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Species record

Cactus Wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

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Primary Traits

FamilyTroglodytidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmLN
HabitatDesert
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

39.5 g

Elevation

0 m - 2,375 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

English name

Cactus Wren

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Troglodytidae

Genus

Campylorhynchus

Species

brunneicapillus

Data source

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

LN

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

32 g

Maximum unsexed mass

47 g

Average mass

39.5 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

2,375 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

2,375 m

Typical elevation

1,188 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Desert

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.22

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

Occasional help

Nest type

Dome

Nest substrate

No data

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

3

Maximum clutch size

5

Incubating sex

Female

Minimum incubation period

16 d

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

19 d

Maximum fledging period

23 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

4

Average fledging period

21 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary