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Primary Traits
12.6 g
1,200 m - 3,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Saxicola tectes
English name
Reunion Stonechat
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Genus
Saxicola
Species
tectes
Data source
EBA, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
Yes
Island endemic
Yes
Biogeographic realm
Madagascar & islands
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
12 g
Maximum female mass
14 g
Minimum male mass
11 g
Maximum male mass
14 g
Minimum unsexed mass
11 g
Maximum unsexed mass
14 g
Average mass
12.6 g
Minimum elevation
0 m
Typical lower elevation
1,200 m
Typical upper elevation
3,000 m
Maximum elevation
3,069 m
Elevation range
1,800 m
Typical elevation
2,100 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Woodland
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.3
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
No data
Nest substrate
Ground, Shrub/Bush/Vine, 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
14 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
13 d
Maximum fledging period
15 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3
Average fledging period
14 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant