Colatina

History

The first attempts to colonize the area where Colatina now lies were in 1857. 46 people established themselves in the area, which was easy at first, as land had already been assigned to each family. This proved unsustainable, though, when the Indians attacked the colony and massacred quite a number of people. In 3 years, all of the colonists had left the area, and it would be another 30 years before major influx would start up again. Until then, small advances were made along small river tributaries, which went on until 1925. Only after 1928, after the completion of the bridge over the Doce river, did more stable and sustained growth come to the region.

Most-observed species

• Burrowing Owl

  Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) · Aves
  11
• Geoffroy's Marmoset

  Callithrix geoffroyi (Humboldt, 1812) · Mammalia
  9
• Saffron Finch

  Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  8
• Bananaquit

  Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7
• East Brazilian Chachalaca

  Ortalis araucuan (Spix, 1825) · Aves
  7
• Masked Water-Tyrant

  Fluvicola nengeta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  7
• Sayaca Tanager

  Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6
• Tropical Kingbird

  Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
  6