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Primary Traits
17.9 g
0 m - 4,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Motacilla flava
English name
Western Yellow Wagtail
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Motacillidae
Genus
Motacilla
Species
flava
Data source
BA, EMN, BOTW, D07
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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
Eastern Hemisphere
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Polar
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
11 g
Maximum female mass
23 g
Minimum male mass
12 g
Maximum male mass
26 g
Minimum unsexed mass
13 g
Maximum unsexed mass
21 g
Average mass
17.9 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
4,500 m
Maximum elevation
4,850 m
Elevation range
4,500 m
Typical elevation
2,250 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
8
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
0.8
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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
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
4
Maximum clutch size
6
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
11 d
Maximum incubation period
14 d
Minimum fledging period
10 d
Maximum fledging period
14 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
5
Average fledging period
12 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory