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Primary Traits
51.8 g
300 m - 2,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Hypsipetes borbonicus
English name
Reunion Bulbul
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Pycnonotidae
Genus
Hypsipetes
Species
borbonicus
Data source
BIOI, BOTW
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Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
Yes
Island endemic
Yes
Biogeographic realm
Madagascar & islands
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
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Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
57 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
51 g
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
43 g
Maximum unsexed mass
56 g
Average mass
51.8 g
Minimum elevation
100 m
Typical lower elevation
300 m
Typical upper elevation
2,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
2,200 m
Typical elevation
1,400 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
1
Primary diet
Fruit
Diet breadth
4
Diet specialization index
1.4
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Shrub/Bush/Vine, Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
3
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
2.5
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary