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Primary Traits
15.3 g
1,900 m - 4,400 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Nectarinia johnstoni
English name
Red-tufted Sunbird
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Nectariniidae
Genus
Nectarinia
Species
johnstoni
Data source
SUN, 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
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
12 g
Maximum female mass
17 g
Minimum male mass
14 g
Maximum male mass
18 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
15.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
1,900 m
Typical upper elevation
4,400 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
2,500 m
Typical elevation
3,150 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Nectar
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.22
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Sphere
Nest substrate
Shrub/Bush/Vine, Tree, Grass
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
2
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
22 d
Maximum fledging period
22 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1.5
Average fledging period
22 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Altitudinal Migrant