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Primary Traits
31.3 g
0 m - 1,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Spiza americana
English name
Dickcissel
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cardinalidae
Genus
Spiza
Species
americana
Data source
BOV, 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
LN
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
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Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
22 g
Maximum female mass
36 g
Minimum male mass
25 g
Maximum male mass
42 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
31.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,500 m
Typical elevation
750 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Seed
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.1
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Solitary
Mating system
Monogamous, Polygynous
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Shrub/Bush/Vine, Grass
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
7
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
12 d
Maximum incubation period
13 d
Minimum fledging period
8 d
Maximum fledging period
10 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
5
Average fledging period
9 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory