populations of Harpy Eagles appear to be in somewhat better shape, probably reaching a total of a few hundred nests (Vargas-González and Vargas 2011, Watson et al 2016).…”