Nesting biology of the andean solitaire (Myadestes ralloides) in northeastern Ecuador

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-219

  Greeney, Harold F ^a   Halupka, Konrad ^b  

^a Center for Creative Studies   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Andean solitaire; Andes; Cloud forest; Eggs; Myadestes ralloides; Nestling; Nests; Waterloss

Indexed keywords

EID: 47049092922     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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