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Golden Babbler

Cyanoderma chrysaeum

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Primary Traits

FamilyTimaliidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmIndomalayan
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

7.6 g

Elevation

300 m - 3,000 m

Data points

48

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Cyanoderma chrysaeum

English name

Golden Babbler

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Timaliidae

Genus

Cyanoderma

Species

chrysaeum

Data source

BIP, BOTW

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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

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

9 g

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

6 g

Maximum male mass

7 g

Minimum unsexed mass

6 g

Maximum unsexed mass

10 g

Average mass

7.6 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

300 m

Typical upper elevation

3,000 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

2,700 m

Typical elevation

1,650 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

4

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.1

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Pairs and family groups

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Dome

Nest substrate

Ground, Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

3

Maximum clutch size

4

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

3.5

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary