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The reproductive biology of White-browed Antpitta (Hylopezus ochroleucus) is completely unknown. We describe a nest and nestlings found at the Parque Natural Municipal do Distrito de Brejinho, Araripe, Ceará. Brazil. The nest was a loose, shallow, open cup of sticks built into a tangle of branches and vines 0.5 m above the ground. The two nestlings were first seen on 5 April 2015, with closed eyes, bright orange bills and mouth linings, and dark grayish-pink skin, devoid of natal down, with contour feather tracts beginning development (under the skin). Six days later they had a dense coating of red-brown, wool-like down, their eyes were beginning to open, and secondary feathers were emerging. We compare our findings to related species and other members of the family Grallariidae.
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Greeney, H.F., Gonçalves de Lima, J.L. & Tolêdo e Silva, T. First description of the nest of White-browed Antpitta Hylopezus ochroleucus. Rev. Bras. Ornitol. 24, 213–216 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03544349
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