Reproductive records of the dusky-legged guan, Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815 (Aves: Crocidae), in the southern portion of the Espinhaço range, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Authors

  • Marcelo F. de Vasconcelos Pós Graduação em Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo de Vida Silvestre, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
  • Camilo Cienfuegos Sete Soluções e Tecnologia Ambiental, Belo Horizonte
  • Lauro Palú Colégio São Vicente de Paulo, Rio de Janeiro.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2006.23154

Keywords:

Espinhaço Range, Penelope obscura, breeding, Atlantic Forest, Minas Gerais

Abstract

The dusky-legged guan, Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815, is a threatened bird species in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. In this paper, observations on the reproduction of this species in the southern Espinhaço Range are reported. We found chicks and immatures of P. obscura during the rainy season, between November and January. Based on the development of gonads of two collected specimens, and given that incubation spends 28 days, nesting should occur between October and November. These are the first observations on the breeding of the subspecies P. obscura bronzina in the wild.

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Published

2007-06-28

How to Cite

Vasconcelos, M. F. de, Cienfuegos, C., & Palú, L. (2007). Reproductive records of the dusky-legged guan, Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815 (Aves: Crocidae), in the southern portion of the Espinhaço range, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Lundiana: International Journal of Biodiversity, 7(2), 145–148. https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2006.23154

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2006):

Section

Short communications

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