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Primary Traits
15.8 g
0 m - 1,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Melithreptus lunatus
English name
White-naped Honeyeater
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Meliphagidae
Genus
Melithreptus
Species
lunatus
Data source
ANZAB, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Australian
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
12 g
Maximum female mass
15 g
Minimum male mass
12 g
Maximum male mass
25 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
15.8 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,000 m
Typical elevation
500 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
6
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
0.92
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs, Solitary
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Cooperative breeder
Nest type
Cup/Bowl, Pendant
Nest substrate
Tree
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
3
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
10 d
Maximum incubation period
14 d
Minimum fledging period
14 d
Maximum fledging period
17 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
2.5
Average fledging period
15.3 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary