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Figure 4. Grass-green Chloromis riefferii at the nest, Tandyapa Valley, Ecuador, July 2004 (Murray Cooper)

Figures 1-2. Willet Catoptrophorus Figure 5. Andean Teal Anas andium, Lagunas Arrebiatadas, prov. San Ignacio, dpto. semipalmatus young, Cabo Rojo salt Cajamarca, , April 2003 (Jessica Amanzo) flats, Puerto Rico, June 2002 (José A. Colón López)

Figure 3. Breeding-plumaged drake Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera, Punta Moreno, Isabela, Galápagos, 15 October 2004 (Michael V. Kostecke) Figura 6. Individuo con leucismo parcial de Saltator aurantiirostris, Reserva Provincial Las Lancitas, 28 de julio de 2003 (Pablo G. Grilli)

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Neotropical Notebook contains October 2001. Furthermore, one registro de Avoceta three sections. The first consists of was present at the mouth of the Recurvirostra americana short papers documenting records. río Mayari, Holguin province, in (Aves: Charadriiformes) en Photos and descriptions are January 2005 (C. Peña pers. Cuba. El Pitirre 9 ( 2 ) : 3 . published where appropriate. The comm.), two were observed at La 3 . Garrido O. H. & Kirkconnell, second section summarises records Salinas, Zapata, on 22 April 2004 A. (2000) Field guide to the published elsewhere, following the ( C o t i n g a 23: 89), with two also of Cuba. Ithaca, NY: format established in previous there on 6 February 2005 (O. Cornell University Press. issues of Cotinga. The third lists González). Considering these 4 . Pérez Cabañas, C. M. & unpublished and undocumented new records, the result of Blanco Rodríguez, P. (2002) records. Please indicate, with increased observer effort in Nuevos registros de aves submissions, in which section you recent years, we consider that acuáticas para el humedal wish your records to appear. the ’ status in Cuba costero de la laguna el should be re-evaluated as a rare Mangón, Península de Hicacos, Cuba. El Pitirre 1 5 : SHORT NOTES winter resident (i.e. 1-5 sightings per year expected in 134-135. the appropriate and 5 . Raffaele, H , Wiley, J., Garrido, American Avocet Recurvirostra season3), which might prove to be O., Keith, A. & Raffaele, J. (1998) A guide to the birds of americana wintering in Birama locally uncommon at localities the West Indies. Princeton, swamp, Granma province, such as Birama. American Avocet winters from NJ: Princeton University Cuba Press. The Ciénaga de Birama is the south-coastal British Columbia second-largest marsh in Cuba (rarely), but mostly in coastal lowlands from northern Omar Hernández (21.9 km2) and is poorly explored Empresa para la Protección de la by ornithologists, with the California, western Louisiana and coastal Mississippi and Flora y la Fauna, Birama, exception of Leonero Lagoon. The Granma province, Cuba. region is traversed by the río Alabama south to southern Cauto, the country’s longest river, Mexico and casually to Central America, as well as locally in Arturo Kirkconnell and and the marsh is located on the Emilio Alfaro lowest-lying part of the Cauto Delaware and southern Florida. It migrates primarily through Museo Nacional de Historia plain, adjacent to Guacanayabo Natural de Cuba, Calle Obispo 61, Bay, Granma province (20°3 5 4 ’N the western USA, more rarely through interior and eastern Plaza las Armas, Ciudad de La 7 7 ° 1 5 ’W ). Habana 10100, Cuba. On 24 January 2001, at Las North America, and south to the Yaguas Lagoon, in the Ciénaga Gulf coast and Florida'. In the Greater Antilles, Raffaele et al? Ernesto Reyes de Birama, two American Avocets Estación de Investigaciones Recurvirostra americana were considered it a very rare non­ breeding resident in the Integrales de la Montaña, CITMA, photographed. On 12 November Holguin, Cuba. 2003 at Birama Lagoon we Bahamas (Andros, San Salvador) recorded 16 individuals, then on and Cuba, primarily in July-January and April, and a Received 4 March 2005; final 18 January 2004 three birds, revision accepted 4 May 2005 with four on 16 November 2004 vagrant to Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and three (with another found St Croix, the Virgins and predated) on 10 December 2004. Caymans, Antigua and The next day, at Las Yaguas 12 Barbados. First breeding by Willet were present. Catoptrophorus semipalmatus in The species was previously References Puerto Rico considered a vagrant with only 1 . American Ornithologists’ Willet Catoptrophorus semipalma­ five sight records prior to 2000’, Union (1998) Check-list of tus is a large shorebird with two although one of these involved North American birds. disjunct breeding populations, in large numbers2. Subsequently, Seventh edn. Washington western and eastern North Pérez Cabañas & Blanco DC: American Ornithologists’ America, and migrates to Central Rodriguez' noted singles at the Union. America, the West Indies and Hicacos Peninsula, Matanzas 2 . Blanco, P, Acosta, M., Mujica, South America1-2. Individuals of C. province, in November 2000 and L. & Dennis, D. (1996) Nuevo semipalmatus semipalmatus are

8 1 Cotinga 25 Neotropical Notebook resident in the Caribbean, but are Washington DC: American On 23 June 2004, a group of 11 most common in this region Ornithologists’ Union. Red Knots was observed foraging August-November1. Breeding in 2. Lowther, P. E., Douglas, H. D. amongst Ruddy Turnstones the West Indies has been reported & Gratto-Trevor, C. L. (2001) Arenaria interpres and Western in the Bahamas, Cuba, Isla Beata, Willet (Catoptrophorus Sandpipers Calidris mauri at El Antigua, Guadeloupe, the semipalmatus). In: Poole, A. Pasadero Lagoon (H°01’N Caymans, St Croix, Anegada and F. & Gill, F. G. (eds.) The 64°11’W), La Restinga Lagoon Los Roques off northern birds of North America, 579. National Park (18,862 ha), in Venezuela, and possibly in Philadelphia, PA: The Birds western Margarita Island. The Barbuda, St Martin, Anguilla and of North America. park connects the eastern and St Kitts1,3,1. Nesting has not been 3. Raffaele, H. A. (1989) A guide western parts of the island, and proven in Puerto Rico, although to the birds of Puerto Rico includes a large coastal lagoon some evidence is available in the and the Virgin Islands. with extensive mudflats12. Seven form of pairs exhibiting nest Princeton, NJ: Princeton birds were in non-breeding defence behaviour at the University Press. plumage, whilst the rest were appropriate season. 4. Raffaele, H. A., Wiley, J., acquiring breeding plumage. Since 1986, JAC has observed Garrido, O., Keith, A. & Though observed during the pairs in two locations in south­ Raffaele, J. (1998) A guide to breeding season5, they were west Puerto Rico responding to the birds of the West Indies. thousands of km south of their his presence with displays as if Princeton, NJ: Princeton breeding grounds and were they were defending a nesting University Press. probably young birds, as age of territory, including distraction first breeding is thought to be 2-3 José A. Colón López behaviour and alarm vocalisa­ years and immatures remain in tions. For instance, he observed PO Box 1656, Cíales, Puerto Rico the wintering areas6. One colour- pairs exhibiting threat displays 00638-1656. E-mail: banded individual (buffy chestnut suggesting the presence of a naturave@earibe. net. underparts and black and chestnut nest, in 1986, at Villa Taina, upperparts) was banded as a Cabo Rojo, and, in 2001, at Cabo Adrianne G. Tossas juvenile at Rio Grande (53°44’S Department of Biology, Chemistry Rojo salt flats. Also, on four 61°iVW), Tierra del Fuego, and Environmental Sciences, Inter occasions in April-May 2002 (15 Argentina, on 30 November 2002 American University, PO Box 5100, and 24 April and 4 and 14 May) (P. M. González in litt. 2004). San Germán, Puerto Rico 00683- he observed a pair on the salt Despite relatively extensive 9801. E-mail: [email protected] flats exhibiting nest defence ornithological work on Margarita (corresponding author). behaviour, and on 15 June 2002 Island31,8,13, the species has only the same pair had two chicks. been reported once previously The young were photographed Received 10 May 2005; final there (R. McNeil in litt. 2004), and revision accepted 11 August 2005 with the adults on 25 June and 5 ours is the first observation for La and 25 July (Figs. 1-2, p.80). A Restinga National Park. The pair of adults was photographed species is considered uncommon in at the same location with three Banded Red Knots Calidris Venezuela7. On the country’s east young on 14 July 2003. canutus sighted in Venezuela coast (where rufa is expected), the These sightings provide the and Uruguay species is considered rare7, and first breeding records of Willets Six subspecies of Red Knot there are only isolated records from Puerto Rico, offering Calidris canutus are generally from two other sites: Uñare further support to the resident recognised, two of which occur in Lagoon (Anzoátegui) and Cumaná status of the subspecies in the South America610. C. c, rufa breeds (Sucre)7. region. However, the nominate in the central Canadian Arctic and On 9 March 2005, three subspecies is still little studied in winters in north-east and southern groups of Red Knots (c.25-30 the West Indies, with South America, migrating across birds in each) were observed information on breeding biology the westernmost Atlantic, from foraging at La Coronilla (33“54’N and density estimates lacking. north-east North America to the 53°30’W), on south-east Guianas, and thence south to Uruguay’s Atlantic coast. Most Acknowledgements Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego5. were moulting to breeding Thanks to Jim Wiley, Charles The other subspecies, C. c. plumage and, thus, were in the Duncan and Arturo Kirkconnell for roselaari, appears to winter on early stages of migration north reviewing the manuscript. beaches in western Venezuela19. to the breeding grounds. In one Here we report the observation of of these groups, five individuals References several banded Red Knots sighted were colour-banded, and four 1. American Ornithologists’ Union on Margarita Island, north-east were photographed sufficiently (1998) Check-list of North Venezuela, and in dpto. Rocha, well to subsequently identify American birds. Seventh edn. south-east Uruguay. them individually. Three had been banded at Delaware Bay,

82 Cotinga 25 Neotropical Notebook including at least one in New Acknowledgements 8. Lowe, P. R. (1907) On the birds Jersey in May 2002 and another We are grateful to Patricia M. of Margarita Island, in Delaware in May 2004. The González for providing information Venezuela. Ibis (9) 1: fourth was banded at Rio regarding the banded birds. 547-570. Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Raymond McNeil and Brian 9. Morrison, R. I. G. & Ross, R. Argentina, in November 2004 (P. Harrington assisted by providing K. (1989) Atlas ofNearctic M. González in litt. 2005). The contact information concerning one shorebirds on the coast of four showed varying degrees of of the banded birds, and McNeil South America, 2. Ottawa: chestnut in the plumage, whilst and Miguel Lentino proffered Canadian Wildlife Service. the fifth individual (unknown useful references and information. 10. Morrison, R. I. G., Ross, R. K. banding site) had grey plumage The manuscript was improved by & Niles, L. J. (2004) Declines with a few chestnut feathers on comments from Patricia M. in wintering populations of the breast. Red Knots are González, Guy Morrison, Nils Red Knots in southern South considered uncommon in south­ Warnock and Guy M. Kirwan. America. Condor 106: 60-70. east Uruguay1, and most 11. Piersma, T. & Baker, A. J. observations involve small References (2000) Life history character­ groups in spring and autumn 1. Azpiroz, A. B. (2001) Aves el istics and the conservation of (ABA pers. obs.). Uruguay. Lista e introduc­ migratory shorebirds. In: Recent surveys indicate that ción a su biología y Gosling, L. M. & Sutherland, populations of C. c. rufa declined conservación. Montevideo: W. J. (eds.) Behaviour and significantly during the period Aves Uruguay-GUPECA. conservation. Cambridge, 1999-2003-'610. Additionally, 2. Baker, A. J., González, P. M., UK: Cambridge University owing to its life-history traits, Piersma, T, Niles, L. J., do Press. 12. Todtmann, C., Rancel, R. & this taxon may be extremely Nascimento, I. L. S., Willis, F. (eds.) (2003) vulnerable to habitat modifica­ Atkinson, P. W., Clark, N. A., Parques Nacionales de tion at stopovers and on the Minton, Ó. D. T, Peck, M. K. Venezuela. Caracas: Ed. Arte. wintering grounds11. Both & Aarts, G. (2004) Rapid population decline in red 13. Yépez-Tamayo, G. (1963) Pasadero Lagoon and Uruguay’s Ornitología de las islas de Atlantic coast have undergone knots: fitness consequences of decreased refueling rates Margarita, Coche y Cubagua. important habitat alterations. At Segunda parte. Mem. Soc. El Pasadero, the flow of fresh and late arrival in Delaware Bay. Proc. R. Soc. Lond., Ser. Cieñe. Nat. La Salle 23 (66): water to the lagoon has been 167-249. reduced owing to sand mine B 271: 875-882. activities in the area. Other 3. Bisbal, F. J. (1983) Inventario preliminar de fauna de la Adrián B. Azpiroz and Adriana issues include a road that runs Rodríguez-Ferraro through the lagoon and the Isla de Margarita. Informe Técnico. Caracas: Ministerio Depaitment of Biology, R223, installation of powerlines very del Ambiente y Recursos University of Missouri—St. Louis, close to the waterbody. The latter Naturales Renovables. 8001 Natural Bridge Road, St. has already resulted in the 4. Fernández Yépez, A., Louis, MO 63121-4499, USA. E-mail: deaths of many waterbirds (ARF Benedetti, F. & Phelps, W. H. [email protected]. pers. obs.). At La Coronilla, an (1940) Las aves de artificial channel flushes Margarita. Bol. Soc. Ven. Received 6 April 2005; final agrochemicals and fresh water Cienc. Nat. 43: 91-132. revision accepted 24 July 2005 from nearby marshes and rice 5. van Gils, J. & Wiersma, P. fields to the beach, altering the (1996) Red Knot Calidris water chemistry of the canutus. In: del Hoyo, J., First record of Cinnamon Teal surrounding area. The site is Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. Anas cyanoptera in Galápagos also affected by coastal (eds.) Handbook of the birds development for the tourism On 15 October 2004 we of the world, 3. Barcelona: photographed a breeding- industry. Both areas, however, Lynx Edicions. still harbour large concentrations plumaged drake Cinnamon Teal 6. González, P. M., Carbajal, M., Anas cyanoptera on a brackish of birds and serve as breeding, Morrison, R. I. G. & Baker, stopover and wintering habitat. lagoon at Punta Moreno, Isabela, A. J. (2004) Tendencias in Galápagos (Fig. 3, p.80) A pair Hopefully, current conservation poblacionales del Playero and research programmes at of A. cyanoptera was subsequently rojizo (Calidris canutus rufa) seen at the same location on 2 both sites will positively affect en el sur de Sudamérica. November 2004 during a tour by the long-term viability of both Orn. Neotrop. 15 (Suppl): the UK-based birdwatching tour migratory and resident 357-365. company, The Travelling populations in these areas. 7. Hilty, S. L. (2003) Birds of Naturalist. A. cyanoptera is Venezuela. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. widespread in the Americas, being a breeder, migrant or winterer

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throughout western North & Gill, F. G. (eds.) The birds the río Nuevo near Vinces), Los America, Central America, the of North America, 209. Rios province, on 21 September of western South America, Philadelphia, PA: Acad. Nat. 1976. Strangely, the specimen had and the southern third of South Sei. Philadelphia & originally been labelled as a America1. However, our Washington DC: American Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis, observation is apparently the first Ornithologists’ Union. but can be correctly identified by for the Galápagos21’. 6. Harris, M. (1974) A field guide its small size and diagnostic tawny Black spots on the breast and to the birds of the Galápagos. markings on the outer primaries. Hanks are common characteris­ London, UK: Collins. It is easily aged as an immature tics of South American races of 7. Hilty, S. L. & Brown, W. L. by the somewhat narrow and A. cyanoptera1 ’ The lack of such (1986) A guide to the birds of pointed outer wing- and tail- spotting (Fig. 1) on the bird we Colombia. Princeton, NJ: feathers, and by the pale tips to observed suggests that it was of Princeton University Press. the outer primaries. Although the race septentrionalium, a 8. Ridgely, R. S. & Greenfield, P. inland, the environment of Vinces Nearctic migrant. Previously, A. J. (2001) The birds of is described as low coastal forest c. septentrionalium had been Ecuador. Ithaca, NY: Cornell with occasional savannas2. This observed as far south as University Press. specimen is the first record of C. Ecuador12' in December-April“, 9. Swash, A. & Still, R. (2000) anthonyi for Los Rios and is only though the species apparently no Birds, mammals, and reptiles the 19th from Ecuador held in longer occurs in mainland of the Galápagos Islands. museums (see Appendix). Ecuador. Although the date of New Haven: Yale University Press. our observation falls outside the Acknowledgements range within which septentrion­ For permitting me to examine Richard M. Kostecke alium has been observed in material in their care, I am The Nature Conservancy, PO Box mainland South America, it does indebted to the following: Storrs 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544- fall within the October-March Olson, Gary Graves and James 0190, USA. E-mail: date range when the closely Dean at the National Museum of [email protected]. related Blue-winged Teal A. Natural History, Smithsonian discors is most commonly Institution, Washington DC; Leo Michael V. Kostecke observed in Galápagos6. Joseph and Nathan Rice at the 2074 Silverwood, Chesterfield, Nearctic migrant A. discors have Academy of Natural Sciences, Missouri 63017, USA. been recorded in Galápagos Philadelphia; and Eric Pasquet at regularly2'1'6"’. As migrants of A. the Muséum National d’Histoire Received 28 April 2005; final cyanoptera and A discors often Naturelle, Paris. I also thank revision accepted 30 June 2005 associate5, it is surprising that the Mauricio Vargas for supplying former has not previously been data on those specimens in the recorded in Galápagos. However, it Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias might have been overlooked, as Range extension for Scrub Naturales, Quito. I express my non-breeding male and female Nightjar Caprimulgus anthonyi warmest gratitude to Robert Prÿs- plumages are quite similar to in Ecuador, and a review of Jones and Paul Salaman of The those of A. discors7. specimens from the country Natural History Museum/Project Scrub Nightjar Capnmulgus Biomap for affording me the References anthonyi is one of the smaller, opportunity to visit many of the 1. Blake, E. R. (1977) Manual of variegated nightjars in South major natural history museums in Neotropical birds, 1. Chicago: America and has a restricted Europe and North America. University of Chicago Press. range, occurring only in rather dry, 2. Castro, I. & Phillips, A. (1996) open country in western Ecuador References A guide to the birds of the and north-west Peru1. Much of our 1. Cleere, N. (1998) Nightjars. A Galápagos Islands. knowledge concerning its range is guide to nightjars and Princeton, NJ: Princeton based on the small number of related nightbirds. University Press. specimens deposited in natural Robertsbridge: Pica Press. 3. Meyer de Schauensee, R. (1970) history museums. Whilst 2. Paynter, R. A. (1993) A guide to the birds of South examining Caprimulgid material Ornithological gazetteer of America. Wynnewood, PA: in the National Museum of Ecuador. Second edn. Livingston Publishing Co. Natural History, Smithsonian Cambridge, MA: Museum of 4. Fitter, J., Fitter, D. & Hosking, Institution, Washington DC, I Comparative Zoology, D. (2000) Wildlife of the discovered a previously misidenti- Harvard University. Galapagos. Princeton, NJ: fied study skin of C. anthonyi from Princeton University Press. a new locality in Ecuador. The Nigel Cleere 5. Gammonley, J. H. (1996) specimen (NMNH 527847) is an The Bird Group. Department of Cinnamon Teal (Anas immature female, collected by R. Zoology, The Natural History cyanoptera). In: Poole, A. F. G. Mclean, at Puerto Nuevo (on Museum, Akeman Street, Tring,

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Appendix. Museum specimens (study skins) of Scrub Nightjar Caprimulgus anthonyi collected in Ecuador.

Museum Age Sex D ate Locality Province C ollector Notes AMNH 116785 A dult Male 3 September 1920 near Portovelo El O ro G. K. C h errie H olotype AMNH 477258 Im m ature Female 3 S eptem ber 1901 near Vacqueria Esm eraldas R. M iketta ANSP I8I5I0 A dult Female 25 August 1989 5 km N of Santa Rosa El O ro K. Merg sea level ANSP I8I5II Im m ature? Male 25 August 1990 5 km N of Santa Rosa El O ro K. Merg sea level ANSP 181512 A dult Female 25 A ugust 1991 5 km N of Santa Rosa El O ro K. Merg sea level ANSP 185144 Im m ature? Female 17 A ugust 1992 c. 10 km E of M angaurco Loja T. J. Davis 750 m ANSP 185145 A dult Female 18 A ugust 1992 c. 10 km E of M angaurco Loja F. Sornoza 750 m ANSP 185146 A dult Female 15 A ugust 1992 c.lO km E of Mangaurco Loja F. Sornoza 625 m ANSP 185147 A dult Male 20 June 1992 near Represa Jorge Velásquez Guayas T. J. Davis 50 m ANSP 185148 A dult Male 24 June 1992 C.2 km S of Machalilla Manabí F. Sornoza sea level ANSP 185149 A dult Male 24 June 1992 C.2 km S of Machalilla Manabí F. Sornoza sea level ANSP 185975 Adult Male 21 June 1992 Represa Jorge Velásquez Guayas F. Sornoza 50m ANSP 186121 A dult Male 28 January 1993 C.3 km S of A tacam es Esm eraldas F. S ornoza sea level MECN 6012 ? Male 5 M arch 1992 Puerto López, Machalilla Manabí ? 150 m MECN 6305 ) Male 22 June 1992 Represa Jorge Velásquez Guayas ; 50 m MECN 6886 ; Male 19 May 1994 5 km N of Punta Carnero Guayas ? MVZ 160492 A dult Male 2 March 1970 near San Antonio Guayas F. 1. Ortiz-Crespo MNHNCG 1937. 114 A dult Male 19 S ep tem b er 1936 San M ateo Esm eraldas C. Olíala NMNH 527847 Im m ature Female 21 September 1976 Puerto Nuevo Los Ríos R. G. M dean

Hertforshire HP23 6AP, UK. E- female arrived and began pecking relative importance of army ants mail: [email protected]. ants from the nest lining and as Neotropical nest predators. surface of the egg whilst Received 28 March 2005; final repeatedly uttering a soft zreeep! It Acknowledgements revision accepted 15 May 2005 was unclear whether the female This work was funded in part by a was eating the ants or flicking Rufford Small Grant and a Pamela them from the nest. She removed & Alexander F. Skutch Award. I A Blue-crowned Manakin 14 ants before settling onto the also acknowledge John V. & the Lepidothrix coronata success­ nest. During the next 30 minutes late Ruth Ann Moore, the fully defends its nest from the female removed 72 ants from Hertzberg Family Foundation, Labidus army ants the support branch and rim of the Shiripuno Research Station and Nest failure due to several species nest. During this time she also Cabañas San Isidro for their of ants is frequently reported from snapped repeatedly, and occasion­ support. This is publication no. 37 temperate areas1'2,4'6,9, and army ally caught and ate, some of the of the Yanayacu Natural History ants (Ecitoninae) have occasionally many flying insects often Research Group and was further been reported attacking nests of a associated with these ant swarms. supported by the PBNHS. variety of Neotropical birds5,7,8,11,12. Whilst it is unlikely that the Here I report an observation of a ants could have destroyed the References female Blue-crowned Manakin manakin’s egg, the female’s 1. Dickinson, V. M. (1995) Red Lepidothrix coronata successfully willingness and ability to defend imported fire ant predation defending its clutch from a swarm the nest from the swarm suggests on Crested Caracara of Labidus army ants in that raiding swarms may not nestlings in south Texas. Amazonian Ecuador. always destroy nests they Wilson Bull. 107: 761-762. On 22 January 2003 at La encounter. Nests escaping 2. Drees, B. M. (1994) Red Selva Lodge (00°29’S 76°22’W, 250 predation by ants have been noted imported fire ant predation m) in north-east Ecuador, I previously5,11. Skutch12 reported a on nestlings of colonial encountered a female Blue- Streak-chested Antpitta Hylopezus waterbirds. Southwest crowned Manakin incubating a perspicillatus successfully Entomologist 19: 355-359. single egg (18.4 “ 13.4 mm) in a defending its nest by consuming at 3. Greeney, H. F. (2005) nest typical of the species3,10, least a dozen ants as they Lepidothrix coronata, Blue- located 30 cm up in the horizontal approached the nest in a similar crowned Manakin. In: fork of a small sapling. I manner to the Blue-crowned Greeney, H. F, Dobbs, R. C. videotaped the nest from 13h45 to Manakin (perching on the nest and & Martin, P. R. (eds.) 17h45, and transcribed the video consuming ants). This suggests Natural history of Ecuador’s at a later date. Two hours after that successful nest defence mainland avifauna. commencing filming, the female against army ants may be more http :// depts. Washington. edu/n had not arrived and Labidus army widespread than currently hrg/nhema. ants began crawling onto the nest, understood, but further observa­ 4. Klimstra, W. D. (1950) Red ant traversing the narrow supporting tions are needed to determine the predation on Bob-white, branch. Shortly afterwards, the

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Colinas virginianus, chicks. ornamented with long tapering reported nesting on the ground2, Auk 67: 512-513. green ferns.’ Since then, nothing this appears exceptional rather 5. Lancaster, D. A. (1964) Life has been added to our knowledge than the rule within the history of the Boucard of the breeding biology of this Thraupidae. The clutch size of Tinamou in British attractive species. Here we report one egg, observed in both nests Honduras Part I: distribution observations at two nests beside here, agrees with that given by and general behavior. Condor the road (00°01'S 78°41'W; 2,250 T. K. Salmon3, although he gave 66: 165-181. m) above Bellavista Cloud Forest no sample size. The small 6. Parker, J. W. (1976) Mortality Reserve, near Tandyapa, Pichincha distance between the two nests, of nestling Mississippi Kites province, Ecuador. between years, suggests that by ants. Wilson Bull. 89: 176. On 5 July 2004 HFG observed they were built by the same pair 7. Pizo, M. A. (2000) Attack on a pair of Grass-green of adults, and thus implies high Chestnut-bellied Euphonia carrying moss to an uncompleted nest-site fidelity by this species. nestlings by army ants. nest, 3 m up a 7 m-high bank Wilson Bull. 112: 422-424. covered in second growth. Both Acknowledgements 8. Robinson, W. D. & Robinson, T. adults were present, but only one We thank John V. & the late Ruth R. (2001) Observations of was observed approaching the Ann Moore and the Hertzberg predation events at birds nest with moss in its bill. Upon Family Foundation for their nests in central Panama. J. HFG’s return on 24 August, the generosity. The study was funded Field Orn. 72: 43-48. nest held a single nestling, with in part by a Rufford Small Grant 9. Sikes, P. J. & Arnold, K. A. wing-pin feathers having broken and a Pamela & Alexander F. (1986) Red imported fire ant their sheaths. Only one egg had Skutch Award. We thank Mort & (.Solenopsis invicta) predation been laid by 24 July. The nest Phyllis Isler for thoughtful on Cliff Swallow (Hirundo was a bulky cup constructed on comments on the manuscript. The pyrrhonota) nestlings in east- the ground within an existing PBNHS continues its support of central Texas. Southwestern clump of moss, such that the our natural history work. This is Naturalist 31: 105-106. 10. Skutch, A. F. (1969) Life latter formed a protective dome publication no. 93 of the Yanayacu histories of Central American over the cup (Fig. 4, p.80). The Natural History Research Group. birds, 3. Pacific Coast nest measured 17 cm wide by 15 Avifauna 35. Berkeley, CA: cm tall on the outside, and the References Cooper Orn. Soc. inner cup 9.5 cm wide by 6 cm 1. Greeney, H. F. (2005) 11. Skutch, A. F. (1977) A bird deep. Both adults fed the Chlorornis riefferii. Grass- watcher’s adventures in- nestling. On 11 September 2005 green Tanager. In: Greeney, tropical America. Austin: HFG visited a second nest, H. F, Dobbs, R. C„ & University of Texas Press. situated similarly, only 2 m from Martin, P. R. (eds.) Natural 12. Skutch, A. F. (1981) New the first, and 2.1 m above the history of Ecuador’s studies of tropical American road. It contained a single mainland avifauna. birds. Publ. Nuttall Orn. nestling, with wing-pin feathers http://depts. Washington.edu/n Club 19. Cambridge, MA: protruding from their sheaths by hrg/nhema.html. Nuttall Ornithological Club. 5-10 mm. This nest had been 2. Isler, M. L. & Isler, P. R. (1999) found previously by RAG, at The tanagers. Second edn. Harold F. Greeney which time it had a single egg. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Yanayacu Biological Station & On HFG’s return, three days Press. Center for Creative Studies, later, the nest was empty and 3. Sclater, P. L. & Salvin. O. Cosanga, Napo, Ecuador, c'o 721 adult breast feathers were (1879) On the birds collected Foch y Amazonas, Quito, Ecuador. scattered over the area, by the late Mr. T. K. Salmon E-mail: [email protected]. suggesting depredation. This nest was 21 cm wide by 12.5 cm in the state of Antioquia, United States of Colombia. Received 28 March 2005; final tall outside, with inner cup measurements of 9 cm wide by Proc. Zool. Soc. Land. 1879: revision accepted 7 November 2005 486-550. 6.5 cm deep. Both nests were composed primarily of moss, with Harold F. Greeney and Two nests of Grass-green some fern fronds and black rootlets woven throughout, and Rudolphe A. Gelis Tanager Chlorornis riefferii on Yanayacu Biological Station & both were thickly lined with soft, the ground red-brown tree fern scales. For Center for Creative Studies, More than a century ago, Sclater Cosanga, Napo, Ecuador; d o 721 additional photographs of the & Salvin3, quoting T. K. Salmon, Foch y Amazonas, Quito, Ecuador. nest and nestlings of Grass- described the nest of Grass-green E-mail: [email protected]. green Tanager, see Greeney1. Tanager Chlorornis riefferii from Whilst some genera of Colombia as ‘...of considerable size, Received 31 October 2005; final tanagers (especially made of green moss, lined thickly revision accepted 13 November Chlorospingus) have been within, and on the outside prettily 2005

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Courtship display of the Black- After c.l minute, the male moved that primaries touch or nearly and-white to a lower perch to join the touch ground. Prior to mounting Sporophila luctuosa female. The female began wing­ male picks up a small twig, Members of the Sporophila quivering like a young bird which is passed to female during are generally abundant and soliciting food, whereupon the copulation’. R. Restall (pers. widespread throughout the male presented a piece of lettuce comm.) has described the Neotropics. Despite this, the to the female and thereafter the courtship display of complete courtship display of a pair copulated. analis in exactly the same way species has yet to be published. Courtship feeding was previously Portions of the courtship Discussion observed in Variable Seedeater behaviour of various Sporophila The spread-wing behaviour clearly Sporophila aurita12 and other have been included in overall displayed the white patch at the Emberizines15. species accounts1-4,5'7-810''13. This note base of the primaries and, to a As a small number of species details courtship display of a lesser extent, the white fringes to of Sporophila are maintained in captive pair Black-and-white the secondaries (Fig. 8). Wing­ captivity, it is hoped that the S. luctuosa. spreading by male S. ruficollis was courtship display of additional Black-and-white Seedeater is a described by Sick11, who considered species will be described in the small finch, principally black the intent was to display the future. Due to the cryptic dorsally and white ventrally in underparts not the speculum. coloration of many species, their males (female brownish). The Sabel10 provided limited preference for dense vegetation male also has a prominent white information on the courtship of six and brevity of courtship, captive speculum6. Occurring from species of Sporophila. He described studies may provide the best Venezuela and Colombia along male S. luctuosa display as opportunity to document such the Andean range (100-3,200 m) vibrating wings held sideways behaviours. to central Bolivia3, the species is with the tail occasionally spread locally common in grassy and slightly, but abruptly. He also Acknowledgements brushy , and roadside mentioned vibrating or elevating I thank Stefan Kreft and Claudia shrubbery. wings in brief courtship accounts Krobb for translating relevant On 15 November 2004, I of S. minuta, S. telasco, S. lineóla parts of Sabel’s book. The observed the courtship behaviour and S. frontalis. manuscript benefited greatly from of a pair of S. luctuosa within a Rylander9, in a review of the comments of John Baccus and 0.5 m ” 0.75 m ” 0.5 m cage. They courtship displays, Kent Rylander. I especially wish to had been imported as wild- described Lark Sparrow express gratitude to Robin Restall caught birds from Peru in 2001. Chondestes grammacus courtship for his many constructive Following a short singing bout as very similar to that of Black- comments and for contributing the (Fig. 7), the male fully extended and-white Seedeater, whilst line drawing. Kay Sonagram by and maintained his wings Barlow2 described Lark Sparrows Robert Benson, TAMUCC. downward, and began flicking as ‘singing with tail at 35° to the the tail open. The male did not ground with head erect, spread sing but occasionally emitted a tail rectrices and flashing white chirp call during the display. tips while dropping wings such

Figure 7. Sonogram of the courtship song, recorded in Figure 8. Artistic representation of the courtship display of captivity, 14 November 2005. Analysis utilised Kay male Sporophila luctuosa (Robin Restall) Elemetrics Corp. Model 5500, Signal Analysis Workstation. Song duration four seconds, frequency lines 1,000 HZ apart.

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References 14. Wetmore, A., Pasquier, R. E. & cordillera (La Negra, at 3,174 m). 1. Alderton, C. C. (1961) Olson, S. L. (1984) The birds We took measurements and sexed Breeding cycle of the Yellow- of the Republic of Panamá, 4. the birds (Table 1), and were bellied Seedeater in Panama. Washington DC: Smithsonian informed that this was not the Condor 63: 390-398 Institution Press. only pair in the area. Indeed, next 2. Barlow, J. C. (1966) Courtship 15. Zerba, A. & Baptista, L. F. morning, another pair was feeding in the lark sparrow. (1980) Courtship feeding in observed resting on a small, Bull. Kans. Orn. Soc. 11: 2. some Emberizine finches. shallow lake in the same 3. Dickinson, E. C. (2003) The Wilson Bull. 92: 245-246. cordillera. On 10 February, a pair Howard and Moore complete was seen in flight at Lago La Cruz checklist of the birds of the Jack Clinton Eitniear (3,130 m; 04°58’S 79°28’W) and the world. London, UK: 218 Conway Drive, San Antonio, same day, at Lago La Negra three Christopher Helm. Texas 78209-1716, USA. E-mail: birds were seen vocalising and 4. Eitniear, J. C. (1997) White- [email protected]. head-dipping. One individual, with collared Seedeater a paler and smaller body, appeared (Sporophila torqueola). In: Received 29 May 2005; final to be a juvenile. Poole, A. F. & Gill, F. G. revision accepted 22 July 2005 Given our observations, this (eds.) The birds ofNoi'th uncommon teal appears to be America, 278. Philadelphia, fairly regular at both sites. As its PA: Acad. Nat. Sei. First records of Andean Teal presence in Peru is now confirmed Philadelphia & Washington Anas andium for Peru (Fig. 5, p.80), these records and DC: American Ornithologists’ Andean Teal Anas andium, others2,7 further demonstrate the Union. avifauna of northern Peru to be 5. Gross. A. 0. (1959) Nesting of considered by some14 5 a dark-billed more closely related to that of Hick’s Seedeater at Barro subspecies of A. flavirostris, southern Ecuador than to that of Colorado Island, Canal Zone inhabits páramos of Venezuela and the Peruvian Andes south of the Auk 62: 433-446. Colombia south to southernmost 6. Hilty, S. L. & Brown W. L. prov. Loja, Ecuador8 and was río Marañón36. (1986) A guide to the birds of always thought likely to inhabit Colombia. Princeton: neighbouring northernmost Peru. Table I. Measurements of a pair of Princeton University Press. During April, June-July 2003 and Andean Teal Anas andium shot by local 7. Restall, R. (2004) Breeding the February 2004, as part of two hunters on Lago La Negra, Pacaipampa, Grey Seedeater Sporophila biodiversity assessments, we Peru, July 2003. intermedia. Avicultural Mag. conducted bird surveys in the 110: 177-180. basins of the río Tabaconas, in Measurements (in mm) Female * Male 8. Restall, R. (2005) Breeding the Tabaconas-Namballe National Total length 370 406 Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sanctuary (prov. San Ignacio, dpto. Wing-length 227 232 W ing-chord 740 771 Sporophila nigricollis. Cajamarca), and the río Chira, in T arsus 50 52 Pacaipampa district (prov. Avicultural Mag. Ill: 14-20. Bill (nostril to tip) 49 56 9. Rylander, K. (2002) The Ayabaca, dpto. Piura). The first behavior of Texas study site comprises several lakes birds. Austin: University of named Arrebiatadas (3,200 m; * With several eggs Texas Press. 05°14’S 79°16’W) where four pairs 10. Sabel, K. (1990) Pfaffchen: of Andean Teal were recorded, the Acknowledgements Finkenammern Mittel- und first pair at the largest lake Our studies at Pacaipampa were Südamerikas. Eugen Ulmer: (Corazón de San Miguel, 3,274 m) funded by the Plan Binacional GmbH u. Co. on 7 April 2003, a second pair next Peru-Ecuador and the Agenda 11. Sick, H. (1993) Birds in Brazil. day at Lago de Victoria (3,244 m), Española de Cooperación Princeton, NJ: Princeton a third pair later the same day at Internacional (AECI). AM and PV University Press. the borders of Lago de Lagarto thank local authorities and guides 12. Skutch, A. F. (1954) Life (3,267 m), and the final pair on a in Pacaipampa for their assistance histories of Central American satellite pond of the latter lake. during the field work, and KE and birds. Pacific Coast Avifauna The sites in Pacaipampa are JA WWF-OPP for financing the 31. Berkeley, CA: Cooper within the Cordillera de Chames biological assessment of Orn. Soc. (3,200 m; 04°56’S 79°28’W). Here, Tabaconas-Namballe National 13. Stutchbury, B. J. M., Martin, two pairs were seen in July 2003 Sanctuary, in particular Linda P. R. & Morton, E. S. (1996) and five individuals in February Norgrove and Luis Naranjo (WWF- Nesting behaviour of the 2004. The first pair was observed Colombia) for their support and Slate-coloured Seedeater on 1 July at the borders of Lago El suggestions. John P. O’Neill, Sporophila schistacea in Tigre (3,220 m). The next day we Jeremy Flanagan and Willem-Pier Panamá. Orn. Neotrop. 7: met two local people who had Vellinga provided references and 63-65. hunted a pair (possibly the same) comments on earlier drafts. at the largest lake in this

