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Primary Traits
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900 m - 1,200 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Ploceus spekeoides
English name
Fox's Weaver
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Ploceidae
Genus
Ploceus
Species
spekeoides
Data source
BEA, BKT, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
Yes
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
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
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
No data
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
900 m
Typical upper elevation
1,200 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
300 m
Typical elevation
1,050 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Shrub
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Seed
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.52
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Sphere
Nest substrate
Ground, Shrub/Bush/Vine, Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
No data
Maximum clutch size
No data
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
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic