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Species record

Bearded Scrub-robin

Tychaedon quadrivirgata

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Primary Traits

FamilyMuscicapidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmAfrotropical
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

26.4 g

Elevation

0 m - 1,300 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Tychaedon quadrivirgata

English name

Bearded Scrub-robin

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Muscicapidae

Genus

Tychaedon

Species

quadrivirgata

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-Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

21 g

Maximum female mass

31 g

Minimum male mass

23 g

Maximum male mass

31 g

Minimum unsexed mass

21 g

Maximum unsexed mass

31 g

Average mass

26.4 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

1,300 m

Maximum elevation

1,800 m

Elevation range

1,300 m

Typical elevation

650 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.52

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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

Cup/Bowl

Nest substrate

Stump, Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

3

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

11 d

Maximum incubation period

14 d

Minimum fledging period

15 d

Maximum fledging period

17 d

Nest parasitism

Victim of Parasitism

Average clutch size

2.5

Average fledging period

16 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary