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Primary Traits
22.3 g
915 m - 2,800 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Emberiza capensis
English name
Cape Bunting
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Emberizidae
Genus
Emberiza
Species
capensis
Data source
SPBU, BOTW, D07
Record section
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-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
19 g
Maximum female mass
27 g
Minimum male mass
18 g
Maximum male mass
27 g
Minimum unsexed mass
17 g
Maximum unsexed mass
26 g
Average mass
22.3 g
Minimum elevation
275 m
Typical lower elevation
915 m
Typical upper elevation
2,800 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,885 m
Typical elevation
1,858 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Shrub
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Herbivore
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.92
Record section
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
Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
5
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
13 d
Maximum incubation period
15 d
Minimum fledging period
10 d
Maximum fledging period
18 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
3.5
Average fledging period
14 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary