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Primary Traits
31 g
0 m - 1,000 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Passer motitensis
English name
Great Sparrow
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passeridae
Genus
Passer
Species
motitensis
Data source
FASP, BOTW
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-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
26 g
Maximum unsexed mass
36 g
Average mass
31 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,000 m
Typical elevation
500 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Seed
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.3
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
No data
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Dome, Crevice
Nest substrate
Tree, Rock
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
6
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
12 d
Maximum incubation period
14 d
Minimum fledging period
15 d
Maximum fledging period
18 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4.5
Average fledging period
16.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Dispersive