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Primary Traits
8.6 g
650 m - 4,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Certhia himalayana
English name
Bar-tailed Treecreeper
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Certhiidae
Genus
Certhia
Species
himalayana
Data source
CTNT, 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
IP
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
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Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
8 g
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
8 g
Maximum unsexed mass
10 g
Average mass
8.6 g
Minimum elevation
75 m
Typical lower elevation
650 m
Typical upper elevation
4,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
3,350 m
Typical elevation
2,325 m
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Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
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
Singly and pairs
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cavity (tree)
Nest substrate
Tree
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
1
Minimum clutch size
4
Maximum clutch size
6
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
13 d
Maximum incubation period
14 d
Minimum fledging period
21 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
5
Average fledging period
21 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary