Notes on the breeding biology of birds in riverine floodplains of western Amazonia Author Melo, Tomaz Nascimento de Author Greeney, Harold F. text Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 2019 2019-03-15 139 1 56 64 journal article 298442 10.25226/bboc.v139i1.2019.a4 3e79f978-cb64-470c-8db5-e0c8e2ee192e 2513-9894 11637630 4FE6D333-CC9F-466B-A736-38F5F31A6 SPOTTED TODY-FLYCATCHER Todirostrum maculatum On 8 July 2018 a nest was found on Ilha do Veados , 53 km downstream of Porto Velho ( 08°33’52.8”S , 63°38’46.6”W ). Just one nestling was present, already with open eyes and completely feathered, and was being fed by the adults. The nest was sited in the aerial portion of a root of a Capsiandra sp. ( Fabaceae ), c . 5 m from the bank of the Madeira River and 1.29 m above ground. It was a closed / oval structure, 200 mm long by 75 mm wide. Its lower portion also comprised an elongated ‘tail’ of 210 mm ( Fig. 5 ). The nest entrance, located at one side, measured 25 × 35 mm . This species’ breeding biology is comparatively well known, with eggs found throughout the year across its range, and the nest reported above is similar to previous descriptions ( Walther 2004 ).