 Heliconia leaves are the most commonly used nest substrate (83% of 229 nests) at present, but because Heliconia is an early successional plant that has benefited from human forest modification and hurricanes, this apparent preference may be fairly recent.Alternative nest substrates are leaves of banana (Musa acuminata), Cordia sulcata, Cecropia spp., and Coccoloba spp.These broad leaves provide shelter from heavy rainfall events, which are common during the breeding season.