Juazeiro do Norte

History

Juazeiro do Norte was initially a district of the nearby city of Crato, until a young Padre Cícero Romão Batista decided to stay as a cleric in the village. Padre Cícero was then responsible for the independence and emancipation of the city. Because of the so-called "Milagre de Juazeiro" ("Miracle in Juazeiro", when Padre Cícero gave the sacred host to the religious sister Maria de Araújo, the host became blood), the priest was associated with mystical characteristics and began to be venerated by the people as a saint. Today the city is the second largest in the state and a reference in the Northeast region thanks to the priest.

Most-observed species

• Pale-breasted Thrush

  Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
  304
• Purple-throated Euphonia

  Euphonia chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  282
• Black-capped Antwren

  Herpsilochmus atricapillus Pelzeln, 1868 · Aves
  235
• Tropical Kingbird

  Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
  228
• Planalto Hermit

  Phaethornis pretrei (R.Lesson & Delattre, 1839) · Aves
  225
• Black Vulture

  Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
  218
• Sayaca Tanager

  Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  215
• Moustached Wren

  Pheugopedius genibarbis (Swainson, 1838) · Aves
  191