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Primary Traits
236.2 g
0 m - 100 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Thalasseus elegans
English name
Elegant Tern
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Thalasseus
Species
elegans
Data source
HBW3, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
LN
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
246 g
Maximum female mass
257 g
Minimum male mass
186 g
Maximum male mass
217 g
Minimum unsexed mass
186 g
Maximum unsexed mass
325 g
Average mass
236.2 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
100 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
100 m
Typical elevation
50 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Coastal
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Fish
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.7
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
No data
Nest substrate
No data
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
2
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
25 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
30 d
Maximum fledging period
35 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1.5
Average fledging period
32.5 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Dispersive