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References 430, SMP, Lima, Peru. E-mail: en las alas comprometía las 1. Blake, E. R. (1977) Manual of [email protected]. primarias más internas y algunas Neotropical birds, 1. Chicago: cobertoras alares. El resto de la University of Chicago Press. Received 7 July 2005; final coloración, tanto del plumaje como 2. Bloch, H., San Martin, R., revision accepted 8 November 2005 de las áreas desnudas era comple­ Mora, P., Poulsen, M., tamente normal. Ambos se Rahbek, C., Rasmussen, J. & movieron entre los arbustos de la Tapia, R. (1990) A survey of Leucismo parcial en Pepitero zona, manteniéndose en contacto a the montane forest avifauna de Collar Saltator aurantiirostris través de llamadas permanentes. ofLoja province, southern en Santa Barbara, Jujuy, El ejemplar con leucismo parcial Ecuador. Cambridge, UK: Argentina fue seguido durante unos 15 International Council for minutos hasta que se dio a la fuga Bird Preservation (Study El leucismo en las aves es el fenómeno por el cual aparece perdiéndose en los arbustos de un Rep. 49). plumaje blanco sin que existan sector alejado del camino. El 3. Chapman, F. M. (1926) The leucismo afectaba al ejemplar de distribution of bird-life in cambios en la pigmentación de las partes desnudas (pico, patas y una manera similar a la descripta Ecuador. Bull. Amer. Mus. para Cyanerpes cyaneus en Costa Nat. Hist. 55. ojos), pudiendo afectar la totalidad o solo una parte del cuerpo. El Rica4 y a la del Phrygilus gayi 4. Fjeldså, J. & Krabbe, N. (1990) observado en Argentina6. Birds of the high Andes. albinismo, en cambio, afecta también la coloración de las partes Copenhagen: Zool. Mus., Agradecimientos Univ. of Copenhagen & desnudas y tiene una disposición A Kini Roesler por facilitarnos la Svendborg: Apollo Books. bilateralmente simétrica1. Existe bibliografía consultada. 5. Meyer de Schauensee, R. en la literatura una serie de (1966) The species of birds of menciones de ejemplares con Referencias South America with their diferentes anomalías que fueron 1. Buckley, P. A. (1987) distribution. Narberth, PA: consideradas casos de albinismo, Mendelian genes. En: Cooke, Livingston Publishing Co. sin embargo es el leucismo es un F. & Buckley, P. A. (1987) 6. O’Neill, J. P. (1992) A general fenómeno mucho más común que Avian genetics. A population overview of the montane el albinismo en poblaciones and ecological approach. San avifauna of Peru. Mem. Mus. naturales1. Diego: Academie Press. Hist. Nat., Univ. Nac. Mayor Gross’ ya mencionaba para 2. Chebez, J. C. (1987) Un caso San Marcos 21: 47-57. EEUU una lista de 304 especies de albinismo en Paroaria 7. Parker, T. A., Schulenberg, T. de aves con diferentes categorías coronata (Passeriformes: S., Graves, G. R. & Braun, de albinismo. En el Neotrópico Emberizidae). Nuestras Aves M. J. (1985) The avifauna of existen varios registros de 14: 13-14. the Huancabamba region, anomalías en la coloración de 3. Gross, A. (1965) The incidence northern Peru. Orn. Monogr. algunas especies de aves en of albinism in North 36: 169-197. estado silvestre2,51’.Sin embargo, .American birds. Bird 8. Ridgely, R. S. & Greenfield, P. en la mayoría de estos casos se Banding 36: 67-71. J. (2001) The birds of está en presencia de individuos 4. Kratter, A. W. & Nice, B. Ecuador. Ithaca, NY: Cornell con distinto grado de leucismo, y (2001) A partial Red-legged University Press. no de albinos propiamente dicho. Honeycreeper Cyanerpes El 28 de julio de 2003, en cyaneus in Costa Rica. Alexander More and Paul matorrales a la vera de la Ruta Cotinga 15: 15-16. Viñas Provincial Ns6, en un área de 5. de la Peña, M. (1988) Naturaleza y Cultura bosques pedemontanos xeromórfi- Albinismo en aves de Santa Internacional Perú—ProAves Perú, cos, en el sur de la Reserva Fé. Nuestras Aves 16: 16. Avenida Santa Rosa 601, Sullana, Natural Provincial Las Lancitas 6. Savigny, C. (2004) Albinismo Piura, Peru. E-mails: (24°10’S 64°23’0), dpto. Santa parcial en un ejemplar de [email protected], Bárbara, prov. Jujuy, Argentina, Comesebo Andino (Phrygilus [email protected]. fue hallado de un ejemplar de gayi). Nuestras Aves 48: 18. Pepitero de Collar Saltator auran­ 7. Zapata, A. R. P. & Novatti, R. Karen Eckhardt R. tiirostris con leucismo parcial ( 1979) Aves albinas en la Museo de Historia Natural (Fig. 6, p.80). Al momento de ser colección del Museo de La (UNMSMj, Avenida Arenales 1256, detectado se encontraba en Plata I: no passeriformes. Jesús Maria, Lima, Peru. E-mail: compañía de otro ejemplar de S. Hornero 12: 1-10. karenerl 8@hotmail. com. aurantiirostris de coloración 8. Zapata, A. R. P & Novatti, R. normal. Esta anormalidad (1995) Passeriformes albinos Jessica Amanzo afectaba la totalidad de la cabeza, en la colección del Museo de Universidad Peruana Cayetano la garganta, la parte superior del La Plata. Rev. Asoc. Cieñe. Heredia, Avenida Honorio Delgado pecho y se extendía en la zona Nat. Lit. 26: 69-71. dorsal hasta el lomo, mientras que

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Pablo G. Grilli the country continue to appear in Guadalupe produced 36 species, Laboratorio de Ornitología, Museo The Gone Binding Newsletter. The among them two new for the de La Plata (Grupo FALCO), Paseo July 2005 edition20 contains details island, Spotted Sandpiper del Bosque, SIN, CP 1900, La of the first photographic record of Actitis macularius and Palm Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E- American Pipit Anthus rubescens Warbler Dendroica palmarum mail: [email protected]. in the country (in late-January The nest and eggs of the Bridled 2005), as well as range extensions Sparrow Aimophila mystacalis Flavio N. Moschione for Red-breasted Blackbird have been described43. Proyecto Elé, Argentina. E-mail: Sturnella militaris and Tropical [email protected]. Mockingbird Mimus gilvus, an SOUTH AMERICA unusual seasonal record of Freddy G. Burgos Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens, Argentina Est. Lie. Cs. Biológicas FCA-UNJU a new site for the now seemingly Winter surveys of the Near- (Grupo FALCO), Argentina. E-mail: established Southern Lapwing Threatened Hooded Grebe [email protected]. Vanellus chilensis, the first record Podiceps gallardoi since 1998 have of Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon further revealed the importance of Received 22 March 2005; final pyrrhonota for Cocos Island, the Atlantic coast for this species revision accepted 5 May 2005 records of Cedar Waxwing and demonstrated that the Bombycilla cedrorum as late as 12 Gallegos estuary can be considered May 2005, a mid-June record of a regular locality at this season30. PUBLISHED RECORDS Sanderling Calidris alba, and Yellow-billed Tern Sterna super- FROM THE LITERATURE details of apparently the first ciliaris has been recorded nesting Caribbean-slope observations of in Buenos Aires province for the WEST INDIES Inca Dove Columbina inca. The first time37. October 2005 issue21 reports the Cuba seemingly already-established Brazil An extraordinary first record for arrival of Shiny Cowbird Cleere15 provides details of two Cuba and the Western Hemisphere Molothrus bonariensis in previously overlooked specimens of involves a Common Kingfisher Talamanca, the first Caribbean- White-winged Potoo Nyctibius Alcedo atthis\ the specimen was slope record of Marbled Godwit leucopterus which presumably collected in April 2003 in Limosa fedoa, an out-of-range relate (based on mensural charac­ mangroves south of Ciego de Avila, record of Pale-breasted teristics) to the until-recently in the south-centre of the island49. Spinetail Synallaxis albescens, long-lost Atlantic Forest several recent sightings of the population of the species. Guadeloupe uncommon White-tailed Hawk Whitney60 describes field observa­ Five species are reported as new Buteo albicaudatus, the fourth tions of a pair of bushbirds, breeding species for the island by a Costa Rican record of Golden­ apparently the extremely poorly recent publication33, namely cheeked Warbler Dendroica known Rondônia Bushbird Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis, chrysoparia and a rare report of a Clytoctantes atrogularis, in American Coot Fúlica Blackpoll Warbler D. striata. southern Amazonas. A Red- americana, Wilson’s Plover backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma Charadrius wilsonia, Antillean Guatemala was present on Ilha de Cabo Frio, Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii Renner45 presents new data Rio de Janeiro state, on 13 October and Bare-eyed Robin Turdus concerning the presence of the 1985; the first Brazilian record, nudigenis. Mountain Guan Penelopina nigra although there are vague mentions in the Sierra Yalijux. in the literature for Mato Grosso Puerto Rico (or Mato Grosso do Sul) and New breeding data for Puerto Mexico coastal Santa Catarina11. The first Rican Nightjar Caprimulgus The first country record of Manx observation in Brazil (a sight noctitherus and Antillean Shearwater Puffinus puffinus record) of the globally threatened Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii involved a single seen from shore Entre Rios Seedeater have recently become available16. in Baja California on 6 February Sporophila zelichi has been 20 0351, and the first Terek published, from Rio Grande do Sul, MIDDLE AMERICA Sandpiper Xenus cinereus for in November 20 027. The only Mexico frequented a locality in specimen of Broad-billed Prion Costa Rica southern Baja California in Pachyptila vittata for Brazil has An unusual altitudinal record April-May 2002 and again in recently been relocated and its involved several Band-tailed August 2002-February 200310. identity confirmed (it being a Pigeons Columba (Patagioenas) Rojas-Soto et al.50 present new data recently fledged bird)10. The fasciata at low elevations of for 11 species from the southern incidence of the race solanderi of Braulio Carrillo National Park3. part of the Baja California. A Southern Giant-petrel Most new distributional records for recent two-month survey of Isla Macronectes giganteus has been

