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White-tailed Alethe

Alethe diademata

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Primary Traits

FamilyMuscicapidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmAfrotropical
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

32.2 g

Elevation

0 m - 1,500 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Alethe diademata

English name

White-tailed Alethe

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Muscicapidae

Genus

Alethe

Species

diademata

Data source

BA, 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

Afrotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

22 g

Maximum female mass

39 g

Minimum male mass

28 g

Maximum male mass

38 g

Minimum unsexed mass

31 g

Maximum unsexed mass

35 g

Average mass

32.2 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

1,500 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

1,500 m

Typical elevation

750 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

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Half cup

Nest substrate

Stump, Ground, Tree

Minimum broods per year

1

Maximum broods per year

2

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

3

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

12 d

Maximum fledging period

13 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2.5

Average fledging period

12.5 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary