Petrolina de Goiás

History

Petrolina de Goiás owes its origin to the fertility of the soils of the basin of the Córrego Descoberto. Joaquim Pedro and his family donated lands in 1919 to create the settlement and build a chapel to honour Santa Maria Eterna. The first name was "Descoberto" but this was changed to "Petrolina" in honour of the founder, Pedro. In 1932 it became a district in the municipality of Jaraguá. In 1943 the name was changed to "Goialina", only to be changed again in 1948 to Petrolina de Goiás.

Most-observed species

• Epaulet Oriole

  Icterus cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6
• Southern Caracara

  Caracara plancus (J.F.Miller, 1777) · Aves
  5
• Black Vulture

  Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
  5
• Great Kiskadee

  Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5
• Shiny Cowbird

  Molothrus bonariensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  5
• Rufous Hornero

  Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  5
• Sayaca Tanager

  Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5
• Yellow-bellied Seedeater

  Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823) · Aves
  5