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Tepui Nightjar

Systellura roraimae

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Primary Traits

Family-
OrderCaprimulgiformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

50.6 g

Elevation

1,300 m - 2,300 m

Data points

47

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Systellura roraimae

English name

Tepui Nightjar

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Family

No data

Genus

Systellura

Species

roraimae

Data source

BOTW

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

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

47 g

Maximum female mass

54 g

Minimum male mass

50 g

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

52 g

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

50.6 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

1,300 m

Typical upper elevation

2,300 m

Maximum elevation

3,000 m

Elevation range

1,000 m

Typical elevation

1,800 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.52

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

No data

Nest substrate

No data

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

No data

Maximum clutch size

No data

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

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary