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Primary Traits
51 g
0 m - 900 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Tanysiptera sylvia
English name
Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher
Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Alcedinidae
Genus
Tanysiptera
Species
sylvia
Data source
HBW6, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
Yes
Biogeographic realm
Australian
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
44 g
Maximum female mass
61 g
Minimum male mass
38 g
Maximum male mass
61 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
51 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
900 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
900 m
Typical elevation
450 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.22
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
No data
Nest substrate
Ground, Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
3
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
26 d
Maximum incubation period
28 d
Minimum fledging period
26 d
Maximum fledging period
35 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3
Average fledging period
30.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Sedentary