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Primary Traits
8.9 g
600 m - 1,700 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Cinnyris rufipennis
English name
Rufous-winged Sunbird
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Nectariniidae
Genus
Cinnyris
Species
rufipennis
Data source
SUN, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Range restricted
Yes
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
8 g
Maximum female mass
9 g
Minimum male mass
9 g
Maximum male mass
10 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
8.9 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
600 m
Typical upper elevation
1,700 m
Maximum elevation
2,000 m
Elevation range
1,100 m
Typical elevation
1,150 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
1
Primary diet
Nectar
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.7
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Singly and pairs, Solitary, Lekking
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
No data
Nest substrate
Bamboo
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
No data
Maximum clutch size
2
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
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic