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Figures 2-5 from: Perrella DF, Davanço PV, Oliveira LS, Sousa LMS, Francisco MR (2017) Reproductive aspects of the Purple-throated Euphonia, Euphonia chlorotica (Aves: Fringillidae) in southeastern Brazil, and first record of the species nesting inside a vespiary. Zoologia 34: 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.34.e19989

  • 1. Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
  • 2. Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Sorocaba, Brazil

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Figures 2-5 Nest, eggs and nestlings of the Purple-throated Euphonia. (2) A typical nest, globular with a lateral entrance, made of dry vegetal material kept together with spider web silk. (3) Partial view of the head of a female sitting in the incubatory chamber of an atypical nest constructed inside a vespiary. (4) Eggs are typically pyriform, with brownish marks that may be more or less concentrated around the large pole. (5) Older nestlings beg for food at nest entrance, showing their red mouth lining and white oral flanges to their mother.

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