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Species record

Short-tailed Parrotbill

Suthora davidiana

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Primary Traits

FamilyParadoxornithidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmIndomalayan
HabitatForest
DietOmnivore
FlightFlies
Average mass

8.5 g

Elevation

50 m - 1,250 m

Data points

47

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Suthora davidiana

English name

Short-tailed Parrotbill

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Paradoxornithidae

Genus

Suthora

Species

davidiana

Data source

BSEA, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Indomalayan

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

9 g

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

8.5 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

50 m

Typical upper elevation

1,250 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

1,200 m

Typical elevation

650 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Omnivore

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.22

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Social

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Cup/Bowl

Nest substrate

Bamboo

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

No data

Maximum clutch size

No data

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

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary