Reproduction of the Red-ruffed Fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus scutatus) next to the largest urban area in South America/Reproducao do pavo (Pyroderus scutatus scutatus) proximo da maior area urbana da America do Sul

Red-ruffed Fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus scutatus) occurs in humid forests of Brazil. Paraguay, and Argentina. The bird has disappeared from many regions of Brazil due to deforestation but is still found in well-preserved forests as well as fragments surrounding large urban areas. The reproduction of the P. s. scutatus subspecies is not well known, with only 1 nest described. Given this scenario, we provide another nest description and information on this subspecies' reproduction and chicks, and document insect and small vertebrate feeding at a location near the largest urban area in South America. This record was made in 2018. in an Atlantic Forest reserve next to the city of Sao Paulo. We found 2 large chicks at a nest that differs from a previously described nest in having a simpler structure. Our record is remarkable because this nest was found in the degraded area of a forest fragment close to the large urban area, which is very different from the well-preserved areas of Atlantic Forest where the previously known nest was found. Since this reserve is close to a continuous and well-preserved region of Atlantic Forest, and has areas that are in good condition, we speculate that the location of this nest may have been chosen due to an available food supply. The discovery of this nest highlights the importance of forest fragments for the conservation of this cotingid. Received 21 September 2020. Accepted 17 September 2022. Key words: Atlantic Forest, behavior. Brazil, Cotingidae. natural history. O pavo {Pyroderus scutatus scutatus) ocorre nas matas limidas do Brasil. Paraguai c Argentina. Dcsapareccu de muitas regides do sudeste do Brasil devido ao desmatamento. mas ainda e encontrada tanto em regides florestais preservadas, como fragmentos do cntorno de grandes areas urbanas. A reproducao do P. s. scutatus e pouco conhecida. tendo apenas um ninho descrito. Com base neste cenario, apresentamos a descricSo de um novo ninho. informacoes sobre reproducao. filhotes e alimentaeao de insetos e pequenos vertebrados dessa subespecic em Lima Iocalidade proxima da maior area urbana da America do Sul. O registro foi feito em 2018. cm uma rescrva de Mata Atlantica ao lado da cidade de Sao Paulo. Encontramos dois filhotes grandes cm um ninho difcrcnte de um anterior conhecido, por ter uma estrutura mais simples. Nosso registro e notavel porque este ninho foi encontrado na area degradada de um fragmento florestal proximo da area urbana. bem difercnte das areas bem preservadas de Mata Atlantica onde os ninhos antcriormente conhecidos foram encontrados. Pcla reserva estar proxima dc uma regiao continua e bem prcscrvada da Mala Atlantica e ter areas em mclhor estado de conservacao. cspeculamos dc que o local pode ter sido escolhido devido a otcrta de alimentos disponiveis. A descoberta deste ninho mostra o potencial dos fragmentos florestais para a conservacao desta especic de eotingideo. Palavras-chave: Brasil. comportamento, Cotingidae, historia natural, Mata Atlantica.
Species of the family Cotingidae are Neotropical forest birds that occur widely in South America. Among the existing genera, the monospecific Pyroderus is represented by the Redruffed Fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus), [...]