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Primary Traits
42.7 g
0 m - 2,400 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Apus barbatus
English name
African Swift
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Apus
Species
barbatus
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
FM
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
35 g
Maximum female mass
50 g
Minimum male mass
40 g
Maximum male mass
46 g
Minimum unsexed mass
35 g
Maximum unsexed mass
50 g
Average mass
42.7 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,400 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
2,400 m
Typical elevation
1,200 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Rocky
Habitat breadth
1
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
2
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Platform
Nest substrate
Rock
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
2
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
1.5
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary