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Article: First description of the nest, eggs, and breeding behavior of the Merida Tapaculo (Scytalopus meridanus).
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- The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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Breeding biology and life history traits of tropical birds remain poorly known. Nests have not been found nor described for many species limiting our knowledge and understanding of tropical life histories. Of approximately 40 currently recognized species of Scytalopus, nests of ~12 species have been described (Sclater and Salvin 1879; Skutch 1972; Stiles 1979; Hilty and Brown 1986; Sick 1993; Krabbe and Schulenberg 1997, 2003; Christian 2001; Young and Zuchowski 2003; Greeney and Gelis 2005; Greeney and Rombough 2005). Scytalopus is found throughout the Andes from Central America to Tierra del Fuego Island (Fjeldsa and Krabbe 1990, Krabbe and Schulenberg 2003). We present ...
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