Nidificación de ocho especies de Tyrannidae en la Reserva de Ñacuñán, Mendoza, Argentina

Eduardo T. Mezquida

doi:10.56178/eh.v17i1.887

Articles Published 01 August 2002 https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v17i1.887

Nesting of eight species of Tyrannidae in the Reserve of Ñacuñán, Mendoza, Argentina

Argentina breeding biology Monte desert nesting Ñacuñán Tyrannidae

Eduardo T. Mezquida Grupo de Investigación en Ecología de Comunidades de Desierto (Ecodes), Unidad de Fisiología y Ecofisiología Vegetal, IADIZA. CC 507, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina. Dirección actual: P. Alameda de Osuna 74 1°C, 28042 Madrid, España

Abstract

The breeding biology of eight species of Tyrannidae in the Reserve of Ñacuñán (centralwestern Argentina) is studied. The reserve is located near the western or southern limit of the distribution range of these bird species in Argentina. As a whole, laying period spanned from mid October to mid January, although breeding chronology varied depending on the species. Most clutches of Stigmatura budytoides started around mid spring, while egg laying in Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus began mainly in early summer. Breeding activity differed in some species during the four years of study, generally being more intense in the wet 1997-1998 breeding season. All species used algarrobo or chañar trees as nesting sites, although some of them also used tall shrubs. Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus and Stigmatura budytoides nested in chañar trees somewhat larger than those available in the habitat. However, differences in chañar features and nest placement related to nest fate (i.e., failed or successful) were not found. Clutch size in Stigmatura budytoides was always two eggs and in Myiarchus tyrannulus was five eggs, although in general was 2–3 eggs for the remainder species. Eggs were laid on alternate days in four species; only Tyrannus savana laid one egg daily. The duration of incubation period ranged from 12.8 to 16.0 days and of nestling period from 12.0 to 15.0 days depending on the species. Data on fledging productivity and chick characteristics are also shown.

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Eduardo T. Mezquida (2002). Nesting of eight species of Tyrannidae in the Reserve of Ñacuñán, Mendoza, Argentina. El Hornero, Vol. 17 No. 1 (2002), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v17i1.887

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[1] AHUMADA JA (2001) Comparison of the reproductive biology of two Neotropical wrens in an unpredictable environment in northeastern Colombia. Auk 118:191–210.

[2] ASTHEIMER LB (1985) Long laying intervals: a possible mechanism and its implications. Auk 102:401–409.

[3] BADYAEV AV Y GHALAMBOR CK (2001) Evolution of life histories along elevational gradients: trade-off between parental care and fecundity. Ecology 82:2948–2960.

[4] BENT A (1942) Life history of North American flycatchers, larks, swallows, and their allies. United States National Museum Bulletin 179. Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

[5] BRAWN JD (1991) Environmental effects of variation and covariation in reproductive traits of Western Bluebirds. Oecologia 86:193–201.

[6] BRYANT DM (1975) Breeding biology of House Martins Delichon urbica in relation to aerial insect abundance. Ibis 117:180–216.

[7] CONTRERAS JR (1979) Lista faunística preliminar de los vertebrados de la Reserva Ecológica de Ñacuñán. Cuaderno Técnico de IADIZA 5:39–47.

[8] FJELDSÅ J Y KRABBE N (1990) Birds of the high Andes. Apollo Books y Zoological Museum, Svendborg y Copenhague.

[9] FRAGA R (1977) Notas sobre la reproducción del churrínche (Pyrocephalus rubinus). Hornero 11:380–383.

[10] GRANT PR, GRANT BR, KELLER LF Y PETREN K (2000) Effects of El Niño events on Darwin’s Finch productivity. Ecology 81:2442–2457.

[11] JAKSIC FM (2001) Ecological effects of El Niño in terrestrial ecosystems of western South America. Ecography 24:241–250.

[12] LAZO I Y ANABALÓN J (1991) Nesting of the Common Diuca finch in the central Chilean scrub. Wilson Bulletin 103:143–146.

[13] LOPEZ DE CASENAVE J (2001) Estructura gremial y organización de un ensamble de aves del desierto del Monte. Tesis doctoral, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires.

[14] MARCHANT SA (1960) The breeding of some S. W. Ecuadorian birds. Ibis 102:349–382.

[15] MARONE L (1992) Estatus de residencia y categorización trófica de las especies de aves en la Reserva de la Biosfera de Ñacuñán, Mendoza. Hornero 13:207–210.

[16] MARONE L, LOPEZ DE CASENAVE J Y CUETO VR (2000) Granivory in southern South American deserts: conceptual issues and current evidence. BioScience 50:123–132.

[17] MARTIN TE (1996) Life history evolution in tropical and south temperate birds: what do we really know? Journal of Avian Biology 27:263–272.

[18] MARTIN TE Y GEUPEL GR (1993) Nest-monitoring plots: methods for locating nests and monitoring success. Journal of Field Ornithology 64:507–519.

[19] MASON P (1985) The nesting biology of some passerines of Buenos Aires. Ornithological Monographs 36:954–972.

[20] MEZQUIDA ET (2000) Ecología reproductiva de un ensamble de aves del desierto del Monte central, Argentina. Tesis doctoral, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid.

[21] MEZQUIDA ET (2001) La reproducción de algunas especies de Dendrocolaptidae y Furnariidae en el desierto del Monte central, Argentina. Hornero 16:23–30.

[22] MEZQUIDA ET Y MARONE L (2000) Breeding biology of Gray-crowned Tyrannulet in the Monte desert, Argentina. Condor 102:205–210.

[23] MEZQUIDA ET Y MARONE L (2001) Factors affecting nesting success of a bird assembly in the central Monte Desert, Argentina. Journal of Avian Biology 32:287–296.

[24] MURPHY MT (1983) Nest success and nesting habits of Eastern Kingbirds and other flycatchers. Condor 85:208–219.

[25] MURPHY MT (1986) Temporal components of reproductive variability in Eastern Kingbirds (Tyrannus tyrannus). Ecology 67:1483–1492.

[26] MURPHY MT (1989) Life history variability in North American breeding tyrant flycatchers: phylogeny, size, or ecology? Oikos 54:3–14.

[27] MURPHY MT, CUMMINGS CL Y PALMER MS (1997) Comparative analysis of habitat selection, nest site and nest success by Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) and Eastern Kingbirds (Tyrannus tyrannus). American Midland Naturalist 138:344–356.

[28] NAROSKY T Y SALVADOR S (1998) Nidificación de las aves argentinas. Tyrannidae. Asociación Ornitológica del Plata, Buenos Aires.

[29] NICE MM (1954) Problems of incubation periods in North American birds. Condor 56:173–197.

[30] NILSSON JA Y SVENSSON E (1993) The frequency and timing of laying gaps. Ornis Scandinavica 24:122–126.

[31] OCHOA DE MASRAMÓN D (1969) Contribución al estudio de las aves de San Luis. Hornero 11:33–45.

[32] OPPENHEIMER SD, PEREYRA ME Y MORTON ML (1996) Egg laying in Dusky Flycatchers and White-crowned Sparrows. Condor 98:428–430.

[33] DE LA PEÑA M (1995) Ciclo reproductivo de las aves argentinas. Primera parte. Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe.

[34] DE LA PEÑA M (2001) Nidificación de algunas especies de aves en el este de la provincia de Catamarca, Argentina. Hornero 16:17–21.

[35] RIDGELY RS Y TUDOR G (1994) The birds of South America. Volume 2. University of Texas Press, Austin.

[36] ROTENBERRY JT Y WIENS JA (1991) Weather and reproductive variation in shrubsteppe sparrows: a hierarchical analysis. Ecology 72:1325–1335.

[37] SKUTCH AF (1960) Life histories of Central American birds, volume 1. Pacific Coast Avifauna 34. Cooper Ornithological Society, Berkeley.

[38] TAYLOR WK Y HANSON H (1970) Observations on the breeding biology of the Vermilion Flycatcher in Arizona. Wilson Bulletin 82:315–319.

[39] WILSON RR Y COOPER RJ (1998) Acadian Flycatcher nest placement: does placement influence reproductive success? Condor 100:673–679.