Title
A description of the nest and eggs of the pale-eyed thrush (Platycichla leucops), with notes on incubation behavior
Author(s)
Londono G.A.
Published
2005
Publisher
Wilson Bulletin
Abstract
I present a description of the nest, eggs, and nestlings of the Pale-eyed Thrush (Platycichla leucops). In addition, I present data on nest temperatures and incubation patterns. Two cup-shaped nests were found at a cloud forest site in the Central Andes of Colombia, both made of moss and containing two greenish-colored eggs with brown blotches. Generally, the incubating female spent the night on the nest. She left the nest at dawn, returned several times during the day and at dusk. Only the female incubated, but the male helped feed the nestlings. Nest temperature varied during incubation between 24° and 27°C, which was several degrees above ambient temperature. There were differences between the two nests in the rate of cooling after the female left the nest at dawn, probably related to nest placement. Nest microclimate was affected by microhabitat and adult incubation behavior.
Keywords
incubation; nest structure; passerine; Andes; Colombia; South America; Bryophyta; Platycichla leucops
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