High in the Ecuadorian Andes: The nest and eggs of the Tawny Antpitta (Grallaria quitensis)

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 567-571

  Greeney, Harold F ^a,c   Martin, Paul R ^b,c  

^a Center for Creative Studies   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c MUSEO ECUATORIANO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Andes; Ecuador; Grallaria quitensis; Nest and egg description; Paramo; Tawny Antpitta

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745867951     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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