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Primary Traits
38.5 g
300 m - 1,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Hydrochous gigas
English name
Waterfall Swift
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Hydrochous
Species
gigas
Data source
HBW5, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Indomalayan
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
35 g
Maximum female mass
39 g
Minimum male mass
37 g
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
36 g
Maximum unsexed mass
46 g
Average mass
38.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
300 m
Typical upper elevation
1,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,200 m
Typical elevation
900 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Riparian
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
Colonial
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
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
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary