Breeding behavior of the Atlantic forest endemic Blue Manakin (<i>Chiroxiphia caudata</i>)

Zima, Paulo V. Q.; Perrella, Daniel Fernandes; Biagolini-Jr., Carlos; Ribeiro‐Silva, Lais; Francisco, Mercival R.

doi:10.1676/1559-4491-129.1.53

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“…The Helmeted Manakin nests in the undergrowth, usually below 3 m, using both shrub and trees as support, even though some nests can be built as high as 10 m (Marini 1992). Linhares et al (2010) found similar result for the 28 nests of the l l Araripe Manakin A. bokermanni, with 93% of them constructed below 2 m. The Blue Manakin and the Longtailed Manakin also construct their nests in the forest undergrowth, usually below 3 m, although they also show substantial variation in nesting height (Foster 1976, Zima et al a 2017. Nests of all species in these two genera are a cup attached by its top lip in the angle of a forked branch, often including a tail of loose dry broad leaves (Kirwan & Green 2011).…”

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“…The breeding season of members of Antilophia and a Chiroxiphia begin at the end of the dry season and extends a through the first half of the wet season, irrespective of the region and habitat occupied. The breeding season of the Blue Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata in a primary a submontane rain forest in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest lasted about five months, extending from October to February (Zima et al a 2017). Similarly, the breeding season of the Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis in s a riparian woodland within a disturbed tropical dry forest in Costa Rica also lasted for about five months, extending from March to July (Foster 1976).…”

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“…Nests of all species in these two genera are a cup attached by its top lip in the angle of a forked branch, often including a tail of loose dry broad leaves (Kirwan & Green 2011). Other similarities in breeding parameters between Antilophia and a Chiroxiphia are: a clutch size of two eggs, incubation performed exclusively by females during a period of ~18 days, nests kept clean, and nestlings brooded and feed exclusively by females for a period of ~16 days (Foster 1976, Coelho & Silva 1998, Silva 2004, Linhares et al 2010, Zima et al 2017.…”

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Breeding biology of the Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata in an ecotone between the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado

Marçal

Lopes

2019

Rev. Bras. Ornitol.

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Manakins (Pipridae) are well-known by their promiscuous mating system. Nonetheless, scarce evidence suggests that the Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata, the only dichromatic manakin widely distributed in the South American Cerrado, is monogamic. We studied the breeding biology of the Helmeted Manakin in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. We found 17 nests, which are built in the forest undergrowth (usually below 3 m height). Nests are a cup attached by its top lip usually in the angle of a forked branch. The nest attachment zone is made mostly of spider silk. The structural zone is constructed with dry broad leaves, leaf petioles and horsehair fungus, which were bind together by a considerable amount of spider silk. The outer (decorative) zone is made with some hanging dry broad leaves, frequently forming a tail. Clutch size is always two (n = 12), and eggs are long oval, with a ground color in different shades of beige, marked with irregular spot, blotches and, sometimes, streaks ranging from light to dark brown. Mean eggs measurements were 23.9 x 16.3 mm (n = 14), weighting 3.3 g (n = 10). Eggs are laid once each day and hatching is synchronous. Females are the sole responsible for nest building (which usually took 10 days), incubation (18.5 days), and nestling care (18.3 days). The simple percentage of successful nests (n = 11) was 27% and predation was the main cause of nest failure. The breeding season extends from the second half of August to the first half of January. Renesting after loss of a first clutch is a common strategy and we recorded up to three nesting attempts for a single female. We present evidence that the Helmeted Manakin is promiscuous, as usual for a dichromatic manakin.

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Breeding biology of the Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata in an ecotone between the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado

Marçal

Lopes

2019

Rev. Bras. Ornitol.

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“…The incubation period is 18 days (Zima et al . 2017) and we considered this species a good model because nests are abundant in forest understorey, they persist in the field for up to 2 years and they are not re‐used (Zima et al . 2017).…”

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“…25 × 17 mm) (Zima et al . 2017). Each nest received two eggs of the same colour, and egg colours were alternated according to the order in which nests were found.…”

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The influence of egg presence and eggshell colour in the attraction of visually oriented predators to nests of a tropical forest bird

Zima

Perrella

Francisco

2021

Ibis

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Several hypotheses have been proposed to account for the function of eggshell pigmentation. One predicts that patterns of colour and markings provide camouflage against visually oriented nest predators. However, the effectiveness of any anti‐predatory function of eggshell colour may be reduced if predators can use the nests per se as foraging cues (nest‐crypsis hypothesis). Here, we tested whether eggshell pigmentation, and a set of concurrent variables, could explain nest predation in natural nests of the Atlantic Forest endemic Blue Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata containing plasticine eggs. Nests were continuously monitored for predator identification using infra‐red camera traps, and we considered the nest‐crypsis hypothesis by testing the premise that if predators can use nests as visual cues, they would be recorded checking empty nests at rates similar to those containing eggs. Six bird species were identified as visually oriented predators of nest contents, and predation frequencies were low and not influenced by eggshell colour. Empty nests and nests containing eggs were visited by predators at similar frequencies, independently of eggshell colour, which provided the first direct support for the nest‐crypsis hypothesis. It suggests that for this tropical forest, open‐nesting passerine, selective forces driving nest concealment and nest camouflage may be stronger than selection for eggshell colour variation.

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Bright coloration of male blue manakin is not connected to higher rates of nest predation

Biagolini-Jr.

Perrella²

2020

acta ethol

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Breeding behavior of the Atlantic forest endemic Blue Manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata)

Cited by 14 publications

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Breeding biology of the Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata in an ecotone between the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado

Breeding biology of the Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata in an ecotone between the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado

The influence of egg presence and eggshell colour in the attraction of visually oriented predators to nests of a tropical forest bird

Bright coloration of male blue manakin is not connected to higher rates of nest predation

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