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Primary Traits
41.5 g
0 m - 3,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Apus pacificus
English name
Pacific Swift
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Apus
Species
pacificus
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
Eastern Hemisphere
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
45 g
Maximum female mass
48 g
Minimum male mass
38 g
Maximum male mass
43 g
Minimum unsexed mass
22 g
Maximum unsexed mass
54 g
Average mass
41.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
3,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
3,000 m
Typical elevation
1,500 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
8
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.05
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Half cup
Nest substrate
Building, Rock
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
3
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
17 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
41 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2
Average fledging period
40.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory