Breeding biology and longevity of Russet-crowned Motmots in central Mexico
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Motmots, with their distinctive racketed-tails, represent one of the most easily recognized tropical birds, yet little is known about the basic natural history of most species in the family Momotidae. We report basic breeding biology and longevity of Russet-crowned Motmots (Momotus mexicanus), a medium-sized Neotropical bird that ranges from northwest Mexico to central Guatemala. We monitored nest success of eight pairs from 1 May to 17 July 1998 in tropical deciduous forests in central Mexico. Motmots laid an average of 4.1 eggs and incubated for approximately 20 d. Four of eight nests fledged young. Of these four nests, average hatching success was 69% and average fledgling success was 56%. The mean duration of the nestling period at three nests was 33.7 d. Based on the recapture of one individual bird in April 2008, we provide a longevity estimate that Russet-crowned Motmots can survive at least 11 yr in the wild. These data on nesting success and longevity add to our limited knowledge of the natural history of this understudied species. RESUMEN. Longevidad y biologı́a reproductiva de Momotus mexicanus en la parte central de México Los momótidos, con su distintivo rabo, representan unas de las aves tropicales más fáciles de reconocer. Sin embargo, se conoce poco de la historia natural de la mayoŕıa de las especies que pertenecen a dicha familia. Momotus mexicanus es un ave neotropical de tamaño mediano, que se distribuye desde el norte de México hasta la parte central de Guatemala. Informamos sobre la longevidad y biologı́a básica reproductiva de esta especie. Monitoreamos el éxito de anidamiento de ocho pares de estas aves desde el 1 de mayo al 17 de julio de 1998, en un bosque tropical deciduo de la parte central de México. Las aves produjeron una camada promedio de 4.1 huevos e incubaron por aproximadamente 20 dı́as. De cuatro de ocho nidos volaron pichones. De los cuatro nidos exitosos el promedio de éxito de eclosión fue de 69% y el de volantones de 56%. El periodo medio de permanencia de la pichonada en el nido fue de 33.7 dı́as (en tres nidos). Basándonos en la recaptura de un individuo en abril de 2008, estimamos una longevidad promedio de 11 años de la especie en el estado silvestre. Estos datos sobre el éxito de anidamiento y longevidad, aportan a los conocimientos limitados sobre la historia natural de esta especie que ha sido poco estudiada.
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