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Primary Traits
45.7 g
900 m - 4,400 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Systellura longirostris
English name
Greater Band-winged Nightjar
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Genus
Systellura
Species
longirostris
Data source
HBW5, BOTW, D23
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Neotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
32 g
Maximum female mass
52 g
Minimum male mass
39 g
Maximum male mass
63 g
Minimum unsexed mass
38 g
Maximum unsexed mass
50 g
Average mass
45.7 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
900 m
Typical upper elevation
4,400 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
3,500 m
Typical elevation
2,650 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.52
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Solitary
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
No nest
Nest substrate
Building, Ground, Rock
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
2
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1.5
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Sedentary