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Primary Traits
14.4 g
0 m - 1,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Eremopterix australis
English name
Black-eared Sparrow-lark
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Alaudidae
Genus
Eremopterix
Species
australis
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
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
15 g
Maximum female mass
16 g
Minimum male mass
12 g
Maximum male mass
16 g
Minimum unsexed mass
12 g
Maximum unsexed mass
16 g
Average mass
14.4 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
2
Primary diet
Seed
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
1.22
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
8 d
Maximum incubation period
12 d
Minimum fledging period
6 d
Maximum fledging period
11 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2.5
Average fledging period
8.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic