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Hume's Lark

Calandrella acutirostris

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Primary Traits

FamilyAlaudidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmIP
HabitatPlains
DietSeed
FlightFlies
Average mass

20.3 g

Elevation

1,000 m - 5,000 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Calandrella acutirostris

English name

Hume's Lark

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Alaudidae

Genus

Calandrella

Species

acutirostris

Data source

BIP, BOTW, D07

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Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

IP

Latitudinal zone

Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

18 g

Maximum female mass

21 g

Minimum male mass

19 g

Maximum male mass

23 g

Minimum unsexed mass

No data

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

20.3 g

Minimum elevation

0 m

Typical lower elevation

1,000 m

Typical upper elevation

5,000 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

4,000 m

Typical elevation

3,000 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Plains

Habitat breadth

2

Primary diet

Seed

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.4

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Social

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Scrape

Nest substrate

Ground

Minimum broods per year

1

Maximum broods per year

2

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

4

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

10 d

Maximum incubation period

11 d

Minimum fledging period

10 d

Maximum fledging period

11 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

3

Average fledging period

10.5 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory