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Primary Traits
16.8 g
756 m - 2,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Schoenicola platyurus
English name
Broad-tailed Grassbird
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Locustellidae
Genus
Schoenicola
Species
platyurus
Data source
WEANA, BOTW, D23
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
FI
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
16 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
14 g
Maximum male mass
17 g
Minimum unsexed mass
20 g
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
16.8 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
756 m
Typical upper elevation
2,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,244 m
Typical elevation
1,378 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Shrub
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.3
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Solitary
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Sphere
Nest substrate
Grass
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
2
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
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Sedentary