Paranaiguara

History

Paranaiguara began in the 1930s when diamond prospectors came into the area. In 1950 the settlement became a district of Quirinópolis and in 1967 it got its emancipation with the present name. The name means "inhabitants of the great river" in Tupi-guarani. In 1976 the construction of the São Simão Dam and reservoir forced the evacuation of the old town, which was moved 15 kilometers away.

Most-observed species

• Buff-necked Ibis

  Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  4
• Picazuro Pigeon

  Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
  4
• Scaled Dove

  Columbina squammata (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
  4
• Southern Lapwing

  Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves
  4
• Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

  Brotogeris chiriri (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
  3
• Wattled Jacana

  Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3
• Great Kiskadee

  Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3
• Purple-throated Euphonia

  Euphonia chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3