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Primary Traits
23.3 g
0 m - 1,800 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Spizocorys fremantlii
English name
Short-tailed Lark
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Alaudidae
Genus
Spizocorys
Species
fremantlii
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
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
19 g
Maximum female mass
25 g
Minimum male mass
23 g
Maximum male mass
26 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
23.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,800 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,800 m
Typical elevation
900 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Seed
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.92
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs, Solitary
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
No data
Nest substrate
Grass
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3.5
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary