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Species record

Long-tailed Tyrant

Colonia colonus

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Primary Traits

FamilyTyrannidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

17.5 g

Elevation

0 m - 1,200 m

Data points

48

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Colonia colonus

English name

Long-tailed Tyrant

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Tyrannidae

Genus

Colonia

Species

colonus

Data source

BSA, BCR, 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

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

15 g

Maximum unsexed mass

20 g

Average mass

17.5 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

1,200 m

Maximum elevation

1,800 m

Elevation range

1,200 m

Typical elevation

600 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.52

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Cavity (tree)

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

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

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2.5

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Partial Migrant, Sedentary