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Primary Traits
22.5 g
0 m - 500 m
48
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Amytornis merrotsyi
English name
Short-tailed Grasswren
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Maluridae
Genus
Amytornis
Species
merrotsyi
Data source
BLI, BOTW, D07,MYR
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Oceania
Latitudinal zone
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
22 g
Maximum unsexed mass
24 g
Average mass
22.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
500 m
Typical elevation
250 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
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
Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Cooperative breeder
Nest type
No data
Nest substrate
Grass
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
No data
Maximum clutch size
2
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
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary