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Primary Traits
19.8 g
0 m - 900 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Chaetura meridionalis
English name
Southern Swift
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Chaetura
Species
meridionalis
Data source
BLI, BOTW, D23
Record section
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-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
20 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
22 g
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
16 g
Maximum unsexed mass
22 g
Average mass
19.8 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
900 m
Maximum elevation
1,600 m
Elevation range
900 m
Typical elevation
450 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
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cavity (tree), Half cup
Nest substrate
Building, Rock, Tree
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
1
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
5
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
35 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Average fledging period
35 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Irregular/Nomadic