Breeding Metadata Rupicola peruvianus

This project encompases novel data of Perú, Ecuador and Colombia, on incubation behavior of the Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) and detailed descriptions of nests, eggs, and nestlings, with the first photographic evidence of nestlings being fed with vertebrates and evidence to support the hypothesis of cryptic coloration in nestlings as camouflage to resemble moss-covered fruits. This study also includes parental care behavior, measures of nests, eggs and nestlings in the three countries. It also describes clutch size, egss and nest shape, nest location and materials it is build with, season activity of breeding, feeding and development of nestlings.

本项目涵盖了秘鲁、厄瓜多尔和哥伦比亚的全新观测数据集，聚焦安第斯岩伞鸟（Andean cock-of-the-rock，学名Rupicola peruvianus）的孵育行为，同时包含该物种巢穴、卵与雏鸟的详细描述。本研究首次提供了雏鸟以脊椎动物为食的影像实证，并为“雏鸟通过隐蔽体色模仿覆苔藓果实以实现伪装”的假说提供了支撑依据。此外，研究还收录了上述三国的亲代抚育行为、巢穴、卵及雏鸟的各项测量数据，详细记录了窝卵数、卵与巢穴形态、巢穴位置及筑巢材料、繁殖季活动节律，以及雏鸟的育食行为与生长发育历程。