First description of a nest of the Rufous-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza ruficauda
Author(s) -
Kristof Zyskowski
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
revista brasileira de ornitologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.17
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2178-7875
pISSN - 2178-7867
DOI - 10.1007/bf03544281
Subject(s) - nest (protein structural motif) , bamboo , nest box , altitude (triangle) , geography , national park , archaeology , forestry , zoology , biology , ecology , mathematics , geometry , seasonal breeder , biochemistry
I report a nest of Rufous-tailed Antthrush discovered on 9 December 1998 in the Serra dos Orgaos National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the altitude of 1950 m. The nest was located in a natural tree cavity with vertically-elliptical entrance hole ca. 5 m above the ground. It was a thick pad of piled bamboo leaves, leathery tree leaves, fungal rhizomorphs, grass, and a piece of cellophane. The nest contained two nearly fully-grown nestlings, which were fed by both parents. The architecture of the nest and parental behavior are compared to those of other antthrushes.
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