Flores de Goiás

History

Flores began in 1838 as a district of the now extinct municipality of Forte. In 1907 the district was transferred to the municipality of Sítio d'Abadia. In 1953 the name was changed to Urutagua and finally in 1963 the name was changed again to Flores de Goiás and it became its own municipality.

Geography

Located in the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region, Flores has boundaries with Buritis, Sítio d'Abadia, Vila Boa, Alvorada do Norte, Iaciara, Nova Roma, São João d'Aliança, Formosa and Alto Paraíso de Goiás. The distance to Goiânia is 438 km. Highway connections with Goiânia are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / GO-060 / Alexânia / Planaltina / Formosa / GO-020 / BR-030 / Vila Boa / GO-114. The Rio Paranã supplies much of the water for irrigation of the crops and filling up of small dams for livestock raising. Other rivers of importance are: Macacos, Piripiri, Santa Maria, Corrente, Canabrava, Bonifácio, Gameleira and Macacão. The relief is varied with a mixture of mountains, plains, and uplands. The main climate is semi-humid hot tropical, with four to five dry months. The vegetation still shows traces of native tropical forest.

Most-observed species

• Southern Lapwing

  Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves
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• Savanna Hawk

  Buteogallus meridionalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves
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• Ruddy Ground-Dove

  Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves
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• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
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• Snowy Egret

  Egretta thula (Molina, 1782) · Aves
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• Wood Stork

  Mycteria americana Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
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• Scaled Dove

  Columbina squammata (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
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• Green iguana

  Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758) · Squamata
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