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Primary Traits
36 g
0 m - 500 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Artamus cyanopterus
English name
Dusky Woodswallow
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Artamidae
Genus
Artamus
Species
cyanopterus
Data source
CBAB, 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
40 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
21 g
Maximum unsexed mass
47 g
Average mass
36 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
Woodland
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
4
Diet specialization index
1.1
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Occasional help
Nest type
Half cup
Nest substrate
Pole, Shrub/Bush/Vine, Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
14 d
Maximum incubation period
15 d
Minimum fledging period
16 d
Maximum fledging period
19 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3.5
Average fledging period
17.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory