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Species record

Moustached Green Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus leucomystax

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Primary Traits

FamilyLybiidae
OrderPiciformes
RealmAfrotropical
HabitatForest
DietFruit
FlightFlies
Average mass

11.3 g

Elevation

900 m - 2,500 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Pogoniulus leucomystax

English name

Moustached Green Tinkerbird

Order

Piciformes

Family

Lybiidae

Genus

Pogoniulus

Species

leucomystax

Data source

HBW7, BOTW

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Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

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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

8 g

Maximum unsexed mass

15 g

Average mass

11.3 g

Minimum elevation

450 m

Typical lower elevation

900 m

Typical upper elevation

2,500 m

Maximum elevation

3,000 m

Elevation range

1,600 m

Typical elevation

1,700 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

2

Primary diet

Fruit

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.4

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Cavity (tree)

Nest substrate

Stump, Tree

Minimum broods per year

2

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

3

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

32 d

Maximum fledging period

34 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2.5

Average fledging period

33 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary