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Primary Traits
31.8 g
0 m - 2,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Cossypha natalensis
English name
Red-capped Robin-chat
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Genus
Cossypha
Species
natalensis
Data source
BA, BOTW, D07
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-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
24 g
Maximum female mass
33 g
Minimum male mass
28 g
Maximum male mass
40 g
Minimum unsexed mass
24 g
Maximum unsexed mass
41 g
Average mass
31.8 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,000 m
Maximum elevation
2,200 m
Elevation range
2,000 m
Typical elevation
1,000 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1
Record section
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, Ground, Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
13 d
Maximum incubation period
15 d
Minimum fledging period
11 d
Maximum fledging period
17 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
3
Average fledging period
14 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant