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Primary Traits
230 g
0 m - 950 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Numenius minutus
English name
Little Curlew
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Numenius
Species
minutus
Data source
HBW3, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Eastern Hemisphere
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
351 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
118 g
Maximum unsexed mass
221 g
Average mass
230 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
950 m
Maximum elevation
1,100 m
Elevation range
950 m
Typical elevation
475 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
6
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.74
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
22 d
Maximum incubation period
23 d
Minimum fledging period
35 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3.5
Average fledging period
35 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory