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Primary Traits
27.9 g
0 m - 1,500 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Philetairus socius
English name
Sociable Weaver
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Ploceidae
Genus
Philetairus
Species
socius
Data source
BSA, 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
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
24 g
Maximum unsexed mass
32 g
Average mass
27.9 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,500 m
Typical elevation
750 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Shrub
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Omnivore
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.4
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Cooperative breeder
Nest type
Sphere
Nest substrate
Pole, Rock, Tree
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
4
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
6
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
13 d
Maximum incubation period
14 d
Minimum fledging period
21 d
Maximum fledging period
24 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Average fledging period
22.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Dispersive, Sedentary