{"id":4145,"date":"2018-09-04T07:48:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T05:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/mehr-kleine-affen-und-kiebitze-im-brasilianischen-guarapari\/"},"modified":"2021-04-15T18:46:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T16:46:58","slug":"more-little-monkeys-and-lapwings-in-guarapari-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/more-little-monkeys-and-lapwings-in-guarapari-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"More little monkeys and lapwings in Guarapari, Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actually we planned to just relax in the coastal town Guarapari South of the capital of Esp\u00edrto Santo \u2013 Vit\u00f3ria. After our encounters with Black capuchins<\/a> (Sapajus nigritus<\/em>) in the Feliciano Miguel Abdala Natural Reserve, the crested capuchins<\/a> (Sapajus robustus<\/em>) in the Reserva Natural Vale and the Geoffroy\u2019s marmosets<\/a> (Callithrix geoffroyi<\/em>) on the Morro da Penha in Vila Velha, it was time for us just to give ourselves some time to rest before we would start to our next animal encounters.<\/p>\n

Like in Vit\u00f3ria I had no hope of seeing (many) wild animals, as Guarapari is a popular vacation spot among Brazilians. Sun, beaches and restaurants characterize Guarapari.<\/p>\n

But actually in Brazil you can find anywhere and anytime very spontaneously wild animals.<\/p>\n

One example is the first morning after our arrival at our pousada (guest house).<\/p>\n

As in the morning I spotted small little monkeys on a wall.<\/p>\n

To be more precisely.<\/p>\n

There were Geoffroy\u2019s marmosets (Callithrix geoffroyi<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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When they saw me they immediately looked into my direction. One of them left. The other little monkey stayed on the wall and kept looking into my direction.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

However, this little monkey neither appeared to sit itself comfortably down.<\/p>\n

I stayed in my hammock on our balcony and I hoped to be able to observe this little monkey as long as possible.<\/p>\n

Since my last encounter with Geoffroy\u2019s marmosets on the Morro da Penha<\/a> in Vila Velha I still had many, many questions to be answered. If you know the article about Geoffroy\u2019s marmosets then you know hat these little monkeys are not endangered<\/a> according to the IUCN. But anyway, they have a very small distribution range. They only occur in Esp\u00edrito Santo, Bah\u00eda and Minas Gerais. They do not live in other regions.<\/p>\n

Usually these little monkeys live in groups of about ten individuals. Indeed I saw a group of about ten individuals on the Morro da Penha.<\/p>\n

But on this morning in Guarapari I only saw two of them.<\/p>\n

When the smaller monkey of them left, the other little monkey stayed a little bit longer but then left as well.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

I sat alone on my hammock again.<\/p>\n

And waited.<\/p>\n

Maybe they come back? I thought.<\/p>\n

The sun was already shining but it was not yet hot.<\/p>\n

I enjoyed the morning in the hammock.<\/p>\n

But the little monkeys did not come back.<\/p>\n

So we started our day in Guarapari to explore this coastal town of Brazil.<\/p>\n

For Brazil Guarapari is rather a small city with its roughly 100.000 inhabitants. The city is about 60 kilometers from Vit\u00f3ria and easy to reach by bus. Guarapari is a popular vacation spot among Brazilians.<\/p>\n

Beaches are surrounded by many high buildings.<\/p>\n

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Although we had been in Guarapari in March, that means in autumn, there were many people on the beach at the Praia do Morro.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

On the beach you cannot miss the statue of a blue marlin.<\/p>\n

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The blue marlin (Makaira nigricans<\/em>) is a predatory fish that lives in the Atlantic. It is the symbol of the state Esp\u00edrito Santo as blue marlins are\/were important for the fishing industry.<\/p>\n

But according to the IUCN the blue marlin is \u201evulnerable\u201c<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After visiting the statue, we looked for nice trails close-by.<\/p>\n

At first we left the beach and we sat in the shadow of some trees.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

From there we got another view of the coastal town Guarapari.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

I went closer to the water after some rest in the shadow.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

