Breeding biology during the nestling period at a Black-crowned PittaErythropitta ussherinest

Autor:	Lauren K. Smith, Eric R. Gulson-Castillo, Facundo Fernandez-Duque, Rachel T. Wallace, Justin M. Hite, David W. Winkler, R. Andrew Dreelin, Sophia C. Orzechowski, Emma I. Greig
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	0106 biological sciences Erythropitta biology Pitta Period (gene) Zoology biology.organism_classification Food delivery 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 010605 ornithology Natural history Nest Animal Science and Zoology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 137:173-194
ISSN:	2513-9894 0007-1595
DOI:	10.25226/bboc.v137i3.2017.a2
Popis:	Summary. The natural history of most Pittidae is understudied, but the breeding biology of the genus Erythropitta, a recently recognised grouping of red-bellied pittas, is especially poorly known. We monitored and video-recorded a Blackcrowned Pitta E. ussheri nest in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, during the nestling period and found that the male had a higher visitation rate and the female was the sole adult that brooded. We clarify this species' nestling development and describe two vocalisations: (1) the first instance of a fledgling-specific song in Pittidae and (2) a soft grunt-like sound given by adults arriving at the nest early in the nestling period. We analysed the structure of each visit, finding that the longest segment of most parental visits was the period between food delivery and parental departure. We hypothesise that adults linger to await the production of faecal sacs and aid nestlings to process food.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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