Table 1 Nest height from ground, and nest and cavity dimensions (cm) of five forest-nesting bird species

Nest dimensions^a

Height from ground

Nest diameter

Nest depth

Nest diam/depth ratio

Cup diameter

Cup depth

 P. patagonicus (n = 17)

74.5 ± 10.5 (0–140; 90)

12.7 ± 0.6

7.8 ± 0.6

1.6

7.5 ± 0.4

6.0 ± 1.6

 T. falcklandii (n = 8)

36.5 ± 19.9 (0–133; 10)

16.6 ± 1.2

8.4 ± 2.5

2.0

9.0 ± 1.2

5.0 ± 0.7

 A. parulus (n = 16)

130.1 ± 45.5 (43–800; 78)

8.4 ± 0.3

6.9 ± 0.4

1.2

4.1 ± 0.3

3.7 ± 0.4

 E. albiceps (n = 28)

121.0 ± 14.1 (40–355; 99)

10.2 ± 0.4

6.9 ± 0.5

1.5

5.4 ± 0.2

3.4 ± 0.2

 Z. capensis (n = 34)

3.7 ± 2.2 (0–55; 0)

14.0 ± 1.0

5.9 ± 0.6

2.4

6.6 ± 0.4

4.0 ± 0.3

Cavity dimensions^b

Height from ground

Entrance diameter

Entrance height

Interior depth

Interior height

DCH^c

 T. falcklandii (n = 12)

388.6 ± 78.3 (81–1120; 319)

13.2 ± 2.3

3.9 ± 34

34.2 ± 2.4

22.0 ± 4.4

56.1 ± 4.1