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Primary Traits
12.4 g
500 m - 2,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Toxorhamphus poliopterus
English name
Slaty-headed Longbill
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Melanocharitidae
Genus
Toxorhamphus
Species
poliopterus
Data source
BPNG, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
Yes
Biogeographic realm
Australian
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
9 g
Maximum female mass
12 g
Minimum male mass
11 g
Maximum male mass
14 g
Minimum unsexed mass
14 g
Maximum unsexed mass
15 g
Average mass
12.4 g
Minimum elevation
300 m
Typical lower elevation
500 m
Typical upper elevation
2,000 m
Maximum elevation
2,450 m
Elevation range
1,500 m
Typical elevation
1,250 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.22
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Singly and pairs
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
1
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
1
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary