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Primary Traits
87.1 g
0 m - 1,800 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Smutsornis africanus
English name
Double-banded Courser
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Glareolidae
Genus
Smutsornis
Species
africanus
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
Afrotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
88 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
69 g
Maximum unsexed mass
104 g
Average mass
87.1 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,800 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,800 m
Typical elevation
900 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Plains
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.3
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
No data
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
No nest, Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
3
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
1
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
26 d
Maximum incubation period
27 d
Minimum fledging period
35 d
Maximum fledging period
42 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1
Average fledging period
38.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary