The Fauna of the Ilha do Mel
 
 
 

It is believed that the origin of the Honey island's fauna is migratory, but the possibility of eventual endemism is not excluded.
Only at the end of the 80's there was started an more detailed inventory of the island's animal life. Up to now there were registered 20 species of reptiles, 153 bird species, 24 species of land mammals. 7 species of sweet water fishes and 6 amphibians were observed.
10 species of sea mammals, visitors and residents, have been reported up to now. Among the fauna of the sea ground we can find beetles, amphipodes, isopodes, poliketts, bibalvae, crustacean, and snails.
11 species from the up to now known are threatened by extinction, not counting the sea turtles, which use the island only for passage.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
List of the animals which are threatened by extinction:
 
 
Scientific name
 
Common name
 
Category
 
Habitat
 
MAMMALS 
Agouti paca 
Felis pardalis 
Lutra longicaudis		 Paca  
Jaguatirica  
Otter		 vulnerable 
vulnerable 
vulnerable		 DOF and PF 
DOF and PF 
DOF and PF
BIRDS 
Macropsalis creagra 
Leucopternis lacernulata 
Buteogallus aequinoctialis 
Campephilus robustus 
Tangara peruviana 
Arremon taciturnus 
Amazona brasiliensis		 Bacurau de tesoura gigante 
Dove Hawk 
Crab Hawk 
King Woodpecker 
Saíra sapucaia 
Tico-tico de bico preto 
Purple faced parrot		 not defined 
rare 
rare 
not defined 
not defined 
rare 
vulnerable		 DOF and PF 
DOF and PF 

DOF 
DOF and PF 

DOF and PF
REPTILES 
Caiman latirostris		 Yellow pouched alligator in danger RH and MH
 
 

Legend: DOF: Dense ombrophilous forest; PF: Pioneer formation; MH: Marine habitat; RH: River habitat.