Todirostrum maculatum (Desmarest, 1806)

Melo, Tomaz Nascimento de & Greeney, Harold F., 2019, Notes on the breeding biology of birds in riverine floodplains of western Amazonia, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 139 (1), pp. 56-64 : 61

SPOTTED TODY-FLYCATCHER Todirostrum maculatum

On 8 July 2018 a nest was found on Ilha do Veados , 53 km downstream of Porto Velho (08°33’52.8”S, 63°38’46.6”W). Just one nestling was present, already with open eyes and completely feathered, and was being fed by the adults. The nest was sited in the aerial portion of a root of a Capsiandra sp. ( Fabaceae ), c. 5 m from the bank of the Madeira River and 1.29 m above ground. It was a closed / oval structure, 200 mm long by 75 mm wide. Its lower portion also comprised an elongated ‘tail’ of 210 mm ( Fig. 5 ). The nest entrance, located at one side, measured 25 × 35 mm. This species’ breeding biology is comparatively well known, with eggs found throughout the year across its range, and the nest reported above is similar to previous descriptions ( Walther 2004).

Figures

Figure 5. Nest of Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum constructed on the root of a Capsiandra sp. (Fabaceae) near the Madeira River, Rondônia, Brazil, July 2018 (Tomaz Nascimento de Melo)