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Banded Stilt

Cladorhynchus leucocephalus

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Primary Traits

FamilyRecurvirostridae
OrderCharadriiformes
RealmAustralian
HabitatWetland
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

215 g

Elevation

0 m - 500 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Cladorhynchus leucocephalus

English name

Banded Stilt

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Recurvirostridae

Genus

Cladorhynchus

Species

leucocephalus

Data source

HBW3, 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

Australian

Latitudinal zone

Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

220 g

Maximum female mass

250 g

Minimum male mass

110 g

Maximum male mass

260 g

Minimum unsexed mass

190 g

Maximum unsexed mass

260 g

Average mass

215 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

500 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

500 m

Typical elevation

250 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Wetland

Habitat breadth

2

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

3

Diet specialization index

1.22

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Colonial

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Scrape

Nest substrate

Ground

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

3

Maximum clutch size

4

Incubating sex

Both

Minimum incubation period

19 d

Maximum incubation period

21 d

Minimum fledging period

50 d

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

3.5

Average fledging period

50 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Irregular/Nomadic