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14-486: The municipality contains part of the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area , created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river. In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo . In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted

28-662: A turquoise nape, and a lilac breast. Its carpal edge , speculum , and base of the outer tail feathers are red. Its primaries have blue to black ends. Its bill has a rosy pink to red base and a horn-colored tip. Its iris is red-orange to chestnut surrounded by pale gray skin and its legs and feet are gray. The vinaceous-breasted amazon has a disjunct distribution . It is found in scattered locations generally from Brazil's São Paulo state south into Rio Grande do Sul , eastern Paraguay, and far northeastern Argentina's Misiones Province . It formerly occurred as far north as Bahia and south to Argentina's Corrientes Province . It inhabits

42-489: A uniform pattern of migration. It is present in some areas only during the breeding season but is a year-round resident in others. The vinaceous-breasted amazon forages mostly in tree-tops and often in flocks. Seeds of paraná pine are a primary food source during winter but the species has been observed feeding on seeds, fruits, buds, and flowers of more than 30 plant species both native and introduced. The vinaceous-breasted amazon breeds mainly between August and December but

56-540: A very fragmented range and its estimated population of fewer than 2500 mature individuals is believed to be decreasing. Much of its habitat in the Atlantic Forest region has been cleared for timber, agriculture, and human settlement. It is a popular cage bird, and despite prohibitions, capture for the pet trade remains a threat. Large trees for nesting are scarce in some areas. Destruction of paraná pine seedlings by farmers and illegal harvest of their seeds threatens

70-469: A wide variety of landscapes within the Atlantic Forest biome but seems to concentrate in mixed forest with large amounts of paraná pine ( Araucaria angustifolia ). It also occurs in small forest patches, young secondary forest , pastures and grasslands with scattered trees, plantations of introduced pine and Eucalyptus , and around towns. The vinaceous-breasted amazon does not seem to have

84-749: A working group was established to coordinate environmental assessment of forest fragments in the APA. The municipality of São José dos Campos gave ICMBio the right to use an old weaving mill in the Burle Marx City Park, which was being prepared in 2013. The building would be used by municipal, state and federal environmental agencies and environmental police. The APA is part of the Mantiqueira Mosaic of conservation units, established in 2006. Vinaceous-breasted amazon The vinaceous-breasted amazon ( Amazona vinacea ), also called

98-789: Is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo , Brazil. The Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area has an area of about 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres). In São Paulo it covers parts of the municipalities of Areias , Arujá , Bananal , Cachoeira Paulista , Cruzeiro , Guaratinguetá , Guarulhos , Igaratá , Jacareí , Jambeiro , Lavrinhas , Monteiro Lobato , Natividade da Serra , Paraibuna , Piquete , Queluz , Redenção da Serra , Santa Branca , Santa Isabel , Silveiras , São José do Barreiro , São José dos Campos and Taubaté . Altitudes range from 500 to 2,500 metres (1,600 to 8,200 ft). Temperatures range from 0 to 43 °C (32 to 109 °F) with an average of 16 °C (61 °F). The APA contains

112-426: Is usually silent at the nest and when foraging but highly vocal in flight and when perched away from the nest. Its typical call is described by one author as "' creo creo " or " crau crau ", and by another as "wout-wout-" or "wi-rout wi-rout". The IUCN originally assessed the vinaceous-breasted amazon in 1988 as Threatened, then in 1994 as Endangered, in 2004 as Vulnerable, and since 2009 again as Endangered. It has

126-540: The Paraíba Valley there is semi-deciduous forest with cerrado enclaves. Cerrado species include Alibertia elliptica , Cupania oblongifolia and Miconia ferruginata . Endemic species of fauna include buffy-tufted marmoset ( Callithrix aurita ), white-bearded antshrike ( Biatas nigropectus ), brown-backed parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus ) and vinaceous-breasted amazon ( Amazona vinacea ). Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area

140-580: The Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable). This geographical article relating to the state of São Paulo is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mananciais do Rio Para%C3%ADba do Sul Environmental Protection Area The Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area ( Portuguese : Área de Proteção Ambiental Mananciais da Bacia Hidrográfica do rio Paraíba do Sul )

154-547: The vinaceous-breasted parrot and occasionally simply vinaceous amazon/parro t is an endangered species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae , the African and New World parrots. It is found in Argentina , Brazil , and Paraguay . The vinaceous-breasted amazon is monotypic . The vinaceous-breasted amazon is 30 to 36 cm (12 to 14 in) long. It is mostly green, with red lores and forehead,

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168-568: The Paraibuna, Santa Branca and Rio Jaguari reservoirs. It covers parts of the basins of the Paraitinga and Paraibuna rivers, tributaries of the Paraíba do Sul , as well as the basins of the Jaguari , Buquira , Una, Bocaina and Bananal rivers. The vegetation is in the Atlantic Forest biome, with dense high montane, montane and low montane rainforest. In the lower, warmer slopes of

182-425: The season may sometimes extend into March. It nests in tree cavities, some of them created by rot and others previously excavated by woodpeckers. The clutch size is two to four eggs. The female appears to do almost all of the incubation, which lasts about a month. Both parents provision nestlings; in captivity the time to fledging is about seven to 10 weeks after hatch. [REDACTED] The vinaceous-breasted amazon

196-672: Was created by federal decree 87.561 on 13 September 1982 to restore and protect the hydrographic basin of the Paraíba do Sul. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). It is classed as IUCN protected area category V (protected landscape/seascape). The purpose is to protect the sources of the Paraiba do Sul, to protect biological diversity, to control settlement and to ensure sustainable use of natural resources. On 9 April 2012

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