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Primary Traits
33 g
0 m - 500 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Argya altirostris
English name
Iraq Babbler
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Leiothrichidae
Genus
Argya
Species
altirostris
Data source
EMN, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
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
33 g
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
33 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
500 m
Typical elevation
250 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Riparian
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.4
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Occasional help
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Tree, Grass
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
13 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
9 d
Maximum fledging period
12 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3.5
Average fledging period
10.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary