It is assumed that all material (images and texts) published by users has the corresponding intellectual property rights. EcoRegistros is not responsible for violations of these rights. Each user must be the author of the material they publish or have the express authorization of the original author, which must be clearly mentioned in the comment. The publication of third-party material will only be allowed in exceptional cases, for documentary purposes, and must not be done habitually.

EcoRegistros is not responsible for content published by users, since this site is free to use and anyone can upload content without prior review (except in the magazine, where each article goes through an editing and review process). Each user is responsible for the content they publish, including images and data.

The administrator and moderators reserve the right to edit, delete, or exclude any content they consider incorrect, inappropriate, or inconvenient, without prior notice. EcoRegistros is a highly moderated site with the main goal of documenting and disseminating information about nature. Images must be diagnostic and adequately represent the identified species.

The total or partial publication of pornographic, violent, religious, or unrelated content to natural themes is prohibited.

By using this site, you agree that the information you publish will be stored in a database.

Records involving captive, temporarily held, or domesticated animals are not accepted. Only free-living specimens are allowed, except for exceptions of high scientific value that are properly justified.

Total or partial reproduction of the content provided by EcoRegistros without prior authorization from the respective author is prohibited. Photographs, videos, and audios belong to their respective authors. To use this material, express authorization from the corresponding author must be obtained.

If a reader considers that any content infringes copyright, they should notify the administrator by sending an email with evidence for review and possible removal.

For individual users, the username must be the person’s real name and surname (at least first name and full surname). The use of pseudonyms is prohibited. For institutional users, the username must reflect the full name of the institution, and its members (with full names) must be detailed, including updates with dates in case of changes.
Recommended format: DATE: FirstName LastName, FirstName LastName, ...
Groups defined only by geographic location are not allowed. Users representing institutions, organizations, COAs, observation clubs, companies, or guides dedicated to the study of nature are accepted.

Images or videos including people or parts of them are not allowed, except in exceptional cases where the biology of the species requires it (e.g., parasites or feeding, such as a mosquito on skin) or when a specimen voluntarily rests on a body part (such as a butterfly on the arm). In all cases, faces or full people must not be shown.

Records without associated documentation referring to species outside their known distribution, or difficult to identify without details on how the identification was made, may be excluded from system records and reports or directly removed by administrators.

EcoRegistros is not responsible for authors' interactions with nests, caves, young, or chicks. It is recommended to avoid approaches that may alter the natural behavior of animals.

Photographs, videos, or audio recordings of injured or dead specimens must be done exclusively in situ and without handling the animal. The consideration of a specimen as “injured” or “dead” applies to dead animals (including bone remains), but not to invertebrate molts, loose feathers, or calcareous structures of gastropods.

EcoRegistros reserves the right to modify the names of places entered by users and adjust the location of records as appropriate. Although users can suggest new places, the database is managed by EcoRegistros. In case of detecting duplicates written differently, they will be unified without prior notice. Place names must follow system conventions.

Each photograph must show the specimen clearly visible and considerably large within the frame. Images where the specimen is very small or difficult to distinguish, especially those taken with cell phones where the subject appears marginally, are not allowed. Additionally, photographs must allow visualization of the necessary characters for correct specimen identification. All images that do not meet these conditions may be removed without prior notice.