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Primary Traits
26.5 g
2,100 m
47
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Merops ornatus
English name
Rainbow Bee-eater
Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Meropidae
Genus
Merops
Species
ornatus
Data source
HBW6, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
AW
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
20 g
Maximum unsexed mass
33 g
Average mass
26.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
L
Typical upper elevation
2,100 m
Maximum elevation
4,000 m
Elevation range
No data
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Savanna
Habitat breadth
7
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.15
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Cooperative breeder
Nest type
Burrow
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
7
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
21 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
5
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory