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Primary Traits
46.5 g
500 m - 2,100 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
English name
Common Poorwill
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Genus
Phalaenoptilus
Species
nuttallii
Data source
HBW5, 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
Nearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
50 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
47 g
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
31 g
Maximum unsexed mass
58 g
Average mass
46.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
500 m
Typical upper elevation
2,100 m
Maximum elevation
2,500 m
Elevation range
1,600 m
Typical elevation
1,300 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Shrub
Habitat breadth
6
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.22
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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
Ground
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
2
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
20 d
Maximum incubation period
21 d
Minimum fledging period
20 d
Maximum fledging period
23 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2
Average fledging period
21.5 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Sedentary