Description of the nest and eggs of the green thorntail (discosura conversii)

 

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Auteurs: Sánchez Pérez, Julio E., Conejo Barboza, Karla, Sánchez Morales, César, Calderón Franco, Diego, Sandoval Vargas, Luis Andrés
Format: artículo original
Date de publication:2016
Description:The breeding biology of the genus Discosura (Trochilidae) is poorly known. Here, we describe in detail the nest and eggs of the Green Thorntail (D. conversii). We analyze two nests; one was collected with two eggs at Limón province, Costa Rica, the other was observed and photographed at Departamento de Antioquia, Colombia. The eggs are white and oval‐shaped. Both nests are deep and compact open cups, however, the nest from Colombia is externally covered with green‐colored lichens while this feature is not present in the nest collected in Costa Rica. We recommend reporting more data from other nests and eggs of this species to determine possible causes for intraspecific variation.
Pays:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Langue:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/88356
Accès en ligne:https://journals.sfu.ca/ornneo/index.php/ornneo/article/view/132
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/88356
Mots-clés:COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
EGGS
Hummingbird
Nest
Trochilidae
ORNITOLOGÍA