90 Cotinga 25 Neotropical Notebook confirmed through specimen were presented in a recent paper12. Belmonte53 provide new data evidence, and three specimens of Three species have recently been concerning the breeding behaviour Northern Giant-petrel M. halli added to the list of those birds of Golden Parakeet Guarouba are reported in the same reliably recorded in the Distrito guarouba. Novel data concerning publication, also from the state of Federal, namely Bicoloured the temporal and distributional Rio Grande do Sul13. A visit to the Hawk Accipiter bicolor, Ash- status of Black Skimmer islets of São Pedro and São Paulo, coloured Cuckoo Coccyzus Rynchops niger in coastal Santa off Rio Grande do Norte, in early cinereus and Chapada Catarina have been presented9. 2005, yielded records of three Old Flycatcher Suiriri islerorum3i. World species new to Brazil: Little Marini & Lopes36 report a new Colombia Egret Egretta garzetta, Eurasian southernmost locality for the A host of new distributional Kestrel Falco tinnunculus and Silvery-cheeked Antshrike information has been published Lesser Moorhen Gallínula Sakesphorus cristatus. Horned recently including the rediscovery angulata (the latter being the first Screamer Anhima cornuta has (and taxonomic validation) of record for the New World, and is been documented (with Dusky Starfrontlet Coeligena supported by a specimen)8. photographs) from the state of orina32, new records of Blue-billed Another, earlier record of a Espirito Santo54. Variable Curassow Crax alberti4°, a new Northern Royal Albatross Seedeater Sporophila americana population of Wattled Curassow Diomedea sanfordi for Brazil has been recorded recently for the C. globulosa2, the first Andean and (following that reported recently; first time in the state of fourth country record of Wilson’s cf. Cotinga 21: 83), caught on a Maranhão56. Venturini & Paz58 Warbler Wilsonia pusilla39, longline off Rio Grande do Sul in report on the first Olive-sided records of endemics and globally August 1999, has come to light11. Flycatcher Contopus borealis in threatened species from the Coello The young of the recently Espírito Santo. Recent records of watershed (Tolima)35, a range described (so-called) Bald Black-banded Owl Strix huhula extension for Crescent-faced Pionopsitta aurantiocephala have from the state of Rio de Janeiro Antpitta Grallaricula lineifrons", been observed recently in the come from Tijuca National Park the first breeding records of Gull­ region of the newly demarcated and União Biological Reserve; billed Tern Sterna nilotica31, and Parque Nacional do Juruena, on there is only one other 20th- notes on Zimmer’s Woodcreeper the border between Amazonas and century record of the species from Xiphorhynchus kienerii in Mato Grosso44. Willis61 studied the the state22. Rodrigues et al.'3 Colombian Amazonia55. fragmented cerrados around the present the results of an avian town of Itirapina, in São Paulo survey of the rio Cipó Valley, Ecuador state, since 1982, recording over Minas Gerais, conducted between Harold Greeney and colleagues 230 species in the grasslands and May 1998 and November 2002. continue to produce papers gallery woodlands, noting the Agne1 reports significant records of providing much new information presence of several local and threatened birds in Rio Grande do on the breeding biology of birds in declining grassland specialists Sul, namely: Helmeted the country, with recent contribu­ (several of which are globally Woodpecker Dryocopus galeatus, tions including new data for four threatened), and the seasonal at Passo Fundo, Green Ibis species of Basileuterus warblers27, presence of a number of rare Mesembrinibis cayennensis, at Yellow-whiskered Bush- Sporophila species (mainly in the Esmeralda, Mantled Hawk tanager Chlorospingus earlier years of his study). His Leucopternis polionotus, at Caxias parvirostris33, Blackish Tapaculo results also revealed the loss of do Sul, Comb Duck Cairina Scytalopus latrans24, Long-tailed several rare species over the years moschata with young, at São Luiz Tapaculo S. micropterus26, including the globally threatened Gonzaga (the first breeding record Chusquea Tapaculo S. parkeri28, Lesser Nothura Nothura minor for the state), and Robust Rufous-crowned Tody-tyrant and Ochre-breasted Pipit Woodpecker Campephilus Poecilotriccus ruficeps25 and Slate- Anthus nattereri. Pacheco & robustus, at Passo Fundo. Azevedo crowned Antpitta Grallaricula Olmos42 report on the exciting & Ghizoni5 mention three new nana23. results of a rapid avifaunal state records for Santa Catarina: inventory conducted along the Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus French Guiana BR163 road, within the rio tricolor at Lagoa do Camacho, First heard (unknowingly) in the Tapajós-Xingu interfluvium, Pará, Pavonine Cuckoo Dromococcyx country in 1995, more recent in May 2002: 408 species were pavoninus at Parque Estadual das observations (in 2004) and tape- recorded and separate accounts Araucáris, São Domingos, and recordings have confirmed the are presented for 17 of these, for Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa at presence of White-winged Potoo which data collected by the Laguna. A new Brazilian locality Nyctibius leucopterus at two sites14. authors provides new range limits (only the seventh) for Dusky- or is informative from a conserva­ tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon Guyana tion perspective. 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clutch size of the little-known 2005 what appears to be a new (‘mostly below 500’) m. Podocarpus Wing-banded Antbird site for the globally threatened National Park, Bombuscaro Myrmornis torquata from observa­ Seven-coloured Tanager entrance, on 1 November 2004, tions in the south of the country. Tangara fastuosa was located, the Metallic-green Tanager Tangara CEAC forest, near Satuba, just labradorides, 940 (1,300) m. Paraguay north-west of Maceió, Alagoas Several range extensions were also The globally threatened Lesser (GMK, RS et al.). A Gull-billed sent by TM: White-tailed Kite Nothura Nothura minor has Tern Sterna nilotica, on the Elanus leucurus at Dos Mangos, recently been documented in Amazon close to Monte Alegre, near Manglaralto (01°48’S Paraguay, at Laguna Blanca, dpto. Pará, on 8 December 2005, was 80°45’W), on 18 December 2004; San Pedro38. unusually far upriver (CC, GMK). the southernmost Ecuadorian A short visit to the FLONA do record; Black-and-white Peru Tapajós, Pará, on 4-7 December Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa at Two specimens of Greenish 2005, produced the following Mayaycu near Paquisha, río Haplophaedia aureliae species new to the list of the area Nangaritza (04°00’S 78°36’W, have been identified in collections, (Henriques et al. 2003, Orn. 850 m), on 3 November 2004; providing the first records for the Neotrop. 14: 307-338): Orange­ C.60 km east of the known range; country59. Nazca Booby Sula breasted Falcon Falco and Bran-coloured Flycatcher granti has been discovered deiroleucus, Olive-sided Myiophobus fasciatus and a Giant breeding on the Lobos de Afuera Flycatcher Contopus cooperi, Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus at Islands18, and two new breeding Green-backed Becard Vilcahamba (04°14’S 79-13^ sites for Wedge-rumped Storm- Pachyramphus viridus and 1,550 m) on 28 January 2004. The petrel Oceanodroma tethys Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis latter species was being fed by a kelsalli have also been located4. flaviventer (CC, GMK). Scrub Blackbird Dices warszewiczi The nest of the Round-tailed due to the absence of pouch­ Manakin Pipra chloromeros has Cuba nesting icterids. Whether it has been described for the first time, Unusually large numbers of two extended its range from the based on observations made in species were encountered in the eastern Andes or from the drier Peru17. Birama swamp, Granma province, west is unknown. Additionally, in December 2004, namely 120 Superciliated Wren Thryothorus Surinam Osprey Pandion haliaetus and superciliaris was found at Manta New records of birds made in the c. 1,000 Gull-billed Tern Sterna Real (02°33’S 79022W) on 23 south of the country include six nilotica-, the latter is currently October 2004 (the northernmost species not previously recorded in considered a rare transient and Andean foothill record) and Surinam52. winter resident in Cuba (EA, OH, Golden-faced Tyrannulet AK & ER). Zimmerius chrysops there on 20 November 2004 (the southernmost OTHER RECORDS Ecuador western Andean foothill record). RECEIVED TM sent the following new The lower río Paute Valley altitudinal records (figures in (02°36’S 77°32’W) around brackets indicate altitudinal limits Guarumales was visited on Brazil given in Ridgely & Greenfield 19-20 June 2005 and provided a The second Brazilian (and sixth) 2001): Manta Real, Cañar number of new low-altitude South American record of Terek province, 23 October 2004, Wedge­ records. Four Sandpiper Xenus cinereus was billed Schistes were found together at 1,620 m: photographed at Parati, Rio de geoffroyi, 400 (800) m, and, on 15 Collared Inca Coeligena Janeiro, on 2 November 2005 (RW September 2005, White-winged torquata (2,100 m), Chestnut­ per AW), and was still present on 9 Tanager Piranga leucoptera, 400 breasted Coronet November (GMK). A male Dark- (800) m. Chinapintza, Cordillera Boissonneaua matthewsii throated Seedeater Sporophila del Condor, 4 November 2004, (1,900 m), Amethyst-throated ruficollis was observed near Slate-coloured Grosbeak Sunangel Heliangelus amethys- Itirapina (São Paulo state), on 10 Saltator grossus, 1,550 (1,200) m ticollis (1,900 m) and Glowing October 2005 (GMK); Willis60 only (also outside the geographical Puffleg vestitus listed a single previous record from range in Ridgely & Greenfield (2,500 m). Also there was this region and the species is 2001); Chestnut-bellied Masked generally rare this far north and Seedeater Sporophila cyanea at 1,820 east. A male Rufous-rumped castaneiventris, 1,600 (1,300) m; (2,400) m and Glossy Seedeater Sporophila White-sided Flowerpiercer Flowerpiercer Diglossa hypochroma was reported from Diglossa albilatera, 1,600 lafresnayi at 2,000 (2,700) m. Serra da Canastra National Park, (1,900) m; and Dusky-billed Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea Minas Gerais, on 22 October 2005 Parrotlet Forpus sclateri, at ferruginea at the same locality, (RR, A & VH). On 16 September Conguimi below Chinapintza, 870 at 1,680 m, fills a small gap in

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the known distribution. Further altitudinal limits: a White-sided 2,760 (2,500) m (also a slight range east, Lemon-browed Flowerpiercer Diglossa extension). Andean Tit-spinetail Flycatcher Cnnopias cinchoneti albilatera at 1,550 (1,800) m, Leptasthenura andícola at the pass near Santiago de Mendez was Golden-collared Honeycreeper between Casapalca and rather low, at 500 (1,000) m. Just Iridophanes pulcherrima at 1,550 Marcapomacocha, dpto. Lima, on north of Limón (General m (only below 650 m in north-west 14 March 2005, at 4,780 (4,500) m. Leonidas Plaza), a Lineated Ecuador) and Silver-throated Blue-and-black Tanager Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes Tanager Tangara icterocephala at Tangara vassorii at Agua Azul, albolineatus was found at 970 1,550 ( 1,350) m. Further above La Florida, in the upper río (600) m, and, on the interesting records, by the same Zaña drainage, on 19 March 2005, Gualaceo-Limón road, Golden- observer, are from Cotinga Lodge, at 1,580 (2,000) m. New range crowned Tanager Iridosornis near Morán/El Angel (c.00°45’N extensions sent by TM included rufivertex at 2,100 (2,500) m, on 78°01’W), on 28-30 August 2005: Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis 23 June 2005. On the western Sickle-winged Guan at San Jacinto, río Nepeña, dpto. Andean slope near Corona de Chamaepet.es goudotii with two Ancash (09°10’S 78°15’W), on 17 Oro (02°37’S 79°26’W), on 24 juveniles, at 2,970 (2,600) m, March 2004 (but first confirmed in June 2005, two species were White-tailed Tyrannulet 2003), and Speckled found at 680 m that are usually Mec.ocerculus poecilocercus at Hummingbird Adelomyia higher: Uniform Antshrike 2,900 (2,500) m, Streak-necked melanogenys at Agua Azul, above Thamnophilus unicolor (1,000 m) Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis La Florida, on the río Zaña, on 19 and Three-striped Warbler at 3,000 (2,500) m, Grey-breasted March 2005 (southernmost locality Basileuterus tristriatus (1,000 Wood-wren Henicorhina on the western Andean slope). m), the latter also 55 km south of leucophrys at 3,200 (3,000) m, its known range. A Short-eared Brown-capped Vireo Víreo Acknowledgements Owl Asio flammens was leucophrys at 2,760 (2,600) m and The following forwarded or observed on 19 June 2005 at Chestnut-capped Brush-finch commented on records: Emilio Sevilla de Oro, near Paute, Buarremon brunneinucha at 2,950 Alfaro (EA), Stefan Behrens, unusually low for mainland (2,500) m. On 2 September, at Kerem Boyla (KB), Chris Collins Ecuador, at 2,360 (3,000) m, Mindo Lindo, there was a (CC), Omar Hernández (OH), although Freile (Bull. Brit. Orn. Collared Inca Coeligena torquata Adrian & Valerie Hopkins (A & Club 124: 193) noted the species at 1,700 (2,100) m, and at Chipai, VH), Arturo Kirkconnell ÍAK), at 2,200 m at Tiquibuzo. near San Miguel de los Bancos, an Guy M, Kirwan (GMK), Tino TM also sent the following new Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Mischler (TM), Richard Raby (RR), distributional records for the Phyllomyias cinereiceps at 850 Ernesto Reyes (ER), Rick Schaefer extreme north-west of the country. (1,350) m. On 5 November, at (RS), Andy Webb (AW) and At Tunda Loma Lodge, on the río Macas, Morona-Santiago province, Richard White (RW). Tululbí (c.OlMl’N 78°45’W; c.50 m), three Turquoise Tanagers on 23-26 August 2005, the Tangara mexicana were at 1,000 Neotropical Notebook: compiled following were observed: Pacific (600) m, above Macas town there by Juan Mazar Barnett, Guy M. Parrotlet Forpus coelestis, Blue­ was a Yellow-green Vireo Vireo Kirwan and Jeremy Minns. necked Tanager Tangara flavoviridis at 1,300 (400) m, and cyanicollis cyanopygia (previously in nearby Sucúa a Ruddy References reported here by R. Strewe, in Ground-dove Columbina 1. Agne, C. E. (2Ü05) Novos October 1997) and Sooty- talpacoti was at 850 (400) m. registros de aves ameaçadas crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus de extinção no estado do Rio phaeocephalus. A Rufous-brown Peru Grande do Sul. Atualidades Solitaire Cichlopsis leucogenys at TM sent the following new Orn. 126: 8. Tunda Loma was at 90 m, whereas altitudinal records, as compared 2. Alarcón-Nieto, G. & Palácios, it is not usually recorded below with Fjeldså & Krabbe (1990) and E. (2005) Confirmación de 400 m. A Pied-billed Grebe Clements & Shany (2001). The una segunda población del Podylimbus podiceps, at Santa former altitudinal limit is given in Pavón Moquirrojo (Crax Rosa, Fundación Golondrinas brackets. Baird’s Flycatcher globulosa) para Colombia en (c.00°47’N 78"08W), was far out of Myiodynastes bairdii, near el bajo Río Caquetá. Orre. range and in unusual habitat, Pariacoto, Ancash, on 11 March Colombiana 3: 97-99. below overhanging bushes in a 2004, at 1,600 (1,000) m. Red- 3. Avalos, G. (2005) Band-tailed river. A Sooty-headed crested Cotinga Ampelion Pigeon (Columba fasciata) at Tyrannulet Phyllomyias rubrocristatus at San Andrés de low elevations in Braulio griseiceps, also there, was 500 m Cutervo, on 17 August 2004, at Carrillo National Park, Costa above its normal altitudinal range, 2,230 (2,500) m. Black-and-white Rica. Orn. Neotrop. 16: and on 27 August 2005, at Santa Seedeater Sporophila luctuosa at 127-128. Rosa, the following species were Mitupampa, near Huancabamba, 4. Ayala, L., Mendoza, C. & recorded outside their usual dpto. Piura, on 26 August 2004, at Pérez, J. (2004) Two new

