Despite the key role that knowledge on breeding biology of Accipitriformes plays in their
management and conservation, survey of the state-of-the-art and of information gaps …

This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guide series, looks in detail at
the beautiful antpittas. Elusive study organisms for ornithologists and highly prized additions …

The avifauna of Ecuador is reasonably well known in terms of distribution and relative
abundance (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001). Geographic patterns are rather well established …

Although there is general good knowledge regarding the avifauna of Ecuador, information
regarding natural history traits has been published only for a few species. In this manuscript …

Grallaria and Grallaricula antpittas are poorly known ground antbirds (Formicariidae), which
reach their center of diversity in the tropical Andes region. Here we review published …

Despite many years of ornithological exploration in Ecuador, we are still far from
understanding avian nesting seasonality at a countrywide level. Similarly, many birds have …

Despite the fact that E. chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766) is common and widely distributed in
South America, the reproductive aspects of the species are poorly documented. Here we …

The breeding biology of tropical birds is poorly known, especially in the high Andes. We
present observations on the nesting of 76 species of birds from the Ecuadorian highlands …

Recent years have witnessed an increase in Ecuadorian ornithological publications (Freile
2005). From the early work of Marchant (1959, 1960) in the south-west, to more recent …

Abstract The Spotted Barbtail (Premnoplex brunnescens) builds large, mossy, ball-shaped
nests with downward facing entrance tubes. Nests are built along streams in a variety of …