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Primary Traits
8.7 g
0 m - 2,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Collocalia affinis
English name
Western Glossy Swiftlet
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Collocalia
Species
affinis
Data source
BOTW
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Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
No data
Range restricted
No data
Island endemic
Yes
Biogeographic realm
Indomalayan
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
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Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
6 g
Maximum unsexed mass
11 g
Average mass
8.7 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
2,000 m
Typical elevation
1,000 m
Record section
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
Colonial, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Rock, Building, Tree
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
3
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
20 d
Maximum incubation period
28 d
Minimum fledging period
35 d
Maximum fledging period
58 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2
Average fledging period
46.5 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary