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.本项目涵盖秘鲁、厄瓜多尔与哥伦比亚三国的全新观测数据，聚焦安第斯动冠伞鸟（Andean cock-of-the-rock，学名Rupicola peruvianus）的孵卵行为，并对其巢穴、卵及雏鸟进行了详尽描述；本项目首次提供雏鸟以脊椎动物为食的影像证据，同时可为「雏鸟具备隐蔽色以模仿覆苔藓果实实现伪装」的假说提供支撑。本项目同时收录上述三国的亲鸟抚育行为、巢穴、卵及雏鸟的各项测量数据，此外还记录了窝卵数、卵形态、巢穴形状、巢址及筑巢材料，以及繁殖季活动、雏鸟摄食与发育情况。