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BIOLOGY MUSEUM MELLO LEITÃO
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The zoo parK is installed in an old country house called Anita, which used to belong to Augusto Ruschi’s Family. This área is located in the city centre of Santa Teresa, where you can find nomerous species of fauna and flora, including hummingbirds, squirrels, monkeys and many other gorgeous animals living freely.
The National Institute of the Atlantic Forest (INMA) is introducing a population awareness programme, which includes art/biological expositions and captive animals, present due to rescues and kept thanks to their inability of survival in the wild. This programme is receiving around 80 thousand visitors a year.
One of the main functions of the place, since its creation, is the action on scientific researches. The INMA/MBML is home to many important researches that contribute to the scientific advance related to biodiversity conservation.
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Topetinho-vermelho (Lophornis magnificus) por Leonardo Merçon
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Aracuã-de-barriga-branca (Ortalis araucuan) por Camila Muniz
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Beija-flor-de-orelha-violeta (Colibri serrirostris) por Leonardo Merçon
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Beija-flor-de-banda-branca (Amazilia versicolor) por Leonardo Merçon
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Savacu (Nycticorax nycticorax) por Leonardo Merçon
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Sabiá-una (Turdus flavipes) por Leonardo Merçon
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Arapaçu-liso (Dendrocincla turdina) por Leonardo Merçon
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Beija-flor-de-fronte-violeta (Thalurania glaucopis) por Leonardo Merçon
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Beija-flor-de-peito-azul (Amazilia lactea) por Leonardo Merçon
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Gavião-carijó (Rupornis magnirostris) por Leonardo Merçon
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Cambacica (Coereba flaveola) por Leonardo Merçon
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Estrelinha-ametista (Calliphlox amethystina) por Leonardo Merçon
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Tiê-de-topete (Lanio melanops) por Leonardo Merçon
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Saí-canário (Thlypopsis sordida) por Leonardo Merçon
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Saíra-douradinha (Tangara cyanoventris) por Leonardo Merçon
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Sabiá-barranco (Turdus leucomelas) por Leonardo Merçon
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Rabo-branco-acanelado (Phaethornis pretrei) por Leonardo Merçon
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Pardal (Passer domesticus) por Leonardo Merçon
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Carrapateiro (Milvago chimachima) por Leonardo Merçon
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Gavião-de-cauda-curta (Buteo brachyurus) por Leonardo Merçon
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Gavião-bombachinha (Harpagus diodon) por Leonardo Merçon
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Gaturamo-bandeira (Chlorophonia cyanea) por Leonardo Merçon
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Beija-flor-preto (Florisuga fusca) por Leonardo Merçon
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Beija-flor-de-papo-branco (Leucochloris albicollis) por Leonardo Merçon
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Beija-flor-de-garganta-verde (Amazilia fimbriata) por Leonardo Merçon
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Beija-flor-cinza (Aphantochroa cirrochloris) por Leonardo Merçon
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Arapaçu-de-garganta-branca (Xiphocolaptes albicollis) por Leonardo Merçon
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Arapaçu-rajado (Xiphorhynchus fuscus) por Leonardo Merçon
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Barbudo-rajado (Malacoptila striata) por Leonardo Merçon
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Beija-flor-de-banda-branca (Amazilia versicolor) por Leonardo Merçon
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