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Primary Traits
41.7 g
700 m - 2,100 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Cypseloides fumigatus
English name
Sooty Swift
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Cypseloides
Species
fumigatus
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
Neotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
41 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
40 g
Maximum male mass
44 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
41.7 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
700 m
Typical upper elevation
2,100 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,400 m
Typical elevation
1,400 m
Record section
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
Pairs and family groups
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
No data
Nest substrate
Rock
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
1
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
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant