beema/dysithamnus

Natural History of Ecuador's Mainland Avifauna (NHEMA).

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Claravis mondetoura, Maroon-chested Ground Dove

Family Columbidae, Order Columbiformes

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This page was created by Harold F. Greeney 2005. It is updated periodically and should be cited in the manner outlined on the NHEMA species list page.

Abstract:

This enigmatic and shy species is very poorly known, both in terms of its distribution and its ecology. It is found in humid montane forests from Mexico to Bolivia, but reports of its occurrence are very patchy. This is due mostly to its nomidic nature, following seeding patches of Chusquea bamboo. It presumably breeds when seeding resources correspond to appropriate ecological conditions, but to date, there is only one reported nest for this species. The nest was a shallow saucer, relatively substancial by columbid standards, placed a few meters above the ground in a dense tangle of bamboo and vines. It was active in southern Ecuador at an elevation of 2600m during a period of extensive bamboo seeding, and at least 8 other males were calling in the immediate vicinity, suggesting there were several pairs reproducing at the time.

Relevant publications:

Greeney, H. F., N. Sherman, R. Lynch, & I. Harms. The nest and eggs of the Maroon-chested Ground Dove Claravis mondetoura in southeastern Ecuador. Cotinga (Submitted)

Ecuadorian breeding dates:

DATE

LOCATION

STAGE

SOURCE of data

14 August 2005

Tapichalaca Biological Reserve, Loja

Laying of second egg (clutch completion)

Greeney et. al. (submitted)

Photographs:

Eggs of C. mondetoura

Egg # H05-608, 14 August 2005, Tapichalaca, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney

Egg # H05-609, 14 August 2005, Tapichalaca, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney

Complete clutches of C. mondetoura in nest

Nest of C. mondetoura, 14 August 2005, Tapichalaca, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney

Nest of C. mondetoura, 14 August 2005, Tapichalaca, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney

Nest of C. mondetoura, 14 August 2005, Tapichalaca, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney

Additional photographs of C. mondetoura

Adult male C. mondetoura incubating two eggs, Tapichalaca, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney.

Adult female C. mondetoura incubating two eggs, Tapichalaca, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney.

DATE	LOCATION	STAGE	SOURCE of data
14 August 2005	Tapichalaca Biological Reserve, Loja	Laying of second egg (clutch completion)	Greeney et. al. (submitted)


Egg # H05-608, 14 August 2005, Tapichalaca, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney	Egg # H05-609, 14 August 2005, Tapichalaca, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney


Adult male C. mondetoura incubating two eggs, Tapichalaca, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney.	Adult female C. mondetoura incubating two eggs, Tapichalaca, Loja, Ecuador. Photo by H. F. Greeney.