Male-male pair bonding, nesting and egg incubation in a wild passerine

Jennifer Kindel; Sarah Legge; Olga Milenkaya; Jeffrey R. Walters

doi:10.1007/s10336-017-1495-y

Male-male pair bonding, nesting and egg incubation in a wild passerine

Jennifer Kindel^*, Sarah Legge, Olga Milenkaya, Jeffrey R. Walters

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Examples of nesting behavior between pair-bonded males are exceedingly rare among songbirds. We observed a male same-sex pair bond that resulted in the partial development of one egg while monitoring the breeding activity of a population of wild Crimson Finches (Neochima phaeton) over four breeding seasons. This male–male pair built four nests and incubated two clutches, each with a single egg of unknown origin, with at least one developing partially before failing. This same-sex behavior is unusual among passerines and its origin and evolutionary significance remain poorly understood.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-309
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Ornithology
Volume	159
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-017-1495-y
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes

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