Nest, Eggs, and Nest Placement of the Brazilian Endemic Black-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila melanogaster)

Rovedder, Cristiano Eidt; Fontana, Carla Suertegaray

doi:10.1676/10-182.1

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“…It was placed 34 cm from the ground on a supporting plant about 65 cm tall in grassland with vegetation 50-60 cm high bordering a creek. Both nests matched the pattern described for other Sporophila of the capuchino group (de la Peña, 2005;Rovedder & Fontana, 2012). Another nest was collected at Assentamento Santa Maria do Ibicuí (29°28'S, 53°39'W), Manoel Viana, on 3 February 2006, by M. Krügel (MCP 1782).…”

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confidence: 67%

“…Andrade, Arroio do Padre (Maurício & Dias, 1998); Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus, NY, Parque Municipal Farroupilha, Pelotas (Maurício & Dias, 1998); Short-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza campanisona, NE/NY, Sapiranga (Franz, 2013); Bay-capped Wrenspinetail Spartonoica maluroides, NY, Lagoa Pequena, Pelotas (Dias et al, 2009); Straight-billed Reedhaunter Limnoctites rectirostris, NE/NY, Bom Jesus and São José dos Ausentes (Fontana et al, 2009;Repenning et al, 2010); Grey-hooded Flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris, NE, Monte Alverne, Santa Cruz do Sul (Bencke, 1995); Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant Hemitriccus obsoletus, NE, Monte Alverne, Santa Cruz do Sul (Bencke et al, 2001); Large Elaenia Elaenia spectabilis, NE/NY, Santa Maria (Hoffmann & Krügel, 2007); Sharptailed Grass Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta, NY, Arroio Macena headwaters, Vacaria (Repenning et al, 2010); Black-and-white Monjita Xolmis dominicanus, NE, São Francisco de Paula (Fontana, 1998); Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant Muscipipra vetula, NE, CPCN Pró-Mata, São Francisco de Paula (Fontana et al, 2000); Rustycollared Seedeater Sporophila collaris, NE, Rio Santa Maria floodplain, Dom Pedrito (Bencke et al, 2003); Black-bellied Seedeater Sporophila melanogaster, NE, several localities in northeastern highlands (Rovedder & Fontana, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Review of the breeding status of birds in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Maurício

Bencke

Repenning

et al. 2013

Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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Information on the breeding biology of birds is essential for improving avian life-history theory and implementing sound management and conservation actions for these organisms. Comprehensive reviews of this kind of information are lacking for most Neotropical regions, including Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost Brazilian state. Aiming to update the knowledge on the reproductive status of birds in Rio Grande do Sul, we reviewed breeding records of all potential breeding species recorded in the state using a set of predefined, restrictive criteria for accepting breeding evidences as effective. Data satisfying our criteria were available for 165 species in the literature. We also collected novel breeding information obtained in the state for an additional 126 species, including observations for several species whose reproductive biology is poorly known. Among these are birds previously unknown to breed in Brazil. This new data and the critical review of the previous information resulted in a total of 291 species for which breeding evidences are accepted as effective. This corresponds to 54.7% of the 532 species considered either confirmed or potential breeders in the state. In addition to providing information on nesting dates, clutch size, nest architecture and breeding behavior of south Brazilian birds, our review serves as a benchmark for the adequate assessment of avian breeding records elsewhere. We hope to stimulate observers to rigorously document breeding events, especially for taxa for which basic information is lacking.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Review of the breeding status of birds in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Maurício

Bencke

Repenning

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Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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“…The size of Marsh Seedeater nests, the materials used in construction, the location and height above the ground are very similar to those known for other capuchinos (Narosky 1973, de la Peña 1981, 2005, 2009, ffrench 1980, Di Giacomo 2005a, Roda and Lopez-Lanús 2008, Rovedder and Fontana 2012), including a nest of Marsh Seedeater from a site close to ours in Entre Ríos, Argentina that was described briefly by Chebez et al (2008). Clutch size, egg colour and parental behaviour, including more female care to offspring, are also similar to those of other capuchinos (e.g.…”

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confidence: 56%

“…The natural history of the capuchinos has been poorly documented and the breeding biology of several species of this group remains poorly understood. The few studies include the Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea (Narosky 1973), Dark-throated Seedeater S. ruficollis (de la Peña 1981, 2005, 2009), Tawny-bellied Seedeater S. hypoxantha (de la Peña 2005, 2009, Di Giacomo 2005a, Facchinetti et al 2008), Rufous-Rumped Seedeater S. hypochroma (Roda and López-Lanús 2008), Ruddy-breasted Seedeater S. minuta (ffrench 1980, Stiles and Skutch 1989) and Black-Bellied Seedeater S. melanogaster (Rovedder and Fontana 2012).…”

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Breeding biology and conservation of the Marsh SeedeaterSporophila palustris

Vizentin‐Bugoni

Areta

Giácomo³

et al. 2013

Bird Conservation International

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SummaryThe Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris is one of the most endangered and least known of the capuchino seedeaters. Breeding populations are patchy, occurring in north-east Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay. We present data on the breeding biology of the species, and describe nests and eggs, behaviour (including courtship, nesting, incubation and parental care), breeding sites and food items. Marsh Seedeaters breed in well-preserved grasslands with wet soils and tall vegetation. In general, these habitats are used for extensive livestock ranching. Main threats are overgrazing, widespread use of fire, conversion of grasslands to pastures of exotic grasses and rice fields, afforestation, and illegal trapping. Most breeding sites are located in Important Bird Areas, but only one in Brazil and one in Argentina are protected. We propose a series of actions to promote the conservation of Marsh Seedeaters and other endangered birds that coexist in grassland habitats.

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“…The Long-tailed Cinclodes (Cinclodes pabsti) is an endemic species of the southern Brazilian highland grasslands, occurring only in Campos de Cima da Serra region (Freitas et al, 2008). The region is extremally important for the Black-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila melanogaster) breeding, since this endemic species of Brazil breeds only in highland grasslands of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina (Bencke et al, 2003;Rovedder & Fontana, 2012). One study carried out in two protected areas (Parque Nacional de Aparados da Serra and Parque Nacional da Serra Geral) with large extensions of grasslands in the region (sampled together) indicates the presence of 301 bird species (IBAMA, 2004).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Birds of Parque Estadual do Tainhas, an important protected area of the highland grasslands of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Chiarani

Fontana

2019

Pap. Avulsos Zool.

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Parque Estadual do Tainhas – PET (Tainhas State Park) is a protected area with significant extensions of natural grasslands located in highland grasslands of northeastern Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, and recognized as an Important Bird Area. Our aim was to record the bird species richness of PET with a greater sampling effort than previous studies at the site, including unpublished data such as occurrence status of most species and evidence of breeding of some of them in the park. We surveyed birds between 2012 and 2018 performing aleatory trails covering mainly the central portion of PET (1,500 ha). We also added records from published studies. We listed 208 species, of which 203 were recorded during our fieldwork (including 18 species of conservation concern). The estimated richness was 222.22 (SD = 10.91) species, according to Jackknife 1 method. This result represents a 58% increase in the species richness of the park and shows that long-term monitoring of the bird community allows to access more accurate richness and to identify the regular species (core avifauna) of the park. The presence of 55 breeders and threatened species shows the importance of this protected area for breeding and conservation of grassland birds, such as Urubitinga coronata, Cinclodes pabsti, Xolmis dominicanus, Anthus nattereri, Xanthopsar flavus, and Sporophila melanogaster.

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Nest, Eggs, and Nest Placement of the Brazilian Endemic Black-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila melanogaster)

Cited by 21 publications

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Review of the breeding status of birds in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Review of the breeding status of birds in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Breeding biology and conservation of the Marsh SeedeaterSporophila palustris

Birds of Parque Estadual do Tainhas, an important protected area of the highland grasslands of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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