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Primary Traits
39.8 g
600 m - 4,400 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Geositta rufipennis
English name
Rufous-banded Miner
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Furnariidae
Genus
Geositta
Species
rufipennis
Data source
BSA, BHA, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Neotropical
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
24 g
Maximum female mass
57 g
Minimum male mass
25 g
Maximum male mass
55 g
Minimum unsexed mass
24 g
Maximum unsexed mass
55 g
Average mass
39.8 g
Minimum elevation
0 m
Typical lower elevation
600 m
Typical upper elevation
4,400 m
Maximum elevation
5,000 m
Elevation range
3,800 m
Typical elevation
2,500 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.92
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Burrow, Crevice
Nest substrate
Ground, Rock
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
2
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
3.5
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary