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Species record

Fork-tailed Sunbird

Aethopyga latouchii

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Primary Traits

Family-
OrderPasseriformes
RealmIP
HabitatForest
DietHerbivore
FlightFlies
Average mass

5.7 g

Elevation

500 m - 1,400 m

Data points

48

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Aethopyga latouchii

English name

Fork-tailed Sunbird

Order

Passeriformes

Family

No data

Genus

Aethopyga

Species

latouchii

Data source

HBW, BOTW, D23

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

IP

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

5 g

Maximum unsexed mass

7 g

Average mass

5.7 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

500 m

Typical upper elevation

1,400 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

900 m

Typical elevation

950 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Herbivore

Diet breadth

3

Diet specialization index

1.05

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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

Pendant

Nest substrate

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

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

3

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Partial Migrant