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Primary Traits
17.8 g
0 m - 4,100 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Motacilla cinerea
English name
Grey Wagtail
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Motacillidae
Genus
Motacilla
Species
cinerea
Data source
BA, EMN, BOTW
Record section
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
14 g
Maximum female mass
20 g
Minimum male mass
15 g
Maximum male mass
22 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
17.8 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
4,100 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
4,100 m
Typical elevation
2,050 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Riparian
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.3
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
No data
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Building, Ground, Rock
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
3
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
7
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
11 d
Maximum incubation period
13 d
Minimum fledging period
11 d
Maximum fledging period
13 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
5
Average fledging period
12 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Sedentary