Discovery of a Phaetornis pretrei nest
Abstract
A nest of the Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei) was found near Tartagal, Salta, Argentina. It was built within a culvert in a dirt road in the forest. The location of the nest resembles those used by the closely related Ph. augusti in Venezuela.
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How to cite
Rosendo M. Fraga, Samuel Narosky, Horacio Rodriguez Moulin (1985). Discovery of a Phaetornis pretrei nest. El Hornero, Vol. 12 No. 3 (1985), 189-192. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v12i3.1190
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