THE NEST AND NESTLINGS OF THE LONG-TAILED TAPACULO (SCYTALOPUS MICROPTERUS) IN ECUADOR El nido y pichones del Churrín Colilargo (Scytalopus micropterus) en Ecuador

Resumen

We describe two nests of the Long-tailed Tapaculo (Scytalopus micropterus) from the eastern Andes of Ecuador, on the slopes of Sumaco Volcano. One was a typical ball of moss built inside a cavity within a fallen log. The other was an undomed cup built inside an earthen cavity, accessed through a short earthen tunnel. We suggest neither cavity was excavated by the adults. We provide the rst detailed description of the nestlings of Scytalopus and make observations on the loud, insect-like begging calls of the nestlings. Our video observations at one nest show that both adults cared for nestlings and provisioned young with large arthropods.