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Primary Traits
18.2 g
0 m - 1,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Ptilotula penicillata
English name
White-plumed Honeyeater
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Meliphagidae
Genus
Ptilotula
Species
penicillata
Data source
ANZAB, 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
Australian
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
12 g
Maximum female mass
24 g
Minimum male mass
12 g
Maximum male mass
25 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
18.2 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
7
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
4
Diet specialization index
0.55
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Shrub/Bush/Vine, Tree
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
3
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
13 d
Maximum incubation period
15 d
Minimum fledging period
11 d
Maximum fledging period
15 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
2.5
Average fledging period
13 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Dispersive, Sedentary