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Primary Traits
26.6 g
2,400 m - 3,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Pyrgilauda theresae
English name
Afghan Snowfinch
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passeridae
Genus
Pyrgilauda
Species
theresae
Data source
FASP, BOTW
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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
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
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Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
24 g
Maximum female mass
35 g
Minimum male mass
23 g
Maximum male mass
24 g
Minimum unsexed mass
18 g
Maximum unsexed mass
35 g
Average mass
26.6 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
2,400 m
Typical upper elevation
3,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
600 m
Typical elevation
2,700 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Rocky
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Seed
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.22
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Burrow
Nest substrate
Ground, Nest
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
5
Maximum clutch size
5
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
5
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary