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Species record

Acacia Pied Barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas

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Primary Traits

FamilyLybiidae
OrderPiciformes
RealmAfrotropical
HabitatWoodland
DietHerbivore
FlightFlies
Average mass

34 g

Elevation

400 m - 1,500 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Tricholaema leucomelas

English name

Acacia Pied Barbet

Order

Piciformes

Family

Lybiidae

Genus

Tricholaema

Species

leucomelas

Data source

HBW7, BOTW

Record section

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-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

23 g

Maximum unsexed mass

45 g

Average mass

34 g

Minimum elevation

0 m

Typical lower elevation

400 m

Typical upper elevation

1,500 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

1,100 m

Typical elevation

950 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Woodland

Habitat breadth

5

Primary diet

Herbivore

Diet breadth

4

Diet specialization index

0.7

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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

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

1

Maximum clutch size

4

Incubating sex

Both

Minimum incubation period

14 d

Maximum incubation period

16 d

Minimum fledging period

32 d

Maximum fledging period

35 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2.5

Average fledging period

33.5 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary