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Primary Traits
128.3 g
0 m - 600 m
48
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Arenaria melanocephala
English name
Black Turnstone
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Arenaria
Species
melanocephala
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
Nearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate-Polar
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
91 g
Maximum female mass
169 g
Minimum male mass
92 g
Maximum male mass
148 g
Minimum unsexed mass
100 g
Maximum unsexed mass
170 g
Average mass
128.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
600 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
600 m
Typical elevation
300 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Coastal
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
4
Diet specialization index
0.8
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social, Singly and pairs
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground, Grass
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
4
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
21 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory