Editing Palmchat (section)

==Behaviour==
Palmchats are very sociable birds, often seen in small flocks containing several pairs, which will roost closely together with their bodies in contact.

===Breeding===
The breeding season is mainly from March to June.  The birds build large, messy, communal [[Bird nest|nests]] of twigs in the crowns of [[Arecaceae|palms]] (mainly [[Roystonea borinquena|Puerto Rico royal palms]], ''Roystonea borinquena'').  Occasionally, in the absence of palms, other trees or even [[telephone pole]]s may be used.  The whole nesting structure may be up to 2 m across, containing up to 30 adjoining nests with their own separate chambers and entrances.  The females lay [[clutch (eggs)|clutches]] of 2-4 thickly spotted, grey-purple [[Bird egg|eggs]].{{cn|date=August 2022}}

===Food===
Palmchats feed on [[fruit]]s and berries, including those of palms and of the [[Bursera simaruba|gumbo-limbo tree]], as well as on [[flower]]s, especially those of [[epiphyte|epiphytic]] [[orchid]]s.{{cn|date=August 2022}}

===Voice===
They are voluble and noisy birds, with a large repertoire of gurgling and cheeping sounds constantly used in their social behaviour.{{cn|date=August 2022}}
With their loud whistles, they are able to imitate the calls of hawks and kestrels which may be a surprise coming from their tiny bodies. They are typically classified as songbirds, but hardly ever make a coherent song.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia|last=Fernandez|first=Eladio M.|title=Palmchats (Dulidae)|via=Encyclopedia.com|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/palmchats-dulidae|access-date=28 December 2022|editor-last=Grzimek|editor-first=Bernhard|year=2019}}</ref>