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Primary Traits
37.5 g
0 m - 2,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Ploceus bicolor
English name
Dark-backed Weaver
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Ploceidae
Genus
Ploceus
Species
bicolor
Data source
BWA, 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
Afrotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
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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
28 g
Maximum unsexed mass
47 g
Average mass
37.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
2,500 m
Typical elevation
1,250 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.22
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs, Solitary
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Pendant
Nest substrate
Shrub/Bush/Vine, Tree, Pole, Nest
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
15 d
Maximum incubation period
17 d
Minimum fledging period
22 d
Maximum fledging period
22 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3
Average fledging period
22 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary