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Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

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Primary Traits

FamilyCuculidae
OrderCuculiformes
RealmAfrotropical
HabitatWoodland
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

121.8 g

Elevation

0 m - 2,100 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Clamator levaillantii

English name

Levaillant's Cuckoo

Order

Cuculiformes

Family

Cuculidae

Genus

Clamator

Species

levaillantii

Data source

HBW4, BOTW, D23

Record section

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

102 g

Maximum female mass

141 g

Minimum male mass

106 g

Maximum male mass

140 g

Minimum unsexed mass

120 g

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

121.8 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

2,100 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

2,100 m

Typical elevation

1,050 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Woodland

Habitat breadth

4

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.4

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

No nest

Nest substrate

No data

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

No data

Maximum clutch size

4

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

11 d

Maximum incubation period

12 d

Minimum fledging period

9 d

Maximum fledging period

10 d

Nest parasitism

Nest Parasite

Average clutch size

4

Average fledging period

9.5 d

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory, Sedentary