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Primary Traits
150 g
0 m - 800 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Cursorius cursor
English name
Cream-coloured Courser
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Glareolidae
Genus
Cursorius
Species
cursor
Data source
HBW3, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
FP
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
102 g
Maximum unsexed mass
198 g
Average mass
150 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
800 m
Maximum elevation
2,400 m
Elevation range
800 m
Typical elevation
400 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Desert
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.92
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
No data
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
2
Maximum clutch size
2
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
18 d
Maximum incubation period
19 d
Minimum fledging period
30 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2
Average fledging period
30 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory