New breeding information on Brazilian birds. 3: Nyctibiidae, Caprimulgidae, Apodidae and Trochilidae

This is the third publication in a series presenting novel breeding data for Brazilian birds based on field work in several regions of the country since the 1980s. We cover various aspects of breeding biology, including seasonality, nest architecture, materials and measurements, clutch size, egg morphology, incubation and nestling periods, and parental care. Many data are presented scientifically for the first time. Overall, information on 361 nests of 19 species is presented in this paper, namely two Nyctibiidae, three Caprimulgidae, one Apodidae and 13 Trochilidae: Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis (six nests), Common Potoo N. griseus (17 nests), Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus (three nests), Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis (21 nests), Spot-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis maculicaudus (one nest), Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis (nine nests), Black Jacobin Florisuga fusca (12 nests), Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus (31 nests), Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber (26 nests), Planalto Hermit P. pretrei (41 nests, rare behavioural observations of trochilid nestlings imitating stinging caterpillars), Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx auritus (two nests), Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitos (ten nests), Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis (16 nests), Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus (21 nests), Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata (six nests, with rare information on use of insect galls in bird nests), Long-tailed Woodnymph T. watertonii (60 nests, first complete data on breeding), Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura (38 nests), Versicoloured Emerald Chrysuronia versicolor (15 nests) and Glittering-throated Emerald C. fimbriata (26 nests).