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Primary Traits
26.5 g
1,000 m - 3,200 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Cossypha semirufa
English name
Rüppell's Robin-Chat
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Genus
Cossypha
Species
semirufa
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
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
22 g
Maximum unsexed mass
31 g
Average mass
26.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
1,000 m
Typical upper elevation
3,200 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
2,200 m
Typical elevation
2,100 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.3
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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, Shrub/Bush/Vine, Tree, Rock
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
12 d
Maximum incubation period
13 d
Minimum fledging period
15 d
Maximum fledging period
16 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
2.5
Average fledging period
15.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary