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Primary Traits
25.5 g
365 m - 2,200 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Leiothrix argentauris
English name
Silver-eared Mesia
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Leiothrichidae
Genus
Leiothrix
Species
argentauris
Data source
BIP, 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
Indomalayan
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
22 g
Maximum female mass
25 g
Minimum male mass
23 g
Maximum male mass
25 g
Minimum unsexed mass
22 g
Maximum unsexed mass
36 g
Average mass
25.5 g
Minimum elevation
175 m
Typical lower elevation
365 m
Typical upper elevation
2,200 m
Maximum elevation
2,800 m
Elevation range
1,835 m
Typical elevation
1,283 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Omnivore
Diet breadth
5
Diet specialization index
0.6
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Shrub/Bush/Vine
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
13 d
Maximum incubation period
14 d
Minimum fledging period
12 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
3.5
Average fledging period
12 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary