Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Hypocoliidae > Hypocolius > Hypocolius ampelinusHypocolius ampelinus (Hypocolius)The grey hypocolius or simply hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus) is a small passerine bird species. It is the sole member of the genus Hypocolius and it is placed in a family of its own, the Hypocoliidae. This slender and long tailed bird is found in the dry semi-desert region of northern Africa, Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and western India. They fly in flocks and forage mainly on fruits, migrating south in winter. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 28.459 EDGE Score: 3.383 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 50 grams |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore | | Diet - Fruit [2] | 80 % | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 20 % | | Forages - Mid-High [2] | 20 % | | Forages - Understory [2] | 30 % | | Forages - Ground [2] | 50 % | | | Clutch Size [4] | 4 | | Incubation [3] | 14 days | | Migration [5] | Intercontinental |
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| Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands |
Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Egypt , Iraq, Jordan, Syria |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert |
Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Badghyz and Karabil semi-desert |
Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Tajikistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Cyprus Mediterranean forests |
Cyprus |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands |
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Honshu alpine conifer forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Mesopotamian shrub desert |
Iraq, Syria, Jordan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Middle East steppe |
Syria, Iraq |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Nihonkai evergreen forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Nihonkai montane deciduous forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Persian Gulf desert and semi-desert |
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Red Sea Nubo-Sindian tropical desert and semi-desert |
Egypt, Jordan, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert |
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert |
Iran, Iraq, Pakistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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South Saharan steppe and woodlands |
Mauritania, Mali, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna |
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Taiheiyo evergreen forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Taiheiyo montane deciduous forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh |
Iran, Iraq |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Zagros Mountains forest steppe |
Iran |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Al Jadriyah and Umm Al Khanazeer island |
Iraq |
A1, B2, B3 |
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Al-Habrow al-Arabi |
Saudi Arabia |
A3, B2, B3 |
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Dez river marshes and plains |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Hamidieh (Omidiyeh) plains |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3 |
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Hamoun-i Sabari and Hamoun-i Hirmand |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Hamun-i-Puzak |
Afghanistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Haur Al Hawizeh |
Iraq |
A1, A2, A3, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Karkheh river marshes |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Khawr Abdallah |
Iraq |
B1i, B2, B3 |
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Ma'rib: Naqil Fardah: Baraqish |
Yemen |
A3, B2, B3 |
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Mahazat as-Sayd |
Saudi Arabia |
A1, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Maqabah |
Bahrain |
B3 |
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Mehrouyeh Wildlife Refuge |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
B2, B3 |
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National Wildlife Research Center and environs, Taif |
Saudi Arabia |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Registan desert |
Afghanistan |
A1, A3 |
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Samara dam |
Iraq |
A4i, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3 |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Horn of Africa |
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Oman, Somalia, Yemen |
No |
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Japan |
Japan |
No |
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Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
No |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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