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Primary Traits
48 g
0 m - 3,500 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Furnarius rufus
English name
Rufous Hornero
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Furnariidae
Genus
Furnarius
Species
rufus
Data source
BSA, BOTW
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
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
31 g
Maximum unsexed mass
65 g
Average mass
48 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
3,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
3,500 m
Typical elevation
1,750 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Shrub
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.22
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Singly and pairs
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Dome
Nest substrate
Building, Ground, Pole, Rock, Tree, Nest
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
5
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
14 d
Maximum incubation period
18 d
Minimum fledging period
23 d
Maximum fledging period
26 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
3.5
Average fledging period
24.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary