Breeding of the plain-mantled tit-spintail (<em>Leptasthenura aegithaloides</em>) in a variable hawk (<em>Geranoaetus polyosoma</em>) nest in the Atacama Desert, Chile
Abstract
A strategy to avoid nest predation by various bird species is the selection of inaccessible sites or sites of actual danger for potential predators. In this sense nesting near a top predator may be an effective strategy to avoid nest predation, if this predator does not have a preference for eggs or nestlings of the first species. This note reports the first record of nesting by Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura aegithaloides Kittlitz, 1830) in an active nest of the variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) and the nesting of the common diuca-finch (Diuca diuca Molina, 1782) nearby, during two consecutive years, in the Atacama Desert, Chile. This occurred during the “flowering desert” phenomenon in October of 2014 and September of 2015. We discuss hypotheses that may explain this biological association and its possible ecological implications.References
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Bradley, J., Marzluff, J. 2003. Rodents as nest predators: Influences on predatory behavior and consequences to nesting birds. The Auk 120(4): 1180-1187.
Collias, N., Collias, E. 1984. Nest building and bird behavior. Princeton University Press. New Jersey, USA. 336 pp.
Dawkins, R. 1999. The extended phenotype. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. 336 pp.
Estades, C. 1999. Nidificación de aves en un rodal maduro de Pinus radiata. Boletín Chileno de Ornitología 6: 35-38.
Figueroa, R., Corales, E., Alvarado, S. 2003. Diet of red-backed hawk (Buteo polyosoma) in a forested area of the Chilean Patagonia and its relation to the abundance of rodent prey. Hornero 18(1): 43-52.
Greeney, H., Meneses, H., Hamilton, C., Lichter-Mark, E., Mannan, R., Snyder, N., Snyder, H., Wethigton, S., Dyer, L. 2015. Trait-mediated trophic cascade creates enemy-free space for nesting hummingbirds. Science advances 1(8): 1500310.
Hansell, M. 2000. Bird nests and construction behavior. Cambridge University Press. Cambride, Inglaterra. 280 pp.
Iriarte, A. 2008. Mamíferos de Chile. Lynx ediciones. Barcelona, España. 420 pp.
Jaksic, F. 2001. Spatiotemporal variation patterns of plants and animals in San Carlos de Apoquindo, central Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 74: 477-502.
Jimenez, J. 1995. Historia natural del aguilucho Buteo polyosoma: una revisión. El Hornero 14: 1-9.
Lindsey, G., Hess, S., Campbell III, E., Sugihara, R. 2009. Small mammals as predators and competitors. Conservation biology of Hawaiian forest birds. Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. pp. 274-292.
Mann, G. 1978. Los pequeños mamíferos de Chile. Editorial de la Universidad de Concepción. Concepción, Chile. 342 pp.
Martin, T., Roper, J. 1988. Nest predation and nest-site selection of a western population of the hermit thrush. The Condor 90: 51-57.
Martin, T. 1995. Avian Life-History Evolution in Relation to Nest Sites, Nest Predation, and Food. Ecological Monographs 65(1): 101-127.
Quinn, J., Ueta, M. 2008. Protective nesting associations in birds. Ibis 150 (Suppl 1): 146-167.
Remsen, J., Bonan, A. 2014. Plain-mantled Tit-spinetail (Leptasthenura aegithaloides). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D., de Juana, E. (eds.). 2014. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. URL: http://www.hbw.com/node/56406. Last accessed August 5, 2015.
Schlatter, R., Yáñez, J., Jaksic, F. 1980. Food-niche relationships between Chilean Eagles and Red-backed Buzzards in central Chile. The Auk: 897-898.
Skutch, A. 1976. Parents and their young. University of Texas Press.
Travaini, A., Santillan, M., Zapata, S. 2012. Diet of the red-backed hawk (Buteo polyosoma) in two environmentally constraining areas of Patagonia. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 47(1): 25-32.
Valladares, P., Álvarez-Henríquez, N., Urrutia, N., Olivares, F., Alvarado, S. 2015. Dieta del aguilucho común Geranoaetus polyosoma (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) en la Región de Atacama, Chile. Gayana 79(2): 121-127.
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2016-04-18
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Cerpa, P.; Medrano, F. Breeding of the Plain-Mantled Tit-Spintail (<em>Leptasthenura Aegithaloides</em>) in a Variable Hawk (<em>Geranoaetus Polyosoma</Em>) Nest in the Atacama Desert, Chile. BNH 2016, 2, 6-9.
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