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Fazenda Aritaguá, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
Archipel Stations Community Radio
Latitude: -14.520241273309376°
Longitude: -39.04768614689071°
The Fazenda Aritaguá is a co-housing settlement formed in a a former farm around the Atlantic Forest, 1km from the beach and a few kilometers from the Parque do Conduru natural reserve, considered an international biodiversity hot spot. We hear on an everyday basis some dozens of birds, insects and frogs, rain almost every night.
The region is home to average of 458 tree species per hectare. About 72% of species are typical of the Amazon Forest. 175 bird species have been identified, including 27 that are endemic and six that are threatened. They include red-billed curassow (Crax blumenbachii), red-browed amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha) and ochre-marked parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata). 9 species of small mammals have been recorded and 30 species of medium or large mammals. These include golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas), golden-bellied capuchin (Sapajus xanthosternos), cougar (Puma concolor), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) and coastal black-handed titi (Callicebus melanochir). At least 45 species of endemic amphibians with limited distribution have been identified, including Hylomantis áspera, Eleutherodactylus bilineatus, Cycloramphus migueli and Hyla sibilata.[4]