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Print LATEST COTINGA 22 LATEST COTINGA 22 27/7/04 1:09 pm Page 1 Cotinga 22 Contents News & Reviews Features 3Club News 15 An update on status of birds from Isla Cozumel, Mexico Steve N. G. Howell compiled by Chris Balchin 21 First report of cavity-nesting in Elfin-woods Warbler Dendroica angelae at 7 Neotropical Bird Club Maricao State Forest, Puerto Rico Rafael Rodríguez-Mojica Conservation Awards 24 Observations on the vocalisations and behaviour of Black-chested Tyrant 10 Neotropical News compiled by Thomas Stuart Taeniotriccus andrei from the Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil Kevin J. Zimmer and Andrew Whittaker 13 Taxonomic Round-up compiled by Guy M. Kirwan 30 First record of Yellow-cheeked Becard Pachyramphus xanthogenys in Madre de Dios, Peru, and notes on birds from the same locality Daniel J. Lebbin 94 Photospot Magellanic Woodpecker 35 New localities for the Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus in Argentina, and first Campephilus magellanicus record from the Falkland Islands Germán Pugnali, Mark Pearman, Graciela Common Potoo Escudero, Daniel Vaquero and Tony Chater Nyctibius griseus 38 A Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus nest in a rock crevice, with repro- 98 Neotropical Notebook ductive notes Ivana Reis Lamas and Jean Pierre Santos compiled by Juan Mazar Barnett, Guy M. Kirwan and 42 Breeding biology of White-faced Nunbird Hapaloptila castanea in Ecuador Jeremy Minns Nicholas Athanas and Judy Davis 114 Reviews 47 The threatened birds of the río Frío Valley, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, • Handbook of the birds of Colombia Ralf Strewe and Cristobal Navarro the world: volume 8 • Annotated checklist of the 56 Información adicional sobre la avifauna de los estados de Hidalgo y Querétaro, birds of Argentina México, incluyendo nuevos registros estatales Fernando González-García, • Lista anotada de las aves Fernando Puebla Olivares, Sergio Barrios Monterde, Mara Neri Fajardo y Héctor de Bolivia. Quinta edición Gómez de Silva Garza • Field guide to the birds of Machu Picchu, Peru 66 Aspectos de la biología del Pitirre Real Tyrannus cubensis, en Najasa, Camagüey, Cuba Pedro Regalado • Birding in Venezuela 73 A bird survey of Torcillo-Sarayoj, the lower Yungas of Madidi National Park, Bolivia A. Bennett Hennessey Editorial Guidelines, Advertising Information and 79 Notes on Cock-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus tricolor in Bolivia José M. Padial and list of NBC Country Javier Heredia Representatives are on the inside back cover. 81 Preliminary bird observations in the rio Jauaperí region, rio Negro basin, Amazonia, Brazil Mogens Trolle and Bruno A. Walther 86 The Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata in Chiquibul Forest, Belize, 1994–1996 Tony King and Nicodemus Bol 92 Ocorrência do Formigueiro-do-nordeste Formicivora iheringi na Estação Ecológica de Acauã, Minas Gerais, Brasil Santos D’Angelo Neto & Marcelo Ferreira de Vasconcelos 1 LATEST COTINGA 22 27/7/04 1:09 pm Page 2 Cotinga 22 Editorial After 22 issues and ten years as Senior Editor of species is now protected within a privately owned Cotinga, the time has come to pass on the mantle reserve at Yanacocha, bought specifically for it. The to someone with fresh ideas so that the journal recently described and Vulnerable Pink-legged continues to evolve and maintains its rightful Graveteiro Acrobatornis fonsecai is now similarly position as the most widely read journal on protected within a private nature reserve in the Neotropical birds. The first issue of Cotinga, Serra das Lontras of Bahia, Brazil. These success published in February 1994, was dedicated to the stories, that are increasingly being driven by memory of a friend and colleague, Ted Parker. Ted birders and bird conservationists, must be was an inspirational birder, ornithologist and tempered by the fact that habitats, and thus the conservation advocate. He was an enthusiastic birds that we so covet, are being destroyed at an supporter of the aims and ideals of the Neotropical alarming rate right across the Neotropics. Our Bird Club, and would have been proud and happy challenge is to ensure that some of the time we had he witnessed the revolution that has occurred spend watching and studying birds can benefit in Neotropical birding and conservation. This their conservation: new distributional records, revolution has been effectively documented in the insights into a species’ ecology, evidence of habitat pages of this journal. Cotinga has summarised the loss at an important site, rediscoveries, new descriptions of almost 100 new taxa, and species, confirmation that a species still survives at highlighted the rediscovery of others, including a site, or simply just visiting a site that might be such enigmatic species as Kinglet Calyptura reliant on your entry fee to ensure its protection— Calyptura cristata and Cherry-throated Tanager these are all important contributions that we can Nemosia rourei. Importantly, some of these species make and that can be communicated through the are being described and rediscovered by birders, pages of Cotinga. and certainly it is the advances in birding, and Wishing you all the very best of Neotropical what birding/birders can offer the ornithological birds and birding. and conservation community that are being reflected in Cotinga’s pages. The first issue of David C. Wege Cotinga contained a short piece about the Senior Editor Cotinga rediscovery of the Black-breasted Puffleg Americas Program Manager, Eriocnemis nigrivestis from the slopes of Pichincha BirdLife International volcano, Ecuador. This Critically Endangered 2 LATEST COTINGA 22 27/7/04 1:09 pm Page 3 Cotinga 22 Club News Urgent: please consider helping NBC efficient methods used today. He was also Following the decision of a number of long- instrumental in soliciting many contributions standing members to retire from NBC Council, for the early issues of Cotinga, something which there is now an urgent need to recruit new is now no longer necessary. At the same time, members onto the Club’s Council. In particular Council also takes the opportunity to welcome we are looking for individuals to assume the George Wallace (Vice President for following roles: International Programs at the American Bird Conservancy), who is taking over from David as Secretary—to coordinate Club activities and Senior Editor. Council looks forward to working respond to member enquiries. with George over the next few years and wishes Bookkeeper—to maintain the Club’s financial both him and David well. books, bank receipts etc. Council meetings take place 3–4 times per Questionnaire annum and are generally held in close NBC is undertaking a survey to establish your proximity to central London. The current views of the Club and Cotinga, and to assist us council have a wide range of professional in identifying potential improvements that backgrounds (being a ornithologist is certainly could be made. Your contribution is very not a prerequisite!), so if you share a fascination important to us, as it will help us understand for Neotropical birds and are willing to help the what members want from Cotinga and how we Club, please contact one its officers, either by e- can best provide that. The questionnaire is also mail or the UK mailing address. open to non-members to complete, as all opinions are welcome. Please complete the Other assistance sought questionnaire within the next two months. If The Club also wishes to hear from members you have access to the Internet, please complete who might be able to help in other ways, for the questionnaire online (follow the links from example: www.neotropicalbirdclub.org), as this will permit the results to be more readily analysed. Speakers—the Club is always looking for The questionnaire is available in English, speakers for future AGMs; volunteers would be Spanish and Portugese, and can be requested greatly appreciated. by e-mail from webmaster@neotropicalbird- Rutland—the Rutland Bird Fair is one of the club.org. If you return the questionnaire by post Club’s most important fundraising events (see please send it to the address at the end of the below) and Council would be grateful for any questionnaire. The results of the questionnaire help and assistance ín running the stand. will be published in Cotinga. Subscription rates Nota de importancia para todos los Due to increased costs, the Club has reluctantly miembros decided that subscription rates will be El Comité del Club de Aves Neotropical está increased with effect from 2005. Details of the llevando a cabo una prospección para establecer new rates can be found on the enclosed renewal qué mejoras se le pueden hacer a Cotinga.Su form. contribución a la misma nos es muy importante, ya que nos ayudará a comprender Change in the Senior Editor of Cotinga mejor lo que los miembros esperan de Cotinga, At the end of 2004, David Wege is standing y cómo podemos proveerlo. En este número de down as Senior Editor of Cotinga,a role he has Cotinga usted encontrará un cuestionario. Por held since the Club’s inception. Council would favor complételo durante los próximos dos like to thank David for the vital contribution he meses. El cuestionario está abierto también has made to NBC. David also deserves much of para ser completado por aquellos que no son the credit for helping to ensure that Cotinga is miembros, ya que todas las opiniones son now such a widely respected journal. With Jeff bienvenidas. 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