At the water I met some especially attractive birds.<\/p>\n

That means two Southern lapwings (Vanellus chilensis<\/em>).<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

They are relatively easy to recognize with their grey head plumage and their black streaks from the head to the chest.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

I became aware especially of their raspberry-red eyes.<\/p>\n

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According to the IUCN the Southern lapwing is not endangered, and thus, listed in the category \u201eleast concern\u201c<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Accoring to the World Conservation Union they have a very broad distribution range.<\/p>\n

This is why I met so many Southern lapwings during my journey through Brazil.<\/p>\n

I met Southern lapwings in Ita\u00fanas<\/a>, but also in Ubatuba<\/a> in S\u00e3o Paulo and at the Igua\u00e7u Falls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Still impressed by their red eyes, we left and walked into the direction of the Parque Morro da Pescaria.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

The Parque Morro da Pescaria is a small green oasis in the vicinity of the Praia do Morro in Guarapari. There are trails along the sea on the Morro da Pescaria. As the name \u201cmorro\u201d in Portuguese suggests, the Morro da Pescaria is a hill. Easy paths lead lightly up and down.<\/p>\n

On our path we met some solitary black vultures (Coragyps atratus<\/em>). I met especially many black vultures<\/a> already on the Morro da Penha.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

When we achieved walking around the half of the Morro da Pescaria, we spotted a colony of seagulls on the Ilha da Raposa.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

However, immediately another bird became my full attention.<\/p>\n

And that was a plover.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

As fast as it came, as fast it vanished again.<\/p>\n

But the plover appeared again and again on our path.<\/p>\n

However, when it saw us, it fled from us immediately.<\/p>\n

Was this plover maybe a Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus<\/em>)?<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

I was especially happy when I spotted a sea urchin.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a sea urchin expert at all. But I remember quite well from my biology studies that environmental conditions are very harsh in tidal areas.<\/p>\n

And this sea urchin was living in a tidal area.<\/p>\n

As environmental conditions are very variable in tidal areas, organisms are exposed to freshwater and sea water, for example. But also temperature can change quite rapidly. Thus, organisms have to find ways to survive very high and very low temperatures.<\/p>\n

When we left the sea urchin again, we came closer to a forest area where we found a small, but closed snack stall. At the beach a group of Brazilians took a bath in the water.
\nIn general we met few visitors in the Parque Morro da Pescaria.<\/p>\n

Only occasionally we encountered some people on our way although the Morro da Pescaria is relatively small. We walked about five kilometers along the coast in the Morro da Pescaria.<\/p>\n

We were just about to sit into the sand under some trees when I heard some branches moving.<\/p>\n

Again Geoffroy\u2019s marmosets.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

This time I indeed met a group of them. However, only two of them were close to me and stopped. The others were moving. Apparently, the whole group was moving. It did not appear to me that the group was about to rest.<\/p>\n

One of the two little monkeys rested for a few seconds at a tree trunk.<\/p>\n

It looked to the left.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

Then it looked to the right.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

And then directly into my direction.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

As it was in the middle of the day and the contrasts in my photos were very high, I was more busy handling my camera than enjoying another encounter with Geoffroy\u2019s marmosets.<\/p>\n

And then the monkey left.<\/p>\n

And I got angry with myself as I was so distracted with my camera.<\/p>\n

The little monkeys vanished in the bushes close-by.<\/p>\n

We stayed some more minutes in the shadow.<\/p>\n

And finally made it equal like the little monkeys.<\/p>\n

We left as well.<\/p>\n

Finally we reach the path that led to the entrance again.<\/p>\n

I could remember the landscapes.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

The path led us over sand and stones.<\/p>\n

Sometimes the area was flat.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

And sometimes a little bit steeper.<\/p>\n

\"kleine<\/p>\n

For the rest of the day we did not make any further plans. Searching for animals sometimes was physically quite exhausting. Thus, we intended to relax as much as possible in Guarapari before our next animal encounters started.<\/p>\n

I was already looking forward to the common marmosets at the Sugarloaf and Golden lion tamarins in Silva Jardim.<\/p>\n

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