First nest description of the Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta in north-west Ecuador

摘要

Grallaria antpittas are poorly known members of the Grallariidae, distributed throughout the Andes and comprise 31 species. Despite many recent contributions to our understanding of their breeding biology (e.g., Freile & Renjifo 2003, Greeney & Martin2005, Martin & Greeney 2006, Solano-Ugalde et al. in press), the breeding biology of most species is poorly documented (Greeney et al. 2008). Yellow-breasted Antpitta G. flavotincta inhabits humid montane forests (1,300-2,350 m) from north-west Colombiato north-west Ecuador (Hilty & Brown 1986, Ridgely & Greenfield 2001). While it is a range-restricted species. Yellow-breasted Antpitta is not considered globally threatened (BirdLife International 2009), but some authors consider the species to warrantNear Threatened status (Krabbe & Schulenberg 2003, Freile et al. in press). Other than specimens collected in breeding condition in June in Colombia (Krabbe & Schulenberg 2003), nothing has been published on its breeding biology. Here we describe a nest of Yellow-breasted Antpitta from north-west Ecuador.