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Species record

Black-faced Go-away-bird

Corythaixoides leopoldi

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Primary Traits

Family-
OrderMusophagiformes
RealmAfrotropical
HabitatShrub
DietFruit
FlightFlies
Average mass

255 g

Elevation

500 m - 1,600 m

Data points

48

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Corythaixoides leopoldi

English name

Black-faced Go-away-bird

Order

Musophagiformes

Family

No data

Genus

Corythaixoides

Species

leopoldi

Data source

BOTW

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Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

210 g

Maximum unsexed mass

300 g

Average mass

255 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

500 m

Typical upper elevation

1,600 m

Maximum elevation

2,200 m

Elevation range

1,100 m

Typical elevation

1,050 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Shrub

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Fruit

Diet breadth

3

Diet specialization index

1.05

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Solitary

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Platform

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

3

Incubating sex

Both

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2.5

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary