Mairipotaba

History

Mairipotaba began with the installation of a telegraph station at the end of the nineteenth century. In 1896 there were a few huts made of palm fronds surrounding the only solid construction—the telegraph station. The first name was São Sebastião do Atolador. With this name the settlement became a district of Piracanjuba, formerly known as Pouso Alto, in 1904. In 1920 the name was abbreviated to Atolador, being changed again to Sâo Sebastião do Atolador in 1933. In 1933 the name was changed to Serrania. In 1943 the name was changed to Mairipotaba, the same year that Pouso Alto became Piracanjuba. In 1950 it was dismembered to become a municipality.

Most-observed species

• Red-legged Seriema

  Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  13
• Purple-throated Euphonia

  Euphonia chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  12
• Sayaca Tanager

  Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  12
• Scaled Dove

  Columbina squammata (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
  12
• Tropical Kingbird

  Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
  12
• Toco Toucan

  Ramphastos toco P.L.S.Müller, 1776 · Aves
  11
• Picazuro Pigeon

  Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
  11
• Little Woodpecker

  Veniliornis passerinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  10