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breeding localities for Wedge- 14. Claessens, O., Pelletier, V. & eastern Ecuador. Orn. rumped Storm-Petrel Ingels, J. (2005) First records Neotrop. 16: 427-432. Oceanodroma tethys kelsalli of White-winged Potoo 26. Greeney, H. F. & Gelis, R. A. in Peru. Marine Orn. 32: Nyctibius leucopterus for (2005) The nest and nestlings 107-108. French Guiana. Alauda 73: of the Long-tailed Tapaculo 5. Azevedo, M. A. G. & Ghizoni, I. 61-68. (Scytalopus micropterus) in R. (2005) Novos registros de 15. Cleere, N. (2005) Previously Ecuador. Orn. Colombiana 3: aves para o estado de Santa overlooked museum 88-91. Catarina, sul do Brasil. specimens of White-winged 27. Greeney, H. F., Martin, P. R., Atualidades Orn. 126: 9. Potoo Nyctibius leucopterus Dobbs, R. C., Lysinger, M. & 6. Barton, D. C., Lindquist, K. E., Wied 1821. Bull. Brit. Orn. Gelis, R. A. (2005) Henry, R. W. & Mendoza, L. Club 125: 157-160. Observations on the breeding M. L. (2004) Landbird and 16. Delannoy, C. A. (2005) First of Basileuterus warblers in waterbird notes from Isla nesting records of the Puerto Ecuador. Bull. Brit. Orn. Guadalupe, Mexico. Western Rican Nightjar and Antillean Club 125: 129-135. Birds 35: 186-196. Nighthawk in a montane 28. Greeney, H. F. & Rombough, C. 7. Bencke, G. A. (2004) O forest of western Puerto Rico. J. F. (2005) First nest of the caboclinho Sporophila zelichi J. Field Orn. 76: 271-273. Chusquea Tapaculo observado no Rio Grande do 17. Doucet, S. M. & Mennill, D. J. (Scytalopus parkeri) in Sul, Brasil. Ararajuba 12: (2005) First description of southern Ecuador. Orn. 170-171. the nest of the Round-tailed Neotrop. 16: 439^440. 8. Bencke, G. A., Ott, P., Moreno, Manakin (Pipra 29. Greeney, H. F. & Sornoza, F. I., Tavares, M. & Caon, G. chloromeros). Orn. Neotrop. (2005) The nest and eggs of (2005) Old World birds new 16: 433-434. the Slate-crowned Antpitta to the Brazilian territory 18. Figueroa, J. (2004) First record (Grallaricula nana), with recorded in the Archipelago of breeding by the Nazca observations on incubation of São Pedro and São Paulo, Booby Sula granti on Lobos behavior in southern equatorial Atlantic Ocean. de Afuera Islands, Peru. Ecuador. Orn. Neotrop. 16: Ararajuba 13: 126-129. Marine Orn. 32: 117-118. 137-140. 9. Branco, J. O. & Fracasso, H. A. 19. Galindo, D., Mlodinow, S. G., 30. Imberti, S., Sturzenbaum, S. A. (2004) Ocorrência e Carmona, R. & Sauma, L. M. & McNamara, M. (2005) abundância de Rynchops (2004) Terek Sandpiper Actualización de la distribu­ niger Linnaeus, no litoral de (Xenus cinereus): a first for ción invernal del Macá Santa Catarina, Brasil Rev. Mexico. North Amer. Birds Tobiano (Podiceps gallardoi) Brasil. Zool. 22: 430-432. 58: 454-455. y notas sobre su 10. Carlos, C. J. (2005) Notes on 20. Garrigues, R. (2005) The Gone problemática conservación. the specimen record of the Birding Newsletter 6 (2). Hornero 19: 83-89. Broad-billed Prion 21. Garrigues, R. (2005) The Gone 31. Johnston-González, R., Pachyptila vittata from Rio Birding Newsletter 6 (4). Arbeláez-Alvardo, D. & Grande do Sul, south Brazil. 22. Gonzaga, L. P. & Castiglioni, Angarita Martínez, I. (2005) Ararajuba 13: 124-125. G. D. A. (2004) Registros Primeros registros de repro­ 11. Carlos, C. J., Colabuono, F. I. recentes de Strix huhula no ducción del Gaviotín Blanco & Vooren, C. M. (2004) Notes estado do Rio de Janeiro (Gelochelidon nilotica) en on the Northern Royal (Strigiformes: Strigidae). Colombia. Orn. Colombiana Albatross Diomedea sanfordi Ararajuba 12: 141-144. 3: 84-87. in south Brazil. Ararajuba 23. Greeney, H. F. (2005) The nest 32. Krabbe, N., Flórez, P, Suárez, 12: 166-167. and eggs of the Yellow- G., Castaño, J., Arango, J. 12. Carlos, C. J., Fedrizzi, C. E. & whiskered Bush-tanager D., Pulgarín, P. C., Múnera, Azevedo-Júnior, S. M. de (Chlorospingus parvirostris) W. A., Stiles, F. G. & (2005) Notes on some in eastern Ecuador. Orn. Salaman, P. (2005) seabirds of Pernambuco Neotrop. 16: 437^138. Rediscovery of the Dusky state, north-east Brazil. Bull. 24. Greeney, H. F., Bücker, A. D. Starfrontlet Coeligena orina, Brit. Orn. Club 125: L. & Harbers, N. (2005) with a description of the 140-147. Parental care of the Blackish adult plumages and reassess­ 13. Carlos, C. J., Voisin, J.-F. & Tapaculo (Scytalopus latrans) ment of its taxonomic status. Vooren, C. M. (2005) Records in northeastern Ecuador. Orn. Colombiana 3: 28-35. of Southern Giant Petrel Orn. Neotrop. 16: 283-286. 33. Levesque, A., Duzont, F. & Macronectes giganteus 25. Greeney, H. F., Dobbs, R. C., Ramsahai, A. (2005) Cinq solanderi and Northern Martin, P. R., Halupka, K. & espèces d’oiseaux nicheurs Giant Petrel M. halli off Gelis, R. A. (2005) Nesting récemment découvertes en southern Brazil. Bull. Brit. and foraging ecology of the Guadeloupe (Antilles Orn. Club 125: 288-292. Rufous-crowned Tody-tyrant françaises). Alauda 73: (Poecilotriccus ruficeps) in 69-70.

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34. Lopes, L. E., Leite, L., Pinho, 42. Pacheco, J. F. & Olmos, F. 52. O’Shea, B. J. (2005) Notes on J. B. & Goes, R. (2005) New (2005) Birds of a latitudinal birds of the Sipaliwini bird records to the Estação transect in the Tapajós- savanna and other localities Ecológica de Águas Xingu interfluvium, eastern in southern Suriname, with Emendadas, Planaltina, Brazilian Amazonia. six new species for the Distrito F ederal. Ararajuba Ararajuba 13: 29-46. country. Orn. Neotrop. 16: 13: 107-108. 43. Palacios-Silva, R., Castillo 361-370. 35. Losada-Prado, S., Gonzalez- Meza, A. L. & García-Chávez, 53. Silveira, L. F. & Belmonte, F. Prieto, A. M., J. (2005) Descripción del nido J. (2005) Comportamento Carvajal-Lozano, A. M. & y huevos del Gorrión reprodutivo e hábitos da Molina Martínez, Y. G. (2005 ) Embridado (Aimophila ararajuba, Guarouba Especies endémicas y mystacalis). Orn. Neotrop. guarouba, no município de amenazadas registradas en 16: 101-104. Tailândia, Pará, Brasil. la cuenca del Río Coello 44. Porto, C. (2005) Descobertas e Ararajuba 13: 89-93. (Tolima) durante estudios descobrimentos. Terra da 54. Simon, J. E. & Lima, S. R. rápidos en 2003. Orn. fíente 2 (15): 54-55. (2004) Primeiro registro Colombiana 3: 76-80. 45. Renner, S. C. (2005) The documentado de Anhima 36. Marini, M. Â. & Lopes, L. E. Mountain Guan (Penelopina corunta (Linnaeus, 1766) (2005) Novo limite na nigra) in the Sierra Yalijux, (Anseriformes: Anhimidae) distribuição geográfica de Guatemala. Orn. Neotrop. 16: para o estado do Espírito Sakesphorus cristatus 419-426. Santo, Brasil. Ararajuba 12: (Thamnophilidae). Ararajuba 46. Rice, N. H. & Milensky, C. M. 151-152. 13: 105-106. (2005) The nest and nestlings 55. Stiles, F. G. (2005) El 37. Maugeri, F. G. (2005) Primer of the Wing-banded Antbird Trepatroncos de Zimmer, registro de nidificación en (Myrmornis torquata) from Xiphorhynchus kienerii, en la ambiente fluvial del Gaviotín southern Guyana. Wilson Amazonia colombiana. Orn. Chico Común (Sterna super - Bull. 117: 103-105. Colombiana 3: 104—106. ciliaris) para la provincia de 47. Rivera-Pedroza, L. F. & 56. Vasconcelos, M. F. de (2004) Buenos Aires y nueva Ramírez, M. P. (2005) Una First record of the Variable evidencia de su nidificación extensión de la distribución Seedeater (Sporophila asociada con el Chorlito de del Tororoi Medialuna americana) for the state of Collar (Charadrius collaris). Grallaricula lineifrons Maranhão, Brazil. Ararajuba Orn. Neotrop. 16: 117-121. (Formicariidae) en Colombia. 12: 145. 38. Mazar Barnett, J., Klavins, J., Orn. Colombiana 3: 81-83. 57. Vasconcelos, M. F. de (2005) A Castillo, H. de, Coconier, E. 48. Rodrigues, M., Carrara, L. A., range extension for Dusky- & Clay, R. (2004) Nothura Faria, L. P. & Gomes, H. B. tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon minor (Tinamidae) a globally (2004) Aves do Parque fuscicauda in eastern threatened Cerrado species Nacional da Serra do Cipo: o Amaonia. Bull. Brit. Om. new to Paraguay. Ararajuba Vale do Rio Cipo, Minas Club 125: 314-315. 12: 153-155. Gerais, Brasil. Rev. Brasil. 58. Venturini, A. C. & Paz, P. R. de 39. Ocampo, S. (2005) La Reinita Zool. 22: 326-338. (2005) Primeira ocorrência Gorrinegra Wilsonia pusilla 49. Rodríguez, Y., Garrido, O. H., conhecida de Contopus (Parulidae), nuevo registro Wiley, J. W. & Kirkconnell, A. borealis no Espírito Santo. para los Andes colombianos. (2005) The Common Atualidades Orn. 126: 4. Orn. Colombiana 3: 74-75. Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis): an 59. Weller, A.-A. (2005) A 40. Ochoa-Quintero, J. M., Melo- exceptional first record for hummingbird species new to Vásquez, L, Palacio-Vieira J. the West Indies and the Peru: range extension for the A. & Patino, A. M. (2005) western hemisphere. Orn. Nuevos registros y notas Neotrop. 16: 141. Haplophaedia aureliae. Bull. sobre la historia natural del 50. Rojas-Soto, O. R., Garcia-Trejo, Brit. Orn. Club 125: Paujil Colombiano Crax E. A., Sánchez-González, L. 136-140. alberti al nororiente de la A.. López de Aquino, S., 60. Whitney, B. M. (2005) Cordillera Central Liebig-Fossas, L, Puebla- Clytoctantes (atrogularisl) in colombiana. Orn. Olivares, F„ Navarro S., A. Amazonas, Brazil, and its Colombiana 3: 42-50. G. & Benz, B. W. (2004) relationship to Neoctantes 41. Pacheco. J. F. (2004) Noteworthy avifaunal niger (Thamnophilidae). Bull. Occôrrencia acidental de records from the Baja Brit. Orn. Club 125: 108-113. Buteo polyosoma (Quoy & California peninsula, Mexico. 61. Willis, E. O. (2004) Birds of a Gaimard, 1824) na Ilha de Western Birds 35: 215-218. habitat spectrum in the Cabo Frió, Rio de Janeiro, 51. San Miquel, M. & McGrath, T. Itirapina savanna, São Brasil. Ararajuba 12: (2004) First record of the Paulo, Brazil (1982-2003). 168-169. Manx Shearwater for Mexico. Brazil. J. Biol. 64: 901-910. Western Birds 35: 211-214.

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