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Primary Traits
41.5 g
0 m - 4,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Apus apus
English name
Common Swift
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Apus
Species
apus
Data source
HBW5, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
FP
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
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
31 g
Maximum unsexed mass
52 g
Average mass
41.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
4,000 m
Maximum elevation
5,700 m
Elevation range
4,000 m
Typical elevation
2,000 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Plains
Habitat breadth
8
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.1
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Solitary
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Building, Rock, Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
3
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
20 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
37 d
Maximum fledging period
56 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2.5
Average fledging period
46.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory