The nest and nestlings of the Long-tailed Tapaculo Scytalopus micropterus in Ecuador: El nido y pichones del Churrín Colilargo Scytalopus micropterus en Ecuador

Harold F.  Greeney; Rudolphe A.  Gelis

Autores/as

Harold F. Greeney Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies
Rudolphe A. Gelis Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies

Palabras clave:

ong-tailed Tapaculo, nest, nestlings, parental care, Scytalopus micropterus

Resumen

We describe two nests of the Long-tailed Tapaculo (Scytalopus micropterus) from the eastern Andes of Ecuador, on the slopes of Sumaco Volcano. One was a typical ball of moss built inside a cavity within a fallen log. The other was an undomed cup built inside an earthen cavity, accessed through a short earthen tunnel. We suggest neither cavity was excavated by the adults. We provide the first detailed description of the nestlings of Scytalopus and make observations on the loud, insect-like begging calls of the nestlings. Our video observations at one nest show that both adults cared for nestlings and provisioned young with large arthropods.

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