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Primary Traits
20.2 g
500 m - 2,600 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Aeronautes montivagus
English name
White-tipped Swift
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Aeronautes
Species
montivagus
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
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
17 g
Maximum female mass
23 g
Minimum male mass
18 g
Maximum male mass
23 g
Minimum unsexed mass
17 g
Maximum unsexed mass
23 g
Average mass
20.2 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
500 m
Typical upper elevation
2,600 m
Maximum elevation
3,400 m
Elevation range
2,100 m
Typical elevation
1,550 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
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Crevice
Nest substrate
Building, Rock
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
4
Maximum clutch size
5
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
4.5
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary