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Primary Traits
42.9 g
400 m - 4,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Apus leuconyx
English name
Blyth's Swift
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Apus
Species
leuconyx
Data source
BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
No data
Range restricted
No data
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Indomalayan
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
44 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
45 g
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
40 g
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
42.9 g
Minimum elevation
0 m
Typical lower elevation
400 m
Typical upper elevation
4,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
3,600 m
Typical elevation
2,200 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
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, Social
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Half cup, Other bird's nest
Nest substrate
Water, Grass
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
3
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
3
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
18 d
Maximum incubation period
19 d
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2.5
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary