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Species record

Variegated Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron variegatum

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Primary Traits

FamilyLeiothrichidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmIndomalayan
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

64.9 g

Elevation

1,800 m - 4,200 m

Data points

48

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Trochalopteron variegatum

English name

Variegated Laughingthrush

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Leiothrichidae

Genus

Trochalopteron

Species

variegatum

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

Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

65 g

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

59 g

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

57 g

Maximum unsexed mass

79 g

Average mass

64.9 g

Minimum elevation

1,000 m

Typical lower elevation

1,800 m

Typical upper elevation

4,200 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

2,400 m

Typical elevation

3,000 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

Social, Pairs and family groups

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Cup/Bowl

Nest substrate

Shrub/Bush/Vine, Tree, Grass

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

5

Incubating sex

Both

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

Victim of Parasitism

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