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Primary Traits
9.9 g
0 m - 1,700 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Poecile rufescens
English name
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Paridae
Genus
Poecile
Species
rufescens
Data source
CTNT, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
8 g
Maximum female mass
12 g
Minimum male mass
9 g
Maximum male mass
11 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
9.9 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,700 m
Maximum elevation
2,200 m
Elevation range
1,700 m
Typical elevation
850 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
4
Diet specialization index
0.7
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Cavity (tree)
Nest substrate
Tree
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
11
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
12 d
Maximum incubation period
18 d
Minimum fledging period
18 d
Maximum fledging period
23 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
6
Average fledging period
20.5 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary