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Primary Traits
8.1 g
0 m - 1,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Estrilda melpoda
English name
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Estrildidae
Genus
Estrilda
Species
melpoda
Data source
FASP, EFW, 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
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
7 g
Maximum unsexed mass
10 g
Average mass
8.1 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
2
Diet specialization index
1
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Sphere
Nest substrate
Grass, Ground
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
4
Maximum clutch size
6
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
11 d
Maximum incubation period
11 d
Minimum fledging period
19 d
Maximum fledging period
21 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
5
Average fledging period
20 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary