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Primary Traits
26.8 g
0 m - 1,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Chersomanes albofasciata
English name
Spike-heeled Lark
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Alaudidae
Genus
Chersomanes
Species
albofasciata
Data source
BA, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
20 g
Maximum female mass
28 g
Minimum male mass
23 g
Maximum male mass
36 g
Minimum unsexed mass
22 g
Maximum unsexed mass
33 g
Average mass
26.8 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
Grassland
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.1
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Occasional help
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
5
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
12 d
Maximum incubation period
13 d
Minimum fledging period
8 d
Maximum fledging period
12 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3.5
Average fledging period
10 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary