Claro dos Poções

Geography

Claro dos Poções is located east of the São Francisco River, about halfway between Pirapora and Montes Claros. It is 116 km. from Pirapora and 78 km. from Montes Claros. It is 18 km. from federal highway BR-365, linked by a paved road. The elevation of the municipal seat is 650 meters. The distance to Belo Horizonte is 462 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Montes Claros, Jequitaí, Francisco Dumont, and Bocaiúva. Claro dos Poções is part of the statistical microregion of Montes Claros. *Highest point: 1012 meters, at the source of Córrego Lajinha *Lowest point: 575 meters, at the junction of the Rio São Lamberto with the Rio Jequitaí *Elevation of the center of the town: 650 m *Average annual temperature: 22.4 °C *Average annual maximum temperature: 29.3 °C *Average annual minimum temperature: 16.7 °C *Average annual rainfall index: 1082.3 mm

Most-observed species

• Great Kiskadee

  Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  71
• Red-legged Seriema

  Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  58
• Pale-breasted Thrush

  Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
  57
• Rufous Hornero

  Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  52
• Southern Lapwing

  Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves
  51
• Purple-throated Euphonia

  Euphonia chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  50
• Sooty-fronted Spinetail

  Synallaxis frontalis Pelzeln, 1859 · Aves
  47
• Sayaca Tanager

  Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  46

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2012-05-19
  14 km WSW of Montes Claros, Brazil