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Terrestrial Brownbul

Phyllastrephus terrestris

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Primary Traits

FamilyPycnonotidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmAfrotropical
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

36 g

Elevation

0 m - 1,750 m

Data points

48

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Phyllastrephus terrestris

English name

Terrestrial Brownbul

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Pycnonotidae

Genus

Phyllastrephus

Species

terrestris

Data source

BA, 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

Afrotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

24 g

Maximum female mass

38 g

Minimum male mass

30 g

Maximum male mass

44 g

Minimum unsexed mass

33 g

Maximum unsexed mass

47 g

Average mass

36 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

1,750 m

Maximum elevation

2,050 m

Elevation range

1,750 m

Typical elevation

875 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

4

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

4

Diet specialization index

0.8

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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

Cup/Bowl

Nest substrate

Shrub/Bush/Vine

Minimum broods per year

2

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

1

Maximum clutch size

4

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

13 d

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2.5

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary