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Primary Traits
10.4 g
0 m - 3,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Prinia hypoxantha
English name
Drakensberg Prinia
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cisticolidae
Genus
Prinia
Species
hypoxantha
Data source
BA, BOTW, D07,D23
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
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
10 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
11 g
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
9 g
Maximum unsexed mass
11 g
Average mass
10.4 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
3,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
3,000 m
Typical elevation
1,500 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Shrub
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.52
Record section
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
No data
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
14 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
15 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
3
Average fledging period
15 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary