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The studied nest of Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina in a drainpipe in La Armenia, southeast of Quito. A) nest entrance at 2.15 m above the ground in a wall surrounding a residence, 28 July 2020 (M. Musschenga); B) nest material consisting of feathers, vegetal fibers and feces, 28 July 2020 (M. Musschenga); C) two of the three chicks at the nest entrance on the day of fledging, 20 May 2020 (M. Musschenga).
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I present observations on the nest, nestlings and parental care of the Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina in La Armenia, 7 km southeast of Quito, province of Pichincha, Ecuador. I observed the nest from 26 April-21 May 2020, every other day for 1.5-2 h, with a total of 20 h of observation. The nest was located in a drainpipe at 2.15 m above g...
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... nest was placed inside a drainpipe at a height of 2.15 m in a concrete wall of approximately 4.5 m high surrounding a residence (Fig. 1a). There were two other holes with drainpipes and 21 holes without drainpipes in the same wall. The residence was located in a quiet, suburban neighborhood along a secondary, infrequently used street bordering a water reservoir of the Quito Electricity Company (-0.269861, -78.452806) at 2450 m a.s.l. in La Armenia, Valle de los Chillos, ...
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... drainpipe had a diameter of 10 cm and a depth of 25 cm. The nest covered the drainpipe's entire length and was a very shallow platform that consisted of a thin mound of feathers, vegetal fibers and feces of the nest dwellers, without any particular form (Fig. 1b). ...
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... Eventually, the two nestlings left the nest and perched on a window ledge nearby. An adult perched two more times on the edge of the nest and called. Later the three fledglings were fed by an adult on the window ledge and then flew after the adult. From the previous observations, I estimate a nestling period of at least 25 days (26 April-20 May) (Fig. ...
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