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Tepui Swift

Streptoprocne phelpsi

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Primary Traits

FamilyApodidae
OrderCaprimulgiformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

22.2 g

Elevation

200 m - 2,200 m

Data points

47

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Streptoprocne phelpsi

English name

Tepui Swift

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Family

Apodidae

Genus

Streptoprocne

Species

phelpsi

Data source

HBW5, BOTW, D07

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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

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

18 g

Maximum female mass

24 g

Minimum male mass

20 g

Maximum male mass

24 g

Minimum unsexed mass

25 g

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

22.2 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

200 m

Typical upper elevation

2,200 m

Maximum elevation

2,600 m

Elevation range

2,000 m

Typical elevation

1,200 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

Social

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Dome

Nest substrate

Rock

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