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Primary Traits
13.9 g
600 m - 2,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Cisticola aberrans
English name
Lazy Cisticola
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cisticolidae
Genus
Cisticola
Species
aberrans
Data source
BA, BOTW, D07
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
11 g
Maximum female mass
16 g
Minimum male mass
13 g
Maximum male mass
17 g
Minimum unsexed mass
11 g
Maximum unsexed mass
16 g
Average mass
13.9 g
Minimum elevation
0 m
Typical lower elevation
600 m
Typical upper elevation
2,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,900 m
Typical elevation
1,550 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Rocky
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
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
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Sphere
Nest substrate
Grass
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
13 d
Maximum incubation period
15 d
Minimum fledging period
13 d
Maximum fledging period
14 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
3
Average fledging period
13.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary