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Primary Traits
45.5 g
0 m - 2,440 m
48
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Melozone fusca
English name
Canyon Towhee
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
Genus
Melozone
Species
fusca
Data source
SPBU, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
LN
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
44 g
Maximum female mass
45 g
Minimum male mass
42 g
Maximum male mass
53 g
Minimum unsexed mass
37 g
Maximum unsexed mass
53 g
Average mass
45.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,440 m
Maximum elevation
3,050 m
Elevation range
2,440 m
Typical elevation
1,220 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Shrub
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Seed
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.22
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
No data
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Shrub/Bush/Vine, Tree
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
3
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
5
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
3.5
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary