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Primary Traits
308.2 g
0 m - 1,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Elanus scriptus
English name
Letter-winged Kite
Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Elanus
Species
scriptus
Data source
HBW2, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Australian
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
290 g
Maximum female mass
422 g
Minimum male mass
217 g
Maximum male mass
333 g
Minimum unsexed mass
160 g
Maximum unsexed mass
427 g
Average mass
308.2 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,000 m
Typical elevation
500 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Vertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.4
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social, Solitary
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Platform
Nest substrate
Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
7
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
36 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
30 d
Maximum fledging period
35 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4.5
Average fledging period
32.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic