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Species record

Sickle-winged Chat

Emarginata sinuata

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Primary Traits

FamilyMuscicapidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmAfrotropical
HabitatShrub
DietOmnivore
FlightFlies
Average mass

19.3 g

Elevation

2,250 m - 3,100 m

Data points

48

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Emarginata sinuata

English name

Sickle-winged Chat

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Muscicapidae

Genus

Emarginata

Species

sinuata

Data source

BA, BOTW, D23

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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

Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

19 g

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

17 g

Maximum male mass

20 g

Minimum unsexed mass

17 g

Maximum unsexed mass

24 g

Average mass

19.3 g

Minimum elevation

2,000 m

Typical lower elevation

2,250 m

Typical upper elevation

3,100 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

850 m

Typical elevation

2,675 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Shrub

Habitat breadth

4

Primary diet

Omnivore

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.1

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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, Crevice

Nest substrate

Ground, Rock, Building

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

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2.5

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary