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Primary Traits
17.3 g
0 m - 500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Passer moabiticus
English name
Dead Sea Sparrow
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passeridae
Genus
Passer
Species
moabiticus
Data source
FASP, EMN, 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
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
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
15 g
Maximum male mass
20 g
Minimum unsexed mass
14 g
Maximum unsexed mass
20 g
Average mass
17.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
500 m
Typical elevation
250 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Riparian
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Seed
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.1
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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
Sphere, Dome
Nest substrate
Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
3
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
5
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
12 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
14 d
Maximum fledging period
15 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Average fledging period
14.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory