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Species record

Chestnut-collared Swift

Streptoprocne rutila

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Primary Traits

FamilyApodidae
OrderCaprimulgiformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

21.8 g

Elevation

300 m - 3,100 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Streptoprocne rutila

English name

Chestnut-collared Swift

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Family

Apodidae

Genus

Streptoprocne

Species

rutila

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

24 g

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

21 g

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

18 g

Maximum unsexed mass

24 g

Average mass

21.8 g

Minimum elevation

0 m

Typical lower elevation

300 m

Typical upper elevation

3,100 m

Maximum elevation

3,300 m

Elevation range

2,800 m

Typical elevation

1,700 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

2

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.7

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Social

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Half cup

Nest substrate

Rock

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

2

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

2

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

24 d

Maximum incubation period

26 d

Minimum fledging period

40 d

Maximum fledging period

42 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2

Average fledging period

41 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary