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Primary Traits
36.3 g
0 m - 670 m
48
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Merops americanus
English name
Rufous-crowned Bee-eater
Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Meropidae
Genus
Merops
Species
americanus
Data source
BOTW, D23
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
Yes
Biogeographic realm
Indomalayan
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
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
27 g
Maximum unsexed mass
46 g
Average mass
36.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
670 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
670 m
Typical elevation
335 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Plains
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.7
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs, Solitary
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
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
5
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary