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Primary Traits
27 g
800 m - 1,400 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Namibornis herero
English name
Herero Chat
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Genus
Namibornis
Species
herero
Data source
BA, BOTW
Record section
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
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
23 g
Maximum female mass
31 g
Minimum male mass
27 g
Maximum male mass
28 g
Minimum unsexed mass
23 g
Maximum unsexed mass
31 g
Average mass
27 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
800 m
Typical upper elevation
1,400 m
Maximum elevation
1,800 m
Elevation range
600 m
Typical elevation
1,100 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Rocky
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
4
Diet specialization index
0.92
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Tree
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
3
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
3
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
16 d
Minimum fledging period
12 d
Maximum fledging period
16 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2.5
Average fledging period
14 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary