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- Title
BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN HOUSE WREN ON CHILOÉ ISLAND, SOUTHERN CHILE.
- Authors
Ippi, Silvina; Vásquez, Rodrigo A.; Moreno, Juan; Merino, Santiago; Villavicencio, Camila P.
- Abstract
We studied the breeding biology of a Southern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon chilensis) population using nest boxes on Chiloé Island, southern Chile (41° S) to make latitudinal comparisons at the intraspecific level. There were no significant differences in body size between adult males and females, although wings were significantly longer in males. Clutch size averaged 4.3 eggs per nest, and brood size was 3.9 nestlings. Egg size averaged 17.3 mm in length and 13.2 mm in width. Incubation and nestling periods averaged 16 days each. The Southern House Wren on Chiloé Island has a larger clutch size than in the tropics, but a smaller clutch size than populations at the same latitude in the Northern Hemisphere. The Southern House Wren has larger eggs and a longer incubation period but a similar nestling period as House Wrens in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Subjects
BREEDING; HOUSE wren; BIRD populations; EGG incubation; BODY size
- Publication
Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 2012, Vol 124, Issue 3, p531
- ISSN
1559-4491
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1676/11-143.1