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Primary Traits
40.7 g
0 m - 2,000 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Alaemon alaudipes
English name
Greater Hoopoe-lark
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Alaudidae
Genus
Alaemon
Species
alaudipes
Data source
BA, EMN, BOTW, D23
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
FP
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
30 g
Maximum female mass
47 g
Minimum male mass
39 g
Maximum male mass
51 g
Minimum unsexed mass
37 g
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
40.7 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
2,000 m
Typical elevation
1,000 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Desert
Habitat breadth
6
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.74
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
No data
Nest substrate
Ground, Shrub/Bush/Vine, Grass
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
14 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
12 d
Maximum fledging period
13 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3
Average fledging period
12.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary