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Primary Traits
43 g
300 m - 3,300 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Sitta tephronota
English name
Eastern Rock Nuthatch
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Sittidae
Genus
Sitta
Species
tephronota
Data source
CTNT, 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
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
31 g
Maximum unsexed mass
55 g
Average mass
43 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
300 m
Typical upper elevation
3,300 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
3,000 m
Typical elevation
1,800 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Rocky
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
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
Cavity (tree)
Nest substrate
Building, Rock, Tree, Nest
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
4
Maximum clutch size
9
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
12 d
Maximum incubation period
14 d
Minimum fledging period
24 d
Maximum fledging period
26 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
6.5
Average fledging period
25 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Dispersive, Sedentary