The nest and eggs of the Santa Marta Brush-finch (Atlapetes melanocephalus) with notes on its reproductive biology

El nido y los huevos del gorrión-montés de Santa Marta (Atlapetes melanocephalus) con anotaciones sobre su biología reproductiva

Authors

  • Christian Andrés Olaciregui Fundación ProAves, Carrera 20 # 36-61, Bogotá DC, Colombia 2Current Address: Fundación Botánica y Zoológica de Barranquilla. Calle 77 # 68-40 Barranquilla, Colombia
  • Esteban Botero-Delgadillo Fundación ProAves, Carrera 20 # 36-61, Bogotá DC, Colombia.3Current Address: SELVA: Investigación para la Conservación en el Neotrópico, Calle 43 # 27A-55 Of. 201 Bogotá DC, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59517/oc.e275

Keywords:

Atlapetes melanocephalus, eggs description, nest description, reproductive biology, Santa Marta Mountains

Abstract

We present the first description of the nest and eggs of the Santa Marta Brush-Finch (Atlapetes melanocephalus), a species endemic to the Santa Marta Mountains, Colombia. Three nests were found; all were bulky cups built with different materials and located in different vegetation types, as found in other members of the genus Atlapetes. Nests contained two eggs, white with small brown spots. Nesting of A. melanocephalus apparently is not restricted to a specific habitat, suggesting that nests of the species could be found in almost any habitat with dense vegetation within its elevational range.

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2021-07-12

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The nest and eggs of the Santa Marta Brush-finch (Atlapetes melanocephalus) with notes on its reproductive biology : El nido y los huevos del gorrión-montés de Santa Marta (Atlapetes melanocephalus) con anotaciones sobre su biología reproductiva. (2021). Ornitología Colombiana, 12, 25-31. https://doi.org/10.59517/oc.e275